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Dr. Wily is once again up to his old tricks and it's up to Mega Man to stop him

After the critical success of Mega Man 9, Rockman has returned to continue the series’ neo-vintage streak with Mega Man 10. Whether you view it as a faithful continuation of the storied franchise or a playful homage to days of yore one thing is for certain; Mega Man games are still insanely hard.

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Brain training games are a dime a dozen on Nintendo’s platforms. With the prospect of getting smarter while playing games so attractive to so many players The Amazing Brain Train tries to make the experience of learning a little more fun than the reality most of these puzzle games bring.

If the visual style (chock full of cartoon animals and the cutesy Professor Fizzwizzle) isn’t a good indication, The Amazing Brain Train is designed for kids. There isn’t a whole lot of detail in the animated characters and things feel pretty generic, but for an unlicensed learning game it’s about as interesting as it can get without distracting kids from actually playing. Moment to moment the images look fine, but with the Wii’s low-resolution the blown-up 2D critters seem a bit blurry and lose their sharp lines in the haze.

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Guybrush Threepwood may be down (and six feet under) but don't count him out

It’s been a harrowing half-year for Guybrush Threepwood; From being trapped on an island with a mad French scientist to being swallowed whole by a giant manatee we’ve been through a lot together since the Monkey Island franchise was handed over to Telltale Games. In the fifth and final installment, Rise of the Pirate God, everything reaches a boiling point as LeChuck executes his plan for world domination after executing Guybrush himself in the last episode. That’s right, you’re going to have to come back from the dead if you plan to stop the cursed pirate and save Elaine (and the world).

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It had to happen eventually, Guybrush must face the music for his pirate ways

As Tales of Monkey Island turns the final corner to completing it’s first series chapter four, The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood, plays Empire Strikes Back to the season’s generally up-beat tone. Betrayal, death and the weight of repercussions paint the whole game with a much darker and more ominous tone. It may be more poignant and serious than most Monkey Island experiences, but it still works very well.

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What treasures await Guybrush Threepwood in the belly of the enormous sea-beast?

The third installment in the all-new Tales of Monkey Island series has landed, as always, picking up on the monster cliff hangar of the previous episode. When last we saw Guybrush Threepwood he had been swallowed by a large sea creature, or as he put it at the time “MMAAAANNAAAATTTEEEEE!!”. With such an inauspicious opening it’s hard to imagine what sort of adventure could digest from then on, but Lair of the Leviathan does not disappoint and capitalizes on the art of storytelling more than it’s predecessors.

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Unfortunately for him, Episode 2 of Guybrush's latest adventure picks up right where Episode 1 left off

When players last saw Guybrush Threepwood, Might Pirate™ his ship had been boarded by a mysterious female intent on killing him, he’d recently let loose the Pox of LeChuck on to the seafarers of the world and his wife was being courted by his long-time nemesis now turned human. Needless to say it was a cliffhanger ending that left everyone wanting answers. Thankfully Episode 2 of Tales of Monkey Island, The Siege of Spinner Cay, does it’s best to not only carry over the story arch of the first episode but expand on both the world and plot of the monthly series.

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We want to thank everyone that entered the Tales of Monkey Island contest during these past two weeks. Your entries were all very creative and much appreciated. However, there can only be two winners; so congratulations SilverWolfPet and Arisuki your entries were the best and you win a season’s pass to Tales of Monkey Island, courtesy of Telltale Games. You can check out their winning submissions below!

Click Here to hear SilverPetWolf’s expertly produced Tales of Monkey Island contest entry. (.mp3)