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Peter Rizkalla is a life-long enthusiast of videogames and the videogame industry. He has worked in various videogame companies such as THQ, Namco/Bandai and 2K Games and avidly attends many game conferences and events. His formal reviews can be seen in AnimationWorld Magazine. "Press Start" is Peter's new blog on AWN, filled with his insights and views on the latest in gaming. He can be reached at PRizkalla@gmail.com.

Street Fighter X Tekken Trailer... Make Sure To Have Clean Undies Available!

Posted In | Blog Categories: Pre-Views, Capcom | Site Categories: 3D, Anime, Games, Home Entertainment
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In probably one of the most epic moments in video game history, Capcom released the first ever gameplay footage of Street Fighter X Tekken at Comic-Con last week to a rabid group of fans. Street Fighter X Capcom is a new fighting game that Capcom is working on which features characters from the Street Fighter Series as well as the Tekken series! Hit the link to see witness the absolute awesomeness of the video!

REVIEW: Rocket Knight

Posted In | Blog Categories: Reviews, Konami | Site Categories: Games

 

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I've always loved the Rocket Knight series. I still have both Rocket Knight Adventures for Sega Genesis and Sparkster for the Super NES. The games are freakin' awesome and it's a fair bet that gamers would want to see them available on the Virtual Console or on Xbox LIVE. But when Konami announced that a "brand new" game featuring Sparkster would be released, I said to myself "I have to get a hold of this one." And sure enough... I did. Hit the jump to see the full review.

REVIEW: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

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Sam Fisher is a military grade ninja in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction. And everyone knows how much I love ninjas. What...? You didn't know? Fine, forget you then! Just hit the jump to see the freakin' review.

REVIEW: Super Street Fighter IV

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I tell ya, Capcom sure knows how to throw a party. They celebrated the launch of Super Street Fighter IV just a few weeks ago in LA with a big launch party filled with things like black eye face paint, free pizza, a DJ on the wheels of steel and Final Fight Double Impact soundtracks on cassette tape! Never mind the fact that there were a bunch of arcade cabinets with Super Street Fighter IV on them, I wanted to get my picture taken with Hakan in the green screen booth! Well, the game is out now and the party is over! Sure we all get to play Super Street Fighter IV now but that pretty much shuts the door on anymore Super Street Fighter IV parties. Man, that pizza was good. Hit the jump to see the review of the game!

REVIEW: Alan Wake

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I have to be honest. I was completely clueless when I first saw footage of Alan Wake. I didn't know what kind of game it was, I didn't know if it was based on something or not, I just knew that it looked amazing. Just from the trailer that was shown at last year's E3, I saw some very impressive looking lighting effects, especially for a game that was coming out exclusively for the Xbox 360. I got to spend time with the final build of Alan Wake; hit the jump to see how this unique title turned out...

MINI REVIEW: Mega Man 10

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It just won't stop! To be honest... I don't think anyone wants it to stop! Face the facts, Mega Man is freakin' cool and if you don't like him then you suck! Mega Man 10 brings us back (once more) to the good ol' days of the NES. Hit the jump to see the review. You might be surprised to see who shows up in this installment of Mega Man.

REVIEW: Red Steel 2

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The sequel to one of the first Wii launch titles launches again by being the first 3rd party game to require use of the Wii MotionPlus. With lots more time to really polish the series, Ubisoft's Red Steel 2 "wowed" us at E3 last year. Hit the jump to see the review!

HANDS-ON: Super Street Fighter IV

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Starting off the weekend right! AWN got to spend some hands-on time with Capcoms newest "wonder child", fighting franchiseiteration, Super Street Fighter IV. We got to spend time with each of the 10 new characters of the Street Fighter IV roster including Hakan and Juri. We also got to spend time with the Barrel and Car bonus stages. Hit the jump to see is all!

REVIEW: God of War III

Posted In | Blog Categories: Sony, Reviews | Site Categories: 3D, Games, Voice Acting
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I have always loved the God of War series and the last God of War on PS2 left us with a cliffhanger in the story. Since then Sony has been teasing the crap out of us with God of War III screen shots, trailers, press releases, and all kinds of other stuff except for the actual game itself. E3 '09 showed off a very pretty demo which was then made available on PSN a few months later. But a demo of God of War III is not really God of War III!

Finally, God of War III has hit store shelves and Kratos fans everywhere are getting their fill of their favorite, bloody, vengeful, tormented, family-friendly Spartan! Hit the jump to see our review of God of War III.

REVIEW: Aliens vs Predator

Posted In | Blog Categories: SEGA, Reviews | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Games, Voice Acting

 

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Will we ever get tired of the fictional, yet highly entertaining, fued between Aliens and Predators? Even better, will we ever get tired of watching humans get torn to pieces as a result of the Alien and Predator fued? Probably not. I got to check out SEGA and Rebellion's highly anticipated FPS title Aliens VS Predator. Hit the jump to check the review.