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Review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Did you say “chocolate?”

Remember the 2005 film adaptation of the classic children’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? That movie was heavily hyped up before it came to theaters, and for good reason. Tim Burton was in the director’s chair, Johnny Depp portrayed the internationally-famous Willy Wonka, and it was the first time since 1971 that Roald Doahl’s […]

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Review of Sonic Heroes – Setting the stage for a hero’s parade

If you’re a longtime fan of Sonic the Hedgehog, you will no doubt have heard the common opinion that Sega’s flagship franchise has zero business having 3D adventure games in its lineup.  We usually hear that the blue blur’s 3D endeavors have been plagued with issues regarding the controls and cameras, but there are still some […]

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Review of The Simpsons: Hit & Run – Springfield discovers Grand Theft Auto

Game companies love to create games based on licensed properties, but they sometimes don’t think of the possible consequences; Making tie-in games based on books, movies, and TV programs is not necessarily a bad idea, but one small mistake (Technological or otherwise) can ultimately relegate them to bargain bins and mediocre review scores.  Many popular […]

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Review of James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing – Side-stepping from GoldenEye’s shadow

The year is 2004 — The movie Die Another Day and the FPS game NightFire have been available for nearly two years, so what’s next for Pierce Brosnan and the rest of the James Bond 007 cast and crew? You guessed it; Another videogame from Electronic Arts.  However, in response to their Bond first-person shooters constantly being compared to Rareware’s GoldenEye, EA […]