Articles by Joshua Ostroff

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  Pure

  PS3 / Xbox 360

  PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2008

  Pure is a racing game. Yes, another racing game. But this one is by Disney. No, wait, come back. This is no Mickey Mouse Kart but a serious...

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  Videogames

  Demake Say Think

  PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2008

  The videogame industry has always mined its past to fuel its present, be it updating aged franchises for cutting-edge consoles, adding an H...

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  Gearing Back Up

  Videogame Sequels Allow For Do-Overs

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

  In film, sequels are generally a low-quality cash-grab. Even when a part two does totally rule — Godfather Part II, Empire Strikes Back, X-...

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  NHL 2K9

  Wii

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2008

  Sports games and I go together like Pete Doherty and good hygiene, or Amy Winehouse and, uh, good hygiene. Madden just makes me feel stupid...

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  Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

  PS3 / Xbox 360

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2008

  Once upon the late ’70s to early ’90s, in a galaxy not far away, Star Wars could do no wrong. But after umpteen disappointments, the empire...

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  Videogame

  Back to the Future

  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2008

  For a designer as dedicated to "experimental gameplay” as indie iconoclast Jonathan Blow, it’s curious that Braid is so reminiscent of Supe...

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  War of the Words

  The Evolution of <i>Too Human</i>

  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2008

  Too Human, the opening salvo in the (very) long-awaited cyber-Norse trilogy from cult Canadian development house Silicon Knights, is not al...

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  Tricky

  Knowle West Boy

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2008

  It may be coincidence that Bristol’s once-mighty trip-hop heroes are all back to recording en masse. But where Portishead’s recent re-emerg...