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SimCity review in progress

[Updated] As I work on our final SimCity review (you’ll find it here on Friday), I’ve been documenting my observations and criticisms of the complex simulation and servers we’re required to connect to if we want to play i...
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Proteus review

Proteus is a peaceful first-person exploration game set on a cheery pixellated island. There are no enemies. You can’t die. You can’t jump, shoot, dodge or pick anything up. Your only objective is to roam, observe and enjoy...
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Scribblenauts Unlimited review

Review by James Archer Scribblenauts Unlimited… isn’t. Unlimited, that is. For the uninitiated, the Scribblenauts series is a family of cutesy side-scrolling puzzle games with an impressively comprehensive knowledge of the ...
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Impire review

Impire is not Dungeon Keeper. It’s important you remember that. Although peopled – or imped, if you will – by long-eared, razor-toothed denizens, this RTS-meets-dungeon-simulator is less about running an evil underground ...
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn review

Let’s get this out of the way: you’re going to find the dragon riding in Dragonborn disappointing. You can’t steer the beast or land wherever you want, and while you can direct your dragon to attack enemies, you probably ...
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Dead Space 3 review

Review by Nathan Ditum On a city street at the start of Dead Space 3, there’s a poster for a film called Tools Of Terror. It features a man in a tuxedo pulling a James Bond pose, but instead of a pistol he’s holding a wrenc...
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Crysis 3 review

An action hero’s weapon is an extension of their identity. They’re inseparable implements, representative of their approach to combat and justice. Bond’s silenced PPK. Batman’s iconic boomerang. Mjölnir and Thor. Even ...
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Aliens: Colonial Marines review

Late in Colonial Marines’ campaign you find yourself fighting through the xenomorph-haunted hallways of Hadley’s Hope accompanied by a smartgun-toting jarhead called O’Neal. He’s the model of a shooter sidekick: a botto...
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Ace of Spades review

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Ace of Spades’ indie-developed alpha version was broken in many small ways, but the sandbox shooter’s foundations were remarkably solid. It was Minecraft spliced with Team Fortress 2, a ...
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