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#8 – Shadow Complex (XBLA)

Publisher: Microsoft – Developer: Chair Entertainment

Our Review

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Take equal parts Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Super Metroid and the technical prowess of today’s consoles; put them together and you’ll get Shadow Complex. As the standout Xbox Live Arcade game of the year, Shadow Complex has erased the public’s preconceived notions of what a downloadable title can be, and what the next year might have to offer. Shadow Complex could have been released as a disc-based game and I’d still snatch it up. –John (more…)

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Title: Velvet Assassin

Platform: 360 (Also on PC)

ESRB Rating: M

Publisher: SouthPeak Interactive

Developer: Replay Studios

Rating:

Review by: Dan Braun

Velvet Assassin is a weak, broken and frustrating title that should be avoided at all costs. Its only redeeming quality comes from its rather bold approach of explicitly presenting some of the horrors perpetuated during WWII, but this alone cannot save the game. (more…)

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