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'Guitar Hero III' Rocks Like Hurricanenew
If the original Guitar Hero was an acoustic Tegan and Sara show in an Austin coffeehouse, and Guitar Hero II was a Pearl Jam concert circa 1994, Guitar Hero III is the electronic equivalent of that Black Sabbath gig that left an innocent bat headless.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
11-08-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The New 'Zelda' Wants Your Touchnew
Clearly designed for the DS from the ground up, The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass makes full use of the system's touch screen, with all of Link's movement and actions determined by dragging, tapping, or swirling the DS' stylus.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-01-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
John Woo Returns to Form with a Video Gamenew
The sequel to Hard Boiled, Stranglehold is a video game rather than a movie, but all the important ingredients are here: Chow Yun Fat reprises his role as the badass Inspector Tequila; there's plenty of slow-mo gunplay; and a dozen city blocks are leveled by the game's pornographic number of explosions and gunshots.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
10-11-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
