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game
47 posts
2009
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The Gamers Rythmn Heaven: Nintendo DSi
by Kimberley Jev
I’ll be honest, the last time I heard someone fling the word Nintendo around was a long time ago in a far away land when I was knee high. Actually, I lie; there…
FOOD & DRINK
Cork Fine Wine Tasting Series featuring Argyle Wines
by Adrian Bryksa
Cork Fine Wine, Liquor and Ale continues their tradition of bringing world renowned vignerons to Calgary and welcomed winemakers Rollin and Corby Soles of Argyl…
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Calgary Hearts Dubya
by Gordon McDowell
The lecture circuit is an alluring mistress. She doesn’t care about your past deeds, only that you have fame. Success and failure are one in the same to her, so…
2008
FOOD & DRINK
Dining in Paros, Greece: Sho-Sho
by Jaymi Newington
We said goodbye to our dear friends and we parted ways at the tip of Croatia, my husband and I were halfway between Italy and Greece when it hit me like a ton o…
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Spore
by Ian Harding
I very quickly found that designing my own elements was more tedious than enjoyable. It got to the point where I would put a block, a window, and a door, and click save just so that I could move on with the game.
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GTA IV: Rockstar’s series grows up a bit
by Carolyn Petit
This is not the immoral or amoral story some people loudly accuse it of being. On the contrary. Like all good crime fiction, it is a deeply moral story, a story of choices and consequences. The plot moves at a slower, more deliberate pace than those of the other GTA games..
2007
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Halo 3 - The Biggest Video Game in History?
by MaxPower
In any scope of the entertainment world $125 million is big dollars. Major motion pictures gross $125 million plus, but most after weeks in the theaters. Why has the Halo 3 franchise seen so much success?
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Game: Pokemon Pearl
by Mike Morier
I must confess. I’ve never before been compelled to “catch them all” (though I am a firm believer in the practice of “captcha them all” – because your Ugly Betty discussion board is no place for bots and spammers).
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Game: Hotel Dusk Room 215
by Mike Morier
From check-in to checkout, the story unfolds much like an interactive novel (and in keeping with that, you play the game by tilting your DS sideways like a book), with a variety of fairly rich characters and environments. Mysteries abound and it's up to you to solve them.
2006
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Gears of War: Previewed at X'06
by MaxPower
Everything was swaying and moving in a realistic manner, pretty impressive as it was a movie element which was integrated into the gameplay. It is also obvious that Epic and Microsoft were trying to build this into a movie type game, with dramatic horror elements..
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Viva Piñata: A Game Previewed at X'06
by Beauty
The main purpose of the game is to create a unique fantasy world that will attract colourful piñatas to live. This concept reminded me of games such as Roller Coaster Tycoon as each structure and feature of the world is placed and built by the player, right down to miniscule details such as the terrain of the land.
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Mario Hoops 3 on 3
by Mike Morier
Who knew that the Shyguy was such a baller? Bad enough that he and his ilk will show you up time and time again on the race track, but now you'll have to suffer the indignity of having him score on you from half-court. If you can handle that, than this may be the game for you.
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Are Wii Experiencing A PS3 360?
by MaxPower
Now luxury items have a place in the market. If they didn't there wouldn't be Ferraris or Prada or Gucci. However, it is very hard to establish the type of brand value to be seen as a luxury good.
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
by MaxPower
I won't go on to catalogue the reasons why I think this game is one of the best I have played to date. No, I will focus on constructive criticism on the parts of the game that could be improved.
2005
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Can you buy an Xbox?
by MaxPower
There is a fine line between product scarcity to drive buzz and product scarcity that is bad enough that it doesn't allow people to actually buy one. Microsoft is well into the latter.
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X'05 - The Canadian Preview of the Xbox 360
by MaxPower
I walked up on a guy playing Peter Jackson’s King Kong and in all honesty I thought he was chatting with a rep while a cut scene was going on as the graphics were so clear.
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Age of Empires III
by MaxPower
The colonial setting and the ability to fight over North and South America makes for interesting situations, but the fact that they just kind of lumped Canada in with the greater U.S. areas like “The Rockies” kind of miffed me.
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Interview with Ryan Bidan from Microsoft
by R4NT
When thinking of what to do to keep the game fresh while maintaining the look and feel of an Age game, the development team looked at what worked and what didn’t work with previous franchise releases.
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Sony PSP
by Dijita
Personally I was excited to get my hands on the new Sony PSP. So on March 24th I was like a little kid opening up the box of my brand new Sony PSP. Was it worth it?
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Knights of the Old Republic II
by MaxPower
Well maybe you are perpetuating that guy's ability to live a life of "weakness", perhaps he would have been better off getting a little beating to teach him a lesson. Maybe you should administer the beating.
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Syberia II
by Beauty
I've kept a special place in my heart for good old-fashioned adventure games. Finally I had the opportunity to play one of these games on the Xbox when Syberia II was released, and it is sure to appeal to fans of the genre.
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Interview with Microids Canada
by R4NT
For those readers who aren't familiar with the name, Microids is a Canadian developer of video games. One of the more recent games that has been published by Microids Canada is Syberia II.
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World of Warcraft
by Dijita
The nice thing is that it is set up in such a way that you do not NEED to put in hour long Marathons to actually progress in the game.
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Xbox Live: Generation Next
by MaxPower
The combination of playing on Xbox Live and obtaining stats via the internet and it is undoubtedly a great cross-functional media paradigm.
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Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusades
by MaxPower
A strategic action game of epic scale, with cutting-edge 3-D graphics, 100+ missions, Xbox Live functionality and pulse pounding combat scenes.
2004
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Tron 2.0: Killer App vs. Tron the Movie
by MaxPower
A little cut scene to set the stage, followed by the developer's credits rolling exactly how you would see them in a theatre.
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Zoo Tycoon
by Beauty
For the most part, the game was what I expected, but there were many new features and surprises that should keep gamers interested.
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R4NT Game Giveaway!
by R4NT
We are lucky enough to be able to hand out a friendly draw to R4NT readers this month with a Game Giveaway!
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New on Xbox This Xmas
by Beauty
We had the opportunity to preview some great Xbox games that are being released this holiday season. Check the forums for more info!
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Star Wars Battlefront for Xbox
by MaxPower
Battlefront is an action/shooter game that gives gamers the opportunity to re-live and participate in all of the classic Star Wars battles.
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Game Spotlight: Fable for Xbox
by Beauty
Fable has aimed for new heights of realism, as they introduce the ability to start a family, acquire real estate and tattoos, and much more.
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X'04
by MaxPower
X'04 was held in mid-August in the trendy Sound Emporium nightclub located in Toronto's entertainment district and we were there.
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Transformers (PS2)
by Obsidian
Essentially your goal is to find all of these little guys and use them to help you kick the Decepticons shiny metal butts..
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Manhunt (PS2)
by Dijita
The last thing you remember is being on death row lying on the steel table waiting the lethal injection. Now you wake up to find yourself in a room, dizzy and s…
2003
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Advanced Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
by Haren
My initial reasoning for buying a Game Boy Advance was for two reasons. First, that my OLD Game Boy (which now rests peacefully within my bedroom closet) was fi…
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Gameboy Advance SP
by Dijita
Two years ago I bought a Game Boy Advance just before my trip to Vegas. I figured it would provide some good entertainment while performing the ritualistic bori…
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
by Nixon & Pele
Nixon : What we have here is Canadian game developer here who has made such RPGs as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights: namely BioWare Corp. based in Edmonton…
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Bookworm Deluxe
by David Gluzman
Gaming is a popular topic of conversation on R4NT these days. I've read many opinions on how "Enter The Matrix" is the best game going right now, and I think it…
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Game: Unreal 2
by Crom & D4V
D4V : After a 7 month hiatus of the tag team review, we are back in full force as a special treat for the inauguration of issue 3.0. However, we couldn't have p…
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Xbox Live
by David Gluzman
$80 for headset/mic combo combined with 2 game demos and an online subscription model that doesn't even tell me how much it will cost when the free year of xbox…
2002
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The Future of gaming
by David Gluzman
..Killing 50 or so people in a random arena, or clicking to death an opponent in a RPG is just pathetic. *Yawn* I don't have the time or energy to devote building up skills (character stats) in different games.
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Dungeon Siege (PC)
by Crom & D4V
Crom : Unless you've lived in a dark hole, then you've heard of Microsofts latest RPG "Dungeon Siege". Following in the unsure footsteps of such gaming extravag…
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Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (PC)
by Crom & D4V
D4V : Being a huge StarWars fan for many a year, I greatly anticipated trying out my own personal light-saber. Thusly picking up a copy of the latest from Lucas…
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Wreckless (Xbox)
by Crom & D4V
D4V : Once again we've fallen easy pray to a game with huge hype and crazy techno music. A few months back when I first scoped out the scene on this game, I tho…
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SSX Tricky (Xbox)
by Crom & D4V
Crom : Having played our one Xbox game to death, a fresh one was needed. In the boredom of a Sunday night, we needed something fun, we needed something…tricky.…
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Halo (Xbox)
by Crom & D4V
D4V: We finally got our dirty fingers on a super crazy all black big hype X-Box during the holidays. Thusly it seems fit that we review the main title available…
