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Review
Country Dance 2

There are a lot of sexy cowboys and cowgirls in this game.

Kat has been on an understandable hiatus for a while and decided to place dibs on this particular title. I could tell you what she has been up to and what she thought; but given her method of direct and entertaining communication, I figured I would just let her tell you herself…

I haven’t written a review in a long time because I had a kid; and seriously, it’s hard to hold a controller and a baby. I also really don’t want to drop the controller, because I’m sure as hell not letting go of my kid. However, now that my kid is getting bigger (and mostly sleeps and gives me some free time), I thought it would be a fun to review Game Mill Entertainment’s Country Dance 2 for Wii.

Oh brother.

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Worth iTrying – iOS Titles You Might Like

I can’t believe that it is so close to Christmas! Where did the time go? Really – tell me. While you are coming up with theories, I will break down four neat little iOS titles that you might be interested in.

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Review
James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes

Puzzle games tend to be my downfall – in a good way. I have enjoyed solving all kinds of puzzles since I was a kid; the more obscure the puzzle, the more fun I have in the search for a solution. Tying in puzzle-play with a cinematic narrative is not a new concept. Traditional games that had limited 3D-rendered graphics (The 7th Guest or the Tex Murphy series, for instance) relied on a strong story coupled with puzzles that were challenging to give the user a worthy experience. Ubisoft’s 3DS title, James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes, struck me as being similar to those addictive games of the past, with a few differences.

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Nothing is True
DVDs Are Permitted (Assassin’s Creed: Lineage)

A little over two years ago, a three-part mini-series was released on YouTube. It was created by Ubisoft Montreal; it was called Assassin’s Creed: Lineage. The videos served as a prequel to the story of Ezio Auditore from Assassin’s Creed 2. Besides being a very successful marketing tool and drumming up support for the game, they also provided another layer of the story for fans. The project also served as an experiment, hailing the first steps of the Canadian Ubisoft contingent in the realm of film-making. Aside from YouTube, Lineage was available on DVD only as a part of certain special editions of the Assassin’s Creed games; on November 15 of this year, it will be available as a standalone product. Toronto Thumbs was lucky enough to receive an advance copy to check out and I it is absolutely fantastic.

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Review
The War of the Worlds

I remember the first time I heard the War of the Worlds radio play: it was on Theatre of the Mind on CHUM FM; I was quite young, and very scared*. While not necessarily as scary, Other Ocean Interactive’s The War of the Worlds seems to try and capture some of the magic from the original book and radio play through a side-scrolling platformer. Though the impact of this game is not quite as high as the original story presentation from old-timey radio, it is still somewhat entertaining and deserves a look.

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Worth iTrying – iOS Titles You Might Like

In true dueling-banjoes-type fashion, I am posting my lesser reviews for two iOS games just after Jayson posted his. That’s not to say that the games I reviewed are inferior to Mr. Young’s; on the contrary, the games are great! The first game is a spin on an old favourite; the second will have you spinning your iPod.

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Worth iTrying – iOS Titles You Might Like

There are a steady stream of iOS apps that hit the App Store every day. Here are three that I have checked out recently that I would like to briefly touch upon. The first is really an update to an existing title; the second is an aquatic fighting game; and the third is a title that looks like a mix of old and new.

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