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birdman5589 reviewed SimCity
Apr 20
(C+)
"To me this version of SimCity feel like a re-imagination of the fist game. For me that is a great thing. I love being able to zone residential along a road and have it naturally go between low and high density. The thing that keeps me for truly enjoying this is the small map size. The map should have at least double the area and would do well to be 3 or 4 times as big. Small map=low city longevity"
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birdman5589 reviewed Lego City Undercover
Apr 20
(A-)
"This game has two problems in long load times and constant reminders of what to do. The second is expected for its audience but the first is really this game's only true flaw. I absolutely love this game. Exploring the LEGO world with different themed areas is a blast. With all the different vehicles and missions it doesn't get old. Plus driving a LEGO tractor in LEGO Times Square is pretty great."
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birdman5589 reviewed Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Feb 07
(C+)
"This is the first CoD campaign I've played since Modern Warfare. I only kept playing it because I thought it would eventually get better. I think that having the Zombie mode is a waste and it would be better to have an improved single player campaign instead, The online multiplayer isn't too bad. Everything feels pretty balanced in hardcore modes but normal modes can get pretty ridiculous."
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birdman5589 reviewed The Cave
Feb 02
(B-)
"You venture with a party of three through a cave where you experience puzzles, humor, and maybe even life lessons. The game isn't too hard but has moments where it is isn't obvious how to use the objects to continue forward. The game isn't long but it is fun to try to speed run with different characters. My biggest complaint is not enough uses for character's unique abilities in non themed areas."
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birdman5589 reviewed Fluidity: Spin Cycle
Jan 14
(C-)
"My biggest complaint about Fluidity was all the backtracking you had to do. Well that is no longer the problem with Spin Cycle, but this change has made the game not as enjoyable. Instead of big open levels with lots of goals, the game has lots of individual levels with a single solution. It really took limiting backtracking to an extreme and ruins the game for me."
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Jan 14
birdman5589 reviewed Nintendo Land
Jan 01
(B-)
"This isn't a game you play with your friends. This is a game you play with your family. You don't play this with only up to 5 people but as many people as you can jam into the room. This is about people reacting to the video feed of the person trying to not get caught in Mario Chase or the people getting caught in Luigi's Ghost Mansion. The "attractions" are just OK but the experience is great. "
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birdman5589 reviewed Little Inferno
Dec 21
(B-)
"This game is about burning things. You buy items and you burn them to make more money than they cost. To "advance" though the game you must take a small phrase and determine what to burn together to form a special combo. The game is fun and finding the right combos can be rewarding. The little bit of story in there is also quite enjoyable. I just don't think it is worth $15 but more like $10 - $12"
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birdman5589 reviewed Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
Dec 21
(A-)
"If you own this on the 3DS should you buy this version for your WiiU? Yes. The hand drawn artwork looks absolutely phenomenal; all without loosing the unique atmosphere created with the pixel sprites of the 3DS. The music is still great. Most of all there are now Hyper Drive levels at the end. Think of them like the Master Quest for OoT as they are restructured versions of the old levels."
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birdman5589 reviewed Mighty Switch Force
Dec 21
(B+)
"This is a great example of how a game with 2D sprites can use the 3DS. In each level you are officer Patty Wagon and have to find the 5 Hooligan Sisters in the level. This is done though platforming while shooting enemies and bring blocks to the foreground/background; often requiring good timing. Trying to achieve under par times on the levels makes this game even more enjoyable. Great music also!"
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birdman5589 reviewed Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
Dec 21
(C-)
"This game is interesting. You are in the paper craftesk world where you can customize and create your own creatures. You then explore the world with these creatures and the more you have the bigger the world gets. It wouldn't be bad if it wasn't so tedious. This title is great for playing with kids who love the look of the world and funny sounds of the characters. A+ for/with kids. C- for me/most"
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birdman5589 reviewed Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Dec 05
(C+)
"The Paper Mario games typically have a fun atmosphere and humorous dialog. This game has the first but the second is a little scarce. I had doubts about the battle system but it works really well. You find stickers in the world and those are used in your battles so your skill set is always changing. Bigger stickers are more powerful. Timing attacks with button presses determine the effectiveness. "
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birdman5589 reviewed SimCity
Apr 20
(C+)
"To me this version of SimCity feel like a re-imagination of the fist game. For me that is a great thing. I love being able to zone residential along a road and have it naturally go between low and high density. The thing that keeps me for truly enjoying this is the small map size. The map should have at least double the area and would do well to be 3 or 4 times as big. Small map=low city longevity"
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birdman5589 reviewed Lego City Undercover
Apr 20
(A-)
"This game has two problems in long load times and constant reminders of what to do. The second is expected for its audience but the first is really this game's only true flaw. I absolutely love this game. Exploring the LEGO world with different themed areas is a blast. With all the different vehicles and missions it doesn't get old. Plus driving a LEGO tractor in LEGO Times Square is pretty great."
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birdman5589 reviewed Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Feb 07
(C+)
"This is the first CoD campaign I've played since Modern Warfare. I only kept playing it because I thought it would eventually get better. I think that having the Zombie mode is a waste and it would be better to have an improved single player campaign instead, The online multiplayer isn't too bad. Everything feels pretty balanced in hardcore modes but normal modes can get pretty ridiculous."
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birdman5589 reviewed The Cave
Feb 02
(B-)
"You venture with a party of three through a cave where you experience puzzles, humor, and maybe even life lessons. The game isn't too hard but has moments where it is isn't obvious how to use the objects to continue forward. The game isn't long but it is fun to try to speed run with different characters. My biggest complaint is not enough uses for character's unique abilities in non themed areas."
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birdman5589 reviewed Fluidity: Spin Cycle
Jan 14
(C-)
"My biggest complaint about Fluidity was all the backtracking you had to do. Well that is no longer the problem with Spin Cycle, but this change has made the game not as enjoyable. Instead of big open levels with lots of goals, the game has lots of individual levels with a single solution. It really took limiting backtracking to an extreme and ruins the game for me."
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birdman5589 reviewed Nintendo Land
Jan 01
(B-)
"This isn't a game you play with your friends. This is a game you play with your family. You don't play this with only up to 5 people but as many people as you can jam into the room. This is about people reacting to the video feed of the person trying to not get caught in Mario Chase or the people getting caught in Luigi's Ghost Mansion. The "attractions" are just OK but the experience is great. "
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birdman5589 reviewed Little Inferno
Dec 21
(B-)
"This game is about burning things. You buy items and you burn them to make more money than they cost. To "advance" though the game you must take a small phrase and determine what to burn together to form a special combo. The game is fun and finding the right combos can be rewarding. The little bit of story in there is also quite enjoyable. I just don't think it is worth $15 but more like $10 - $12"
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birdman5589 reviewed Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
Dec 21
(A-)
"If you own this on the 3DS should you buy this version for your WiiU? Yes. The hand drawn artwork looks absolutely phenomenal; all without loosing the unique atmosphere created with the pixel sprites of the 3DS. The music is still great. Most of all there are now Hyper Drive levels at the end. Think of them like the Master Quest for OoT as they are restructured versions of the old levels."
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birdman5589 reviewed Mighty Switch Force
Dec 21
(B+)
"This is a great example of how a game with 2D sprites can use the 3DS. In each level you are officer Patty Wagon and have to find the 5 Hooligan Sisters in the level. This is done though platforming while shooting enemies and bring blocks to the foreground/background; often requiring good timing. Trying to achieve under par times on the levels makes this game even more enjoyable. Great music also!"
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birdman5589 reviewed Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
Dec 21
(C-)
"This game is interesting. You are in the paper craftesk world where you can customize and create your own creatures. You then explore the world with these creatures and the more you have the bigger the world gets. It wouldn't be bad if it wasn't so tedious. This title is great for playing with kids who love the look of the world and funny sounds of the characters. A+ for/with kids. C- for me/most"
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birdman5589 reviewed Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Dec 05
(C+)
"The Paper Mario games typically have a fun atmosphere and humorous dialog. This game has the first but the second is a little scarce. I had doubts about the battle system but it works really well. You find stickers in the world and those are used in your battles so your skill set is always changing. Bigger stickers are more powerful. Timing attacks with button presses determine the effectiveness. "
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birdman5589 reviewed New Super Mario Bros. U
Dec 04
(B-)
"This is more of the same from the New SMB games. You have one new item and a bunch of short levels that aren't too challenging but have secrets. Despite that the game is very enjoyable. The best addition to this game is the new Challenge Mode. This adds specially designed levels with 1up goals, coin gols, or tasks like not touching the ground to get to the end. Not a must have but a should have."
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birdman5589 reviewed Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
Nov 05
(C+)
"The story is enjoyable but predictable. The puzzles for the most part are very simple. The complexity of many of the main story puzzles come form unclear puzzle statements. The puzzles don't fit with the story most of the time and finding a puzzle is tedious. It is still an enjoyable game though but nothing special."
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birdman5589 reviewed New Super Mario Bros. 2
Aug 29
(B-)
"The platforming is solid, level design is fun, and game is enjoyable. However, the "Gold Rush" thing this game has feels like a tacky addition so marketing can have a random stat similar to those Call of Duty stats. The game isn't that difficult but at the same time requires some skill to find secrets/big coins. If you want a challenging platformer you can pass on this one. Still a good Mario game"
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birdman5589 reviewed Xenoblade Chronicles
Jul 15
(B+)
"The thing I ended up loving the most about this game was the setting. The story was enjoyable even if the dialog was lacking at points. The game can be replayed with levels carrying over which is needed as some side quests require higher levels than it takes to finish the game. I wasn't a fan of the battle system but it wasn't flawed. It started as a C+ but I really enjoyed it the more I played."
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birdman5589 reviewed Dead Space
Apr 18
(A)
"I really enjoy sci-fi and survival/action horror games and Dead Space does a great job of merging the two. It is the perfect fit since a lot of traditional sci-fi stories tend to have some horror like themes. The one thing that really stood out to me when playing this game was the audio. The music and ambient noises really fit the atmosphere perfectly. "
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birdman5589 reviewed Fluidity
Apr 10
(B-)
"There is nothing I can really fault about the core mechanics of this game. However, I just don't find the game all that great. This is a nice game to have when you want to play something relaxing and just spend a few minutes messing around, but there is nothing that make me want to play it. It is something I enjoy playing when I do. My only real complaint is having to repeat the same navigation."
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birdman5589 reviewed Microsoft Flight
Apr 10
(B-)
"This is the "everyman" flight simulator. It is a free to play title that is easy for anybody to experience flight simulation while allowing complex control. While the free to play portion has plenty of content for those who will casually play this title, the enthusiasts will suffer with the price points for extra content. Live users do get some additional content for free. It looks and plays nice."
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birdman5589 reviewed Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
Mar 30
(D+)
"I highly enjoy pinball games and was very hopeful for this port to the 3DS, yet I have found it to be very lack luster. The tables look good, the controls are perfect, and there are some really neat options (like being able to play with the 3DS upside down), but it just feels like a lazy port. Maybe I'm crazy but at times it seems like the ball physics in this version do some weird things as well."
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birdman5589 reviewed Portal 2
Mar 28
(B-)
"Thanks to my roommate picking this up I did all the multiplayer levels first. I then went through and did the single player and I must say it wasn't nearly as enjoyable. This is still a fun single player game but the difficulty level was all over the place with no consistency in single player. Some of the later levels seemed to just be going through the actions. The multiplayer progressed nicely."
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