Metal Slug XX proudly hearkens back to its arcade roots. The game was designed to get you to “insert coin”, and if you want to see the end you either have to have the reflexes of a cat ninja or hit continue 83 times like me.

Can a game that unapologetically kills you for every misstep be fun?

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“Friday Old Games” is a series of articles in which we review a game from the older generations of consoles, share why we picked it, and whether or not it holds up with time.

The first thing that sets Paperboy apart from other games of it’s day is the story. Paperboy isn’t out to save a princess and he isn’t trying to save the world. He is just a guy trying to do his job.

Paperboy’s only goal is to deliver to his fellow townsfolk their newspaper. Sure he might knock over a few headstones, or break a window or two, but he is just a kid trying to earn a little money. I like to imagine that Paperboy is saving up to take his dream girl out for a night on the town.

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Video games based off popular Marvel and DC Super Heroes have always been kind of a Russian roulette of aweful. You never quite know if the game you are about to check out is a decent title, or if you are about to be lured into a van and molested by another Superman 64. Fortunately, with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 the chamber appears to be empty.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 follows, or at least tries to follow, both the “Secret War” and “Civil War” story lines. I say “tries” because about halfway into “Civil War”, Vicarious Visions decided that the original story was insufficient and needed to be changed.

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Over a decade ago, Revelations: Persona was released for the original Playstation and, although it was never a huge success, it achieved a large cult following. Gamers who tried it were enthralled by the unique setting, characters, and story. The game quickly became a sought after collector’s item. E-bay prices quickly soared up into triple digits.

Atlus apparently got tired of seeing other people making hundreds of dollars selling their game on E-bay and made the wise choice of remaking it. Read on to see if this cult classic stands the test of time.

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"You're Welcome"

When I first heard that there was going to be a channel devoted entirely to video games I was ecstatic. There could be previews, reviews, debates, cartoons, the possibilities seemed endless.

I stuck up for G4 when they hired moderately attractive people that knew nothing about games. I defended G4 when they took over Tech TV. I held out hope that G4 would turn the corner and somehow manage to tap into the amazing passion and energy of the gaming culture.

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"Are you ready for some Football?!"

I don’t think this one could replace Madden at the top of the charts but I think a combination of super heroes and sports could be awesome. Picture the Avengers playing the X-Men in a football game. On Defense, Wolverine is lined up as a defensive lineman, with Cyclops playing free safety. Colossus is a linebacker, and the other X-Men fill out the rest of the defense. Offense has Captain America as the Quarterback, Luke Cage at Fullback, Ms. Marvel at Wide Receiver, Thor is an Offensive Lineman, and other Avengers fill out the rest of the offense.

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"An electrifying experience!"

As the Three Amigos eloquently put it in their classic, The Three Amigos, being infamous is even better than being famous. You know, cause your in-famous. This holds especially true for Sony’s PS3 exclusive inFamous. It is good to be inFamous.

As I have outlined earlier, Sony is in desperate need for some sweet exclusive games and Sucker Punch has delivered a knockout blow with inFamous (forgive the pun). I would go so far as to say that this game vaults Sucker Punch right up there among Naughty Dog and Insomniac as one of the premier PS3 exclusive developers.

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"So Indie"

Hot Topic is a retail chain with revenues over $750 million a year.  They specialize in clothing and accessories for the youth market.  Have you ever actually been inside these stores?  They are filled with all sorts of weird gothic bizarreness alongside geeky stuff like video game and comic book characters.  You can buy a ‘vampires suck’ t-shirt or a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers hoodie.  This dichotomy between the dark metal-goth-punk stuff and the nerdy stuff is strange.

Hot Topic is making a killing off of teen angst and geek chic.

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"I Believe In A Thing Called Love"

Comic books and video games are two things that most nerds love, and they should go together perfectly

Unfortunately, that is almost never the case. The quality in these games range from horrible to just shy of greatness. There are three major flaws in nearly all of their games that developers need to overcome to make a truly amazing comic book game.

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"Big Pimpin"

We all have those games that we miss the first time around. With the busy release schedule of modern gaming, no one has time to play everything. That is why we at WingDamage present to you “Fashionably Late Reviews“. This is our series on games from the current generation of consoles that we may have missed on their initial release, but have gone back to experience now.

What to review for my first official WingDamage review?  Should I do an all time classic like “Bioshock” or “Resident Evil 4″?  Or should I go old school and go for something like the “Adventures of Lolo”, or “Kung Fu”?  And then it hit me like Captain America punching Hitler in the face, and I knew I had to review, and warn against, “Pimp My Ride.”  Whatever the dark force that compelled me to do this, read on to learn why you should avoid this game.

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