"Practically a genre unto itself, the Professor Layton games have carved out their own little place in the handheld gaming landscape. The love children of Myst and a book of MENSA brain conundrums, these titles have done well for Level-5 with their unique brand of puzzle-centric adventures. The Last Specter does not reinvent the wheel by any means; it is another Layton game. If you’re already a fan, then know that there are more puzzles and more extra game modes than ever before. If you do..."

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I Heart Geeks is a fairly new puzzle game for the Nintendo DS that touts a puzzle-creation system and the artistic vision of Marc Ecko. With many puzzle games available on the DS already, does it measure up? Read the review in its entirety to find out what GamerNode's Brad Tramel thought.

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The Kore Gang is solid platformer. The game feels very 90s nostalgic. The game looks good and plays great, and best of all its the kind of game anyone can pick up and play. Goozernation wonders why more games can't make motion controls this easy

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You Don't know Jack may be the best trivia game of this generation of consoles. Anyone can pick up and play it. Best of all its dropping in price so fast, every game should pick it up.

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Ubisoft has remade last year's Michael Jackson: The Experience from the ground up for the Nintendo 3DS. Can a dancing game translate well onto a handheld system?

kbell29 via gamefreaks365.com »

Max and the Magic Marker was re-created for the Nintendo DS from an iOS game on the iPhone. Nintendo has given up the system for dead, but third party publishers are still pumping out games. Does Max have any magic in him?

kbell29 via gamefreaks365.com »

Daav from NoobFeed.com takes a look back at Mario Kart DS. Was it really as wonderful as people remember or was the focus on a minor alteration a bit overblown? The choice of words might indicate one option. Mario Kart Ds is a good racing game, but is not a prime title, never has been.

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Call of Duty may be the biggest blockbuster franchise out there when it comes to first-person shooters but Modern Warfare 3 really isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Xander756 via examiner.com »

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is one of the biggest video game releases in recent memory. The Modern Warfare series has been at the forefront of gaming since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare came out in 2007 and broke the tide of World War II shooters that had become prevalent in gaming. The modern setting and solid gameplay of the Call of Duty franchise led the series to become a huge hit with the sequel (Modern Warfare 2) garnering even more praise from fans and critics alike. The third entr..."

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Daav from NoobFeed.com goes back to the times where texts were all the graphics there were an the power of imagination was king. Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain might not appeal to everyone specifically, but it is the most humble of homages to a lost concept, designed with perfect care.

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"PSS: "What happens when you take the same engine of the most popular game in the world, change a few background aspects, and restrict everything another developer of the same game has made? Well Modern Warfare 3 is finally here and our feelings on it are a bit mixed. The single player is decent but lacks anything spectacular like Modern Warfare 2, and the online multiplayer feels it could possibly be decent but is plagued with more issues than Black Ops launch and Battlefield 3’s beta combine..."

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Default Prime reviewer Alex Carlson takes on the industry juggernaut that is the newest iteration of the Call of Duty franchise. It does feel a bit more familiar that many would’ve preferred, but with such massive setpieces and addictive multiplayer, it’s tough to argue with its strengths.

bowlingotter via defaultprime.com »

"Whatever side of the fence you fall, or decide to believe in the papers, the COD series has done one thing well, and that's craft a series of set-piece driven campaigns and sweeping multiplayer content into something enjoyed by many - if nothing else, no one can deny the astronomic sales figures that once had the series dubbed the "800 pound gorilla". Its FPS tweaked for the energy drink generation - fast, loud, over the top and slightly neurotic. And for many, that means good."

daverage via yetanotherreviewsite.co.uk »

Ryan Johnson | GoozerNation

GoozerNation author Ryan Johnson loves delving into the Value Bin and Available Now sections of Goozex to find a game that perhaps was wanted back in the day, but wasn't purchased because it was just too much of a risk. Last time in, he found Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades for a mere 100 Goozex points. While it was a bit pricey back in the day, this was an unpassable deal. Is the game worth searching out? Click in and learn!

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"It lacked exclusive content, reneging on promises, and regular ticket holders were treated as second class citizens compared to the more expensive VIP cards.
- MMGN

While our affiliates over at MMGN decided Australia “deserves a better gaming show”, we at OXCGN had a different experience.

That’s not to say that complaints made on the site and by their readers had no justification- some did – but the event we saw had a lot of different facets to it that should be considered.

As Aus..."

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"The Madden NFL has been the only choice for gamers who want to play some football for quite some time. Each new addition usually either hits the mark or stagnates and isn’t worth the asking price; how well does Madden 12 it live up to the hype? Is this game worth the $60 price tag or should you skip it all together? Let’s find out!"

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Daav from NoobFeed.com takes a stab at the Xbox Live version of Bejeweled 3, after reviewing and loving the original. Essentially, it's the same amazing game, but there are 2 noticeable differences.

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Daav from NoobFeed.com writes reviews at random as well. Here's one for Harvest Fishing, which expectedly revolves around fishing...a lot. The cutesy appeal isn't all that bad, but truly lacks definition to overcome its repetitive nature

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Default Prime reviewer Lucas Stephens rips through Beenox's newest Spider Man title. So is this one a little bit Shattered Dimensions or a little bit Friend or Foe?

It's somewhere in between, but one thing it's probably not worth is full price.

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"Kirby's career is like a cartoon hobo's pants, patched with all sorts of crazy and colorful material (and also some yarn). Now, the pink whatever-it-is is back on the DS in Kirby Mass Attack, this time as the least threatening army that ever existed."

gamepodunk via gamepodunk.com »

Craig Will of GoozerNation gives a glowing review of Square-Enix's latest Dragon Quest Monster game and goes over his favorite aspect of it: Synthesizing.

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"The story, while definitely clinging to classic fantasy, isn't particularly forceful about delivery. The four characters are the only survivors of a curse that sweeps through their village and must now seek refuge and find a way to undo the curse. But while there is enough story to justify the actions you're taking I never really felt particularly involved in it."

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GameRabies.com's CliffyB3 reviews this season's installment of the Madden franchise, and this year, doesn't have so many kind things to say about it:

"...if Madden 11 was a “Super Bowl season” for the franchise, Madden 12 is like that “Super Bowl slump” you see some NFL teams go through the following season, where they end up missing the playoffs, a star player goes on injured reserve, and a coach gets fired…something of that nature."

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"I had just about given up on the Spider-Man franchise for a little while there, as far as video games go. Spider-Man 3 managed to end up being worse than the movie, something I didn’t think was feasible. And while Web of Shadows went a ways towards remedying that, it still lacked the kind of magic I was seeking from the web-slinger. But then came Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, which blew me away with its multiple characters and engaging multi-tier storyline, leading to a satisfying conclus..."

PlanetXbox360 via planetxbox360.com »

"The Rhythm Heaven series (known as Rhythm Tengoku in Japan and the DS game known as Rhythm Paradise in Europe) is a quirky, unique set of rhythm video games that has left me (and I’m sure others as well) begging for more. Now, let’s take a look at the series and the future of it."

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