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Ninja Gaiden II for Xbox goes heavy on the gore and glitches

By Gary Hodges
Jun 19, 2008

It's probably a good thing Game On wasn't around to review Ninja Gaiden when it hit Xbox in 2004 — we probably would've written "an awesome, brutal, majestic action masterpiece," then filled the rest of the space with crude crayon drawings of ninjas. Because really, there'd be nothing else to...
Castle of Shikigami III tests the bounds of Wii loyalty

By Gary Hodges
Jun 5, 2008

John Edwards might see two Americas, but this simpleminded little game enthusiast is more preoccupied with America's two Wii owners. One is the Nintendo fan: the cat who bought a GameCube, Nintendo 64, every incarnation of the Game Boy — and anything Nintendo releases with a "Mario" or "Zelda" in...
Niko Bellic and Grand Theft Auto IV Are Great, but Is That Enough Anymore?

By Gary Hodges
May 15, 2008

If you read reviews the way I do, you've already started by checking out the score, and now you're back here to see what the hell my problem is. Peace, brother. Grand Theft Auto IV is a fine game, with tons of content and all the great moments you've come...
When Less Is Less

Prologue is a tantalizing — and overpriced — glimpse at the next Gran Turismo.

By Gary Hodges
May 1, 2008

When the trailer for Star Wars: Episode I first hit theaters, some fans bought tickets for the movie it was presented with, watched the trailer, and then walked out — essentially paying full price for a fraction of the final product. Superfans are happy to do that sort of thing...
Baroquen Spirit

Atlus' Baroque imagines eternal life in gaming limbo. It isn't pretty.

By Gary Hodges
Apr 25, 2008

First of all: God bless Atlus. As a publisher devoted to bringing obscure Japanese gaming gems to the West — basically, the much-needed heir apparent of Working Designs — Atlus is the only hope for gamers who crave oddball, strange, or downright niche titles from the Land of the Rising...

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