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Video Game Review: ‘F1 2012’ is More Than You Bargained For
Submitted by BrianTT on October 4, 2012 - 1:23pmCHICAGO – Racing games typically come in two flavors: Simulation and Arcade. On the Arcade side you have the excellent “Burnout Paradise,” “Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit,” “Blur,” and about a dozen more games that focus on the speed and excitement of driving a car as fast as possible, and don’t really bother too much with things like braking systems, cornering, or legality.
Video Game Review: Poor Execution Leaves ‘Bodycount’ in the Dust
Submitted by BrianTT on September 16, 2011 - 2:16pmCHICAGO – The shooter genre has become not just immensely popular but critically adored as well, making it even more difficult for sub-par fare to pass as viable entertainment. I remember the years following the breakthrough of “Doom II” as a cavalcade of mediocrity disguised as competition. For every great shooter title, there are a handful of near-misses or even complete failures.