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South Park Stick of Truth
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South Park – The Stick of Truth Review

Gary Smith1 Comment

South Park: The Stick of Truth had a tumultuous development cycle that saw its original publisher (THQ) go out of business and multiple delays to the point that many people assumed the game would eventually be canceled. Thankfully, the game wasn't canceled and finally released earlier this month. Its release shows that Ubisoft was wise to acquire the title in the THQ auction, that a great South Park game could be made, and that Obsidian could nail their goal of making the game look like an…

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Thief
Game Reviews

Thief Review

Eric W.2 Comments

This is a series that has been on hiatus for too long. Like many other long fans who have held their breath since the mixed bag but IMHO overly hated Dark Shadows, the news of a new Thief game was at first met with jubilation and then as media and details came forth a sense of caution and concerns on certain details. Some of these concerns were well warranted as we have ourselves another mixed bag of a Thief game. I think there's some hate out there that is extremely overblown. I have seen some…

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Titanfall
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Titanfall Review

THE MONKEY

The time has finally arrived, the first big Next Gen exclusive has launched.  While Titanfall certainly had a whirlwind of hype pushing it forward the real question would be whether or not it was worth your time.  Some seemed unsure of the lack of a single player campaign in which the game launched with.  It should come as no surprise though that the guys who really helped breath life into the First Person Shooter for the mainstream would put the focus primarily into an online multiplayer…

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Outlast
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Outlast Review

THE MONKEY1 Comment

Horror influenced video games walk a very fine line within the video game industry.  There are in an essence one of two ways that things can play out.  You can attempt to be scary which in itself is tricky do for the sole fact of creating an outright scary atmosphere within the realm of a video game is no easy task.  The other is having horror elements while abandoning scare factor all together in favor of a more violent and over the top experience. While games that  aim for the latter certainly…

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag
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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Review

Eric W.2 Comments

I am a huge fan of the Assassin's Creed games so admittedly I approach these games with a healthy benefit of the doubt and positive bias in place. I hope I'm not an outright fanboy and I don't think I am since I can harp on some quibbles and nitpicks I had from previous games, whether it be the KBM controls on the first one or the utterly ghastly first person platforming that was in Revelations. In complete defiance of the normal trend of sequelitis, this series continues to expand and improve…

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Xbox One
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Xbox One Review

THE MONKEY1 Comment

While I owned both a PS3 and a XBOX 360 last generation I definitely considered myself more of a fan of the 360 overall.  Going into this generation I honestly wasn't so sure how I felt about what Microsoft was offering up as it's new entry into the console world.  Truth be told my initial reaction was if I was only getting one console at launch that it was going to be the PS4.  As time went on some circumstances worked in my favor and I was able to purchase a XBOX One at launch.  The big…

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Battlefield 4
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Battlefield 4 Review

Eric W.3 Comments

EA DICE returns after two years following the release of the very successful Battlefield 3 with this inevitable sequel. I am happy to report that this game is not a quickie BF3 retread with a slicker coat of varnish on it.  They did listen to the fans feedback over the course of the last two years, as the return of Commander Mode easily indicates along with larger levels and more expansiveness in general. The game is not a revolution by any means, but it certainly is a clear evolution across the…

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Ryse Son of Rome
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Ryse Son of Rome Review

THE MONKEY1 Comment

It's somewhat of a miracle the Ryse in its current state exists at all when you truly think about it.  What was originally intended to be a Kinect title on the 360, had to be gutted and completely reconfigured to be a live action launch title for the XBOX One.  Truth be told I was pretty skeptical of the title at all prior to seeing some detailed gameplay videos that sold me at the 11th hour.  Still it had a hell of an obstacle to overcome in its development history as well as the fact that the…

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PS4
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PlayStation 4 Review

THE MONKEY2 Comments

Here we are already a week after Sony has released it's fourth entry into the home console world.  Coming into the launch the console seemed to be poised to make a big splash, and had quite a bit of momentum behind it.  It was clear that Sony had taken note of the misfires that may have led it's PS3 to a slower start than desired and wanted to not only build on the great success the PS3 had achieved in recent years; but also prove themselves to the undisputed king of entertainment.  The sales…

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Resogun
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Resogun Review

THE MONKEY3 Comments

I honestly didn't know what to expect going into Resogun. I knew going in that it would be a free to play launch title available to Playstation Plus members, so I really didn't do much in terms of pre-launch research. My way of thinking is almost any free game is worth at least playing so I really didn't need much in the way of an incentive to download it. Worst case scenario I figured I'd be out a little bit of time and would just delete it from the hard drive.  So was Resogun time well spent…

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Knack
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Knack Review

THE MONKEY3 Comments

I was admittedly a bit late to the Knack party prior to launch.  I had heard the name and knew it was an exclusive launch title coming out for the Playstation 4 and that was more or less the extent of my knowledge.  It wasn't until our own Gary Smith put some information in our forums that I started to become somewhat interested in the title.  From there the more and more I researched it seemed the more I would become excited for the game.  Fast forward to now and not only have I had time to sit…

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LEGO Marvel Superheroes
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LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes Review

Gary Smith2 Comments

Hello boys and girls and welcome back to another edition of everyone's favorite video game review, The Backlog...what? This isn't your favorite review? Oh...well that's embarrassing. Today we'll be taking a look at LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes, Telltale Games latest LEGO incarnation. I've been meaning to get around to writing this for a week or two now, and even now I can't seem to write more than a bit and piece here and there. Once again, life and work get in the way of my enjoyment of video…

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Nazi Zombie Army
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Sniper Elite – Nazi Zombie Army 1 and 2 Review

Eric W.2 Comments

If you look over my review of the original game these spins offs came from you can see that I thought very highly of it and even declared it my dark horse game of the year. Since that time the game has found itself the beneficiary of robust support for patches, additional features, and now two quality standalone DLCs. The support has been downright astonishing and has set an example to the rest of the gaming world as far as I'm concerned. Much of what I wrote applies to the Zombie Army spinoffs…

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WWE 2K14
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WWE 2K14 Review

THE MONKEY2 Comments

One of the biggest complaints of last year was the overall lack of realism and difficulty by the A.I. There was an obsession by the A.I. to want to take you outside and put you through the announce table no mater what, sometimes the obsession with being outside would be so bad that you could actually win by count out. The A.I. also had a strong obsession with wanting to drive you through the barricade in every match. Then there was the whole 2 count debacle that caused the A.I. to kick out of…

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Plants vs. Zombies 2
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Plants vs. Zombies 2 – It’s About Time! Review

Gary Smith

The original Plants vs. Zombies was a surprise hit when it first hit PC and Mac way back in 2009. If you were to just glance at the game, you would have seen something that looked very simple and probably wouldn't be that much fun. Turns out, it was super fun and became super popular for developer/publisher PopCap Games. It was so successful and popular that it ended up getting ported to seemingly every platform available. It hit iOS and then Xbox 360 in 2010. In 2011, the game was ported over…

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Syder Arcade
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Syder Arcade Review

Eric W.3 Comments

As someone who has been videogaming for thirty years or so I cut my teeth on all kinds of games including a healthy batch of what we affectionately refer to as “schmups” which is short hand for “shoot 'em ups.” A shoot 'em up is typically you in a spaceship or some other flying vehicle against hordes of enemies in crazy situations. It's amazing I didn't suffer an embolism or have a pile of broken game controllers playing a lot of those games. I never was a schmup champion by a mile but let's…

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Disgaea D2
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Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness Review

Gary Smith2 Comments

Disgaea D2 hit shelves in Japan back in March, and NIS America brought it stateside earlier this month. Here in the states, Disgaea is not exactly “mainstream;” it’s a pretty niche title with a loyal following. If you’re a fan of the Disgaea series, you’ve probably been playing this for a while already (a lot of you probably even imported it). Fans of this series know what to expect it by now and don’t need a review to inform them about the pros and cons of the game, and especially not from a…

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Killzone Mercenary
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Killzone: Mercenary Review

Gary Smith1 Comment

Hello all, and welcome again to my glorified walk through the world of gaming, The Backlog. Today we'll venture back to the PlayStation Vita and check out Killzone: Mercenary. The Killzone series is one of my favorites, so I was looking forward to getting my hands on this as soon as I found out about the title, and especially since I missed out on Killzone: Liberation as I did not have a PSP.

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Grand Theft Auto V
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Grand Theft Auto V Review

Gary Smith2 Comments

This has proven a hard review to even begin. Not because I don’t have anything to say about Grand Theft Auto V, as a matter of fact I could say plenty about the game, but rather because I haven’t wanted to stop playing it. We’ve seen some truly amazing games this year: BioShock Infinite and The Last of Us standing out for most folks (myself included), and I’d personally add Saints Row and LEGO City: Undercover to the list as well while others would include Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell, and Rayman…

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Kick Beat
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Kick Beat Review

Gary Smith1 Comment

Over the course of the past three years or so, Zen Studios has become perhaps my favorite independent development studio. The studio is of course widely known for that amazing pinball games across various platforms, but really anything they put out is at the very least good (I liked their Planet Minigolf before I ever even knew of Zen Pinball). Earlier this year, they put out Castle Storm for XBLA and Steam… and it looked like great fun and bummed me out because I don’t have a 360 and can’t use…

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