Video Game Review: Operation Flashpoint: Red River

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Although the basics should be familiar, there are a number of additions and omissions that’ll take some getting used to. The two industry standards that missed the cut are jumping and melee attack, which means close quarters combat is firearms only. On the flip side, radial wheels filled with various commands (toggled by holding down the right bumper and modified with the left) are decidedly different than what you’ll encounter in most console shooters.

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Video Game Review: Backbreaker: Vengeance

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Your player controls the same whether you’re on offense or defense with a number of evasive moves to bypass would-be tacklers (or blockers). You can slide (Y), hurdle (A) and lower your shoulder (X) along with jukes and spins mapped to the right analog stick. Sprinting is done with either trigger and you can showboat with the bumpers. There is one defense-only move: a dive (B) to drag down the ball carrier.

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The Wire Troll: Inglorious Antonio Bastardo Now Closing

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Since Luebke moved into the rotation we’ve now seen two outstanding starts from him, culminating in Saturday’s performance (6 IP, 2 H, 7 K, W) against the Mariners. The 26-year-old southpaw was terrific working out of the pen prior to joining the rotation so his success in a starter role shouldn’t come as a total shock. The 2007 first rounder out of Ohio State has not missed a beat since joining the Padre organization and looks to be a very valuable component in a potentially great starting rotation heading into the second half.

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