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February 28th, 2010, 17:20
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/02/500x_k_feb_10_01.jpg (http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/02/k_feb_10_01.jpg)Welcome to the February 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, features, weekly columns and more, from Kotaku.
Don't miss our reporting from this year's DICE (http://kotaku.com/tag/dice2010/) summit, where video game industry vets reveal secrets about their games and speak frankly about the industry. For some of February's biggest announcements, make sure to read our X10 (http://kotaku.com/tag/x10) coverage for everything new on the Xbox 360 and the latest details from Nintendo's Q1 media summit (http://kotaku.com/tag/nintendosummit/), packed with new games and new releases (http://kotaku.com/5479289/nintendo-summit-news-round+up).
Finally, don't forget about Love Week (http://kotaku.com/tag/loveweek), our special Valentine's Day-themed week long look at the romantic side of video games.
——TABLE OF CONTENTS
February 2010
FEATURES
2010: A Video Gamer's Guide (http://kotaku.com/5472377/2010-a-video-gamers-guide)
Judging The Covers Of Games, And How To Make Them Better (http://kotaku.com/5471577/judging-the-covers-of-games-and-how-to-make-them-better)
The Search For The Video Game Auteurs (http://kotaku.com/5477174/the-search-for-the-video-game-auteurs)REVIEWS
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Review: Repetitious Rebel (http://kotaku.com/5461307/no-more-heroes-2-desperate-struggle-review-repetitious-rebel)
MAG Review: World of Shadow Warcraft (http://kotaku.com/5461937/mag-review-world-of-shadow-warcraft)
Glory of Heracles Review: A Forgetful Adventure (http://kotaku.com/5462415/glory-of-heracles-review-a-forgetful-adventure)
Blood Bowl Review: No Fun League (http://kotaku.com/5462884/blood-bowl-review-no-fun-league)
Starship Defense Micro-Review: The Most HD DS Game (http://kotaku.com/5464415/starship-defense-micro+review-the-most-hd-ds-game)
BioShock 2 Review: In Case Of Rapture (http://kotaku.com/5466745/bioshock-2-review-in-case-of-rapture)
White Knight Chronicles Review: Workin' On Our Knight Moves (http://kotaku.com/5466680/white-knight-chronicles-review-workin-on-our-knight-moves)
Dante's Inferno Review: Big Ideas, Small Problems (http://kotaku.com/5465376/dantes-inferno-review-big-ideas-small-problems)
Heavy Rain Review: No Wrong Conclusion (http://kotaku.com/5468585/heavy-rain-review-no-wrong-conclusion)
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Review: FanFic Comes to Life (http://kotaku.com/5468757/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-ultimate-all+stars-review-fanfic-comes-to-life)
SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 3 Review: Fire In The Hole! (http://kotaku.com/5470502/socom-us-navy-seals-fireteam-bravo-3-review-fire-in-the-hole)
Chime Review: Tune In, Drop Out (http://kotaku.com/5471644/chime-review-tune-in-drop-out)
STALKER: Call Of Pripyat Review: Third Time's A Charm? (http://kotaku.com/5473323/stalker-call-of-pripyat-review-third-times-a-charm)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Review: A Muddled Mess (http://kotaku.com/5472879/percy-jackson--the-olympians-the-lightning-thief-review-a-muddled-mess)
Aliens Vs. Predator Review: Too Human (http://kotaku.com/5474927/aliens-vs-predator-review-too-human)
Endless Ocean: Blue World Review: The Wii Game You're Wrong About (http://kotaku.com/5477173/endless-ocean-blue-world-review-the-wii-game-youre-wrong-about)
Plants Vs. Zombies iPhone Micro-Review: Touch The Dead (http://kotaku.com/5475784/plants-vs-zombies-iphone-micro+review-touch-the-dead)
Resident Evil 5: Lost In Nightmares Micro-Review: Less Fighting, More Frightening (http://kotaku.com/5478085/resident-evil-5-lost-in-nightmares-micro+review-less-fighting-more-frightening)
Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire Of The Vanities Micro-Review: Once More, With Fleeing (http://kotaku.com/5477869/assassins-creed-ii-bonfire-of-the-vanities-micro+review-once-more-with-fleeing)
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Micro-review: Snack Of The Clones (http://kotaku.com/5478282/the-misadventures-of-pb-winterbottom-micro+review-snack-of-the-clones)
Star Trek Online Review: A Piece Of The Action (http://kotaku.com/5481007/star-trek-online-review-a-piece-of-the-action)PREVIEWS & IMPRESSIONS
An Eyes-On Sneak Peek At Tron Legacy... In 3D!!! (http://kotaku.com/5481958/an-eyes+on-sneek-peak-of-tron-legacy-in-3d)
Transformers: War For Cybertron DS Preview: Grimlock Goes Portable (http://kotaku.com/5480627/transformers-war-for-cybertron-ds-preview-grimlock-goes-portable-[update])
Transformers: War For Cybertron Preview: A World Without Michael Bay's Robots (http://kotaku.com/5480626/transformers-war-for-cybertron-preview-a-world-without-michael-bays-robots)
FlingSmash: It's All In the Elbow (http://kotaku.com/5480453/flingsmash-its-all-in-the-elbow)
Disney's Guilty Party: Family-Friendly and Fun...Really. (http://kotaku.com/5480355/disneys-guilty-party--family+friendly-and-funreally)
The Wii's Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Is Not a Ported Prince (http://kotaku.com/5480290/the-wiis-prince-of-persia-the-forgotten-sands-is-not-a-ported-prince)
Super Mario Galaxy 2: Yoshi's Back...and He Brought a Drill! (http://kotaku.com/5479419/super-mario-galaxy-2-yoshis-backand-he-brought-a-drill)
Metroid: Other M: A Change of Perspective (http://kotaku.com/5479418/metroid-other-m-a-change-of-perspective)
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Hands On: A Less Cheesy Three-way Dip (http://kotaku.com/5475853/command--conquer-4-tiberian-twilight-hands-on-a-less-cheesy-three+way-dip)
Just Cause 2: The Difference Between A Pinata Kill And A Hang Kill (http://kotaku.com/5480361/the-difference-between-a-pinata-kill-and-a-hang-kill)
Hands-On, Sword Out With Red Steel 2 (http://kotaku.com/5476604/hands+on-sword-out-with-red-steel-2)
Alan Wake Preview: The First Full Episode (http://kotaku.com/5474668/alan-wake-preview-the-first-full-episode)
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Impressions: The Tougher Battle (http://kotaku.com/5468589/battlefield-bad-company-2-impressions-the-tougher-battle)
Alpha Protocol Impressions: Looks Deceive (http://kotaku.com/5468587/alpha-protocol-impressions-looks-deceive)
Infinite Space Preview: Seems Vast And Charty (http://kotaku.com/5466625/infinite-space-preview-seems-vast-and-charty)
Tournament of Legends Preview: Two-Fisted Combat (http://kotaku.com/5465209/tournament-of-legends-preview-two+fisted-combat)COLUMNS
WELL PLAYED (http://kotaku.com/tag/wellplayed) by Brian Crecente
The Once and Future Sim (http://kotaku.com/5466614/the-once-and-future-sim)
Love In Hell: Dante's Inferno's Take on Romance (http://kotaku.com/5470678/love-in-hell-dantes-infernos-take-on-romance)
Motion Control in Gaming: Rationalizing a New Dissonance (http://kotaku.com/5476603/motion-control-in-gaming-rationalizing-a-new-dissonance)STICK JOCKEY (http://kotaku.com/tag/stickjockey) by Owen Good
Olbermann, Ripping Me Softly For This Column (http://kotaku.com/5464334/olbermann-ripping-me-softly-for-this-column)
Stick Jockey's Super Sim Spectacular (http://kotaku.com/5465641/stick-jockeys-super-sim-spectacular)
Plenty of Contractions, and a Lower Birth Rate in Sports Gaming (http://kotaku.com/5470991/plenty-of-contractions-and-a-lower-birth-rate-in-sports-gaming)
Imaginary Triumphs: Sports As A Role-Playing Game (http://kotaku.com/5476217/imaginary-triumphs-sports-as-a-role+playing-game)
More Than Money, Licenses Give a League Control (http://kotaku.com/5481856/more-than-money-licenses-give-a-league-control)TIM ROGERS
can videogames make us happy? (http://kotaku.com/5468512/can-videogames-make-us-happy)LEIGH ALEXANDER
Why We Play Games, And Why We Grumble About Them (http://kotaku.com/5479966/why-we-play-games-and-why-we-grumble-about-them)
Romance With Disabled Girls: How (And Maybe Why) An Unusual Video Game Came To Be (http://kotaku.com/5461619/romance-with-disabled-girls-how-and-maybe-why-an-unusual-video-game-came-to-be)
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Don't miss our reporting from this year's DICE (http://kotaku.com/tag/dice2010/) summit, where video game industry vets reveal secrets about their games and speak frankly about the industry. For some of February's biggest announcements, make sure to read our X10 (http://kotaku.com/tag/x10) coverage for everything new on the Xbox 360 and the latest details from Nintendo's Q1 media summit (http://kotaku.com/tag/nintendosummit/), packed with new games and new releases (http://kotaku.com/5479289/nintendo-summit-news-round+up).
Finally, don't forget about Love Week (http://kotaku.com/tag/loveweek), our special Valentine's Day-themed week long look at the romantic side of video games.
——TABLE OF CONTENTS
February 2010
FEATURES
2010: A Video Gamer's Guide (http://kotaku.com/5472377/2010-a-video-gamers-guide)
Judging The Covers Of Games, And How To Make Them Better (http://kotaku.com/5471577/judging-the-covers-of-games-and-how-to-make-them-better)
The Search For The Video Game Auteurs (http://kotaku.com/5477174/the-search-for-the-video-game-auteurs)REVIEWS
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Review: Repetitious Rebel (http://kotaku.com/5461307/no-more-heroes-2-desperate-struggle-review-repetitious-rebel)
MAG Review: World of Shadow Warcraft (http://kotaku.com/5461937/mag-review-world-of-shadow-warcraft)
Glory of Heracles Review: A Forgetful Adventure (http://kotaku.com/5462415/glory-of-heracles-review-a-forgetful-adventure)
Blood Bowl Review: No Fun League (http://kotaku.com/5462884/blood-bowl-review-no-fun-league)
Starship Defense Micro-Review: The Most HD DS Game (http://kotaku.com/5464415/starship-defense-micro+review-the-most-hd-ds-game)
BioShock 2 Review: In Case Of Rapture (http://kotaku.com/5466745/bioshock-2-review-in-case-of-rapture)
White Knight Chronicles Review: Workin' On Our Knight Moves (http://kotaku.com/5466680/white-knight-chronicles-review-workin-on-our-knight-moves)
Dante's Inferno Review: Big Ideas, Small Problems (http://kotaku.com/5465376/dantes-inferno-review-big-ideas-small-problems)
Heavy Rain Review: No Wrong Conclusion (http://kotaku.com/5468585/heavy-rain-review-no-wrong-conclusion)
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Review: FanFic Comes to Life (http://kotaku.com/5468757/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-ultimate-all+stars-review-fanfic-comes-to-life)
SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 3 Review: Fire In The Hole! (http://kotaku.com/5470502/socom-us-navy-seals-fireteam-bravo-3-review-fire-in-the-hole)
Chime Review: Tune In, Drop Out (http://kotaku.com/5471644/chime-review-tune-in-drop-out)
STALKER: Call Of Pripyat Review: Third Time's A Charm? (http://kotaku.com/5473323/stalker-call-of-pripyat-review-third-times-a-charm)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Review: A Muddled Mess (http://kotaku.com/5472879/percy-jackson--the-olympians-the-lightning-thief-review-a-muddled-mess)
Aliens Vs. Predator Review: Too Human (http://kotaku.com/5474927/aliens-vs-predator-review-too-human)
Endless Ocean: Blue World Review: The Wii Game You're Wrong About (http://kotaku.com/5477173/endless-ocean-blue-world-review-the-wii-game-youre-wrong-about)
Plants Vs. Zombies iPhone Micro-Review: Touch The Dead (http://kotaku.com/5475784/plants-vs-zombies-iphone-micro+review-touch-the-dead)
Resident Evil 5: Lost In Nightmares Micro-Review: Less Fighting, More Frightening (http://kotaku.com/5478085/resident-evil-5-lost-in-nightmares-micro+review-less-fighting-more-frightening)
Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire Of The Vanities Micro-Review: Once More, With Fleeing (http://kotaku.com/5477869/assassins-creed-ii-bonfire-of-the-vanities-micro+review-once-more-with-fleeing)
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Micro-review: Snack Of The Clones (http://kotaku.com/5478282/the-misadventures-of-pb-winterbottom-micro+review-snack-of-the-clones)
Star Trek Online Review: A Piece Of The Action (http://kotaku.com/5481007/star-trek-online-review-a-piece-of-the-action)PREVIEWS & IMPRESSIONS
An Eyes-On Sneak Peek At Tron Legacy... In 3D!!! (http://kotaku.com/5481958/an-eyes+on-sneek-peak-of-tron-legacy-in-3d)
Transformers: War For Cybertron DS Preview: Grimlock Goes Portable (http://kotaku.com/5480627/transformers-war-for-cybertron-ds-preview-grimlock-goes-portable-[update])
Transformers: War For Cybertron Preview: A World Without Michael Bay's Robots (http://kotaku.com/5480626/transformers-war-for-cybertron-preview-a-world-without-michael-bays-robots)
FlingSmash: It's All In the Elbow (http://kotaku.com/5480453/flingsmash-its-all-in-the-elbow)
Disney's Guilty Party: Family-Friendly and Fun...Really. (http://kotaku.com/5480355/disneys-guilty-party--family+friendly-and-funreally)
The Wii's Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Is Not a Ported Prince (http://kotaku.com/5480290/the-wiis-prince-of-persia-the-forgotten-sands-is-not-a-ported-prince)
Super Mario Galaxy 2: Yoshi's Back...and He Brought a Drill! (http://kotaku.com/5479419/super-mario-galaxy-2-yoshis-backand-he-brought-a-drill)
Metroid: Other M: A Change of Perspective (http://kotaku.com/5479418/metroid-other-m-a-change-of-perspective)
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Hands On: A Less Cheesy Three-way Dip (http://kotaku.com/5475853/command--conquer-4-tiberian-twilight-hands-on-a-less-cheesy-three+way-dip)
Just Cause 2: The Difference Between A Pinata Kill And A Hang Kill (http://kotaku.com/5480361/the-difference-between-a-pinata-kill-and-a-hang-kill)
Hands-On, Sword Out With Red Steel 2 (http://kotaku.com/5476604/hands+on-sword-out-with-red-steel-2)
Alan Wake Preview: The First Full Episode (http://kotaku.com/5474668/alan-wake-preview-the-first-full-episode)
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Impressions: The Tougher Battle (http://kotaku.com/5468589/battlefield-bad-company-2-impressions-the-tougher-battle)
Alpha Protocol Impressions: Looks Deceive (http://kotaku.com/5468587/alpha-protocol-impressions-looks-deceive)
Infinite Space Preview: Seems Vast And Charty (http://kotaku.com/5466625/infinite-space-preview-seems-vast-and-charty)
Tournament of Legends Preview: Two-Fisted Combat (http://kotaku.com/5465209/tournament-of-legends-preview-two+fisted-combat)COLUMNS
WELL PLAYED (http://kotaku.com/tag/wellplayed) by Brian Crecente
The Once and Future Sim (http://kotaku.com/5466614/the-once-and-future-sim)
Love In Hell: Dante's Inferno's Take on Romance (http://kotaku.com/5470678/love-in-hell-dantes-infernos-take-on-romance)
Motion Control in Gaming: Rationalizing a New Dissonance (http://kotaku.com/5476603/motion-control-in-gaming-rationalizing-a-new-dissonance)STICK JOCKEY (http://kotaku.com/tag/stickjockey) by Owen Good
Olbermann, Ripping Me Softly For This Column (http://kotaku.com/5464334/olbermann-ripping-me-softly-for-this-column)
Stick Jockey's Super Sim Spectacular (http://kotaku.com/5465641/stick-jockeys-super-sim-spectacular)
Plenty of Contractions, and a Lower Birth Rate in Sports Gaming (http://kotaku.com/5470991/plenty-of-contractions-and-a-lower-birth-rate-in-sports-gaming)
Imaginary Triumphs: Sports As A Role-Playing Game (http://kotaku.com/5476217/imaginary-triumphs-sports-as-a-role+playing-game)
More Than Money, Licenses Give a League Control (http://kotaku.com/5481856/more-than-money-licenses-give-a-league-control)TIM ROGERS
can videogames make us happy? (http://kotaku.com/5468512/can-videogames-make-us-happy)LEIGH ALEXANDER
Why We Play Games, And Why We Grumble About Them (http://kotaku.com/5479966/why-we-play-games-and-why-we-grumble-about-them)
Romance With Disabled Girls: How (And Maybe Why) An Unusual Video Game Came To Be (http://kotaku.com/5461619/romance-with-disabled-girls-how-and-maybe-why-an-unusual-video-game-came-to-be)
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