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Top Ten Video Game Villains of 2008
By
J. Sternberg

            While 2008 was an amazing year for games, it wasn't without its share of WTF moments, or flat out crying-shame disappointments. This list isn't covering just game releases, but the industry's gaffes as a whole. So lets get started shall we?

Top Ten PS3 Games of 2008
By
J. Sternberg
Staff Writer

            2007 was quite simply a shit year for games. Call it a sophomore slump, the first major year of Sony's PS3 was a bust on all fronts, without anything really memorable outside of Call of Duty 4. This year was the complete opposite, with more memorable games coming out on a monthly basis than most of last year as a whole, here's what I consider the best of the best.

Alright there was a recent announcement from Namco that will leave you scratching your head abit. Soul Calibur 4 which is slated for the second quarter of this year will again have console exclusive characters, on the Xbox 360 that exclusive character will be none other than Master Yoda of Star Wars fame. The PS3 character is none other than the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader. That's right finally Yoda and Vader can lift their heads in triumphant as they will be able to get some respect after that piece of shit Masters of Teras Kasi came out for the PS.

The Most Controversial Game in America...again By J. Sternberg             Rockstar Games is at it again, adding another title to their already bloated list of video games that have children's rights groups up in arms. Manhunt 2 is the newest addition to the Rockstar games' titles that push the envelope. I've watched the YouTube uncensored play-through, and I've taken on several levels of the newest piece of near contraband on the shelves of your local retailer. Seeing as I have not completed the game, I cannot consider what I have to say a full review, but I will state that this particular "game" is something that is way more sizzle than steak. Art, entertainment, filth, whatever you see video gaming as (although if you subscribe to the theory that games are filth I doubt you'll read this article) Manhunt 2 is nothing short of a "what can we do next?" spectacle that is destroyed by censorship, and by all rights could be considered the lynchpin in the argument for games being rated AO (Adults Only) by the ESRB.

Welcome to the final part of my Super Mario Galaxy impressions.

The “demo” (full game) of Super Mario Galaxy has hit some retailers recently and has been put on display for the public in Wii kiosks across the country. I’ve had the opportunity to spend some time with the game and I thought I would give my early impression: Unimpressive.

Damned kids! I may not be a Halo fan, but that the cats out at MIT were able to do this to the Harvard statue makes me giddy! They pulled this off with a few choice details, and their parents can rest easy knowing that all that tuition money was wisely spent.

I just found this, and absolutely had to share it. Apparently, the Japanese gaming world is getting a new version of Final Fantasy IV, which was our SNES Final Fantasy II.

After being banned in the U.K. and Ireland and receiving the American equivalent, an AO rating, many thought Manhunt 2 was destined for the trash bin. Well, Take Two Interactive (Parent of Rockstar Games) says, 'not so fast:'

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said a new version of the game, which features an insane asylum escapee killing enemies in gruesome ways, had won a "Mature" rating from the U.S. Entertainment Software Ratings Board, meaning it is meant for players aged 17 and over.