Video Game Reviews

Portal

You awaken as a girl in a small glass enclosure with nothing but a small stasis pod and toilet for company. A computerized voice, known as GLaDOS, informs you that you are a test subject at the Aperture Science test facility and then rips open a hole in the fabric of the universe to let you out. Thus begins Portal, a 2007 game by Valve that makes you think in ways you’ve never thought before.

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Dave K

Perfect Dark Zero

You are Joanna Dark, daughter of famed bounty hunter Jack Dark. You’ve received an assignment to rescue a scientist who was working for Data Dyne but recently went missing, but the mission goes awry when Data Dyne gets involved. Now you’re out to get revenge and to discover just what Data Dyne was after.

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Dave K

Need For Speed Underground 2

After recovering from a terrible accident, you have flown out to the West Coast with the goal of regaining the street racing reputation you once had. Starting out from the bottom with a cheap stock vehicle, you have to now work your way up the ladder of the West Coast underground street racing scene. Better buckle up and brace yourself, it’s going to be a long night.

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted

You are an up and comer in the Rockport racing scene. But some foul play and your ride gets swiped in a race by Razor, a member of the Blacklist. Now he’s #1 on the Blacklist and he got there with your ride. You’ve got fight your way up the Blacklist from the bottom and take him down with the help of fellow racer Mia, all the while avoiding Sergeant Cross who’s looking to take you all down.

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Munky

Midnight Club II

This sequel to Midnight Club: Street Racing is a huge improvement from the disappointing first installment. This game’s all about winning the races, the cars, and being the head racer of each town.

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Metroid Fusion

On a mission to watch over a biological research team on Planet SR388, Samus is attacked by a strange new parasitic life form known as the “X”. Infected by this virus, Samus nearly dies, but a cure is found in time to save her; a cure coming from the DNA of the last Metroid creating a fusion of Metroid energy. Now Samus, as the last natural predator of the “XE is the only one who can stop them.

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

War…has changed. The battlefield, life, and the economy are all controlled by war. ID-tagged soldiers, PMCs, and rebels alike take to the battlefield in a never-ending series of proxy wars. These wars are designed only to help drive the “war economy,” a product of the Patriots and their complete control of information. As a shadow returns to fight against the Patriots and mount an insurrection, a legendary hero by the name of Solid Snake must rise against his brother and put an end to it.

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Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete

In the quiet village of Burg, Alex spent many a day aspiring to become a great warrior like the late local hero Dyne, the man who became the world’s last Dragonmaster. Years have passed since Dragonmaster Dyne banded the four dragons together and ascended to meet the goddess Althena, whom he was charged to defend against the malevolent intentions of the Vile Tribe. Afterwards, he mysteriously disappeared from this plane of existence. The world is now at peace, and the exploits of the Dragonmaster have passed on into mere legend. But one day, when Alex and his friends stumbled upon a cave occupied by a slumbering ancient dragon, their lives, and the world, are changed forever.

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Lucky Star Moe Drill

Lucky Star Moe Drill is a Brain-Age style educational game for the Nintendo DS, but with much more cuteness! Based on the Lucky Star 4 panel comic, the player guides a character to intellectual victory by defeating all opposition in basic math problems, memory challenges, reading comprehension exercises and other fine logical tests. An adventure mode provides some lighthearted entertainment for those looking for a bit of structure.

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Love Hina Advance

Ever wonder what it would be like to be Keitaro and be surrounded by a harem full of cute girls dying for your affection? Well, now you don’t have to wonder anymore. Take on the role of Keitaro and learn the hard way that a harem anime isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

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