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As eccentric as one would expect from a game starring Volkswagen's cute little car.

"Adventure Racing" is a bit of a misnomer, as the game has much more to do with racing than it does adventure. There is no shortage of Beetles however, as it's the only car available. Accept it.

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A potentially great game destroyed by a complete lack of usability and focus on excessive grinding.

Playing Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is a lot like what I imagine living with an alcoholic stepfather would be like. You find yourself in a situation with no guidance or information on what to do besides the general desire not to screw up and every time you think you have figured out the correct way to behave, you find yourself beaten for thinking you can do better and being “uppity”. By description, an up-to-six player co-op game where you can choose from the A team of the Castlevania universe, Harmony of Despair sounded like it could have been one of the best Xbox Live Arcade games to grace the system. Sadly, this is not the case, and what’s worse is that the game in itself is not a bad experience.

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What does a "retro" gamer think of this year's technology-infused, franchise-blasted E3?

Hi everyone! Although I didn't attend E3, mostly due to having little interest in modern gaming outside of Wii, I still managed to watch bits of the press conferences and catch some pieces of news. There wasn't much shown to change my personal opinion, but there was still some excitement. Since I haven't been posting my usual Nintendo 64 entries during the week, I figured I'd offer up my impression of E3. I realize this is a bit late, but I'm a retro gamer. Since when am I timely?

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A recent announcement revealed that a NBA Jam download voucher will be bundled with NBA Elite 11.

EA has announced that a one-time download voucher for NBA Jam will be available for free with new copies of NBA Elite 11. The only way to obtain NBA Jam for the PS3 or Xbox 360 is with the purchase of NBA Elite 11.

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