Review Round-Up - December 2013 - January 2014

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Our general rule with Review Round-Ups is that we at least need to have four reviews in a single month to have a recap of the past month. That didn't happen in the last month of 2013, so we've combined December of last year and January of this year into one Review Round-Up.

December saw the reviews of Star Fox: Assault (8.0), Ys Seven (9.25), and Custom Robo (6.5). We started off the new year with two Nintendo 3DS titles, Mario Party: Island Tour and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate, both receiving a 7.0 and a 7.5 respectively. Our game of the month was BioShock Infinite, which bowled us over with its complex and cleverly written story and excellent gameplay. That's why we gave it a 9.5. Following that was a disappointing game, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, which earned itself a 6.5. Then we returned to Steelport, but this time with superpowers in Saints Row IV (8.5). Finally, we had to rest for a moment after we said Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games in one breath. It's a long title, after all! Anyway, that final review of the month had an 8.0 score attached to it. It was a productive two months for SuperPhillip Central's review team, and we look forward to reviewing more games in February!

Scores are based on a 10 point review scale

Star Fox: Assault (GCN) - 8.0
Ys Seven (PSP) - 9.25
Custom Robo (GCN) - 6.5
Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS) - 7.0
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (3DS) - 7.5
BioShock Infinite (PS3, 360, PC) - 9.5
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (PS4, X1, Wii U, PS3, 360) - 6.5
Saints Row IV (PS3, 360, PC) - 8.5
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U) - 8.0

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Central City Census - January 2014

Happy New Year everybody! We hope everyone is doing well and is pumped for 2014. SuperPhillip Central is gearing up for more reviews, more editorials, more fun lists, and more content than ever before!

Before that happens, however, let's see what you guys voted on for last month's Central City Census.

We're pretty serious about changing our review scale and how it works, so everyone's feedback was much appreciated. Regardless, the winning option this time around was to keep the scoring system the same. However, going to a 0.5 scale and a letter scale were very close behind. We'll be thinking very hard on this in the coming weeks, but if you have any thoughts on this, please leave us a comment or drop our editor-in-chief Phil an email.

Here's what the first month of the new year's census has to ask.

The Wii U is without a doubt struggling to find an audience. This month's question is rather simple-- do you think Nintendo can turn around the Wii U, or is it pretty much doomed at this point?