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Rocking As The Fab Four

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The Beatles: Rock Band, Harmonix

by Marvin Allen
10.11.2009

The Beatles recently re-released their entire catalogue remastered to perfection. They also came out with The Beatles: Rock Band. A music game where you play and sing along to a couple dozen Beatles songs through the lifespan of their career. It can be A Hard Day’s Night working Eight Days a Week, but we all [...]

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Rock Out!

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Guitar Hero 5, Neversoft, Activision, Red Octane

by Marvin Allen
17.09.2009

The first Guitar Hero, released in late 2005, came with a toy guitar and allowed players to jam along to their favourite rock songs. Fast forward four years and almost a dozen spinoffs later. We now have Guitar Hero 5, with more songs, new ways to play, and a ton of little improvements. But is [...]

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In the Shadows

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Shadow Complex, Chair Entertainment

by Marvin Allen
09.09.2009

The Capital Building is under attack, the Vice President is dead, and the United States is being plunged into civil war. Where are you? Out on an afternoon hike with that girl you met last night. This is the world of Shadow Complex, based off the Empire series by award winning science fiction author Orson [...]

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Fun in the Virtual Sun

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Wii Sports Resort, Nintendo EAD

by Marvin Allen
04.09.2009

When the Nintendo Wii came out in late 2006, it was bundled with Wii Sports, a collection of sports-themed mini games. Fifty-million-sold later and we now have Wii Sports Resort, a sequel with more games, and better controls. But does it capture what made the first game so compelling, easy to understand, and fun?

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