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God of War Collection Review

Gary SmithSeptember 5, 20113 Comments

The God of War Collection contains HD ports of what many consider to be amongst the best Playstation 2 games ever made: God of War and God of War II. Remastered in HD and with gameplay operating at 60 frames per second, the two PS2 classics are a must have for any PS3 gaming library whether you have them for PS2 or not. The collection has been out for almost two years now, and I’ve had it for almost a year (and I never played the PS2 versions because I never bought a PS2; I was an Xbox guy back…

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Madden NFL 12 Review

Gary SmithAugust 26, 20119 Comments

If you’re taking the time to read this review, you’re probably a fan of the franchise or have some interest in picking up Madden NFL 12, and so I won’t make you wait until the end to know if it’s good or not. This is the opening kickoff, and we’re taking this one all the way back for a touchdown. Yes, Madden NFL 12 is an outstanding football game and it is definitely one that you are going to want to purchase. It’s common practice to compare a yearly title to the previous year’s entry, but I…

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LIMBO Review

Gary SmithJuly 20, 20111 Comment

LIMBO (PS3 [Reviewed], Xbox 360, PC) Developer: Playdead Publisher: Playdead Release Date: July 19, 2011 ESRB: T — Teen Limbo was released July of last year on Xbox LIVE Arcade, and it garnered a lot of attention and praise. It had my interest, but I didn't have an Xbox 360. Thankfully, a year later, Limbo hit the Playstation Network today and I have finally gotten to experience the wonderful indie game that is Limbo. Limbo is a "simple" 2D puzzle-platformer that takes place in a hand-drawn…

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NCAA Football 12 Review

Gary SmithJuly 18, 20115 Comments

Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to my first game review that isn't for a game that has been out for at least three or four years. Today we'll be having a look at NCAA Football 12, the newest edition in the long running college football series. In recent years, EA has been working on improving their presentation in a continuing effort to make it more and more like an ESPN broadcast, and this year is no different. From the beginning intro scenes to the actual game presentations, EA…

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The Spy Who Loved Me Review

William McPhersonJune 7, 20111 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to the landmark tenth edition in my series of reviews chronicling the James Bond film franchise. Tonight the film we will be taking under the microscope for special examination is one of my all time favorites in the Double O’ Seven series, and what may be also hands down the best James Bond film of the Roger Moore era (according to this humble reviewer anyway), that being 1977’s ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring of course, Roger Moore in the…

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Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Review

Gary SmithJune 5, 20111 Comment

Hello all and welcome to another edition of The Backlog. Tonight I will be talking about Tom Clancy’s journey into the world aerial combat. Our story begins as United States Air Force pilot Captain Scott Mitchell in 2014. You and your High Altitude Warfare Xperimental squadron are sent to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to provide air support for “Ghost” team(ie. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2) in the city. The Air Force soon decides to end the program, and Mitchell and his pilot…

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Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. Review

Gary SmithMay 29, 20112 Comments

Released in 1998, this is the only sports game (other than NCAA Football 2006) that has ever truly kept me coming back for more. How much more? Well, I played a full season every year until 2010... twelve years. So the answer to the question is, A LOT more. This incarnation of Griffey baseball wasn't as wacky as the SNES games that carried his name, but the gameplay was as good as ever and it featured real baseball players and not simply made up guys. It featured a level of realism and ease of…

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Bioshock Review

Gary SmithMay 29, 20113 Comments

Hello and welcome back for another edition of The Backlog. Tonight we’ll be taking a look at the first Bioshock. So without any further adieu… Our story begins as Jack aboard a plane flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The plane suddenly begins a rapid descent and crashes into the water(and right in the middle of a good cigar, damnit). Naturally, you are the only survivor and must swim to the nearby lighthouse. Inside the lighthouse, we ride a bathysphere down to the underwater city of Rapture…

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Mass Effect 2 Review

Gary SmithMay 28, 20115 Comments

When the first Mass Effect game came out I had neither a PC that could handle it nor an Xbox 360, and so I missed out on it. When this one, Mass Effect 2, came out I still had neither a PC that could handle it nor an Xbox 360, and so I assumed that once again I'd miss out on it. But as luck would have it, Mass Effect 2 arrived on Playstation 3 almost one full year later on January 18, 2011. After playing through the demo that was released on PSN, I immediately pre-ordered the game. Finally…

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Titanic Review

Gary SmithMay 28, 201111 Comments

You know the story. A poor guy (Leonard DiCaprio) wins a ticket onto the “unsinkable” monster of luxury, Titanic, and then falls in love with the mentally and emotionally lost rich girl (Kate Winslet). They run the whole gauntlet to be together, which includes a snobbish mother (Frances Fisher), a spoiled rich boyfriend (Billy Zane), and oh yeah, a sinking ship (Titanic). All to be together and live happily ever after. I joke because Titanic has the long standing reputation of being classified…

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Rambo Review

William McPhersonApril 23, 2011

The Rambo series is one that is both near and dear to my heart as a moviegoer who grew up in the early to mid 90s watching and re-watching each film at least a half a dozen times each, to give a modest estimate. Now though it is the year 2008 (at the time of this original writing anyway), at least 20 some odd years since ‘Rambo 3’ the last film in the former trilogy that began in the early eighties with First Blood parts one and two. The first thing I noticed about this movie is the title…

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Killzone 2 Review

Gary SmithApril 22, 20111 Comment

Killzone 2 is one of the PS3's best exclusives — a brutal campaign, impressive visuals, and multiplayer that means business. Here's our review.

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Burn After Reading Review

William McPhersonApril 20, 2011

“Intelligence is Relative” Ah, those whacky Coen Brothers. They’ve done it again. Burn After Reading’s plot is such a cooked up, convoluted, utterly confusing, overly complicated and in many ways brilliant one that to reveal all the parts of it would be at once both counterproductive and, just downright hard to do in fact. I think the quote that bests sums it up was delivered by J.K. Simmons playing one of the CIA officials, who quips in a funny scene to one of his underlings “Report back to me……

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WWE All Stars Review

Gary SmithApril 12, 20111 Comment

THQ's arcade-style WWE All Stars is the best wrestling game since WWF No Mercy, with a loaded roster, tight controls, and online play that actually works.

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