Reviews

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Alpha Protocol Review

Despite its poorly designed core systems, shaky pacing, and heaps of bugs, Alpha Protocol has all the makings of a cult classic thanks to its strong writing evoking the unmistakable atmosphere of a high-stakes spy novel and a lot of meaningful choices you can make along the way.

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Avernum 6 Review

The final chapter of Spiderweb's flagship series, Avernum 6 can be played as its own thing, but it becomes much easier to appreciate it if you know where it came from and can trace the evolution of quest and combat design on display here.

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BioShock 2 Review

BioShock 2 may be a better shooter than its predecessor, but just about every other aspect of it is in some way worse. And the bar wasn't set too high there to begin with.

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Dragon Age: Origins Review

Professionally done and smoothly executed, Dragon Age: Origins is a good showcase for BioWare's new engine. But as an actual game it falls short of expectations due to its somewhat dull plot, simplistic quests, boring combat, and some questionable design decisions.

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Mass Effect 2 Review

The stellar production values of Mass Effect 2 can't conceal the fact that it's pretty much just a slimmed-down action game and not an RPG hybrid one would generally expect from BioWare. It being the middle of a trilogy where nothing truly major happens doesn't help matters much, either.

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Greed: Black Border Review

Boring, repetitive, and downright incomplete, Greed: Black Border is a title you should avoid unless your standards are terribly low. Even for a budget title, there isn't much here to praise.

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King’s Bounty: Armored Princess Review

While similar in many ways to its predecessor - King's Bounty: The Legend - King's Bounty: Armored Princess offers a more streamlined and balanced experience, and for once, those are good things. And that makes Armored Princess a fantastic game for just about anyone interested in RPGs or turn-based fantasy.

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Borderlands Review

While Borderlands doesn't do anything especially well, its shortcomings become much less pronounced in multiplayer, making it a decent FPS/RPG hybrid that still runs out of steam long before it reaches the finish line.

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Risen Review

A spiritual continuation of the Gothic series, Risen exchanges some of its predecessor's complexity for a fresh coat of polish, but it's an off-brand kind of polish, and so the end result will likely satisfy neither the hardcore cRPG player nor their more casual counterparts.