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Review
Strike Suit Infinity

“Stay on target. Stay on target.”

Who likes mechs? Ah. I can see that a fair number of you like the idea of being able to pummel the crap out of things housed in the relative safety of a giant robot. Now how many of you would like to kick some butt in a transforming space mech? Yes, I thought so. Well, partners: gather around and let me tell you about the little purchase that you are about to make called Strike Suit Infinity by Born Ready Games.

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Review
Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge

I was somewhat excited to try out Frima Studios’ Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge. Usually, any of the small number of games that I have tried with the word “tycoon” in the title have been a source of entertainment for me¹. The only factor that gave me pause in this case was how well this RTS would play on a console/handheld rather than the PC (which has the benefit of having a keyboard and mouse). Surprisingly, the controls were never an issue; unfortunately, what started out as a fairly fun concept quickly shambled to a halt due to other issues – making this game a balancing act comprised of great parts, and not-so-great parts.

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Review
Urbanears Slussen

My love of DJ Hero is known to many¹; and during my all-too-brief interludes with the game, I fancy myself to be quite the star. While I know I’ll never be spinning platters at an actual club, I frequently browse through products for my devices that might allow for some fun ways to play music when I host parties at my house. Urbanears has produced a neat little free iOS app called Slussen that fits the bill quite nicely. Even more interesting: they have also created an inexpensive adapter that puts the “extra fun” in “extra functionality”.

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Run DLC
Gears of War Judgment: Call to Arms

It’s DLC time again¹ for the latest in the Gears of War franchise! This time around though, unless you bought the season pass, it’s not free and will instead set you back 1000 MSP. So what does your 1000 MSP get you? A surprisingly decent amount of value. There are three new multi-player maps, six weapon and armor skins, and my personal favorite: a new multi-player game-play mode called Master at Arms.

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Of Interest
Will Pwn 4 Food

Every once in a while, something flies into the airspace of our attention span that causes us to raise an eyebrow. Of course, during these times there is the potential for disagreement among the Thumbs – but healthy discourse is always good to flesh out potential videogaming goodness. Will Pwn 4 Food is one of those topics that polarized opinions within our shop. What is Will Pwn 4 Food? Well, it’s a startup that removes the inconvenience of travelling around with your computer to compete in tournaments by presenting you with a portal with which to log in and play games! What’s interesting about it (and what has caused a bit of a stir in our shop) is the fact that Will Pwn 4 Food lets gamers compete for actual cash and prizes around the clock – seven days a week.

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Reviews
LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins
Rookies Only

All images are 2D representations of the 3D images.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that, despite the title, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins is not a hardboiled tale about a cop taking down a criminal syndicate from the inside, and the moral struggles he willingly subjects himself to along the way. Rather, this is the story of Chase McCain – a fresh-faced policeman in a colourful, violence-free haven, whose official duties involve schlepping around to various parts of town, and volunteering to take on various odd jobs. A more appropriate title would be LEGO City: Temp Worker.

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Fashionably Late Reviews
God of War: Ascension

I once thought that the Saw movies were the coolest things in the world. I honestly believed that they could make a sequel every year – and I’d be happy with that. Then one Halloween I saw Saw 3D in the theatres and I was done with the series. It become a tired, bloated mess of strange continuity and unbelievable traps. To me, the Saw series just overstayed it’s welcome, and that’s where God of War enters the picture. I was more than ok with the over-the-top violence presented by the God of War series and was salivating for more. Then, I played God of War: Ascension and I felt the same sense of finality that permeated my mind when I watched Saw 3D. I was done with the series.

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