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All reviewsSkylanders: Spyro's Adventure2011
2 out of 5 starsCollecting Skylanders is fun, even if you go back to the original game. Not so fun on the PS3 versions: lots of bugs, including crashes and freezes requiring a restart, and pretty much no graphical upgrades. Some hidden items are even unobtainable in this version. Stick with the lead platform, Wii.
Volgarr the Viking2013
4 out of 5 starsYou can tell Volgarr the Viking is a Sega Genesis game in spirit, if not in actuality, just by playing the opening level. You face 16-bit monsters with that old, pixelated level design that you remember so well. And if there is any question, you need only reference the manual, styled after a Genesis. Unlike the games of old, however, Volgarr nails the level design by being tough without being punitive. Deaths are…
Kingdom Rush2011
4 out of 5 starsThis is a fantastic tower defense game. It's balanced well, and has gobs of personality in the towers and enemies. It scratches the resource management itch well and adds in a bit of real-time strategy with your powers and the ability to deploy heroes. Highly recommended for RTS and tower defense fans. Looks and plays great on iPad.
Vectorman1995
2 out of 5 starsI played this on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, and it doesn't quite hold up to the other games in the collection. It's a fairly standard platforming/shooting game, broken up by 3 "bonus" stages that, while impressive for the technology, are not intuitive and mostly just pose frustrating barriers to progress. There are few enemy types, and a lot of repeats. The only stand outs are the boss fights, but they are…
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Nov 22, 2010
Super Metroid is mostly known for its emotionally charged, cut-scene-less ending -- and for good reason. Even today, that final scene of tragedy and vengeance is a powerful moment and sticks in the mind long after one has moved back into the grimy, HD-world of contemporary games. But Super Metroid is not an experience that can be reduced to one, gripping moment. Rather, it is awash with texture...
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