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	Sengoku Denshou review (SCD) Reviewed by Pat Floyd on August 20, 2012 - # Sengoku is a trippy brawler that inserts samurai and folklore demons into modern-day Japan, interrupted by a few interludes where the player leaps up into heaven to fight even more monsters. This bizarre series of events is explained as being due to Nobunaga Oda. That clears everything up.
	Little Ninja Brothers review (NES) Reviewed by Joseph Shaffer on August 18, 2012 - # There are random encounters, for instance, but they don’t appear in the manner you might expect. Battles take place in real time on various battlefields. Basic stones serve as obstructions and ponds act as HP-draining traps. While negotiating such hazards, you must deliver knuckle sandwiches of justice to unruly beasts and wicked ninjas.
	Papo & Yo review (PS3) Reviewed by Rhody Tobin on August 17, 2012 - # Because alcoholics can be monsters, guys! Get it? Do you get it!?
	Bubble Bobble review (NES) Reviewed by Rhody Tobin on August 17, 2012 - # *pop*
	New Super Mario Bros. 2 review (3DS) Reviewed by Jason Venter on August 14, 2012 - # Suddenly, until you either clear the current stage or you are struck by an enemy, you fire shots that turn bricks and enemy projectiles into coins. Usually, there are lots of bricks in short proximity. Diving through piles of gold like Wario taking a swan dive into Scrooge McDuck’s money bin is definitely an exhilarating experience.
	Retro/Grade review (PS3) Reviewed by Rhody Tobin on August 14, 2012 - # *wepwepwep wep wep*
	Wreckateer review (X360) Reviewed by Gary Hartley on August 11, 2012 - # It’s a functional and fun time killer when, let’s face it, we all expected a trainwreck.
	Heroes of Ruin review (3DS) Reviewed by Rhody Tobin on August 10, 2012 - # "WHERE. ARE. MY. ALLIES!?"
	Ghosts 'N Goblins review (NES) Reviewed by Rob Hamilton on August 08, 2012 - # I also probably shouldn't forget how you need one particular weapon to simply damage the final boss. Or that if you do manage to kill it, you find out that you were the victim of a cruel hoax and have to do the six main levels over again (at a higher difficulty level, of course) and then fight that guy again in order to actually beat the game. Adding the fake difficulty of a mandatory second trip through an already brutal game is not my idea of fun.
	California Games review (NES) Reviewed by Jason Venter on August 05, 2012 - # I once wasted most of a week doing nothing but playing California Games and attempting to perfect each of the six included sporting events. Just like I did more than two decades ago, I see quite clearly how the game could have been awesome. The problem is that it failed spectacularly. Each of the included diversions—half pipe, foot bag, surfing, skating, BMX and flying disk—have enough issues that the kindest compliment you might pay any of them is “semi-competent.”
	Donkey Kong Classics review (NES) Reviewed by Jason Venter on August 05, 2012 - # For those keeping score at home, Donkey Kong Classics features an underwhelming total of seven levels—spread out across the two included games—and none of them take up more than a single screen. That means that you can quite handily see everything unique that the game has to offer in less than a half-hour of play. Endurance runs in pursuit of a higher score (which the cartridge doesn’t even save once you power off the system) are your only reason to keep going from there.
	Duck Tales 2 review (NES) Reviewed by Jason Venter on August 05, 2012 - # A lot of the challenge this time around comes from bottomless pits. The first game generally placed you in a relatively safe environment where you would typically die only if you ventured too far off the beaten path in search of treasure, or if you let enemies knock you around a bit too much. There were occasional hazards that spelled instant death, certainly, but levels were designed in a manner that welcomed newcomers.
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD review (X360) Reviewed by Jason Venter on August 05, 2012 - # However, the revised game brings some new problems of its own. The main thing I’ve noticed is that the physics system seems to have been tweaked. I’m not sure how much of it is my memory playing tricks on me and how much of it is genuinely different, but either way I can’t say that I like it. Bails were never especially realistic, but here they’re annoying to an extent that would be almost comical if it weren’t so exasperating.
	Legend of Dragoon review (PS3) Reviewed by Gary Hartley on July 29, 2012 - # Its initial fragility is often the last impression bestowed upon a gamer. But there’s more to be discovered; I’m not going to reel of a huge list, we’d be here all day. Some things you’ll just have to discover on your own.
	The Amazing Spider-Man review (X360) Reviewed by Jason Grant on July 27, 2012 - # The Amazing Spider-Man's problems stem from having a shaky foundation, trying to be something it isn't, and filling in the rest with... well, filler.
	Final Fantasy II review (NES) Reviewed by Rob Hamilton on July 19, 2012 - # If one of them makes a habit of using swords in battle, that character will eventually be far more useful with that kind of weapon than any other. If another one specializes in casting spells, he'll wind up with tons of magic points. And if you regularly encounter weak enemies and ignore those hapless foes to have your party members beat up on each other, their hit points will go through the roof.
	Little Samson review (NES) Reviewed by Joseph Shaffer on July 18, 2012 - # It's yet another case in which a developer wisely forsook innovation for refinement. The team at Takeru knew their audience, they knew what platformer players wanted, and they delivered. Oh, did they ever deliver
	Dyad review (PS3) Reviewed by Rhody Tobin on July 17, 2012 - # My god. It's full of stars!
	Johnny Kung Fu review (3DS) Reviewed by Rhody Tobin on July 12, 2012 - # UFO Interactive's latest eShop release has charm, if not much substance.
	DiRT Showdown review (X360) Reviewed by Jason Grant on July 09, 2012 - # If you're in the mood for a decent, accessible racing game, you can do a lot worse than DiRT Showdown. The trouble is that you can also do a lot better for a lot less money.

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