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"We've got eight hours to stop New York from becoming the next San Francisco." by Jerry Whorebach 10/22/2011, 5:14pm PDT
After playing the first act of Vanquish, I can only assume the reason this didn't come out until three years after Mass Effect is because that's how long it took Shinji Mikami to stop laughing. It's basically the exact same game, except everything that one did miserably, this one does to perfection. And since Mass Effect did just about everything miserably, that makes Vanquish pretty incredible. The cover shooting is top-drawer (it plays like Gears of War, if you replaced husky man-truck Marcus Phoenix with one of the Virtuaroids from Virtual-On) and the dialogue is all in the finest Capcom tradition (I started jotting down some of the more quotable lines, but stopped when I realized I was just transcribing every cutscene). The O'Neill cylinder where the game takes place and the default flashlight-headed robot enemies are both kind of plain-looking, which I suspect was a deliberate decision made to try and appeal to Western tastes (probably accompanied by some kind of jerking-off motion), but the characters rise above their essential space marine and earpiece-girl nature (the hard-charging lieutenant-colonel whose unit you're attached to is like a cross between Resident Evil's Jack Krauser and Avatar's Stephen Lang, filtered through a prism of Super Nintendo Contra). I'm not sure yet how I feel about the weapon upgrade system, which seems to favour whichever guns you aren't using, but it's possible I just haven't figured out how to game it properly. The fact that I spent two hours with Vanquish this morning and I still feel like I'm just getting started learning how to make use of the tools it's given me might be the most ringing endorsement I can offer.

Preliminary Verdict: I can think of no reason why every video game shouldn't have a BOOST button. Positive!
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FREE MS POINTS GO GO GO by Jerry Whorebach 10/21/2011, 12:52pm PDT NEW
    Use 10minutemail.net for unlimited free e-mail addresses. by Jerry Whorebach 10/21/2011, 1:05pm PDT NEW
    All three fields must be filled. Redeem your codes immediately on xbox.com NT by Jerry Whorebach 10/21/2011, 1:09pm PDT NEW
    Site is getting hammered, but codes are still going out. Don't give up! NT by Jerry Whorebach 10/21/2011, 1:22pm PDT NEW
        Re: Site is getting hammered, but codes are still going out. Don't give up! by Mysterio 12/07/2013, 2:42pm PST NEW
            Sorry pal, MS closed the free trial loophole I was using a couple months ago :( NT by Jerry Whorebach 12/07/2013, 7:18pm PST NEW
    I don't own an XBox, should I panic? NT by laudablepuss 10/21/2011, 4:08pm PDT NEW
        This is probably the last thing you want to hear right now... by Jerry Whorebach 10/21/2011, 4:43pm PDT NEW
            Please buy and review Vanquish. NT by Gutsby 10/21/2011, 6:31pm PDT NEW
                Way ahead of you! by Jerry Whorebach 10/21/2011, 9:55pm PDT NEW
                    "We've got eight hours to stop New York from becoming the next San Francisco." by Jerry Whorebach 10/22/2011, 5:14pm PDT NEW
                        Finished this last night. It was pretty good! by Jerry Whorebach 10/26/2011, 2:52pm PDT NEW
                            I bought it after your first report. Best 3rd person shooter. by Gutsby 10/27/2011, 5:31am PDT NEW
                                I love how the BOOST button becomes a CIGARETTE button when you're behind cover. NT by It really is the ultimate button. 10/27/2011, 11:41am PDT NEW
                        This was great and helpful. Everyone thank Gerry. by Caltrops 10/26/2011, 5:37pm PDT NEW
            Make up to $125 in one day! by Mysterio 10/21/2011, 6:49pm PDT NEW
    Does he dumpster-dive with this kind of rabid enthusiasm? NT by Casual observer 10/21/2011, 4:38pm PDT NEW
        Are you retarded? Dumpsters are outside. NT by motherfuckerfoodeater 10/21/2011, 5:08pm PDT NEW
 
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