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Red Ninja
Game: Red Ninja Platform: PS2 Studio: Vivendi Rating: 4/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: Japan in the 1500’s, the power of the samurai class is fading and the use of the Ninja has become necessary to hold any political power in this chaotic time. Kurenai is a young girl whose world is destroyed when she and her…
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God Of War
Game: God Of War Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: SONY Rating: 10/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: The storyline for God of War is based in ancient Greek mythology where players take the role of Kratos, an ex-Spartan warrior bent on military success and combat. Through the course of this epic adventure, which is told in flashback –…
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MYST IV
Game: MYST IV Platform: Xbox Studio: Ubisoft Rating: 8/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: Journey into a world of mystery and beauty as you piece together the secrets of a shattered past. In Myst IV Revelation, the next chapter in the greatest adventure saga of all time, you’ll travel through environments pulsing with life to unearth a…
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Amityville Horror
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jimmy Bennett Studio: MGM Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: On November 13, 1973, police received a frantic phone call that led them to a nightmarish crime scene at the Defeo residence in Amityville, Long Island – an entire family had been murdered in their beds while they slept. In the days…
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Doom 3
Game: Doom 3 Platform: Xbox Studio: Activision Rating: 9.5/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: A massive demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporations’ (UAC) Mars Research Facility, leaving only chaos and horror in its wake. As one of only a few survivors, you struggle with shock and fear as you fight your way to Hell and…
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Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 Remix
Game: Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 Remix Platform: PSP Studio: Activision Rating: 7.5/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: You’ve been chosen by Tony Hawk to take on Bam Margera as your teams go globetrotting on an insane road trip: the World Destruction Tour. THUG2 grinds in with a hilarious story mode, an unprecedented level of customization, and more…
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Kung Fu Hustle
Cast: Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Leung Siu Lung, Huang Sheng Yi Studio: Sony Rating: 8.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Stephen Chow’s follow-up to SHAOLIN SOCCER ups the over-the-top action quotient by about three zillion percent. The story is set in 1930s Hong Kong, with Chow as a shaggy-haired, would-be bad guy named Sing, who gets…
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112 – Interview [2005]
If anyone had told the soul boy members of 112—Q, Slim, Daron and Mike– that they’ll still be making records nine years after their self-titled debut dropped from r&b heaven, they might not have believed you. “We thought we might make enough money to open a laundry or something,” Mike jokes. “We never thought we’d…
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American Hi-Fi – Hearts on Parade
Artist: American Hi-Fi Title: Hearts on Parade Label: Island Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Set up by two acclaimed albums and in the past few months playing live to half-a-million fans, American Hi-Fi turns up the volume with its Maverick debut, Hearts on Parade, produced by Butch Walker. Led by Stacy Jones, American Hi-Fi scores the…
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Starz – Ryko Reissues
Artist: Starz Title: Ryko Reissues Label: Ryko Rating: 8/10 Even with these stellar new reissues from Ryko, the New York band Starz will most likely remain a footnote in the annals rock history—a band of also-rans with a few memorable moments, but ultimately, minimal impact on the scene. But upon closer examination, Starz and its…
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