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Category Archives: Action

Splatoon 2 Review

July 28, 2020by Nick the Gent 2 Comments

Remember cleaning up Super Mario Sunshine’s colorful pollution using a water pack? Splatoon 2 is like that in reverse, with more aquatic puns. The hook is that the world of […]

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Action, Multiplayer

Luigi’s Mansion 3 Review

June 10, 2020by Nick the Gent Leave a comment

When the GameCube launched with Luigi’s Mansion nearly 20 years ago (!), did anyone predict its sequel would turn out to be one of Nintendo’s best? Luigi’s Mansion was not […]

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Action

More Than Morricone: The Music of Red Dead Redemption

September 19, 2017by Nick the Gent 6 Comments

Something To Do With Death – that’s the title of Sir Christopher Frayling’s biography of the great Spaghetti Western director Sergio Leone. And you can’t argue with that. Leone’s postmodern […]

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Action, Music, Open World

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Review

July 5, 2016by Nick the Gent 2 Comments

Take a look at the trailer for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie – all slick production design, overlaid with a pounding Kanye track. Then we’re thrown back to dusty 15th […]

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Action, Open World, Stealth

Shadow of the Colossus Retrospective

February 20, 2016by Nick the Gent 1 Comment

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you. Friedrich Nietzsche, […]

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Action, Adventure

The Last of Us Review

April 11, 2015by Nick the Gent 1 Comment

The Last of Us – or, how do I classify this game? Action, stealth, craft, shoot, survival horror-’em-up – or all of the above? Developer Naughty Dog’s revered 2013 PlayStation […]

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Action, Stealth, Survival Horror

The Ledge Grab: An Appreciation

August 2, 2014by Nick the Gent 1 Comment

How the Humble Handhold Changed Gaming Raiders of the Lost Ark opens with a famous set-piece – Indiana Jones escaping from an ancient Peruvian temple laden with booby traps, including […]

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Action, Platformer, Retro

Batman: Arkham City: The Game We Deserve

June 14, 2014by Nick the Gent 2 Comments

Batman: Arkham Asylum is to Batman what GoldenEye is to James Bond. Like Rare’s classic 007 shooter, Rocksteady Studios’ 2009 Batman game understands the abilities and conventions of the character. […]

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Action, Open World, Stealth

Assassin’s Creed III: A Native American Revolution

February 9, 2014by Nick the Gent 3 Comments

How UbiSoft’s historical adventure shows the promise of the American Revolution When the setting of Assassin’s Creed III was announced it was met with some concern. Taking place before and […]

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Action, Open World, Stealth

Resident Evil 4 Retrospective

July 4, 2013by Nick the Gent 1 Comment

“Welcome! Got some rare things on sale, stranger!” Resident Evil 4 is a game that breaks with and remakes its own tradition. After a generation of fixed camera angles and […]

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Action, Survival Horror

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