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Review: Yakuza 4

Oh, Yakuza. One of Sega’s current crown jewels. The spiritual successor to Shenmue. Beloved by several of my friends, and my colleagues here at Sega Addicts, highly praised by nearly anyone I’ve asked about it. A series that, until I got my review copy of this game two weeks ago,…

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Review: Super Monkey Ball 3D

You may not have heard the news but Nintendo has released a successor to the DS and it’s a real beauty. Glasses free 3D, graphical prowess, built in camera(s), an analogue joystick thing, and the list goes on and on. As with any system launch there’s got to be some…

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Review: Total War: Shogun 2

Over my years as a gamer I have played relatively few strategy games. The ones I have played were games like Fire Emblem, Sakura Wars, Shining Force; turn-based games that come packed with their own pre-determined stories. Shogun 2 is neither turn-based, and the story really isn’t determined in any…

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Review: Hard Corps – Uprising

Contra: Hard Corps for the Sega Genesis was the first Contra game to appear on a Sega console. Although, it wasn’t necessarily a “true” numbered sequel to Contra III the game played very similarly to past games albeit with controls that catered to the Genesis gamepad. Fast-forward to today and…