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YouTube of the Week: Who cares why they're fighting? It's awesome looking.

October 13, 2007 by Dave

Remember that guy who did the Samus vs. Spartan video? Well, he did another one, pitting Final Fantasy against Dead or Alive. It’s truly amazing, not just in the animation but in the fight choreography. Somebody hire this guy to make every new action movie!

Filed Under: Video Games, YouTube Tuesday

Real Ultimate Showdown FINAL ROUND

October 11, 2007 by Dave

So it has come to this at last. 32 entered, and after this round, only one will leave, proving once and for all who the coolest group out there. The road had been long to reach the final round. There were many surprise upsets along the way- some big favorites were knocked out early. We […]

Filed Under: Comics, Featured, Movies, Roleplaying Games, Television, Video Games

About time!

October 10, 2007 by Dave

Sonic will be a playable character in Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii. He joins Snake as a non-Nintendo IP brawler. Will we see any other surprises in the character list? Who would you like to see?

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Video Games

YouTube of the Week: Exterminate the Flab Edition

October 9, 2007 by Dave

A Dalek workout video. Not sure why I think this is so funny, except I always find the Dalek voices hilarious.

Filed Under: Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television, YouTube Tuesday

"Did everything just taste white for a minute?"

October 4, 2007 by Dave

Working on an upgrade. Please stand by. Upgrade complete. Let me know if anything breaks.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: upgrade

Critical Hits is Two!

October 4, 2007 by Dave

Though the exact date of our start is undetermined- we were posting under a different name and address before we bought Critical Hits- today is a good enough time to celebrate us finishing our second year of posting, and entering our third! We did a little bit of reminiscing on our “One Year Later” post […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: anniversary

Real Ultimate Showdown Round 4

October 4, 2007 by Dave

[This round is over, go vote in the FINAL ROUND]  The final four combatants… or is that the fatal four? The fighting grows more intense in this penultimate round of the Real Ultimate Showdown. Venture on to vote for WHO YOU WANT TO WIN in both match ups to determine who will advance the final […]

Filed Under: Comics, Featured, Movies, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television, Video Games

YouTube of the Week: No Rolling Required Edition

October 2, 2007 by Dave

Just a neat dice stacking video, of which there are many on YouTube. This particular one recommended by Boingboing.

Filed Under: YouTube Tuesday

Sadly missing the Brotherhood of Dada

October 1, 2007 by Dave

Comics Should Be Good’s Top 50 DC and Top 50 Marvel characters list is up at last, the summation of over 500 entrant’s top 10 lists among each publisher. My man Green Arrow made it in at #7, and The Question made it in at #13. And as is no surprise, my #1 Marvel character […]

Filed Under: Comics, Critical Bits

Inq. of the Week: Classic Game Trilogies

October 1, 2007 by Dave

So, how about that Halo 3, huh?… ::crickets:: Over 80% of you don’t own an Xbox 360, and won’t be picking one up to see what happens to the intrepid Master Chief and his supply of Mountain Dew. (No wonder Super-Soldiers were eliminated right away in the Real Ultimate Showdown.) At least 3 of you […]

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Video Games

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    Dave "The Game" Chalker is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Critical Hits. Since 2005, he has been bringing readers game news and advice, as well as editing nearly everything published here. He is the designer of the Origins Award-winning Get Bit!, a freelance designer and developer, son of a science fiction author, and a Master of Arts. He lives in MD with e and at least three dogs.

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