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Dragon Age: Origins

Status: Completed Dragon Age: Origins 3 times Achievements: 57 of 76 Gamerscore: 1225/1750 DLC Played: Awakening Dragon Age wasn’t on my watch-list when it was announced. Probably because I didn’t end up enjoying Mass Effect as much as I was hoping to which turned into lukewarm feelings for BioWare. It wasn’t that I thought Mass Effect was a bad …

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Condemned 2

Status: Completed on Easy Achievements: 30 of 50 Gamerscore: 540/970 DLC Purchased: None In an attempt to work through some of the games collecting dust in my backlog, I cracked open Condemned: Criminal Origins last week, promising that I would get at least one of these cleared out before I lose all track of time with Dragon Age 2 …

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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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DeathSpank

Status: Completed DeathSpank and cleaned up all those achievements Achievements: 12 of 12 Gamerscore: 200/200 DLC Purchased: None I picked up DeathSpank and its sequel during the recent EA sale on the Xbox Marketplace, months after checking out the demo and wishing I had the points to grab it at launch. Santa deposited some points to my account at …

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Fallout: New Vegas

Status: Completed three endings, working on the last Achievements: 38 of 55 Gamerscore: 690/1140 DLC Purchased: None After the extreme disappointment that was Fable 3, I needed something to get me back on my 360. And even though I had a difficult time with Fallout 3 (mainly the DLC and it’s release day issues), I was pumped to sink …

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Plants vs Zombies

Status: Plants vs Zombies Adventure Mode cleared once, enjoying multiplayer for a bit Achievements: 7 of 12 Gamerscore: 100/200 DLC Purchased: None Hi, my name is Annette and I am an addict. My addiction: Plants vs Zombies. If you had told me a couple years back that I would start playing games that fall under the “casual” umbrella, I …

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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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Naughty Bear

Optional Goal: Destroy 1 video game, preferably this one The concept was alluring – an M rated game starring an evil and malicious stuffed animal hell-bent on revenge and destruction. Everything seen in previews and trailers looked promising. It was one of the few summer releases that actually was on my “To Buy” list. Unfortunately, …

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Persona 3 Portable

By far one of the most-loved JRPGs of the Playstation 2 era, Persona 3 Portable (or P3P) gives us the opportunity to re-visit the Dark Hour and discover the various Personas that our mind is able to call upon in the fight against the Shadows. By day, you are a typical high school junior. You …

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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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