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    Best of the Giant Bomb Quick Looks: Black Shark 2

    The 'Russian Federal Army' reminds you to never open a helicopter door while engines are engaged. The Black Shark helicopter uses its 2 rotor blades to fly and the torque generated to move and turn. As a result, the tail rotor is not present on this model of helicopter. Bombers Present...
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    Review: God of War III (2010)

    Released: March 16, 2010 Difficulty: Moderate Time Spent: 10 to 20 Hours   Headline: Let’s end this, come hell or high water In GoW I, it was saving Olympus from Ares? In GoW II, he went against the order of the Gods to seek revenge? And now, in GoW III, Kratos will...
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    Classic Game Intros ? Blaster Master: Blasting Again

    The cheesy, high level CGI intro videos of the past come back for one more hurrah. Reserved for intro videos that looked glorious for the time and set a record level of appearing differently between what was presented in cutscenes and in-game. ?Blaster Master: Blasting Again? was released...
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    Classic Game Intros ? Lego Rock Raiders

    The cheesy, high level CGI intro videos of the past come back for one more hurrah. Reserved for intro videos that looked glorious for the time and set a record level of appearing differently between what was presented in cutscenes and in-game.   Lego Rock Raiders was released as a...
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    Alliterations for the next 'Dragon's Dogma'

    As was confirmed by Capcom, Dragon's Dogma is gonna get more Dragon blastin' action. Now, for some reason I can't get my head out this game's title and after a bit of research I learned Dragon's Dogma uses alliterations in its title. Thus I propose Capcom doesn't call the next game Dragon's...
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    Classic Game Intros - Battleship: Surface Thunder

    The cheesy, high level CGI intro videos of the past come back for one more hurrah. Reserved for intro videos that looked glorious for the time and set a record level of appearing differently between what was presented in cutscenes and in-game.   Battleship: Surface Thunder was...
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    Review: Ape Escape (1999) - One leap forward for platformers, one legion of devilish, smart, cosplay

    Released: May 31, 1999 Difficulty: Moderate Time Spent: 20 to 40 Hours   Headline: One leap forward for platformers, one legion of devilish, smart, cosplaying monkeys! Ape Escape takes place in a futuristic, foreign, and in ways, also pleasantly familiar world where...
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    Review: Conan (2007)

    Released: 2007 Difficulty: Hard Time Spent: 10 Hours or Less Headline: Conan hits hard, looks nice beside babes, and gets to set lions on fire! God of War may’ve recharged the fire and kicked ass while doing it and Beowulf tried too while pretty much ending up sucking, but that...
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    Review: Uncharted: Drake?s Fortune (2007)

    Released: 2007 Difficulty: Hard Time Spent: 10 Hours or Less   Headline: A love & hate game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is the adventure of Nathan Drake, a somewhat disconnected sibling, following the trail of the long deceased Sir Francis Drake. Nathan and...
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    Review: Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001)

    Released: 2001 Difficulty: Just Right Time Spent: 20 to 40 Hours   Headline: A new legacy’s dawn 3D platformers were much more prominent than they are today and likely the biggest one was SONY’s Ratchet & Clank; coming out right beside it was an almost just as...
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    Review: Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001)

    Released: 2001 Difficulty: Just Right Time Spent: 20 to 40 Hours   Headline: A new legacy’s dawn 3D platformers were much more prominent than they are today and likely the biggest one was SONY’s Ratchet & Clank; coming out right beside it was an almost just as...
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    Twisted Metal Marathon: Top 10 Endings

    Jan-24-2012 - I Love Twisted Metal Twisted Metal Marathon: Jan-26-2012 – Games of Vehicular Mayhem Feb-02-2012 – All Things Sweet Tooth Feb-09-2012 - Top 10 Endings Spoilers   Well folks, we’ve gone so far (and I’ve labored for so long) and finally, just...
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    Twisted Metal Marathon: All Things Sweet Tooth

    Jan-24-2012 - I Love Twisted Metal Twisted Metal Marathon: Jan-26-2012 – Games of Vehicular Mayhem Feb-02-2012 – All Things Sweet Tooth Feb-09-2012 - ??? Minor Spoilers   Sweet Tooth is probably the most famous character of the Twisted Metal series. He’s on...
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    Twisted Metal Marathon: Games of Vehicular Mayhem

    Jan-24-2012 - I Love Twisted Metal Twisted Metal Marathon: Jan-26-2012 – Games of Vehicular Mayhem Feb-02-2012 – ??? Feb-09-2012 - ??? It’s been a long time coming, but Twisted Metal is finally making its PS3 debut and I am damn excited for it. I’ve been growing up...
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    I Love Twisted Metal

    I've played that game, Jak X is more racer less shooter while the Twisted Metal franchise has it more shooter less racer