In video games, the lines between the "good guys" and the "bad guys" are usually pretty obvious. There's the POW versus the Nazis, the genetic super-soldier versus the invading alien race, the kindly plumber versus the princess-napping dinosaur, etcetera etcetera. But what about certain games where there's a definite good guy that doesn't seem a...

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Mad scientists have been a staple of video games almost since the beginning, right alongside other villainous groups, such as space aliens and Nazis. Hey, someone has to create all those legions of robots and mutants for the hero to fight. Luckily there seem to be plenty of guys with more smarts than sanity who are willing to offer a challenge a...

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Let's face it: no matter how great a video game series is, there's usually going to be a dark stain amongst its otherwise glistening record. I mean, even Mario has appeared in a typing tutor and a Dance Dance Revolution game. Luckily though, most of these franchises move past these bad projects to continue producing the sorts of games we love. B...

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