In Straw Hat Legacy for iPhone you take control of Yuki as she trains in the “art of swift movement and dodging”. The game is a side-scroller in which you are always moving. The object is to jump over or change lanes to avoid obstacles. It’s fast paced and requires your constant attention It’s the type of game that’s easy […]
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The premise behind Robot 99 is bizarre to say the least. The back-story goes like this: “Robots live up in the clouds… Sometimes they might miss a step and accidently fall from the sky. Only your fingers can save them!” The game is played by tapping on falling robots. All of the robots have numbers on them, making it easy […]
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With Halloween right around the corner, it seemed like a good time to take a look at two films that not only redefined the horror genre, but also had a lasting impact on the culture as a whole. Director Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls (1962) has developed a strong cult following in the years since its release, but it is […]
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Syz E.G is a recently released space shooter designed for the iPad. It was first brought to my attention when Tristan (aka the “main guy” here at CBR) sent me a link with a behind the scenes video of the making of the game. The game came to be as part of a college project. You can tell in the […]
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Just the name Babes Vs. Robots got my attention. I mean, this is the kind of epic battle mankind has been waiting to witness. It had to happen eventually, and it happened on the iPhone. Babes Vs. Robots begins with a pretty funny opening video (see below). The video explains that robots have invaded the earth. So I guess the […]
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Carol Burnett once said “Comedy is tragedy plus time.” What she meant is that anything can be considered funny given enough time and distance. George Carlin agreed with her to a point. He believed that everything could be considered funny, and it didn’t matter how much time had passed. His contention was that “It all depends on how you construct […]
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Following our review of The Gunstringer for Kinect, it seemed fitting to take a moment to take a quick look at the game’s DLC, The Wavy Tube Man Chronicles. Available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for the unbeatable price of FREE, this nearly 2GB sized game add-on takes the basic gameplay of The Gunstringer to a… unique new experience. The […]
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The Gunstringer marked two first for the game developers at Twisted Pixel. Their very first Kinect game and their very first full retail release. Originally slated to the be the developer’s fifth Xbox Live Arcade title, The Gunstringer got the bump to a full retail instead, reminding some gamers of the same change in release that happened to another Kinect […]
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Cradle of Rome is a match three game, originally for the PC and recently brought to the iPad. The way the game is played is pretty simple. Swap tiles to form rows of three. Some of the tiles are blue, and it’s the player’s job to eliminate these tiles to advance. Cradle of Rome brings something extra to the table […]
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MiracleFrank: Okay, we’re doing something a little different for our review of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. Since both of us paid to see this hunk of shit, we’re going to have a discussion about it, and then post the transcript of the discussion, because I read somewhere that “movie review discussion transcript” is now like the number 3 most-searched item […]
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