Scott Pilgrim vs This Game Review: FIGHT!

August 27, 2010 by Chris Pranger  
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So Scott Pilgrim is both an awesome graphic novel and a kickass movie. But wait, there’s more! Scott Pilgrim also has a game for the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade called Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game. I bought it, played it, and beat it. So is it any good? It’s Scott Pilgrim vs Chris Pranger, today, on Toy-TMA!

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Why Are You Reading This? StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Review

August 2, 2010 by Chris Pranger  
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Here we go, yet another totally pointless review for a game you already know enough about. Blizzard’s super long-awaited sequel to StarCraft is now finally out for the PC and after waiting this long to get it, you either already have it or you don’t care whatsoever that it’s now out. This means my review is more or less just there. So you ready for this? Let the Zerg Rush begin.

Starcraft II Badass Soldier 580x435 Why Are You Reading This? StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Review

I don't even know who this guy is, but I know he looks cool.

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Still Catching Pokeflu: Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver Review

March 25, 2010 by Chris Pranger  
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Pokemon HeartGold Town Walking Still Catching Pokeflu: Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver Review

Yup, still looks like Pokemon.

My Pokeweek continues today after a bit of a day off yesterday, though the games still relate to the concept of completing everything in the game for simply no point. Nope, today we’re all about happy things because I’ve got a review for the remake of Pokemon Gold and Silver versions, called HeartGold and SoulSilver. Are they good? Well duh, they’re remakes of my favorite Game Boy games, of course they’re good. Read more

The Luckiest Number: Final Fantasy XIII Review

March 9, 2010 by Chris Pranger  
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Final Fantasy XIII Shevacycle The Luckiest Number: Final Fantasy XIII Review

Sure, that's a motorcycle made out of summon goddesses. I can think of nothing weird about that.

I’m fighting with myself regarding the best way to handle this review. It’s probably best that I make a few things abundantly clear right away since anyone that thinks about it and runs the numbers will figure out my chief reservation: Final Fantasy XIII came out today and I have no money. There is no way that I could have written this review after playing the game since, first, the game is well over a literal day’s worth of playing, and secondly, I don’t get advanced copies of games to play in time for reviews to come out. All that said, I looked all over for reviews on the game and I figured the best thing to do would be to give my findings and impressions on the game having never played it but wanting to after playing a handful of older Final Fantasy games. Read more

I’ve Seen Heavier: A Review of Heavy Rain

February 25, 2010 by Chris Pranger  
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Heavy Rain Face Close Up 580x326 Ive Seen Heavier: A Review of Heavy Rain

Stare into the face of the Uncanny Valley.

I am not a fan of hype. Any time I hear too much on a title I start to dislike the game on principle alone, so Heavy Rain was big on my skeptical radar. I had been hearing all sorts of things about the PS3 exclusive regarding the detail of graphics and the amount of engrossing story, but all this did was make me hope the game would be terrible. Finally, Heavy Rain is out, so are my instincts correct? Is Heavy Rain a flop? Absolutely not. Read more

Blasphemy Unto Kratos: A Review of Dante’s Inferno

February 16, 2010 by Chris Pranger  
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Dantes Inferno Winged Devil 580x326 Blasphemy Unto Kratos: A Review of Dantes Inferno

No seriously, you've seen this game before.

I called it. I’d only played the demo for Dante’s Inferno but that was all I needed to figure this one out entirely. Now that it’s been out for a week or so, let’s take a look at Dante’s Inferno as it plays as a game, though I could probably just tell you to go play God of War and get the desired effect. Whoops. Let’s start. Read more

Simbling Rivalry At It’s Best: A Review of Bioshock 2

February 10, 2010 by Chris Pranger  
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Bioshock 2 Little sister Big Daddy 580x435 Simbling Rivalry At Its Best: A Review of Bioshock 2

You ready for another trip to Rapture?

If you’ve read my Bioshock review, you already know that I like Bioshock. If you read my preview for Bioshock 2, then you know I’m pretty psyched for the sequel. Well, the sequel’s out now, so did it live up to my expectations? There is some good, some bad, and some blah, but let’s save that for another day. Oh heck, why not, let’s do it now. On to Rapture! Read more

There Might Be Something To This Soccer Thing: A Review of FIFA Soccer ‘10

February 5, 2010 by Chris Pranger  
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FIFA Soccar 10 Mad Skillz 580x326 There Might Be Something To This Soccer Thing: A Review of FIFA Soccer 10

If I had any amount of stamina, I'd totally want to play soccer.

Something about football games don’t exactly appeal to me. Maybe it’s the fact that year after year they tend not to focus so much on progressing the series in favor of just updating the roster. Little did I know that such is not the case with real football, by which I mean soccer, the world’s favorite sport. Turns out FIFA Soccer ’10 is awesome, assuming you like soccer that is. Want to know more? Let’s talk about it some more.

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What, No Samurai Pizza Cats?: A Review of Tatsunoko vs Capcom

February 3, 2010 by Chris Pranger  
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Tatsunoko vs Capcom Japanese Cover What, No Samurai Pizza Cats?: A Review of Tatsunoko vs Capcom

With that many colorful characters, how can this game go wrong? Answer: It doesn't.

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