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Dig Dug

19.04.2017: 35 years into the blowing-monsters-deep-into-the-earth line of work, and Dig Dug's protagonist has still got it. - By Athanasios

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Alfred Chicken

02.04.2017: What is Alfred Chicken? The answer is: a platformer. What? You expected something more complex?! - By Athanasios

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

27.03.2017: The forces of good and evil clash once again. - By Gabriel Jones

G-Darius

19.03.2017: We belong to the sea. The Darius 30th anniversary throwback reviews continue with G-Darius. - By Gabriel Jones

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Contra III: The Alien Wars (Second Opinion)

01.03.2017: February of 1992 delivered one of the quintessential action games in the SNES library. 25 years later, Cubed3 looks back at the third instalment of the beloved and savage Contra series. - By Camilo Aránguiz González

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Darius Gaiden

26.02.2017: Close your eyes. Close your head. - By Gabriel Jones

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Darius II

24.02.2017: I always wanted a thing called tuna sashimi! - By Gabriel Jones

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Darius

24.02.2017: Warning! A huge battleship is approaching fast! - By Gabriel Jones

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Brandish: The Dark Revenant

23.02.2017: A hole in the ground leads to a grand adventure. - By Gabriel Jones

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Contra

20.02.2017: Contra - also known as "the distilled essence of '80s action cinema poured into a nice little NES cartridge." - By Athanasios

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Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Second Opinion)

15.02.2017: On the 10th anniversary of the franchise starring the renowned Hershel Layton, Cubed3 takes a look back at the first instalment of the beloved puzzle-adventure series. - By Camilo Aránguiz González

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Gears of War

15.02.2017: Join Marcus Fenix and the rest of Delta Squad, as they defend the rest of humanity from the invading Locust Horde. - By Josh Di Falco

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Silent Hill: Downpour

12.02.2017: The westernization of the once terrifying Otherworld continues, with Silent Hill: Downpour. - By Athanasios

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Wild Guns

06.02.2017: Wild West, guns, bombs, dynamite, trains, action music… steampunk robots? Wild Guns sure has a lot of ingredients that'll attract any person's thumbs, but there's much more than just explosions and bullets. - By Camilo Aránguiz González

The Voice

05.02.2017: Can one of the most successful music talent TV shows, The Voice, make a successful game? - By Sandy Kirchner-Wilson

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Resident Evil: Deadly Silence

29.01.2017: Cheesy, yet iconic popcorn-horror fun for the whole family, with the portable version of Capcom's Resident Evil! - By Athanasios

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Super Fantasy Zone

14.01.2017: The Sunsoft sequel to the classic SEGA arcade game celebrates its 25th anniversary. Cubed3 goes in-depth for this review. - By David Kelly

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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

14.01.2017: On its thirtieth birthday, the black sheep of the series is revisited. - By Carrick Puckett

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Parasite Eve

07.01.2017: "The worst foe lies within the self." Welcome to Resident Evil's distant, forgotten cousin, Parasite Eve. - By Athanasios

DmC: Devil May Cry (Second Opinion)

30.12.2016: At the height of its popularity and success, Devil May Cry abandons four games' worth of story and lore in favour of a reboot. - By Renan Fontes

Devil May Cry 4

29.12.2016: Following the critical acclaim of Devil May Cry 3, the series puts Dante on the backburner, yielding some interesting results. - By Renan Fontes

Castlevania

28.12.2016: Brutally hard and wickedly gothic, Castlevania set the stage for decades of vampire hunting fun. - By Renan Fontes

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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble

20.12.2016: If Donkey Kong Country 2 is The Empire Strikes Back, then Donkey Kong Country 3 is Return of the Jedi. - By Albert Lichi

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BlazBlue: Central Fiction

10.12.2016: Get ready for the welcoming, but challenging, conclusion to the BlazBlue series, and Cubed3 is here to guide you into the action. - By Thom Compton

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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

05.12.2016: Vampires are sore losers. - By Gabriel Jones

Gradius (Second Opinion)

05.12.2016: A straightforward shooter of no small difficulty, finishing this without the Konami Code is an achievement in and of itself. - By Carrick Puckett

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Bubble Bobble

05.12.2016: This journey to the cave of monsters will make a fantastic story. - By Gabriel Jones

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Metroid Fusion

02.12.2016: Character focused and sporting plenty of horror elements, Metroid Fusion saw a new interpretation of the Metroid formula. - By Renan Fontes