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Posted April 09, 2014in Sore Thumbs

‘INFAMOUS: SECOND SON’    (T) **** Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 4 The Infamous games are all about the thrill of exploring a vast open city while simultaneously exploring an expanding set [...]

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Posted April 02, 2014in Sore Thumbs

‘DARK SOULS II’    (M) ****1/2 Namco Bandai Games Xbox 360 In “Dark Souls II,” your completely customizable avatar is cursed, and it shows. You’re tasked with exploring a sprawling and [...]

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Posted March 26, 2014in Sore Thumbs

‘METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES’    (M) **1/2 Konami PlayStation 4 In terms of Big Boss’ career of covert infiltrations and extractions, Ground Zeroes is the equivalent of a quick [...]

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Posted March 19, 2014in Sore Thumbs

‘TITANFALL’    (M) ****1/2 Electronic Arts Xbox One “Titanfall” — the much anticipated, exclusively multiplayer, first-person shooter for our newest generation of consoles — splits your time between combat on foot [...]

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Posted March 12, 2014in Sore Thumbs

‘SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH’    (M) ****1/2 Ubisoft Xbox 360 Here’s just another turn-based, side-scrolling fantasy RPG that casts you in the familiar classes of the fighter, the thief, [...]

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Posted March 05, 2014in Sore Thumbs

‘THIEF’    (M) *** Square Enix PlayStation 4 Full disclosure: “Thief: Deadly Shadows” is my favorite game of all time. It was the final installment in the “Thief” trilogy, and I [...]

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Posted February 26, 2014in Sore Thumbs

‘LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII’    (T) *** Square Enix Xbox 360 After taking a break from your combat party in “Final Fantasy XIII-2,” Lightning is back as a playable character [...]

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Posted February 05, 2014in Sore Thumbs

‘TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION’    (M) ****1/2 Electronic Arts PlayStation 4 Lara Croft just got a whole lot better looking — not that she really needed it. Not only was the [...]

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Posted January 29, 2014in Sore Thumbs

‘DON’T STARVE: CONSOLE EDITION’    (E10+) ***1/2 Klei Entertainment PlayStation 4 The title of this game offers some good — if somewhat limited — advice. A more useful title would’ve been [...]

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Posted January 22, 2014in Sore Thumbs

‘MAX: THE CURSE OF BROTHERHOOD’    (E10+) *** Microsoft Game Studios Xbox Live Arcade “Max” begins much like Jim Henson’s Labyrinth. Our protagonist — fed up with his kid brother—summons fantastical [...]

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