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Injustice: Gods Among Us

By Jorge Figueiredo - May 1st, 2013

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The heroes of the DC universe are no strangers to fighting each other in videogames. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is one such example. Of course, when recently speaking with Co-creator Ed Boon (NetherRealm Studios) about this, he admitted that fans of both franchises wished to keep those franchises separated. Thus, Injustice: Gods Among Us was revealed in the latter half of last year, prompting some valid questions. For instance: how do you create a game in which a villain like Catwoman can stand on equal footing with a hero like Superman? How entertaining could a game like this possibly be? Well, you will have to read on to find out the answers to these burning queries.

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Reviews
LEGO City Undercover

By Jorge Figueiredo - April 20th, 2013

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I’m not used to playing a LEGO video game that’s not based on some other entertainment franchise. This is not a slight, by the way, since the treatment of the source material was done well and definitely not without an incredible amount of creativity. As amazing as the previous games are, TT Fusion’s latest Wii U title, LEGO City Undercover, seems to have taken ideas from those games of the past and used them to build something new and extraordinary.

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Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013

By Jorge Figueiredo - March 9th, 2013

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Before Ubisoft’s Your Shape series debuted on the Kinect, it kicked off for the Wii with a very active program and a nifty camera. I suppose that its primary competition was the Balance Board-powered Wii Fit. Now, Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013 marks the return of the franchise to Nintendo – without the camera or Balance Board. With touch-screen capability using the GamePad and some interesting value-added features, Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013 is a good choice to help you get into -and stay in- healthy shape; but there are some conditions attached to this claim – such as being honest with yourself.

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Rabbids Land

By Jorge Figueiredo - February 9th, 2013

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Nintendo consoles have always been great for party games – that is an undeniable fact. Game nights at Thumbs headquarters inevitably involve firing up the current Nintendo console, popping in a fun multi-player title, and then losing track of time between the game-play and the trash-talking. Over the years, Ubisoft’s Rabbids titles have been hit-and-miss; is Rabbids Land for the Wii U a worthy candidate to liven up your gathering? To quote one of the Rabbids: Gyeahahahhahhhahaooooh¹!

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ZombiU

By Ricky Lima - January 16th, 2013

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ZombiU, for the Wii U, is a revival of one of Ubisoft’s first games: Zombi for the Commodore 64 (and other platforms). As a launch title it hoped to set itself apart from the rest of the family-friendly games by being one of the only mature-rated titles on the console thusfar. Whenever a title is touted as “being opposite” to the rest of the library, I get a little skeptical: might it be a quick cash-in? In the case of ZombiU, Ubisoft has developed a game that is simple and gets the job done. It’s the perfect launch title for the WiiU to show the core audience that things are going to be different on the WiiU compared to the Wii.

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Funky Barn

By Jorge Figueiredo - January 3rd, 2013

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Who knew that farming could be so popular? At least two farming games were released last year (which is two more than I would have thought*). After Rituro’s review of Farming Simulator 2013, I was a bit leery to pop Tantalus Media’s Funky Barn into my Wii U – which is why I sat on it for a bit; but, let me tell you: even though it is a bit rough around the edges, it is one of the most fun games for the Wii U so far!

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Holiday Hints
Scribblenauts Unlimited

By Jorge Figueiredo - December 22nd, 2012

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I first saw Scibblenauts Unlimited for the Wii U at the Nintendo Holiday event; but due to the fact that I couldn’t stay very long (coupled with someone always playing the game when I checked out the booth), I only got to observe the game from a distance. After spending some time with it, my journalist notebook seems to pale in comparison to the magic notebook that I get to play with in the game.

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