Blur Review

The Good: It’s gorgeous to look at, and tons of fun to play. Blur’s multiplayer mode is one of the more robust that I ever played.

The Bad: It’s a bit tough to maintain first place during multiplayer races – but this is a very minor grievance.

The Verdict: Worth a purchase for hardcore racing fans looking for a beefed up Mario Kart kind of game, and definitely worthy of a rental for those curious to play a new racing game.

Written by N3GAT1VE CR33P

Crackdown 2 Demo Impressions

The Good: Thirty minutes of exploration is available, and running people over with vehicles is still loads of fun.

The Bad: A weak variety of on-screen enemies, an overly bland environment, and lame sounding weaponry.

The Verdict: Worth a download if you’re into unlocking achievements before the full version releases in a few weeks.

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Neutrally Chaotic talks about the Red Dead Redemption multiplayer experience.

Battlefield Bad Company 2: If Playing this is Bad, I don’t Wanna Be Good

The Good: best multiplayer around; weapon and explosion sound effects are great; the game is pretty, and the destructible environments create tangible tactical dynamics; game encourages teamwork (one of the few on the market that does)

The Bad: single player campaign is short and has a confusing story; lip synching is off in some cutscenes; on the online portion, I suppose if you’d rather play a game that’s all about you you YOU! then you might want to look elsewhere, as teamwork is almost required to do well.

The Verdict: A definite buy. Put it this way: I traded in a certain copy of “another game” to buy Bad Company 2, and I have no regrets that a certain “other game” is no longer in my library, since Bad Company 2 more than takes the place of it. Let’s just say I’m not going to buy any “Stimulus Packages” anytime soon, unless you count the ones stamped by President Obama. If you’re looking for a great single player experience, this might not be your game, but for those looking for a long-term, multiplayer game, pick this one up!