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While the Jak And Daxter HD Collection is certainly an excellent package of classic titles, the value of the games themselves may very well be matched by the opportunity to witness the evolution of a current day industry giant.
Stop here, shut your damn mouth, read the entire review before you talk shit.
Saint has issued a challenge I'm taking him up on it. It's time the asses that spam this review section to hate on games they don't understand or like, have not played, or to protest the reviewer got pushed the hell out. If you're one of those people I'm not afraid to say you make me sick.
A 7.00 for Resistance, REALLY!? OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! Dan *expletive* Ryckert *expletive*! How dare you present your opinion in a game review that requires you to share your entirely subjective opinion. HOW DARE YOU NOT AGREE WITH ME!? I'M SO MAD I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU A LESSON BY TYPING IN ALL CAPS!! TAKE THAT!! *pelvic thrust* Resistence 3 is the bestust. i hazn't plaid it, but i no iz the best cuz it haz 3 in the titl3. I give this craptastic review a 0.25! Worst. Review. Ever. I'm unsubscribing from this magazine immediately! I'm never coming to this site again! You're all stupid doody heads!
Dragon Age II is textbook BioWare in execution, however it's small scope suggests that it was rushed due to the franchise's nearly complete ground up overhaul. Kirkwall lacks the fullness that BioWare's games normally present in spite of their usually low number of populating NPCs. Despite this emptiness, I found the multi-direction approach of the reused areas to take some of the droll away. The characters do not suffer, however, as I came away from the game with a new beloved character and she may make it onto my all time list. The bubbly, obliviously happy, yet darkly troubled Merrill was a bright spot in the game and paired with a relatively strong cast, with the exception of one rather grouchy and unapproachable elf, made the often repetitive game bearable when it otherwise wouldn't have. For fans of interaction in gaming, Dragon Age II is worth a playthrough as its ditching of a morality system provides for several scenarios which will leave you decidedly unsure in what path you should take. However, it is brought down by a lack of a focused plot and lack of depth in areas.
God of War: Collection provides both new and old fans of Kratos' escapades with an excellent hands on retrospective of the series. Consumers get both God of War and God of War II and all the goodies from both games, along with a code to download the E3 demo of God of War III, full HD video updates for both of the original games, and a heaping helping of mostly easy to obtain trophies.
When the first Assassin's Creed came out a couple years back I was blown away. The game took the platforming and action genrse to new heights by allowing players to actually free climb on any structure with something to grab hold of and to attack anyone the felt to be a threat. It set a benchmark for graphics and immersion in a genre, platforming, that had for years been marked by double jumps and set paths. Assassin's Creed was the first of what is now a growing collection of games that defy anyone genre, and Assassin's Creed two steps above all others to the top of that list.
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