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First off, I grew up with the NES and SNES, but I certainly don't consider myself a fanboy. I loved my Xbox and my 360 has gotten more than its share of my time. I've been listening to alot of chatter about the Wii around the gaming world, and most of it seems to be negative. No good games, gimmicky controls, no HD, no online, friend codes *shudder*, lack of First Party.. etc.. You know the drill.

Well, my views of what's happening to the Wii are extremelly positive. Yes, it has brough

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I'm really stingy about my money. I keep track of each cent that goes in and out of my hands and bank.. I make sure I never purchase anything from an insecure site... But even all that wasn't enough.
I found out today that someone had made some purchases using my debit card. The purchases were all for World of Warcraft, which really strikes me as odd, and makes me wonder if my old account was somehow compromised. According to my statement, I bought two cd-key upgrades from trial accounts,… Continue

The Good : Swinging through NYC is fluid, and while in the air there are few problems. Random crime fighting is varied and can be fun for a good while.
The Bad : Everything else. The combat system is a button masher, but worse. There's almost no semblance of combos, and while fighting I found myself frustrated that no matter which of the three buttons I hit, I always seemed to do the same combo.
The camera is your main enemy in this game. At times, it sits stationary, making you pause… Continue