Threatens to be interesting sometimes, but rarely.)īlazBlue: Continuum Shift (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)Īs a much more balanced game than the already fantastic original, offering plenty of new side content and insane plot options, I would say this is a risk I would recommend anyone to take. The original idea might have promise, but in practice the game has failed. Score: 3.0 - Poor (3s went wrong somewhere along the line. With no tangible story, no explanation for anything, and no semblance of coherence, Tango Down is the bad multiplayer aspect of a good single player game, only without the single player part. Might lack replay value, could be too short or there are some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.)īlacklight: Tango Down (PC/PSN/XBLA ) Score: 7.5 - Good (7s are solid games that definitely have an audience.
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Even if you grow bored of it in five minutes, that’s five minutes of free entertainment. Might lack replay value, could be too short or there are some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.)ĭespite the issues of repetition and somewhat contrary design choices, Alien Swarm is an enjoyable shooter at an absolute steal at a non-price. Score: 7.0 - Good (7s are solid games that definitely have an audience. If you can ignore the acting, then what you have is a solid JRPG that remains enjoyable throughout and has enough to satisfy fans of good old fashioned roleplayers. Threatens to be interesting sometimes, but rarely.)Īs it stands, Arc Rise Fantasia still manages to be pretty good. Score: 3.5 - Poor (3s went wrong somewhere along the line. Unfortunately, the game suffers due to a complete lack of… well, anything … It’s as if the developer had this great concept and felt that the premise alone was all it needed, that making a city and a game that used the bare minimum was “good enough” to sustain such a terrific premise. Slow clap beginning now, please.ĪPB has a noble idea at its heart, and could have been something truly special. I’m pretty sure he’s worked in the most characters yet and thrown in Mr.
So check it out, if for no other reason than Samit makes a “touchdown” pun in a review for a football game.Īlso, of note is the positively righteous artwork that Sheppy done did for the Round-Up this month. And so I give you this explanation of the reviews of July: Needless to say, I was concerned for this opening, but then I remembered a lesson I learned from Jim Sterling himself: opinion is not needed (see below). That’s not to say that games like Dragon Quest IX aren’t truly epic, but July counterbalanced all that greatness with some pretty sad games. I couldn’t wrangle anything really special out of it, especially since our StarCraft II review landed a few days out of the month.
There were definitely some stellar hits and some massive misses. While copy-and-pasting this together I attempted to figure out what the “theme” of this month was so I could write about it up here.
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