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Review: Portal 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, Steam)

I love mazes. In elementary school, mazes were always my favorite kind of puzzle.  They were simple and helped develop spatial awareness.  The goal was simple: get from point A to point B.  In this respect, the Portal games are just like mazes.  I can see how making a sequel to Portal could be a…

Review: Super Monkey Ball 3D (3DS)

I’m not actually sure where to start with Super Monkey Ball 3D. When Super Monkey Ball 2 came out on the Gamecube in 2002, it was something different. It was enjoyable, fresh, and had a lot of variety, but ten years later, the game offers only three modes: Monkey Ball, Monkey Race, and Monkey Fight.…

Review: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (PS3, Xbox 360)

I picked up Ninja Theory’s latest effort, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West ,  once I stopped pining for the Heavenly Sword sequel that will likely never come. I settled in for what was a familiar, yet revitalized experience. Enslaved is another character-driven, large scale action-adventure game that slows things down to a more deliberate and…