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I really wanted to start this review with the My Cousin Vinny "deer" quote.

Whenever a franchise switches hands to a new developer, it's never clear what you're going to get. Some adhere to the source material too closely, others don't manage to capture the essence of the original, but a select few manage to supersede the achievements of their predecessors. The Darkness II falls into the latter category – borrowing some of the concepts laid out by the original, but establishing a number of its own, creating a much faster-paced and memorable experience.

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Light on features, the Jak and Daxter Collection is likely to have limited appeal.

Jak & Daxter Collection has been a long time coming. Given Sony's track record for HD remasters and Naughty Dog's rise in popularity thanks to Uncharted, it was surprising that these PS2 heroes hadn't been given the HD treatment earlier. Even odder, the game has been an extremely low profile launch for Sony, as they have done very little to promote the title and its availability is still extremely limited. Being that the collection is completely devoid of bonuses, and next to no clean up work has been done on these aging classics, it's not entirely surprising that Sony is giving this one the silent treatment.

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The publisher goes to the social network to test the waters.

UPDATE: Ask and you shall receive.  Atlus has announced that due to popular demand, they will be running a second printing of Radiant Historia.  The second printing will go live sometime in March and will be available at EB Games and Amazon.com.  It is possible that the game will be made available through other outlets, but we cannot confirm that at this time.  Below is the original story as it was reported on February 3, 2012.

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