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Review Shooter: A Christmas Carol (Dark Horse Comics)

Writer:Â Rod EspinosaArtist:Â Rod EspinosaReview by Tim TaylorDark Horse (with surprisingly odd timing) has released an adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. One may wonder what exactly the adaptation does differently, and…

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Review Shooter: House of the Dead Overkill (Wii)

Rail shooters seem to have gotten a negative reputation this generation. Part of it is that Nintendo fans grew tired of companies like Capcom and Sega using rail-shooters as "Test"…

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Review Shooter: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise of the Turtles

The Ninja Turtles have been a huge part of my life. I would go as far as to say that Ninja Turtles was the first franchise to really dominant my…

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Review Shooter: Rayman Jungle Run

When you think of your typical iOS game, several words come to mind: casual, gimmicky, shallow, and cheap. When you think of an iOS installment of a "traditional" gaming series,…

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Review Shooter: The Darkness II

In the sequel to Starbreeze Studios’ 2007 sleeper The Darkness, mercenary developer Digital Extremes brings back protagonist Jackie Estacado, a young mafia boss who wields and ancient demonic power known…

Jason Ragatz

Movies Review

Review Shooter: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1

A review of the latest DC DTV, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1

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Review Shooter: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise Part 3

Writer:Â Gene Luen YangArtists:Â Gurihiru & Michael HeislerAvatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, aside from being a mouthful of a title, continues the story of Aang and his friends after the end…

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Review Shooter: Mark of the Ninja

Review By: Martin BaierÂ Klei Entertainment made their first big splash in 2010 with Shank. Everyone, including me, was immediately impressed with the art style and the fluid animations the…

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Reviews on Deck

It has come time, once again, for Nerds on the Rocks to evolve our review scale. While the Buy/Wait/Avoid system has served us well, we feel that as we expand…

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Review Shooter: Demigods

Writer: Jesse GrilloArtists: Luigi Teruel,Â Robert Grant andÂ Heather BreckelThere's an old expression, "there's nothing new under the sun." The expression usually means that there aren't new stories. Anything that has had,…

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