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LittleBigPlanet Karting Impressions

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My experiences with Sony’s Play, Create, Share line of games have been mostly negative to-date. I wanted to love LittleBigPlanet, but couldn’t get over how floaty the jump was. Then I tried Mod Nation Racers, which ultimately turned me off due to its generic karting action and some of the worst load times in this generation. Knowing that, I figured that a LittleBigPlanet karting game made by the Mod Nation Racers people was doomed for failure in my eyes. Yet, when LittleBigPlanet Karting went on sale for dirt cheap through a PlayStation Plus sale, I couldn’t help myself.

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Universal Fighting Game Guide: Cheap Is Such A Harsh Word

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Cheap 1(one of many hate messages I received from a salty Deathstroke player in Injustice: Gods Among Us)

I hate the word ‘cheap’. In the world of fighting games, ‘cheap’ is most overused and misused word in the vernacular. It is a word that does more damage to the fighting game community than most people think. When someone takes a loss, many are quick to dismiss their own mistakes and learning opportunities by using the word as a flimsy crutch. With that mentality, most players will never get anywhere in a fighting game.

Losing to something ‘cheap’ isn’t the problem. Odds are, what you lost to wasn’t cheap at all. Heck, if you were willing to put in the time and effort to actually improve your abilities, you probably could have a viable counter ready for any tactic that is perceived as cheap. In this edition of the Universal Fighting Game Guide, we’ll talk about the word cheap, what it means and why you should stop using it immediately for the sake of your growth as a fighting game player.

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Check Out My Kickstart Guide to Street Fighter X Tekken At Splitkick.com!

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While Injustice: Gods Among Us might be the new hotness, it doesn’t mean that Street Fighter X Tekken is chopped liver. Heck, after the major balance patch earlier this year, it is more worthy of your time now than it ever has been. If you’re looking to get into the genre’s ultimate mash-up, may I suggest you take a look at my

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Early Tekken Revolution Impressions

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Seemingly within a matter of days, the concept of the free-to-play fighting game went from zero to overdrive. Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate was first to announce that it was going free-to-play. At E3, it was revealed that the Killer Instinct reboot on Xbox One would have varying pricing options, including a free version with 1 selectable character. First out the gate though is Tekken Revolution. As an old man someone who is generally weary of the free-to-play model, I approached this as an interesting approach to fighting games and their pricing models.

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Review

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Though I’m generally quick to throw Tekken under the bus, I feel like that disdain primarily stems from a lack of understanding. I actively avoided the series during its heyday, and my few encounters with it haven’t been overly positive. I bought Tekken 6 a few years ago, but quickly got rid of it when it became apparent that it wasn’t going to work out.

At one point, I thought I just had it in for 3D fighters in general, but then I fell in love with Dead or Alive 5. Maybe Tekken is the problem after all? After finding Tekken Tag Tournament 2 on the cheap, I gave the series another shot.

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Check Out My Dead Island: Riptide Review At Splitkick.com

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Disappointment is the one word to best describe my thoughts on Dead Island: Riptide. The first game was enjoyable and showed a lot of upside, which Techland failed to capitalize on. Instead, this is a game that falls short of the bar set by its predecessor. For the full review, check it out at Splitkick!

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Splitkick Spoils BioShock Infinite

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Ever since I beat BioShock Infinite, I’ve been chomping at the bit to talk about what unfolds with others. Aaron, David and I got to do just that. Tune in as we spoil and analyze as many points about the plot that we can remember, though I’m sure there’s more that we missed. If you haven’t finished the game, I strongly advise that you don’t listen to show, though the choice is yours. If you have though, definitely tune in!

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Contra: Evolution Review

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I should have known better.

A Contra remake on iOS sounds totally rad on paper. At a price of only $0.99, how could this go possibly wrong? Let me count the ways.

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Injustice: Gods Among Us Batgirl Combos

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Though I continue to use Bruce Wayne as my main character, I really enjoy Batgirl. She’s super quick, can traverse the screen at will, and has a lot of fun moves. The big challenge I have with her is that her best combo tools – Bab’s Bola and EX Smoke Bomb – add a ton of damage scaling. Until I get a better feel for her, my current bag of tricks doesn’t hit as hard as it should, though it does look pretty.

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Dark Souls Impressions

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At this point, Dark Souls is viewed upon as legendary among the gaming community for it’s unapologetic difficulty. Taking heavy cues from action and adventure games of yesteryear, it brutally punishes mistakes and is a rather obtuse experience to comprehend. With virtually no context given, the game gives you a key to free yourself from your cell and it’s essentially up to you to figure out the rest.

This style of game is generally not my thing. Even as a child, my tolerance for difficulty was relatively low. However, it’s crossed that point where as a gaming enthusiast, I just have to play it in order to experience first hand what everyone’s been talking about. Also, I started playing ZombiU, which many people say takes influence from Dark Souls, and I didn’t have that experience under my belt to say otherwise. Did I make it out alive?

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