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    Outland review

    Posted 04/27/2011 at 2:51pm | by Andrew Hayward
    For those who like a good mashup, Outland does the trick. It finds the surprising middle ground between Arcade favorites Shadow Complex and Ikaruga, delivering a rich, rewarding side-scrolling adventure that blends precise movement with frantic, bullet-dodging intensity.
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    Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 review

    Posted 02/02/2011 at 10:27am | by Ryan McCaffrey
    Bionic Commando’s brand of momentum-based precision platforming reemerged with grace, challenge, and just the right amount of cheesiness in 2008’s Rearmed. Its sequel, though still enjoyable, lacks all three of those ingredients.
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    Shadow Complex preview

    Posted 07/16/2009 at 12:42pm | by Ryan McCaffrey
    Donald Mustard — the affable, passionate creative director at Chair Entertainment (Advent Rising, Undertow) — makes no attempt to conceal the primary influence on his studio’s next project, Shadow Complex. “I LOVE Super Metroid,” he gushes. “I wanted to make a grownup version of G.I. Joe. I love the idea of a hightech bad guy versus a low-tech good guy.”
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