Good Game: Rebelstar Tactical Command (GBA)

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Today it’s Rebelstar: Tactical Command a 2006 a turn-based tactics video game developed by Codo Technologies and published by Namco for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) in 2005. The game was created by Julian Gollop, who has previously designed UFO: Enemy Unknown games and the original Rebelstar games.

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Good Game: L.A. Noire (PC)

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Today it’s L.A. Noire a 2011 neo-noir detective action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows (PC). L.A. Noire is set in Los Angeles in 1947 and challenges the player, controlling a Los Angeles Police Department officer, to solve a range of cases across five divisions. Players must investigate crime scenes for clues, follow up leads, and interrogate suspects, and the player’s success at these activities will impact how much of each case’s story is revealed.

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Good Game: Crysis (PC)

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Today it’s Crysis a 2007 first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows (PC). It is the first game in the Crysis series. A separate game entitled Crysis Warhead was released on 16th September 2008, and follows similar events as Crysis but from a different narrative perspective. At the time Crysis was released, and years thereafter, it has been praised for its milestones in graphical design (high hardware requirements).

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Good Game: Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper (PC)

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Today it’s Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper a 2009 adventure game developed by Frogwares and published by Focus Home Interactive for Microsoft Windows (PC) and Xbox 360. It is the fifth game in the Sherlock Holmes series of adventure games developed by Frogwares. The game takes place in the London district of Whitechapel in 1888, the historical site of the Jack the Ripper murders.

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Good Game: Alan Wake (PC)

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Today it’s Alan Wake a 2010/2012 action-adventure video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows (PC). The story follows best-selling thriller novelist Alan Wake, as he tries to uncover the mystery behind his wife’s disappearance during a vacation in the small fictional town of Bright Falls, Washington, all while experiencing events from the plot in his latest novel, which he cannot remember writing, coming to life.

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