Solo Gamer Reviews

Solo Gamer Reviews are dedicated to the gamer who does not play well with others, doesn't care about multiplayer modes in his or her games, and who absolutely despises things like multiplayer achievement points. These are reviews for guys and gals who prefer to play with themselves, and thus games will be penalized if developers spend more time on slayer deathmatch options than on the single-player experience. We solo gamers prefer a well-thought-out story, an immersive universe, and hours upon hours of enjoyment without having to shoot an endless horde of twelve-year-old punks in the head over the Internet. So throw away your WiiSpeak and your X-Box Live headset, and all hail the solo gamer!

Top 10 Franchises in Need of a Revival
These are the great games that deserve a sequel, remake, or reboot, before they are forgotten forever.

Assassin's Creed III With the world coming to an end next week, does Assassin's Creed deliver at the last minute with its take on the American Revolution?	Batman: Arkham Asylum Is Arkham Asylum the greatest comic book video game ever made?	Dead Space 2 Does Dead Space 2 add to the survival horror excellence of the original, or does it follow other fallen horror franchises by focusing on action and multiplayer?	Dead Space 3 Does Dead Space 3 hold true to its survival horror roots, or is it just a generic third person shooter?
Digital Season 2012 The Solo Gamer reviews the DLC expansions and arcade games he played during the long summer of 2012.	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The question is not whether or not Skyrim is great; it's about how great it is.	Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King This early review tackles one of the first games to be released on Nintendo's WiiWare.	Final Fantasy XIII The Solo Gamer, by popular request, shares his opinion of the controversial thirteenth entry in the Final Fantasy franchise.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Can XIII-2 recapture the Final Fantasy magic, or is it just a waste of Square Enix's time?	The Godfather II Is The Godfather II as good a sequel as the movie? The Solo Gamer gives his verdict.	Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City There are more stories to be told in Liberty City. The Solo Gamer reviews The Lost and the Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.	L.A. Noire Rockstar has a lot of promises to live up to with its latest epic. Have they delivered?
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword One of Zelda's biggest cheerleaders attempts an objective review of Skyward Sword.	Lost: Via Domus Should fans of ABC's Lost spend their money on this licensed video game or let it pass them by?	Mass Effect 3 How does Commander Shepard's final mission stack up against the hype?	Metroid: Other M Does the tenth installment in Nintendo's Metroid franchise, Metroid: Other M, live up to its predecessors?
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles This on-rails shooter for the Wii is surprisingly well-made and exciting. Fans of the franchise shouldn't ignore it just because it's a Wii game.	Too Human Is Too Human the game we've waited ten years for, or is it dead on arrival? Writer E. Magill weighs in.	The Video Games of 2010 The Solo Gamer reviews Bioshock 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Halo: Reach, Mass Effect 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Super Meat Boy.	Xenoblade Chronicles If you can only play one Japanese RPG, play Xenoblade.
Zack & Wiki: The Quest for Barbaros' Treasure E. Magill, in his first video game review, takes a look at the Nintendo Wii's Zack & Wiki: The Quest for Barbaros' Treasure.

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Book Review: Mass Effect: Revelation The Solo Gamer takes his first stab at a novel based on a video game with the prequel to Mass Effect, Mass Effect: Revelation.	Confessions of an Xbox Junkie This is what I learned while separated from my beloved 360.	The Future of 5 Video Game Franchises The Solo Gamer discusses upcoming sequels to Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dead Rising, Dead Space, The Elder Scrolls, and Mirror's Edge.	The Future of Legacy of Kain I'd like to share one of my biggest hopes and dreams, that we may finally see the next chapter in Kain's legacy.
The Future of Prince of Persia Is the Persian Prince officially dead, or will he make a return to video game prominence? The Solo Gamer discusses the possibilities.	The Future of Zelda The Solo Gamer overviews of the challenges facing the future of Nintendo's Zelda franchise.	Killing the Bioshock Movie The Bioshock movie is officially dead for now, but that might not be a bad thing.	Movie Review: Resident Evil: Degeneration The Solo Gamer reviews the animated movie Resident Evil: Degeneration.
The Pitfalls of DLC Most games released today are accompanied by downloadable content. This isn't necessarily a good thing.	The Problem with Modern Games: Comparing Mass Effect to Starflight What if you could play a video game that combines the best of the old and the best of the new?	Resident Evil is Dead to Me For all the fans who like the direction the franchise is going, I wish you the best. For me, though, I am done with Resident Evil.	The Sky Dilemma There is only one question you need to answer right now: Skyrim or Skyward Sword?
So My Wife Wants to Play Fallout 3... The Solo Gamer creates a simple lesson plan that can turn his wife from a casual gamer to a more hardcore one.	Spending Time with an X: How I Learned to Love Mega Man Again The solo gamer is ashamed to say he abandoned the Mega Man series long ago, but now he's ready to do some catching up.	The Strange Case of the Hidden Triforce If you haven't experienced the Da Vinci Code-like downward spiral into paranoid madness that is the Ocarina of Time Triforce Quest, here is a primer.	Top 5 Best & Worst Video Game Sequels The Solo Gamer lists the best and worst second installments in video game franchises.
Top 5 Best & Worst Video Game Threequels A third installment can make or break a video game franchise. These are the games that nearly killed a good series or raised it to new heights.	Top 5 Most Original Final Boss Battles The Solo Gamer lists five epic video game final boss battles that are groundbreaking, unique, and memorable.	Top 5 Worst Trends in Gaming The Solo Gamer discusses the worst trends in modern gaming after a particularly disappointing news story about Dead Space 2.	Top 10 Video Games of 2008 Which games impressed the Solo Gamer in 2008?

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