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You've experienced the terror and mayhem of Batman: Arkham Asylum. You've battled Gotham's most sinister, lethal and forbidding villains in Batman: Arkham City. You've studied the psyche of the Dark Knight and immersed yourself in his quest to protect Gotham that you became the Caped Crusader every time you played the game. But there's one facet of Batman that you haven't yet experienced. One area that has remained in shadow ~ his past.For the first time, you get to dive into the role of Batman before he battled and won against the laundry list of Gotham's most dangerous criminals in Batman: Arkham Origins. Experience an original prequel storyline set before the events in Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. Watch the story unfold as Batman transforms from a crime fighter into the Dark Knight. Become a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career that determines his fate and leads him to meet many important characters for the first time and forge key relationships that shape his destiny. For what's a man without his past? It's time to finally receive insight about the events that transformed the man into the hero.
 
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4 out of 5
4
Good addition to the genre
on March 2, 2014
Posted by: hvla
from Rhode Island
Age:35-44
Gender:Male
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Another great title in the Batman storyline.
Overall, solid title with only some minor control issues (hand-to-hand fights not as precise as prior editions).
Worth the investment.
My Best Buy number: 2152021025
My Best Buy number: 2152021025
What's great about it: Gameplay, story, graphics
What's not so great: Controls are a little loose
I would recommend this to a friend!
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It is 1715. Pirates rule the Caribbean and have established a lawless pirate republic. Among these outlaws is a fearsome young captain named Edward Kenway. His exploits earn the respect of pirate legends like Blackbeard, but draw him into an ancient war that may destroy everything the pirates have built.
 
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Good continuation of storyline
on December 1, 2013
Posted by: hvla
from Rhode Island
Age:35-44
Gender:Male
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Excellent addition to the AC universe. Continues the story with a novel approach…you are working for Abstergo Entertainment!
However, the controls are still slippery and imprecise. For example, I would often line up a jump only to watch Edward vault off in the wrong direction. Still reduced to occasional "button mashing" for fights, despite my attempts at precision blocking/parrying.
Much improved naval adventures compared with AC3. I enjoyed sailing around the Caribbean and pirating/pillaging. Great way to earn money and supplies.
However, I did not enjoy much of the underwater scenes (albeit, a small portion of the overall game). Swimming controls were AWFUL (imprecise, awkward and just plain BAD) and the number of sharks, eels, urchins and jellyfish bordered on ridiculous. Note to developers: no jellyfish is actually poisonous on the top of their dome-like "head"….so why did I keep getting stung?
The "real world" adventures of wandering around Abstergo are mostly enjoyable and advance the overall storyline very well. However, there is one major drawback: computer hacking. Most of it involves a new spherical puzzle that is challenging yet fun, but there is another mini game that can best be described as a bastardized version of "Frogger". The problem with the Frogger mini game is simply that--as games go--Frogger is quite awful and has nothing to do with "hacking" a computer.
Hopefully the developers of AC5 (or AC4a) take this into account and improve the control scheme, jettison the Frogger and either improve or eliminate the underwater experience.
Worth your money or a long rental on Gamefly.
My Best Buy number: 2152021025
My Best Buy number: 2152021025
What's great about it: Engaging story
What's not so great: Imprecise controls
I would recommend this to a friend!
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The days of primitive joysticks and wheel paddles are long gone. Modern gaming requires a precise, responsive and comfortable controller, and the Xbox 360 stands right on the cutting edge. When you're ready to switch between your games, movies and music, you don't want to be bogged down by tedious menus and selection screens. Experience thrilling gameplay with the new standard in wired controllers.The Xbox 360 Controller features compact ergonomics for comfortable play and accommodates gamers of all sizes and skill levels. The centralized Xbox Guide button provides you with instant access to your digital movies, music and games at just the touch of a glowing button. Adjustable vibration feedback results in a more personalized gaming experience, and the unit works with most Windows Vista-based PCs in addition. An integrated port accepts the Xbox 360 headset, and the extended 9' cable lets you sit a comfortable distance from the screen. The next generation of gaming and entertainment is here.
 
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Sturdy and precise
on July 2, 2013
Posted by: hvla
from Rhode Island
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Good controller that does not require batteries. We use this primarily to control the DVD player on our XBOX-360 so we don't waste the batteries on the wireless ones. Useful as an extra game controller.
My Best Buy number: 2152021025
My Best Buy number: 2152021025
What's great about it: precision
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Borderlands 2 furthers the distinct blending of First-Person Shooter and Role-Playing genres to create the true evolution of the Role-Playing Shooter. Team up with up to three other players for four-player online goodness or go old-school with two-player, split-screen, couch-sharing mayhem as you spend hours leveling up your character and equipping them with one of the millions of weapons. Borderlands 2 features a new visually stunning array of procedurally generated guns, shields, grenades, artifacts, enemies and more. Choose one of the four new character classes to be taken through a carefully crafted and connected story to all-new and surprising environments across the living planet of Pandora. Make new friends, arm them to the teeth and fight alongside them on your relentless quest for revenge and redemption.
 
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Borderlands 2...better than the first
on October 21, 2012
Posted by: hvla
from Rhode Island
Age:35-44
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Awesome game. Enjoy it thoroughly so far.
Best Buy requires this sentence or they won't publish the review (min characters).
What's great about it: Story, fun gameplay, guns...guns...guns!
What's not so great: nothing so far
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Protect the HD screen of your 2nd-, 3rd- or 4th-Generation Apple iPad with this screen protector that features advanced clarity and a glass-like surface to accentuate the sharp, vibrant high-definition images.
 
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meh
on July 17, 2012
Posted by: hvla
from Rhode Island
for a piece of plastic, they sure charge a lot of money. clearly, i am in the wrong business. i could have made plastic sheets with a sticky surface and retired.
Unfortunately, this one barely stands up to the case I got for the iPad3 (Targus VersaVue). The soft edge of the case rubs against the plastic and tore it. So much for the Zagg protection.
What's not so great: overpriced
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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