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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity is the latest release in the “Mystery Dungeon” series, a spin-off of the ever-so-popular core Pokemon series. Though the main series has been going strong for nearly 20 years (!!!) in Japan, the Mystery Dungeon games have quietly become a mainstay of their own – Gates to Infinity is the ninth such title in eight years (though only six have made it to the states). I had never played a Mystery Dungeon title until GTI, but having grown up in the hey-day of Poke-mania has made me a huge fan of the franchise and has given its main series the distinction of being the only RPG I ever regularly play for fun. So how did GTI play to a man who tends to avoid such things (even if they’re painted in a Pokemon coat?) Surprisingly…well.
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It takes a special kind of gamer to really enjoy this one.
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Who you gonna call? ...Oh, are you sure about that?
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Welcome back to another year of the big league, players.
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Earth Defense Force 2017 defied conventional wisdom. When it was debuted as a $40 Xbox 360 title in 2007 it looked like a game released in 1999, played as if wasn't properly tested, and pretended online multiplayer didn't exist. A cursory glance revealed traditional budget-priced title willingly accepting its condemnation to bargain bins everywhere. Here's the thing; in spite of itself and everything else Earth Defense Force 2017 is actually really fun to play. The development team at Sandlot, perhaps by accident, created a legitimate cult classic. Five years later and it's the PlayStation Vita's first release of 2013 as Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable.
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So, do we put a controller in front of the LED to call "next" now? From Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Backbone Entertainment comes a classic arcade bonanza from the "golden era" of the coin-op craze. Though many of the additions "show their age," some are still a blast to play. And the price point might make this that perfect "one last thing" gift.
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Imagine anything, just don't expect it to help you win.
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Tank! Tank! Tank! is an accessible, if not overly simplified and repetitive experience, that all but requires local multiplayer to remain sustainable.
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Children are often garbage disposals of interactive entertainment; give them any game and they will devour it. This doesn't, however, imply that they will fail to notice when they've been given actual garbage as opposed thoughtful, creative games. In this regard Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! is unabashedly intended for younger gamers and founded on an admirable premise, but ultimately spoils well before its implied expiration date.
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More is more.
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Diablo III
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Less is less.
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A fun and charming JRPG from the long-running Tales series, Graces was originally released exclusively in Japan on the Wii in 2009. Graces f updates the visuals and adds a significant amount of content.
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