Monthly Archives: August 2008

Tom vs. Bruce: Star Wars Battlefront (rerun)

Tom Chick don’t surf.

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Bangai-O Spirits review

Bangai-O Spirits is really terrible. Thumbs up.

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Too Human review

You could say Too Human has cornered the market on the cyber-Norse motif. Thumbs down.

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Tom vs. Bruce: Dawn of War (rerun)

I can’t imagine sitting around a tabletop saying things out loud like, "I’m going to research more choppy for my slugga boyz."

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Monster Madness: Grave Danger review

My theory as to why Monster Madness and its recent Playstation 3 iteration, Grave Danger, got such bad reviews is that too few people know about Zombies Ate My Neighbors. Thumbs up.

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Soulcalibur IV review

…check out Sophitia and Ivy. Heh heh. Heh. Heh. Watch what happens when she jumps. Heh heh. Thumbs up.

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Braid review

Braid is an absolutely brilliant game and quite possibly a work of genius. I don’t like it one bit. Thumbs down.

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The boys of QuakeCon 2008

This is old-school gaming, a boys’ pursuit, geared to fast reflexes and a strident disregard for ninny concerns like narrative and atmosphere. QuakeCon 2008 coverage

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor review

The only surprising moment is when the player takes control of an abominable snowman who has trundled down from the Himalayas to mercilessly pummel some Chinese soldiers. After that, fighting a three-headed dragon is kind of anticlimactic. Thumbs down.

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Tom vs. Bruce: Kohan II (rerun)

If there were rats, they’d be called something different…maybe rats would be sarkinnens or rosthards. Perhaps dingushuffers.

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Tom vs. Bruce vs. Erik: Joint Operations (rerun)

We’re gonna need a bigger squad. I’ve enlisted Erik Wolpaw, who will join us in a strictly advisory position.

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Depths of Peril review

Think of it as a dungeon hack for the Homeland Security era. Thumbs up.

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