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At the end of the day, New Little King’s Story is a confusing product. Underneath its imprecise, under-explained gameplay and overpriced point of entry is a really promising game that could have been so much better.

Take the following away from this review if nothing else: The Journey is a legitimately fun game that happens to be played with Kinect…when the hardware works properly. It simply won’t at times, though, and while that shouldn't stop you from giving it a try, it is something you should prepare for.

Combat-wise, it isn't a lick better or worse than any of the previous Musou games Omega Force has churned out, but if you still find this particular brand of action enjoyable, there's just enough fun to outweigh some of the dubious design snafus. But make no bones about it,: this is Musou by the numbers. You can't get more risk averse than a Dynasty Warriors clone with an anime license attached, and it plays as derivative as it sounds.

Each version of Angry Birds Trilogy offers enough extras and enhancements to the base experience that it's certainly reasonable to call Angry Birds Trilogy the definitive edition for Rovio's million-selling titles. But the fact remains that these same games have already sold those millions.

t’s also the best questing in World of Warcraft, with strong emphasis on storytelling, resulting in an entertaining run from 85 to 90 that seldom tumbles into tedium. While not all the new systems dazzle, more than anything, Mists proves that Blizzard’s venerable MMO is still one of the best around, a mix of breezy questing, top tier class design, and multiple systems to encourage the cutthroat competition that props up the end game.

War of the Roses isn’t quite Mount and Blade or Battlefield, but it manages to walk a fine line between the two models to produce an innovative and enjoyable experience. Its mere two gameplay modes and seven maps feel limited and its learning curve might frighten away the most casual players, but its combat feels properly bloody and rewarding, and there’s enough customization available here to stave off any fears of a winter of discontent.

Bad Piggies is the best title Rovio has released yet, eclipsing Angry Birds Space. The open-ended puzzles work your brain while also allowing you to be creative. Thanks to Rovio’s infectiously amusing, cheerful style you’ll be smiling ear-to-ear watching your creations come to life regardless of whether you succeed or fail.

It’s both scary and exciting to think how good a game we might get if NBA 2K actually had a serious competitor pushing it to new heights. But even when left with a clear, unobstructed path to the basket, 2K13 throws down a monster jam with this year’s edition – probably the last one developed solely for this generation of consoles. It’s obviously the best hoops game out there, and it might even be the best sports game of all, period.

The love put into the collection is clear in the attention to faithfully reproducing exactly what made players fall in love with these games in the first place. Neither title is perfect due to some blatantly unbalanced characters, but as a walk down memory lane, this package is hard to beat.

With enough issues to dissuade all but the most gluttonous of dungeon crawler junkies, this game seems to think that old school just meant less is more. It isn’t. R.A.W. will likely turn you off with missing features, awkward design choices, and loot with no luster.