Video Game Review: Kinect Sports Season Two

/ Baseball, Football, Video Game Reviews

It’s tough to assign a blanket number to a collection of mini games that each control differently, but as a group they hold up pretty well. The sensor tracked my movements nicely, and with few exceptions it kept the action moving when people shuffled in and out during multiplayer sessions. I did find navigating some of the menus to be overly finicky, though, particularly when skipping tutorials and celebrations. Voice commands are also available and work as designed.

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Video Game Review: Spider-Man: Edge of Time

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Jumping, melee and ranged attacks are mapped to the face buttons while grabbing, web slinging and a signature evasion move occupy the shoulders and triggers. Using your evasion move is the key to success as you’re essentially unhittable when it’s activated (it’s got a limited lifespan with a meter that drains and recharges quickly), and as you’re constantly outnumbered you’ll need it to do a lot of sticking and moving.

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New York Yankees 2011 Season Review

/ Baseball, Team report

Ho hum. The Yankees took the American League East for the 11th time in 14 seasons, but were unable to get back to the ALCS, suffering a five-game defeat to the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS. When they dropped that final game 3-2 at Yankee Stadium, it marked the first time the Yanks had suffered a one-run loss at home to knock them out of the playoffs since the 1926 World Series.

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The Wire Troll: John Beck Making Progress in D.C.

/ Buck Davidson, Football, The Wire Troll

Injuries have played a huge role in shaping the Fantasy football landscape this season, and this week the Washington Redskins took an especially hard hit, losing both their top runner and receiver to maladies that will sideline them for an extended period. The backfield situations in Arizona and Denver are also in flux, so opportunities for waiver-wire wizardry abound in these three locales. Elsewhere, many quality players may be sitting on your league wire as a result of being dropped for their bye weeks; be sure to have a close look and make that claim if you see a player that can help your Fantasy cause.

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Video Game Review: The Missing Link DLC

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While this DLC is mostly enjoyable, there are some shortcomings worth mentioning. For starters, limited ammo and Praxis kits mean more deaths, and by extension more time spent staring at the loading screen. Backtracking is also far more prevalent here than in the main game, which may be a turnoff for some. Lastly, it’s clear some graphical shortcuts were taken as animations loop during extended conversation scenes and lip synching doesn’t match. Even taken collectively, though, these complaints are pretty minor.

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