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Bore Gang, Snore Gang
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 04/14/2012
What does a colorful 3D Platformer have in common with a gritty and crude FPS? Both “Duke Nukem Forever” and “The Kore Gang” (“KG”) were in development for a decade, switched platforms at least once, switched developers at least once, and turned out to be poor rewards for the long wait time. Going in, I didn’t actually know that “KG” started life as an Xbox (original, not 360) game, otherwise I would have avoided it entirely, knowing the overall lack of quality in the Xbox’s library. What I saw in this game that ultimately made me buy it was an original platforming/action/adventure game with an art style vaguely reminiscent of Double Fine’s enjoyable “Psychonauts.” Instead, “KG” comes up lacking in every way.
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