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Written by Bennett The Sage   
Thursday, 04 September 2008 23:54

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Ah nice review
written by Quang , September 05, 2008
Although the presentation of this video isn't really humorous, you speak in very clear, audible voice which reminds me of a real game review on TV o_o

Great job d(^^
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written by Raistlinhawke , September 05, 2008
Great job as always, Sage. I like it too when things 'splode all pretty and loud-like.
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written by Bennett the Sage , September 05, 2008
That's the idea. I don't want to be another Angry Video Game Nerd, or a Spoony, or a NC. I want to inform first and foremost, and sprinkle in some wit and some gags now and then.
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Nice one.
written by Ludlov , September 05, 2008
Good review. I might actually pick this game up if i feel rich. One thing though. Airstrikes is not new to the series. It was more like a sellingpoint for the first game. But i'm nitpicking. looking forward to more reviews.
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written by Quang , September 05, 2008
Variety and uniqueness is virtue smilies/smiley.gif

Ah but the Aussie guy's style is somewhat similar to yours, although I still think you're more audible smilies/tongue.gif
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written by Mr-Kipling , September 05, 2008
erm... a tactical airstrike isn't new, otherwise good review smilies/smiley.gif
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Nice Job
written by BladedEdge123 , September 05, 2008
I have to say I thought it was a very well put together review. Intro was just the right length/style for the review type you say your going after. While it doesn't do anything extremely unique, (Big gaming websites like Gamespot do much the same sort of review). That said, as the AVGN said in his response to the critic, anyone can review any game they want, its not a competition, and just because a style is done by others does not make it an invalid format for someone else to use. The addition of some additional serious content may very well help give this site some more diversity, which I think is one of TGWTG's goals isn't it?

Keep up the good work! I look forward to seeing more of these. I would suggest A-that you focus on recently released titles. With the style your using the reviews shouldn't take a great deal of time to put out, so they can be fairly timely, which is something others are not doing a lot of/at all. (Smash brothers melee did come out some time ago for example) and C-review Spore when it comes out! Or Fall Out 3, if your planning to do titles which will be cross platform.

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airstrikes aren't new
written by mister1000 , September 05, 2008
aside from that little mistake, this is an accurate review.

I don't agree though with the complaint about the tanks, I always did ok with it.

the one real problem I had with it was that there were missions that were actually unplayable (namely the parrot smuggling mission from the rastafarian pirates)
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Ooof
written by Bennett the Sage , September 05, 2008
I knew I had to choke somewhere on this review. Oh well, makes me all the more careful about my next review.
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written by swesam , September 05, 2008
i have the game but cant play it because my xbox is broken, but when its fixed i am going to play as Mattias because he is swedish like me and he is the best of them.
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Oh no you didn't
written by Void , September 05, 2008
It looks fun, and I'll probably get it a rental, but gaming greatness or not, I'll never be able to forget this game. Damned ultra catchy tune...
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written by Kain456 , September 05, 2008
After playing through the PS3 version, it seems to be slightly less buggy than what I've heard the X-Box 360 version to be. It was fun to blow things up, and level an entire base with a tank or two, but I agree that the game needs some serious polish. Design choices and bugs make the game okay... but nothing I'd want to own. Sure, it's worth a rental, but no more than that, I say.
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Nice review
written by Kuraime , September 05, 2008
This was a good review, with clear and professional touch. It's nice to see that people can still deliver serious reviews rather than turning everything into either a rant or a big joke. This really sounded like those Gamespot video reviews or those that come on TV (as mentioned by Quang).

This game looked awfully lot like a GTA game out on the wild, which makes me think about trying it out. That is when I have enough money to buy a game next time.

Anyway, nice review. Do post more of these.
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Hmm
written by SalemJericho , September 05, 2008
Apparently with this guys over the top demands from the gaming industry he should have been born in about 10 years from now so he can experience the "next" generation. People still have fun with these games, this game is like the explosive version of Crackdown the gameplay is ALWAYS more important then the graphic, take a look at Crackdown and Team Fortress 2, hits and have a very solid fanbase, but dont have the best graphics. Cry me a river if you dont like oddball characters and no difference in the storyline by choosing a different character, in all honesty it takes away from the experience if you are FORCED to chose different characters to get the whole theme to the game.
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written by Swamphunter , September 05, 2008
"7.5/10"

OH NO YOU DIDN'T!
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written by Faii , September 05, 2008
Thanks for this review, I have been thinking about this getting this game but I wanted to see a good review of it first to get more of an idea on what it's like, despite its bad points it still looks like a lot of fun to play! Looks like I'll be doing some more overtime in the supermarket before I go back to uni so I cant afford it smilies/smiley.gif
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written by rain , September 05, 2008
i think that was a good and fair i only got the game recently because of the later uk release date (5th sep) but from what i have played of it so far its a bit disspointing in a few areas.I loved the 1st 1 because the factions were mostly countreys like SK NK China and the UN but this 1........ yea thats a fair score
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written by DarkHarpuia , September 05, 2008
A nice review. Your ideas were well-put together, and it had a good audio-visual quality.
Altough it wasn't comical, as most of the videos in this site, I still liked it.

Keep it up smilies/cheesy.gif
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written by team56th , September 06, 2008
Seems like pretty helpful review that is better than most of those that reviews hype instead of quality, and definitely better than Zero Punctuation full of sour rants except for certain games. I'll be looking forward to other reviews in the future. What game are you going to review next time?
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written by Shinigami , September 06, 2008
Just plain review done with fan glasses on. No humor and nothing bad said about game.
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written by Nick3889 , September 06, 2008
Ok now i'm not one to say much other peoples opinions But COME ON!!! dude its a LOT better then 7.5 out of 10
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written by Oskpet , September 06, 2008
OMG on of the characters is from Sweden? I'm from Sweden, that's awesome
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written by MetalHeadMat , September 06, 2008
Air strike was fromt he first one.
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written by Rattrap007 , September 07, 2008
I agree with the score and all. a few flaws, but still a blast to play. The biggest gripe with me is the repetitive vocal lines. "He is behind that building!"
"He is behind that rock!" "He's over there!" etc just get really annoying fast. That and the girl at base telling you 50,000 times you can return to base for help or talk. Ugh..
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The Publicity Stunt
written by Amoeba_UK , September 08, 2008
You guys here bout the petrol publicity stunt for the game in England?

Check this link out..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7599639.stm
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written by GodOfPlague , November 06, 2008
The big question would be if I liked the first one will I really like this one as well. Assuming I ditch the carpal tunnel and tendonitis.

Anyway Great proffessional review
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