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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is one of those movie games that you figure has to be better than the movie. At the very least, a big, loud, borderline-incoherently-plotted three-hour action scene would seem to be ripe for the videogame conversion treatment. The results aren't perfection, but this is arguably a step forward for transforming...
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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is the newest 2D fighting game from Arc System Works, creators of the Guilty Gear series, and a developer with a penchant for anime stylings, beautifully detailed sprite design, and fast-paced action all accented by the rocking sound of metal. The game has been in arcades for some time now, but the 360 and PS3 versions...
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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
This is Capcom's third Monster Hunter for the PSP now, the sixth overall, and by now most everyone out there has probably made up their minds. Either you like it or you don't. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite doesn't change anything in any way that's likely to change anybody's opinion.
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Spore Galactic Adventures
Spore Galactic Adventures, the first full expansion to the series, tries to fill that lingering black hole left in the hearts of fans of the series. There's a lot live up to in this first big push in the Spore universe. Will this be the addition that brings back those who left their creatures to drift endlessly in the void of space?
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Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits
Our official stance on Guitar Hero On Tour is widely known. So really, unless Activision and Vicarious Visions can come up with something new, there's not much to say here. Does Modern Hits have what it takes to take the Guitar Hero portable experience beyond what we've already seen?
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Like clockwork, if there's another Harry Potter movie coming, there's an Electronic Arts-produced Harry Potter video game hitting alongside it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is unfortunately a bit -- pardon the pun -- half-baked, with a spell casting system that's unnecessarily complicated and a narrative that loses almost all dramatic...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Wii)
Like clockwork, if there's another Harry Potter movie coming, there's an Electronic Arts-produced Harry Potter video game hitting alongside it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is unfortunately a bit -- pardon the pun -- half-baked, with a combination of mostly brilliant wand-to-Wiimote control mechanics but a narrative that loses almost...
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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Ubisoft's Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, the prequel to 2006's Call of Juarez, tells the tale of the McCall brothers. Anyone familiar with the first game will immediately recognize Ray McCall as the game's preachy protagonist, and over the course of the new game, you'll come to find out exactly what led him to the path of the righteous. Oh, and...
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Grand Slam Tennis
EA's Grand Slam Tennis has the dubious honor of not only being a new franchise for the publishing giant, but one that takes advantage of Nintendo's mostly unproven new attachment, Wii MotionPlus. So far, some games, like Tiger Woods 10 make excellent use of the little plastic nubbin, while others do not. Grand Slam Tennis falls somewhere in...
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Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
Everyone has his or her own guilty pleasure. For the longest time, my guilty pleasure was Dynasty Warriors ? a series that relived feudal Chinese history a thousand dead bodies at a time. With the pleasure, there's also the guilt of playing a series that hasn't switched button-mashing tactics since its PS2 days. Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires tries...
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Guitar Hero Smash Hits
It's not hard to call Guitar Hero a gaming phenomenon. Since its inception in 2005, sequels and spin-offs have flowed in tight succession. Yet, each game has offered a reason that keeps the concept chugging along. However, as the games roll out, in record numbers this year, it's again time to ask: are you in the market for another Guitar Hero...
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Fight Night Round 4
Although Fight Night debuted five years ago, millions of gamers became virtual pugilists when Fight Night Round 3 bowed a few months after the Xbox 360 launched. After several hours of virtual pugilism, I believe that once hardcore fans take the time to learn the new system, they'll discover that it's above and beyond the efforts of past games....
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Boom Blox Bash Party
It's no secret that we here at X-Play loved Boom Blox. It was a refreshing destructo-puzzler that actually made good use of the Wii Remote. Initially, upon hearing about Boom Blox Bash Party we were a bit concerned that EA wouldn't have enough new stuff to put in the game... or that Spielberg would suddenly want to turn all the bomb blox into...
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Virtua Tennis 2009 (360/PS3)
Accessible, arcade-style tennis returns to Xbox 360 with Virtua Tennis 2009. Notable for its mix of real-life tennis pros and offbeat mini-games, the strength of Sega's Virtua Tennis series has been its pick-up-and-play controls. Yet while other sports franchises are adding significant features to entice new audiences, Virtua Tennis 2009 seems...
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The Conduit
The Conduit is an impressive shooter on Wii -- if only for the developers' noble attempt at delivering an experience akin to a Resistance or Halo on the "bigger" platforms. The controls are strong, the visuals have some razzle-dazzle, and the online component offers plenty of options. Yet on any other system, The Conduit would be as memorable as...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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