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Genre "Action Role-Playing":
360 Video Game Deals, Top Reviews and New Releases

3 most recent price drops as of Sunday, February 12, 2012 (06:55AM PST)

Nier (360)

Sale Price $14.96 SALE

(25% off) at Amazon Deal Factor 3.8 (details) Deal Factor for "Nier (360)"
The Deal Factor reflects the value of a deal: it's a score ranging from 0 to 10 that is based on the game's average review score, the percentage of the price drop ("savings"), and the game's age. Deals with the largest savings on the best-reviewed and most recent games have the highest Deal Factors. Since we're snobs, we give more weight to the review score than the savings or age (a bad game doesn't get better just because it's cheap or new, and our goal is to help you find the most attractive deals, not just the cheapest or newest games).

For "Nier" the Deal Factor details look like this:

Weighted Review Score 2.7
Weighted Savings Bonus + 0.6
Weighted Age Bonus + 0.5
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Deal Factor 3.8 Review Average 5.3 (based on 3 critics) Genre Action Role-Playing Publisher Square Enix Release Date 2010-04-27 Description "Nothing is as it seems in Square Enix's latest action adventure game, set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures. Assume ..." expand → Nier (360)

Nothing is as it seems in Square Enix's latest action adventure game, set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures. Assume the role of the unyielding protagonist Nier, resolute in his quest to discover a cure for his daughter, who is infected with the Black Scrawl virus. With powerful allies and a mysterious book, Nier encounters things that will confound even the mightiest of warriors.

With Nier, experience seamless in-battle cinematics and explore hauntingly familiar lands, intense action-packed battles, and storytelling like only Square Enix can do.

Dark Souls (360)

Sale Price $36.99 SALE

(8% off) at Amazon Deal Factor 6.3 (details) Deal Factor for "Dark Souls (360)"
The Deal Factor reflects the value of a deal: it's a score ranging from 0 to 10 that is based on the game's average review score, the percentage of the price drop ("savings"), and the game's age. Deals with the largest savings on the best-reviewed and most recent games have the highest Deal Factors. Since we're snobs, we give more weight to the review score than the savings or age (a bad game doesn't get better just because it's cheap or new, and our goal is to help you find the most attractive deals, not just the cheapest or newest games).

For "Dark Souls" the Deal Factor details look like this:

Weighted Review Score 4.7
Weighted Savings Bonus + 0.2
Weighted Age Bonus + 1.4
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Deal Factor 6.3 Review Average 9.4 (based on 4 critics) Genre Action Role-Playing Publisher Namco Bandai Release Date 2011-10-04 Description "The unexpected surprise hit and GameSpot's Best of 2009 - Game of the Year Winner Demon’s Souls now has its spiritual successor in Dark Souls. This once-in-a-generation ..." expand → Dark Souls (360)

The unexpected surprise hit and GameSpot's Best of 2009 - Game of the Year Winner Demon’s Souls now has its spiritual successor in Dark Souls. This once-in-a-generation game will take you through an experience so challenging, so punishing and yet so intensely gratifying that it will leave you anguished for wanting more. Set in a rich, dark fantasy world, experience tense dungeon crawling, fearsome enemy encounters and groundbreaking online features for a truly unforgettable gaming experience. Dark Souls breaks down barriers with a seamless world design filled with the most unexpected of surprises. The unerring foundation of challenge and reward will engulf you and offer an unparalleled sense of achievement.

Borderlands (360)

Sale Price $15.99 SALE

(20% off) at Amazon Deal Factor 5.1 (details) Deal Factor for "Borderlands (360)"
The Deal Factor reflects the value of a deal: it's a score ranging from 0 to 10 that is based on the game's average review score, the percentage of the price drop ("savings"), and the game's age. Deals with the largest savings on the best-reviewed and most recent games have the highest Deal Factors. Since we're snobs, we give more weight to the review score than the savings or age (a bad game doesn't get better just because it's cheap or new, and our goal is to help you find the most attractive deals, not just the cheapest or newest games).

For "Borderlands" the Deal Factor details look like this:

Weighted Review Score 4.1
Weighted Savings Bonus + 0.5
Weighted Age Bonus + 0.5
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Deal Factor 5.1 Review Average 8.2 (based on 5 critics) Genre Action Role-Playing Publisher 2K Games Release Date 2009-10-20 Description "Borderlands is an original First Person Role Playing Shooter that combines the intuitive reward systems of action role playing games and the frantic-paced ..." expand → Borderlands (360)

Borderlands is an original First Person Role Playing Shooter that combines the intuitive reward systems of action role playing games and the frantic-paced shooting combat of first person shooters. The game features a groundbreaking content generation system allowing for a near-endless variety in weapons and item drops. Borderlands allows for 4 players to share the same game experience simultaneously online in co-op gameplay. Players can freely join or leave each other’s games at anytime, or choose to play in the full single-player mode. These features, along with a rich and deep fiction that touches upon the mysteries buried beneath the surface of a danger-filled planer, combine to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters.

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Friday, November 18, 2011

Splitkick 7.0 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (360)

The story told here isn’t anything great. A simple, manufactured tale that throws plenty of fan service at the player and based on some minor quote from Gandalf or someone. Whenever you hit a safe location, the typical outcome is “well, the Fellowship is going this way, but we need you… IN THE NORTH!” Contrived, but it works and isn’t important. Here, the hacks and slashes are what matter. Did you like those Snowblind games I mentioned before? Yeah, you’ll be cool here, just give it a little time before it really clicks.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

GamePro 7.0 Fusion: Genesis (360)

This ambitious, sprawling space adventure will be a satisfying experience for many, but its slow pace may put action-hungry fans off.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

IGN 8.0 Fusion: Genesis (360)

Strong start, bright future.

Friday, November 04, 2011

GameSpot 6.5 Dungeon Defenders (360)

With its numerous game modes and customization options, there's a lot to do in Dungeon Defenders. Too bad its fundamentals don't measure up.

GamePro 5.0 Dungeon Defenders (360)

This jumbled tower defense/action-RPG hybrid tries to borrow from both genres, but too often comes across as cluttered and confusing.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

IGN 7.0 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (360)

Let's hunt some orc.

GamePro 7.0 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (360)

The Lord of the Rings returns as a co-op brawler with RPG elements. Is Snowblind's take on the franchise a winner, or does it get lost in the pack?

1UP 6.9 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (360)

Snowblind Studios gives gamers a loot-heavy war worth fighting.

Game Informer 5.5 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (360)

Losing The Battle, Losing The War

Friday, October 14, 2011

1UP 7.7 Guardian Heroes (360)

Fifteen years later, one of the Saturn's best games still rocks

Thursday, October 13, 2011

IGN 8.5 Guardian Heroes (360)

Hacking and slashing like it's 1996.

Splitkick 6.0 Crimson Alliance (360)

Every year, I make the mistake of raising my hand for a video game that I know nearly nothing about. Someone will give me the smallest hint as to what kind of game it is, and I think to myself: “Eh, I can play this, no problem.” This year it was Crimson Alliance, a pseudo free to play dungeon crawler that has a multiplayer function. Since I didn’t have anyone to play with, I went at it solo – big mistake.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011