Video Game Review: Red Faction Guerrilla

Stop! Hammer Time!

Nothing good ever happens on Mars. It always seems to be Earth’s whipping boy, so you have to wonder why anyone would willingly go there. It’s covered with sand and rocks, it’s colder than Earth, the entire place has an red-ish orange hue (except of the ice caps, obviously) and–according to Wikipedia–it has the largest dust storms in the solar system. How could Mars possibly be more fun than Earth?

Well, if it’s anything like Red Faction: Guerrilla, you can destroy every vehicle and structure in sight with a hammer, explosives and a good deal of reckless abandon. That’s a pretty compelling reason.

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Video Game Review: Batman Arkham Asylum

Originally posted by Stilts

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One of the things I love about Batman: Arkham Asylum is that it hooks you within the first minute. As the Batmobile speeds toward Arkham Asylum to drop off the Joker, the player is treated to impressive graphics, lighting and color schemes that sets the atmosphere perfectly, and the great voice talent of Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill (who voiced Batman and the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series). Clearly, Rocksteady Studios is not screwing around.

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Video Game Review: inFamous

Originally posted by Stilts

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If you’re like me, the name Sucker Punch conjures up a lot of good memories. The developer is responsible for both Rocket: Robot on Wheels (an underappreciated gem) and the Sly Cooper series (three gems that did get the appreciation they deserved); the influence of the latter, in addition to modern-day comic books, can definitely be felt in inFamous.

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