Daily Archives: April 9, 2012

Pinball junkies beware! Pinball Arcade belongs in your collection.

Okay, let’s address the elephant in the room first. Is Farsight Studio’s Pinball Arcade better than Zen Studio’s Pinball FX 2? No. Is it as good as Pinball FX 2? Not quite. Is it a must-have for pinball junkies? Absolutely. … Continue reading

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The best Ridge Racer yet is still just a Ridge Racer

As far as Ridge Racers go, you could do a whole lot worse than Ridge Racer Unbounded. This latest Ridge Racer from Namco finally does more than shunt you down narrow sterile roads with only a contrived drift mechanic where … Continue reading

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Weather the weather whatever the weather, whether you like it or not

One of the problems with dynamic environments like changing weather and time of day is that they’re dynamic. For instance, during one of the cutscenes in Xenoblade Chronicles, a character looking out over a landscape observes that it’s so peaceful. … Continue reading

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April 9: wallet threat level rose-colored

This week will be a test whether updated versions of classics are as good as they were in the olden days. Legend of Grimrock is an old-school, tile-based, first-person dungeon crawl in the same vein as classics like Bard’s Tale … Continue reading

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Qt3 Movie Podcast: Goon

Want to listen to a bunch of Americans of the non-Canadian variety gush enthusiastically about a hockey comedy starring Sean William Scott? Then this week’s Qt3 Movie Podcast is for you! If you want to skip any Goon spoilers, fast … Continue reading

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