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Professor Layton and the Last Specter

Status: 1 playthrough of The Last Specter complete Total Time:  19hr 1min Puzzles Solved: 138  Total Picarats: 5048 Professor Layton and the Last Specter (or Specter’s Flute, depending on your region) it the first in a trilogy of prequels to the best selling puzzle series. Layton receives a letter from his old friend Clark Triton, requesting his help …

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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean

Status: Starting 3rd movie Coop, playing 2nd movie single player Achievements: 15 of 40 Gamerscore: 252/1000 DLC Purchased: None There is just something so perfectly nostalgic about LEGO. You never really grow out of playing with them, building castles, ships, or giant dinosaurs. When LEGO first gave us LEGO Star Wars, I wonder if they thought it would become …

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You Don’t Know Jack

Status: Working through the last rounds Achievements: 20 of 50 Gamerscore: 430/1250 DLC Purchased: None (yet!) You Don’t Know Jack is the perfect trivia video game. No silly jumping around in front of a camera when all you want to do is veg out on the couch. Just crazy button mashing, yelling, and Screwing (no, not that kind of …

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Puzzle Expedition DS

Status: Getting by with a little help from the internet Puzzle solving is great for your brain, so says Dr. Kawashima, the genius behind all the Brain Age games. And if the doctor tells you to play more puzzle solving games, then you should listen to what he is telling you. While this might not be …

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7 Wonders 2

My growing love for puzzle games took a major leap forward when MumboJumbo sent 7 Wonders 2 my way. A DS port of a popular PC game, gamers manipulate the various icons in the columns to create blocks of three or more, Bejeweled-style, creating building stones for the loyal workers around the world who will …

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Professor Layton & The Unwound Future

Status: 1 playthrough of Unwound Future complete Total Time:  21hr 29min Puzzles Solved: 164 Total Picarats: 5531 Purchase Professor Layton and the Unwound Future from Amazon When a mysterious letter arrives in the post claiming to be written by Hershel Layton’s apprentice, Luke, from 10 years in the future only a short period after the two witness a failed time traveling …

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Super Mario Galaxy 2

It’s time for another high-flying intergalactic adventure with everyone’s favourite mustachioed plumber in red with Super Mario Galaxy 2. Once more, the Mushroom Kingdom is attacked by a now planet-sized Bowser who flees off into the galaxy with Princess Peach, and Mario as always drops everything to be the hero. So is this game worth …

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Again

I love losing myself in a good book. Sometimes nothing is better than reading a finely spun story and putting yourself in the shoes of the lead character while snuggled up in your favourite spot on the couch and savoring a pot of tea. Playing an interactive novel game is a real treat for bookworms, …

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Spore Hero

I never jumped all over the Spore bandwagon. To me, Spore was just an alien version of the Sims with some more customization and the added bonus of exploring the galaxy. Not my taste, but for a lot of people, Spore was going to be the next big thing. Sadly, it suffered from people finishing …

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