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Review: Gears of War 3
Jason Johnson turns to Frank Sinatra to find the rhythms hidden in the new Gears.
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Lumi
Say Hi To Lumi
Japan's virtual idol craze has come to consoles in Tetsuya Mizuguchi's Child of Eden, and it begs the old pop question: Do you care how the song is made, as long as it makes you dance?
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Review: Fruit Ninja Kinect
Discovering friendship by karate-chopping an imaginary piece of fruit. Jason Johnson field tests Fruit Ninja Kinect, the game of juicy assassination.
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Review: Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Cyberpunk role-playing game Deus Ex: Human Revolution weighs in on philosophical questions of technology and humanity. But can it transcend the conflicts and contradictions of its subject matter?
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Review: Trauma
Krystian Majewski’s debut game evades overt mechanics, feeling, and meaning. Jason Johnson explains why this is a good thing.
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Review: Fotonica
Jason Johnson starts to feel like a mechanical man in Fotonica—and it’s not a good feeling.
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Review: Realm of the Mad God
Jason Johnson describes how indie MMO Realm of the Mad God brings out the ugliest in us. And why that’s mostly a beautiful thing.
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Review: From Dust
The new god game from Another World creator Éric Chahi takes the wide view. Jason Johnson considers what is lost.
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Review: Deflex
Jason Johnson bounces through the mesmerizing—and esoteric—psychedelia of Jeff Minter’s Deflex.
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Review: Shadows of the Damned
Goichi Suda and Shinji Mikami’s new horror adventure is rough and outright broken in places. Jason Johnson explains why that’s not so much a problem for Grasshopper Manufacture.
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Review: PicoPicoFighters
Looking for a quick distraction while waiting in line? A new iOS shoot ’em up has even less time for you. Jason Johnson reviews the murderous PicoPicoFighters.
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Review: 1-bit Ninja
Jason Johnson explains why 1-bit Ninja will never live up to—let alone surpass—the 1989 Game Boy title it tries so hard to imitate.