Whenever the discussion with friends, family, gaming buddies or indeed, anyone who will listen, turns to “Underrated Games” I always immediately interject with “Mirror’s Edge”. I am most often met with a mixture of confusion, blank looks and sometimes a knowing nod of approval. Mirror’s Edge is one of those games that falls into a [...]
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Tue, July 26 2011 » Articles, Thoroughly Underated Games... » 11 Comments
Due to more mainstream acceptance, as shown by staggering 125+ million total Nintendo DS sales reported in 2010, and the huge increase in games sales, with reports suggesting that the industry could be worth $68.3 billion by 2012, the games industry has become an incredibly competitive and volatile place to be. You have us journo-types trying [...]
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Thu, June 9 2011 » Articles, Thoroughly Underated Games... » No Comments
Ever since World War II there have been innumerable attempts to attach fictitious narratives to it through every medium available, and computer games are no different. There are literally hundreds of WWII games out there, and there have been some strange and wonderful creations. They range from the more serious, original games in the Call [...]
Tags: EA, Pandemic, PS3, Rory Truesdale, The Saboteur, Thoroughly Underrated You Probably Should Play, World War 2, XBox 360
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Tue, March 15 2011 » Articles, Thoroughly Underated Games... » 1 Comment
Love it or hate it, World of Warcraft is a big deal. It’s got stellar reviews all across the board. It has won awards and broken sales records. It is a walking giant within the gaming universe. As of January 2008, the game had more than 10 million subscribers across the world, the game practically [...]
Tags: ArenaNet, Guild Wars, MMORPG, NCsoft, Review, Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play, world of warcraft, Wow
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Wed, January 26 2011 » Articles, Thoroughly Underated Games... » 1 Comment
In a change to your regular feature, this week Luke Mears takes the reins of the Thoroughly Underrated Games You Should Probably Play to bring you a look at an oft overlooked gem on the Xbox 360. Anyone that has ever listened to The Newb Review Podcast, or read any of The Newb Review Shop [...]
Tags: Banjo Kazooie, Goldeneye, Luke Mears, Mightyles, Perfect Dark, Piñata, pinata card, Pokemon, Rare, Review, Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play, Trouble in Paradise, UK, vision camera, Viva, XBox 360
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Thu, July 29 2010 » Articles, Thoroughly Underated Games... » No Comments