Archive for Author: Steve Hamner

  • Star Trek: Tactical Assault (DS)

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    Space...blah blah blah. I'm not a big Star Trek guy. The show was all right, the green chicks were hot, Kirk was ridiculously funny and that guy from Spenser For Hire was a badass, but that's as far a

  • The Vana’diel Diaries (March 2007)

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    Big month. Lots accomplished, and then a BIG SURPRISE ENDING!! Read on! (Or go read testgame.exe, because someday it will be the greatest game in the Cosmos. It will!) February 1 40th level and I'm s

  • Cooking Mama (DS)

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    I've come across some pretty bizarre games since I started playing way back in the days of Space Invaders and Pong, but this one right here is angling for the title of strangest yet. Cooking Mama: a g

  • The Vana’diel Diaries (February 2007)

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    The continuing adventures in the world of Final Fantasy XI.

  • Marvel Ultimate Alliance (X360)

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    "Warrior needs food badly."–GauntletAhh, Gauntlet. So many ill-spent quarters. Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and many games like it, owe a lot to Gauntlet. With its simple tactics, button-mashing combat

  • Gears of War (X360)

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    Wow.Generally, I'm not one for shooters. They've gotten a little passé. No one really seems to be breaking new ground in the genre, storylines (with a few exceptions) are tacked on, voice acting is c

  • Final Fantasy XII (PS2)

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    Another epic game in the series—but does it live up to its predecessors?

  • The Vana’diel Diaries (December 2006)

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    Things are slowing down in Vana'diel, or rather I'm slowing down. The chaos of the rapidly approaching holidays combined with an onslaught of really outstanding new games has made getting consistent p

  • Call of Duty 2 (X360)

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    More than just another World War II-themed first-person shooter.

  • The Vana’diel Diaries (November 2006)

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    Well, I haven't gotten to Brenner. I haven't yet made Beseiged. I'm only slowly progressing in the 30s and leveling my subjob is still worse than pulling teeth. I have, however, started to get a genui