Tag: Batman
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Hall of Fame Review – Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)
By Marshall Garvey and Reshan Nicolson-Singh Release Date: August 25, 2009 Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X Developer: Rocksteady Studios Publishers: Eidos Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Genre: Action-Adventure, Beat ‘Em Up, Stealth Mode: Single player By 2009, the superhero genre had achieved new dimensions in entertainment culture thanks…
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Top 10 Batman Villains
By the Last Token Gaming Staff Editor’s Note: Please keep in mind that this is a list the Last Token Gaming has heavily subjective. In the comments below, tell us if you agree or disagree with our list or who you think should be taken off the list or added! For as long a run…
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Retro Review: “Batman Returns” (1993, Konami, Super Nintendo)
By Michael Mygind The 16-bit era of the early to mid-nineties was a hotbed for two things: side scrolling beat-em-ups and movie tie-ins. Most beat-em-ups were uninspired copy-cats of popular franchises at the time such as Final Fight and Streets of Rage, and most movie tie-ins were lackluster cash-ins on a popular license. However, 1993’s Batman…
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Piecing it Together: The Influences on the Batman: Arkham Series
All of the best stories have source material: whether it’s the themes being explored, the tone of the story, something helped to trigger that creative spark. This is especially true with Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham franchise. Here are some (not all) of the biggest influences on the series: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth by…
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In the Still of Knight: Batman: Arkham Origins Review
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Developer: Warner Bros. Games, Montreal Rating: T for Teen Released: October 25, 2013 Systems: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), Playstation 3, PC Genre: Platformer Warning: This review will contain spoilers. If you haven’t played the game, do not read the paragraphs marked “Spoiler” For a series as old as Batman, there are numerous version of his origin…
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What We Want to Play Next Year – Last Token Gaming’s Most Anticipated Games of 2015
by Last Token Gaming 2014 was a bit of a doozy don’t you think? So much has happened in the year of gaming; 2014 is a year that brought up intense competition between two consoles, the renaissance of another, and swirling controversy that had wonderful intentions but became murky through mishandling. I think 2014 is…
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Hall of Fame Review – Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
By Marshall Garvey Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC Developer: Obsidian Entertainment Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Release Date: October 19, 2010 Genre: Action role-playing Mode: Single-player Rating: M Sometimes a sequel to an outstanding game succeeds because it fixes certain shortcomings widely noted about its predecessor. Like check out this article about cs:go…
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The Promise of Yesterday: The Prequel-Sequel Paradox
By Terry Randolph *Warning: Mild spoilers below for several games below. Whenever a prequel is announced for a series that recently ended, I cringe. Mostly it’s because these games come towards the tail-end of the franchise or at its conclusion, and feels unnecessary in the scope of things. I get it, the promises and potential…