One of the oldest game genres is the platformer, so named because you play a character that jumps to and from suspended platforms. Contra, Bionic Commando, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Super Mario Brothers all fall into this category.
I should make it clear here that I never got into Super Mario World or Mario 64, largely [...]

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My wife and I have been seriously digging Trine. After having played it over the weekend, I’m ready to say that it’s a front-runner for best game I’ve played in 2009. Granted, I have yet to play Dragon Age: Origins, and I’m not sure whether I’ll be playing Uncharted 2 in 2009, but as of [...]

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I must now direct your attention to the excellent trailer for the upcoming Nintendo Wii game Tower of Shadow. Really interesting gameplay, since you play as an actual shadow and can only platform on objects’ shadows. Check it out. And don’t mind the German.

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I’m done with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. I can sum up the bulk of my frustrations in two words: Bad Platforming.
It’s funny - I don’t remember quite so many bottomless pits in any of the Star Wars movies. Sure, there was the part in Empire Strikes Back where Luke lost his hand and fell, [...]

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Use Boxmen is a fun little game, reminiscent of Braid in its puzzles. There’s no time-rewinding, but there are some other interesting mechanics, and some damn hard puzzles.
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Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss games I’ve played that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I generally sell a game that I’ve finished, so the only reason I keep one is because I plan to replay the game some day. Classifying a game as a “keeper” is generally a badge [...]

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Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss games I’ve played that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I generally sell a game that I’ve finished, so the only reason I keep one is because I plan to replay the game some day. Classifying a game as a “keeper” is generally a badge [...]

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This is the fourth part of my series of Braid hints. It’s not a walkthrough, because simply giving the puzzles’ answers would ruin the game. But I got so frustrated at the game that I gave in to temptation and looked online to find answers to a puzzle in both world 2 and world 3, [...]

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This is the fourth part of my series of Braid hints. It’s not a walkthrough, because simply giving the puzzles’ answers would ruin the game. But I got so frustrated at the game that I gave in to temptation and looked online to find answers to a puzzle in both world 2 and world 3, [...]

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This is the third part of my series of Braid hints. It’s not a walkthrough, because simply giving the puzzles’ answers would ruin the game. But I got so frustrated at the game that I gave in to temptation and looked online to find answers to a puzzle in both world 2 and world 3, [...]

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