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Nintendo: Banned in the USA (Feature)

22 Jul 2009

Let’s point fingers! Ever wonder why games are still treated like a child’s medium? Well, part of that responsibility rests on the shoulders of Nintendo of America and the censorship they exhibited during the dominant period of the NES, Game Boy and SNES.

From the medium’s inception, Japan seemed to have no qualms in dealing with themes no heavier than those found in movies and TV, such violence and sexuality. ...

7 ways to spot an impending crap sequel (Feature)

31 Jul 2008

So many sequels, so much hype, so little time... Let our foolproof guide help you cut through the crap before it's even released ...

The Top 7... games that don't deserve nostalgia (Feature)

12 May 2008

You know that heartwarming sensation you get while remembering games of yesteryear? The one that makes you ponder, "Why aren't games this good nowadays?" It's a lie. It's a childhood veil that, once lifted, exposes how shitty some of your favorite games were all along. They didn't just sour with age - they were never that fun, you just put up with them because there was no better alternative.

Metroid, for example, is fairly crap by ...

10 Most Swearing-est Games (Feature)

3 Apr 2008

Swear words are used in film, TV and games to glorious effect. But sometimes the sheer quantity of obscenity causes the words to lose their meaning. Ever the cultural explorers here at GR, we’ve compiled a list of the ten swearing-est games we could think of. Then we grabbed footage from the first hour of each, and chopped it down to just the dirty words. Very scientific.

Check it out. But remember: this video is categorically ...

Final Fight: Streetwise (Review)

4 May 2006

Despite kicking ass as one of the most classic, side-scrolling, "punch 100 dudes in the head, eat the food you find in the broken crate, repeat" beat 'em-ups ever, the Final Fight franchise has taken more black eyes than all of Metro Citys thugs put together. Home console ports with missing features, half-assed sequels, downright ugly forays into the one-on-one fighting genre (see the Japan-only Final Fight Revenge on Segas Saturn) - the series has been through it all. And now Capcom continues ...

Final Fight: Streetwise (Screenshots)

12 Apr 2006