Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor review
Review
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor trades its complicated control peripheral for a simplified Kinect interface. How does the new control scheme hold up? Check out our review.
READ MORE >Shack Staff's E3 2012 favorites
It's been a week since E3 2012 closed its doors. The Shacknews team looks back, and reflects on some of their highlights.
READ MORE >The Walking Dead game review
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Thankfully, this is no Jurassic Park. By firmly establishing itself in the comic book universe, Telltale's The Walking Dead is a wonderful extension of the franchise.
READ MORE >"second season disappointing!?! everyone i know, even people who aren't into zombies, games ..."
see all 15 commentsMass Effect 3 review
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Mass Effect 3 brings the Commander Shepard trilogy to a close, but the end of BioWare's epic tale continues to evolve the boundaries of story-telling and moral choice to maddening heights.
READ MORE >"I'm just saying there are stupider endings. I know. I've read all the Dune prequels and ..."
see all 117 commentsStreet Fighter x Tekken Vita characters will be available on console eventually
The Vita version of SFxT has a dozen new characters. So what does Capcom have to say to console players? "We'll find a way to make sure that console fans are happy, as well."
READ MORE >Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Vita review
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UMvC3 reinforces the fact that players don't need a big screen and a fight stick to brawl with the big boys.
READ MORE >"I've been playing this version for several days now, and gameplay wise it's identical to the ..."
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"Damn memory failing me, I thought the first one had like mega huge areas of ..."
see all 12 commentsShank 2 review
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Shank 2 continues the character's bloody rampage, but is this one worth getting your hands dirty?
READ MORE >"Loved the first title and I am loving this sequel. They definitely stepped up the challenge ..."
see all 4 commentsReview: Beat Hazard Ultra (iOS)
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We take a look at the freshly-released Beat Hazard Ultra for iOS devices, to see if the music-based shooter transitions gracefully to a handheld environment.
READ MORE >"I've tried this game on my android phone and it's nowhere near as good as playing on PC with a ..."
see all 8 commentsResident Evil: Revelations review
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Our Resident Evil: Revelations review looks at the first first 3DS entry for the series with a tale that takes place between Resident Evil 4 and 5 on an abandoned cruise ship and snow peaks in the mountains.
READ MORE >"The quick-turn feature is still in and you'll be using it a lot for the boss fights. The AI is ..."
see all 13 commentsSoul Calibur V review
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Our Soul Calibur V review returns a split-decision in its bid to recapture the series' mystique with remnants of the past holding back a strong return to the stage of history.
READ MORE >"Ugh they cast that one voice actor chick as Ivy.. now everytime I hear her speak shes going to ..."
see all 10 commentsFinal Fantasy XIII-2 review
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 arrives with the promise of correcting the transgressions of its predecessor. Our review takes a look at whether this game that wants so badly to be liked can forge new friendships.
READ MORE >"Bring back the Final Fantasy Legend series to iOS!!! And also, a proper HD port of Final ..."
see all 46 commentsDarksiders 2 preview
We get our first glimpse of Darksiders 2 in action at a hands-off preview event last week. Read all about our experience with death.
READ MORE >"They didn't show us anything other than the roll defense. It was a hands-off demo."
see all 18 commentsBest of 2011 Runner-Up: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
This week Shacknews finally reveals its top five games of 2011. We continue today with the fourth best game, as voted by the editors and staff writers: Bethesda's Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
READ MORE >"I quite like the way you're doing it too. And nope, not saying that to curry favor. Though I ..."
see all 224 commentsStaff Favorites 2011: Garnett's picks
The Shacknews staff takes a moment to recognize some of the team's favorite titles that didn't quite crack our overall 'Best of 2011' awards. Finally, here are editorial director Garnett Lee's picks.
READ MORE >"finally someone picks Shadows..great game..and I will say Dead space 2 was excellent as well!"
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"I'd also love to see more games like Happy Action Theater, Child of Eden, Fruit Ninja, etc., ..."
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