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Fracture Ain't Breaking New Ground

More like diggin' ditches.

By Gary Hodges
Oct 23, 2008

One of the oft-repeated historical curiosities about the Maya is that they conceived the wheel yet never found a practical application for it. Maya kids had wheeled toys and Maya calendars were imagined as wheels ... yet when it came to hauling something, your average Maya just heaped his shit...
A Bit Force-ed

Lightsabers and tits don't quite hide Soul Calibur IV's lack of ideas.

By Gary Hodges
Aug 7, 2008

You hear the same words used over and over to describe Soul Calibur IV, words like forced. Jarring. Anachronistic. But to me, the word that describes shoehorning Darth Vader and Yoda into a game about sentient swords, Renaissance-era combat, and plucky female martial artists is simply desperate. That's not even...
Ninja Gaiden II for Xbox goes heavy on the gore and glitches

By Gary Hodges
Jun 19, 2008

It's probably a good thing Game On wasn't around to review Ninja Gaiden when it hit Xbox in 2004 — we probably would've written "an awesome, brutal, majestic action masterpiece," then filled the rest of the space with crude crayon drawings of ninjas. Because really, there'd be nothing else to...
Castle of Shikigami III tests the bounds of Wii loyalty

By Gary Hodges
Jun 5, 2008

John Edwards might see two Americas, but this simpleminded little game enthusiast is more preoccupied with America's two Wii owners. One is the Nintendo fan: the cat who bought a GameCube, Nintendo 64, every incarnation of the Game Boy — and anything Nintendo releases with a "Mario" or "Zelda" in...
Niko Bellic and Grand Theft Auto IV are great, but is that enough anymore?

By Gary Hodges
May 15, 2008

If you read reviews the way I do, you've already started by checking out the score, and now you're back here to see what the hell my problem is. Peace, brother. Grand Theft Auto IV is a fine game, with tons of content and all the great moments you've come...

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