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Cubed3 : Zubo Review

Matthew Gastrian Evans writes "If it's one thing I've learnt about reviews, through reading those of others and writing my own, it's that it is easy to write a good review about a bad game and very easy to write a bad review about a good game. It has very little to do with the writer's talent and very much to do with the audience. Much like the patrons of a Roman Coliseums the modern forum dweller merely bays for blood. Yes, you may have aspirations for a higher and more civilised way of thinking but ultimately its our scathing attacks, our cruel barbs and our vicious, wounding comments that you crave. With awful games these come in abundant quantity and we dedicate more time insulting the game for its failures than analysing it. Good games though provide little material for mocking and thus you lose attention. What does this have to do with EA's colourful new game? Audience."

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Holiday Shopping Guide 2009: Hand-held Gaming Best Bets

From Atlanta Video Game News Examiner:

"Halloween is past and Thanksgiving is fast approaching. That means it is time to start planning for your holiday shopping. One of the biggest problems when shopping for gamers is making sure that you buy a quality game that they will enjoy. There's nothing worse than getting a game for someone and finding out that it is buggy, has bad controls, or just isn't fun at all. So, we've come up with the best bets of recent releases for the two major hand-held platforms (Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP) for the 2009 holiday shopping season. We've broken it down not just by hand-helds but by genres as well. So click through on the links below for the hand-held and genre you'll be shopping for this year."

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RPGfan : Zubo Review

John Tucker writes "In any genre of games, there are some entries that appeal to the masses, some that only hardcore fans have the background to enjoy, and some that are intended to bring in new fans. Many times, these last efforts are geared at younger players, and that makes sense. Zubo is clearly one of these "gateway" games, intended to bring younger players into the fold of RPG fans, and I was actually surprised to see it come out of EA."

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SV: Zubo Review

SV:
Zubo is a music-based rhythm action game featuring a likeable set of characters. Players enter the world of Zubalon to help its inhabitants, the Zubos, defeat an evil force bent on world domination. Players befriend the Zubos they meet along the way. You will feed and nurture them, help them gain skills and strength, and assist them in their battles with the enemy, the Zombos.

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