First-Person Archive

  • Some of the best examples of genre-defining video games come from the Nintendo 64 era. In the realm of scrolling shooters, there are surprisingly few entries, but the games that...

    Star Fox 64

    Some of the best examples of genre-defining video games come from the Nintendo 64 era. In the realm of scrolling shooters, there are surprisingly few entries, but the games that...

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  • I’ll be quite honest from the outset; I couldn’t stand Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. I’m one of the people that thinks the way that game feels to play is comparable...

    Gran Turismo 5

    I’ll be quite honest from the outset; I couldn’t stand Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. I’m one of the people that thinks the way that game feels to play is comparable...

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  • Mirror’s Edge has a ton of unfortunate problems, the most prevalent of which is the fact that the game can be experienced almost entirely by playing its demo. But what...

    Mirror’s Edge

    Mirror’s Edge has a ton of unfortunate problems, the most prevalent of which is the fact that the game can be experienced almost entirely by playing its demo. But what...

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  • I never played the first entry in the Dirt series. I haven’t been paying much attention to Codemasters at all, but when I downloaded the Dirt 2 demo and ended...

    Dirt 2

    I never played the first entry in the Dirt series. I haven’t been paying much attention to Codemasters at all, but when I downloaded the Dirt 2 demo and ended...

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  • I’m always a little skeptical when a game is a 3D reboot of a 2D series, but there have been enough good examples of this for me to give Metroid...

    Metroid Prime

    I’m always a little skeptical when a game is a 3D reboot of a 2D series, but there have been enough good examples of this for me to give Metroid...

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  • DICE has been putting out some quality material lately. Mirror’s Edge was my game of the year in 2008 because it dared to try something new in a flood of...

    Medal of Honor (2010)

    DICE has been putting out some quality material lately. Mirror’s Edge was my game of the year in 2008 because it dared to try something new in a flood of...

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