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Hello. xghostbustersx here reviewing Fallout New Vegas for the PC. It is also available for the PS3 and the Xbox360.

Fallout New Vegas is the newest title for the Fallout series. Fallout New Vegas, along with the other games in the series, takes place in a post-apocalyptic America. This time, in Las Vegas! You play as a Courier who is supposed to deliver a package to New Vegas. You are intercepted by Benny and some Great Khans (a faction in the game). Benny shoots you and takes the package. Victor, a cowboy robot finds you and brings you to Doc Mitchell. This is where you customize your character. Your looks, how strong you are, how fast you are, how smart you are and ect.. While you travel along Vegas, there are many factions you encounter. You can either befriend them or be at war with them. Some factions include the Great Khans, NCR, Caesar’s Legion and a lot more. Along with the main story quests, there are many  side quests to complete. You can also just run around a shoot everyone you see (like ruby331.)  A new feature added in Fallout New Vegas is gambling. Fallout New Vegas gets a 8.5/10 from me because it is a great game, but if you beat it, you need to start all over again if you want to continue to travel around New Vegas. Thanks for reading my review!

-xghostbustersx-

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Hey there! ruby331 here with a review on Garry’s Mod.

Garry’s Mod is by far the most random, funny, and social games on the Steam network right now. Basically, you start off with a completely empty room, and from there you can build, destroy, create, battle, and blow up things while screaming at innocent children at the top of your lungs. There’s nothing like making something out of nothing. I for one have spent hours upon hours joining random servers and making it my duty to destroy the most elaborate of work. You can play Garry’s Mod over the internet through servers, which makes the game very interesting. There are servers where you can run through obstacles with other players to see who wins, servers to role play on, and servers to just mess around and verbally abuse people on. Me and xghostbustersx have really amazing and unforgettable times playing this game. The only thing worth complaining about is if you have an old computer the download times are awful.  G Mod scores an 9.4/10 on the ruby331 scale. This game in one sentence is: The ultimate good time.

-ruby331

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Hello there it’s ruby331 again reviewing League of Legends.

This is an award- winning game for a reason. It is an MMO RTS masterpiece. Basically, you select a character from the massive selection pool and team up with people online and battle others (also online). If you strategize incorrectly, you are doomed from the start, so it does require a fair amount of common sense to get good at the game. You move by pointing and clicking, and you can either have a locked or free camera. Depending on which character you choose depends on what your role in the match will be. For instance I play as Corki, an ace pilot who deals heavy damage and dashes through the front lines into the enemy base. But there are other roles like healer (rarely) and the tank (takes all of the damage). This game is most enjoyable when you have a friend to play it with and can get pretty terrible if someone leaves the match in the middle of the game. It’s completely free and the graphics are solid. This game scores a 9/10 on the ruby331 scale, because it really makes you think. (Go to www.leagueoflegends.com to download this puppy. My name is ruby331 look me up!)

-ruby331

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tedizslayer here to give you my opinion on Snood!

Snood is an old and simple puzzle game. But man, it can be really addicting! You basically have to clear your screen of all the Snood (these very strange block-like creatures) by shooting more Snood at them out of a cannon at the bottom of the screen. They attach to whichever Snood they hit first, and if you hit together three or more Snood of the same kind, then they blow up. Any Snood that were touching these Snood will then fall and disappear unless they are in contact with any other Snood still remaining. Confused yet? Well to make it more complicated (but much more fun) you have a bar at the side of the screen that fills a notch every time you launch a Snood out of the cannon. When this meter fills, the ceiling from which the Snood are hanging drops down one level, and the Snood lower along with it. The meter then returns to zero and begins to fill again. If any Snood ever reach below a bar at the bottom of the screen (either after you have launched them or the ceiling has lowered) then you lose. In order to prevent this from quickly happening, however, the bar will reverse from filling up when you shoot a Snood that causes other Snoods to fall down and disappear rather than blow up. Okay, now are you confused?? Trust me, it sounds confusing, but once you begin to play it, it gets really easy to understand. It’s sort of like a reverse- Tetris, where you are in control off adding new pieces (Snoods) to destroy the ones that have already been placed on the screen. You have to carefully aim the cannon, and can get some really neat shots by bouncing Snood off of walls or shooting them into narrow spaces. There are many different difficulties and variations to play on, but each one requires the same thing: clear all of the Snood off of the screen. This game is available free to download at http://www.snood.com/ (just select “Snood for Mac” or Snood for Windows” on the right side). Although it is difficult to rate because it is a puzzle game and much smaller than most of the games reviewed on the site, I give it an 8.5 out of 10. All I can say is that it’s a classic and it will never get old. Give it a try- it’s sure to be a blast!

-tedizslayer

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Hey! tedizslayer here to review Star Wars Battlefront.

Star Wars Battlefront is a great action-packed game for the PC. You can travel to many different planets throughout the Star Wars universe and take part in many of the battles that appeared throughout the movies, as well as many that did not. And best of all, you can choose which side you play for and which side you are against. There are two different main modes to play: the campaign mode has you select a side of the war (Rebels or the Empire, or Clones of Droids, for example) and engage in battle after battle against your enemy. You must win most of the battles to ultimately win the war. However, I prefer the other mode, Instant Action. This lets you choose where you battle, whether it is the Clone War or the Rebellion, how many troops each side has, and so on. You can customize all of these setting each time you play, and can either choose to play one battle at a time or lay out a series of battles for you to play one after another. Unlike Campaign mode, you are not stuck with whichever side you choose (for example, you could choose Clones in one battle and Droids in the next), you can instantly choose which planet to play on, and you don’t have to worry about keeping a good record against the enemy; each battle is by itself, and you won’t have to restart or anything if you lose. The game has many different classes on each side for you to choose from (sniper, heavy trooper, etc.) that become available in each battle after you get a few kills. You can choose your class each time you are killed, and it is a great way to balance the game play; you may choose to stand on a raised platform and pick people off with head shots as a sniper on one life, but switch to the standard class and race onto the battlefield with you next life. There are also ships and artillery stationed throughout many levels, anything from AT-AT’s to turrets. The levels are very big and have great designs for fighting, especially when you crouch behind a wall, roll out a grenade, and see parts of Battle Droids go flying everywhere. It’s a pretty old game, but the graphics still hold up well. The only complaint I have are the controls. Like many games for the PC, this one just wasn’t meant to be played on the keyboard or by using a mouse. In order to get the most out of this game, I would definitely recommend getting a control that can be plugged into the USB port in your computer; you can configure the controls to your liking any way you want, and it will definitely be better than having to look around clumsily by using the mouse. Overall, Star Wars Battlefront is a really fun game that is a must-have for anyone looking for a good action-packed game! I give it an 8.5. It comes cheap, so go get yours now!

-tedizslayer

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Hey everyone ruby331 here with a review on Team Fortress 2.

This game is a legend when it comes to cooperative PC gaming. You pick from 9 classes that are all different in every way. Depending on which class you choose depends on the role that you play in the battlefield. If you play a spy, you will be sneaky and try to avoid confrontation. But if you play as the Hulkin heavy you’ll take (and dish out) a lot of damage! The controls are pretty basic- they revolve around the mouse. The graphics are pretty much perfect, but if the map is crowded, the game can often get laggy, and the downloads take forever. Other than that though, the game is top- notch and provides hours of fun. Team Fortress 2 scores an 8.5/10 on the ruby331 scale. See ya next time, folks!

-ruby331

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Hi, this is tedizslayer, here to review Total Annihilation.

TA is a classic, and one of the best real-time strategy games ever to come out for the PC. There isn’t really any plot: you play each match separately and unconnected from the rest. The goal of each match is to completely wipe out all of your opponents and all of the technology that they own. You start each match as the Commander of your team; it is your duty to ensure that your Commander is at all times safe. Having your Commander destroyed will effectively end the match and make you lose. With your commander, you can build basic units: a Level 1 Vehicle Factory (which produces vehicles, usually used to gather resources or build other units), a Level 1 Tank Factory (you can guess what that makes), a Level 1 Aircraft Factory (makes planes that can do a variety of things: attack, build, scout, guard, etc.), and a Level 1 Shipyard (to make marine vessels, only used on stages that have water). From these, you can get specialized vehicles which can upgrade your factories (allowing you to make even more types of vehicles), defend your base, attack the enemies, or simply scout out the territory. You need two essential components to build anything: Metal and Energy. These must be salvaged from the map- energy can be obtained from constructing units such as solar panels or windmills, while metal is found in clumps on the ground. You want to always be prepared: you never know quite where your enemy’s camp is, and they could attack at any time. However, you can plan the element of surprise as well. Once you feel that your party is strong enough to take on the enemy and your base is well enough defended in case they could try to attack, you can set out with your attack party. I’d recommend sending a scout plane out to locate the enemy first: that way, you don’t go halfway across the map before realizing that you’re going in the wrong direction. Each match is completely customizable: you can choose from a variety of different maps, with the options of having water, islands, mountains, lava, trees – you name it! You can also choose how many enemy teams you face; you can have as many as five other enemy parties going at once! You can also link up with other players locally, which is a blast. Overall, TA is a timeless classic that I still enjoy playing today as much as I did ten years ago. I rate it a 9/10. Get your copy today!

-tedizslayer

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