Absence, we’re told, makes the heart grow fonder; and familiarity breeds contempt. If so, there will likely be much yearning and little distaste on the part of fans for “Kid Icarus: Uprising”
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Mass Effect 3
It’s a shame, then, that underneath the hype is a technically impressive, slick interactive experience that nonetheless falls short in the areas of variety and originality and — far more gravely — through its failure to present anything approaching a morally acceptable view of human sexuality. That last factor carries sufficient weight to bar endorsement for players of any age.
Lumines Electronic Symphony
In 1989, a version of Soviet computer engineer Alexey Pajitnov’s classic puzzle “Tetris” was released for the Nintendo Game Boy. It became an unprecedented hit that defined a generation of video games and changed the industry forever.
Rayman: Origins
In a gaming world filled with so many gray, war-torn first-person shooters, it’s sadly tempting to consider the colorful platformers that predominated in the 1980s and ’90s as bright beacons long extinguished.
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
“Revelations” is the fourth major installment in this pseudohistorical series, and is a direct sequel to the third entry — “Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood” — which will go down in history as one of the most anti-Catholic video games ever created.
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