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Kinect Sports not Placing January 24, 2011 Kinect Sports not Placing Posted by Johnny at 21:48 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: kinect, microsoft, minigames, party, postaweek2011, rare, sports, x360 Microsoft boldly launches the Kinect without a casual sports title bundled-in, instead counting on Rare to deliver a game that will hopefully land in every Kinect owner’s library anyway. Can Kinect Sports really stand on its own? Full Story	Dance Central Knows You Want It December 19, 2010 Dance Central Knows You Want It Posted by Johnny at 18:46 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: central, dance, dancing, harmonix, kinect, microsoft, rhythm, x360 Microsoft launches the Kinect in a sea of uncertainty and enlists the Rhythm game gurus at Harmonix to manufacture its only sure-fire hit. Does Dance Central end up as planned? Full Story	Metroid: M for Monotone October 7, 2010 Metroid: M for Monotone Posted by Johnny at 18:29 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: exploration, metroid, metroidvania, nintendo, other m, platformer, platforming, sequel, team ninja, wii Nintendo redistributes the keys to the Metroid universe once again and gives them to Team Ninja of Ninja Gaiden fame. Do they prove worthy replacements for Retro Studios that are leaving behind a memorable Prime Trilogy? Full Story
Good Ol’ Super Mario Bros. December 10, 2009 Good Ol’ Super Mario Bros. Posted by Johnny at 00:27 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: mario, miyamoto, nintendo, platformer, sequel, wii One of the hottest titles this holiday season and the biggest Shigeru Miyamoto release in a long while, I take a look at Nintendo‘s New Super Mario Bros. Wii for the Nintendo Wii. Full Story	Should you be Heeding the Creed too? November 24, 2009 Should you be Heeding the Creed too? Posted by Johnny at 21:15 1 Response Review, Text Tagged with: ac, adventure, multiplatform, pc, platformer, ps3, sequel, stealth, ubisoft, x360 Break-time is over and we enthusiastically return to reviews of considerable proportions, only fit for Ciao!, with my take on Assassin’s Creed II. Full Story	Is “Punch-Out!!” a knockout? June 24, 2009 Is “Punch-Out!!” a knockout? Posted by Johnny at 18:25 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: next level games, nintendo, sequel, sports, wii Little Mac’s polygonal update with the Punch-Out!! remake coincides with a fresh approach to my reviews; this is the first one written in conjunction with the storyboard for the video review. Full Story
Totally Worth It? April 12, 2009 Totally Worth It? Posted by Johnny at 16:55 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: activision, creative assembly, pc, sequel, strategy, total war One more piece that really had me appreciating the qualities of the video format, I tackle the poster child for PC gaming: Empire: Total War. Full Story	A Fable worth experiencing November 13, 2008 A Fable worth experiencing Posted by Johnny at 20:27 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: adventure, fable, fantasy, lionhead, microsoft, molyneux, pc, rpg, x360 Back to Ciao! to review a high-profile release, this time Fable 2 for the X360 and, later, the PC. This article also features my open letter to Peter Molyneux. Full Story	MGS4: Tactical Espionage Theatre June 18, 2008 MGS4: Tactical Espionage Theatre Posted by Johnny at 01:17 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: action, konami, mgs, ps3, sequel, snake, stealth My pivotal review of the PS3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: Tactical Espionage Action. Full Story
Heeding the Creed January 11, 2008 Heeding the Creed Posted by Johnny at 03:07 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: ac, adventure, multiplatform, pc, platformer, ps3, stealth, ubisoft, x360 Starting off the year with a game that kept a low profile at the time but went on to start a blockbuster series: Assassin’s Creed for the X360, PS3 and, later, the PC. Full Story	Two for “Uncharted”, hold the combat December 27, 2007 Two for “Uncharted”, hold the combat Posted by Johnny at 11:55 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: naughty dog, platformer, ps3, shooter, uncharted Between celebrating Christmas and getting my alchohol tolerance up for New Year’s, I review the first PS3 exclusive that isn’t best used as a coaster, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Full Story	Super Galaxies of Fun December 15, 2007 Super Galaxies of Fun Posted by Johnny at 21:37 No Responses Review, Text Tagged with: mario, miyamoto, nintendo, platformer, wii Another blockbuster review I could only do at Ciao! and I add further fuel to the “Nintendo Fanboy” fire, by reviewing, and loving, Super Mario Galaxy for the Nintendo Wii. Full Story

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