What to play this weekend, catch up edition (Aug. 7-9)
Welcome to an extra-long version of What to Play. Writing this during my Saturday shift at the paper will surely test my endurance and patience, so we’ll skip right to the new releases without any sort...
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“Guitar Hero 5″ (rated T, $60 for standalone game, $100 for bundle that includes guitar controller for Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, $40 for game, $90 for bundle on PS2): I previewed this title...
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“The Beatles: Rock Band” (rated T, $60 on Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, $250 for bundle that includes game, microphone, mic stand and replicas of Paul McCartney’s bass and Ringo Starr’s drums): If...
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“Scribblenauts” (rated E10+, $30 on DS): This inventive puzzle/adventure game features one of the coolest game mechanics ever conceived. As you journey through the game’s world, solving puzzles as you...
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Adventure game renaissance
With the Wii’s pointer-style controller capable of acting as a mouse for your TV, it’s no surprise that the late ’00s have seen a renaissance of early ’90s-style point-and-click adventure games. What...
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“Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction” (rated M, $60 on Xbox 360): Former covert operative Sam Fisher, on the run from his former employer, hunts for the killer of his daughter in the new overhaul of...
View ArticleWhat to play this weekend (May 21-23)
All right, there’s been a lot of good stuff in the past two weeks, so I’ll just cut to the chase. I hit a lot of the major releases here, but I’ll still mention ‘em here briefly. “Super Mario Galaxy 2″...
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Preview: Red Johnson’s Chronicles
The art style in "Red Johnson's Chronicles" has a heavy film noir bent. If you’re an independent game studio looking to break through at this point in the current console generation, you’ve got your...
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