Andy Chalk

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Stories By Andy Chalk

  • Rise of the Triad review: Everything old is still old

    Interceptor Entertainment's bang-up job of recreating Rise of the Triad for the modern era unavoidably highlights some of the original's flaws, and serves as a stark reminder that certain relics just can't live up to our warm, fuzzy memories. Rise of the Triad starts off fabulously well. A stylized comic book opening introduces us to the five members of H.U.N.T. - the High-risk United Nations Task force - after which we're dropped into a top-down map of San Nicolas, an island that's been taken over by a mysterious organization known only as the Triad. The name of the game: Infiltrate, investigate and blast the holy hell out of everything that moves.%Gallery-176985%

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  • Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded review: Not too tired for another round

    The internet was decidedly not for porn in 1987, leaving mainstream PC users to content themselves with fare like Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards. It was an "adult" adventure game from Sierra On-Line that was more silly than sexy and functioned on about a sixth-grade level of sophistication. But it was daring for its day and brought some genuinely amusing moments to the table, and it ultimately made enough of a splash to become one of the most famous games of all time – or infamous, if you're marketing a sequel – and it made a games industry star out of its creator, Al Lowe. 26 years later, developer Replay Games has added some new content and changed up a few puzzles for Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, but the plot, characters, setting, schoolyard sophistication and even the ridiculous pre-game quiz to prove you're old enough to handle this sort of digital bacchanalia remain wholly intact.%Gallery-184790%

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