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Tag: alpha protocol

alpha protocol
Gallery of the Day

8 Ridiculously Underrated Games

The sheer number of video games that come to market means that there will always be some gems that fly under the radar. ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorMarch 9, 2015
Gallery of the Day

8 Buggy Games that We Still Loved

Bugs are an unfortunate reality in video games. No matter how much testing developers do, they simply can’t catch them all. Some bugs ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2015
Editorials

A Bug By Any Other Name

When you buy a game, you enter into an unspoken agreement with the people who made it and published it. In return for ...
By Susan ArendtDecember 7, 2011
Exploding Barrels

Pills Here!

No matter how brutal and nightmare-flecked the setting, no matter how many waves of unholy creatures assail the planet and no matter how ...
By Peter Parrish Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011
Experienced Points

Obsidian Does it Again

Obsidian Entertainment is a development house that is known for taking other people’s hand-me-downs and turning out unfinished sequels. In 2004, they made ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorOctober 22, 2010
Experienced Points

Alpha Overhaul

Developer Obsidian has become known for flawed (or even ruined) masterpieces, and Alpha Protocol follows that tradition. Fortunately, the game is more masterpiece ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJune 25, 2010
Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #206: Whose Side Am I on, Anyway?

[folder_nav][folder_nav] The plot of Alpha Protocol is more twisted than pretzels baked by M.C. Escher. It’s one of those stories where nobody is ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJune 25, 2010
Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #205: The Bullet Massage

[folder_nav][folder_nav] A major no-no in a game where you can specialize in stealth and surprise takedowns: Forced boss battles. In my first run ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJune 22, 2010
Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #204: Alpha Etiquette

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Alpha Protocol has a dialog system much like the one in Mass Effect: You don’t choose exactly what you’re going to say, ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJune 18, 2010
Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #203: While You Were Sleeping

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Yes, in Alpha Protocol you wake up to find you got the job but your employer doesn’t want you to know where ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2010
Reviews

Review: Alpha Protocol

Alpha Protocol breaks my heart. Play it and you’ll see, lurking there just beneath the surface, a genuinely fresh new take on the ...
By Susan ArendtJune 3, 2010
The Spy Who Fragged Me

Why Spy?

The great irony of spy fiction is that spies – the real on-the-ground, in-your-face, bring-home-the-secret-plans guys who are out there right now saving ...
By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorFebruary 16, 2010
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