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Urge to destroy... rising...

In a surprising turn of events from a company who loves to rehash content, BattleTanx: Global Assault is a rather significant improvement over the first game. It's still very much a guy game, but hey, tanks are always a winning formula. You like tanks too. Don't deny it.

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The joke was on me!

This is a fighting game based on the Batman Beyond spin-off, which I had never heard of before. As Batman, you punch and kick your way through mostly side-scrolling levels and must stop the Joker from carrying out some nefarious scheme. There are four different suits to choose from which each have strengths and weaknesses, such as the offensive suit which has good attacks but a weak block. There are cutscenes in between levels which tell the story, which consist of stills and text.

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The master of bass is the caster of class.

Oy, another fishing game. Do I have to play this one? Yeah yeah, I'm on a mission and all of that. Should've made a list of exceptions before I started... oh well, I guess it is too late now.

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I return from my E3 break with a fishing game, which, unfortunately, is no more exciting than a never-ending press conference.

There are certain concepts which simply don't work well as a videogame, and fishing is one of those. I'm not into fishing myself, but I can see the appeal in it. It can be just you, out on a boat in the middle of a lake on a beautiful day, sitting back with your feet up, fresh air all around, no one around to bother you, all your troubles forgotten. When you're playing a fishing videogame, then it's just you, on a couch in the middle of an ugly living room decorated by your roommate who has bad taste, sitting back with your feet resting on a pile of empty pizza boxes, hot, stuffy air all around, and your troubles are just one phone ring away. The experience isn't one which can be replicated by a videogame.

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...It means the last of the PixlBit gang is back at home, with a solid internet connection.

What else does it mean? That all next week, and in more weeks to come, we'll be unloading impressions of E3, uploading pictures of the event, and getting you coverage from several games we tried on the floor.

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