Wade Manns – The Corsair If you’re an old school gamer like me, you’ve no doubt heard of Castlevania, the storied vampire and monster slaying game series. That’s an odd title, no doubt, but those who have enjoyed video games since the beginning know what it means: solid action, great music and (even since...
Category: <span>Arts and Entertainment</span>
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Just Cause 2 brings players to new heights
Wade Manns – The Corsair Just Cause 2 by Square ENIX Genre: third person freeroaming, action-adventure Rating: Mature for Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Sexual Themes, Violence. If you’ve read my articles for a while, you’ll know that I really like the Grand Theft Auto series. Not for the actions of crime, or its extreme...
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Burton delivers a 3-D ‘Alice’
Jeremy Torres – The Corsair Tim Burton’s new 3-D version of “Alice in Wonderland” is absolutely visually dazzling. This is the sequel to the 1951 Disney film of the same name that featured characters whose purpose was to tease, puzzle, and torment a young girl named Alice. “What a child’s film,” I thought of the...
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Iraq’s first metal band comes to the U.S.
Only the Dead See the End of War Vice Records, 2010 Rating: 8 out of 10 Connor Lukkar – The Corsair “Only the Dead See the End of War” is an apt name for Acrassicauda’s debut EP; coming from Baghdad, they know a thing or two about war. Formed in 2001, Acrassicauda (from the Latin...
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‘Final Fantasy’ adds number 13 to its series
Wade Manns – The Corsair Final Fantasy XIII By Square Enix Genre: Role-playing Rating: Teen for mild language, suggestive themes and violence. Release: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 The epic (and epically long) “Final Fantasy” series now has 13 games under its belt. All of these games feature a band of disparate adventurers banding together to...
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‘Dante’s Inferno’ falls short
Wade Manns – The Corsair Dante’s Inferno by Electronic Arts and Visceral Games Genre: Third-person action/exploration Rating: Mature, for blood and gore, intense violence, sexual content and nudity. Between 1308 and 1321, the Italian poet Dante Alighieri wrote his epic poem, which would come to be known as “The Divine Comedy.” This was a three-part...
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‘Star Trek’ joins the online gaming world
by Wade Manns – The Corsair Star Trek OnlineBy Cryptic StudiosGenre: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Gamerating: Teen (fantasy violence, mild suggestive themes) I was recently given the opportunity to try out a 10-day free trial of “Star Trek Online,” the new massively multiplayer online RPG set in the Star Trek universe. As first MMO’s go,...
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Artel gallery hosts new exhibit March 5
by Dana Whitten – The Corsair On Feb. 5, the Artel art gallery, at 505 South Adams St., hosted a most unique show accepting all types of work from various artists. They called it “The Neo Realistic Abstract Expressionistic Romantic Modern Surrealistic Impressionistic Show.” The exhibit runs until March 5 and the gallery is open...