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Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360 • 2013

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Quick resume

A new breed of WARRIOR returns, committed to destroying the enemies of FREEDOM When ONE angry man, has a world to protect - There is only ONE future – HIS OWN No-nonsense hero Marlow never shied away from danger or trouble. But now he faces his ULTIMATE challenge.

Global score

90/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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    Pros

    • Fun and fast-paced combat
    • Humorous b-movie style story and dialogue
    • Varied weapons and magic
    • Frequent checkpoints and smooth pacing
    • Excellent value for price

    Cons

    • Fixed and sometimes awkward camera
    • Linear level design with limited exploration
    • Some technical bugs and crashes
    • Short game length and limited replay value
    • Basic weapon upgrade system

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

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    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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