We never thought it would happen but we’ve finally achieved fifty episodes, not counting Critical Music! We would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the years and we hope to continue doing this for many more episodes! Here is what we discussed: Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, Bayonetta, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 2, Kyle’s new laptop and a voicemail.

Music in this episode: Danger Zone (Top Gun), Gummy Substance (The King of Kong), Bayonetta, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7, Starship Amazing, Shatter.

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Critical Strike has now officially landed in the year 2010! We had sometime to get together on Saturday for a recording and it was nice getting back into the swing of things after that extra long holiday break. But now that we’re back, so is the nonsense! Here is what we discussed: Prototype, Bayonetta’s Demo, Rock Band 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Adventures of Kyle not having a DS charger, Steam’s holiday sales,  AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity, Qix++, World of Warcraft, Red Faction: Guerrilla, Knights of the old Republic.

Music in this episode: Final Fantasy XIII, Castlevania Symphony of the Night Unreleased Tracks

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P.S Happy birthday to our friendly podcast mascot Nancy.

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Since we won’t be able to record the main podcast this weekend, Kyle and I thought it would be best to do a release of Critical Music for everyone. With that in mind I felt it was time to do another themed episode so I broke out my collection of music from the Nintendo Entertainment System and here we are, giving you a nice rundown of 8bit goodness! To see the music from this episode hit more.

Music from this episode: Legend of Zelda 2, The Goonies 2, River City Ransom, Mega Man III, Journey to Silius, Batman, Rad Racer, Final Fantasy, Strider, Metroid, Power Blade 2, Adventures of Bayou Billy, Little Nemo, Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse, Maniac Mansion, Silver Surfer, Blaster Master, Legend of Zelda, Shatterhand, Metal Gear, Dr. Mario, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II, Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword, HeroQuest, Skate or Die 2, Mega Man II, Wizards and Warriors, Lifeforce, Castlevania II

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As this will probably be our last official episode of Critical Strike in 2009, Kyle and I decided to do our top five games of the year! This year has brought us some pretty darn good games but with quite the surprise Kyle ended up making his the top five games of 2009 that he didn’t hate. Here is what we discussed: Dragon Age Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Avatar, Pixeljunk Shooter, Osu!, the Motorola Droid and of course our top 5 games of 2009.

Music in this episode: Trans-Siberian Orchestra (requested by mik), Naruto: Shippuden

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Here is the video Kyle referenced on the show for Osu!:

Now that I’m finally healthy and Kyle is back from Philadelphia, we decided to get together and record a podcast! The sad part about that is, neither of us really played much so we brought in our good friend from the PSNerds Podcast Mr BillyBillBlack! Here is what we discussed: The Motorola Droid & iPhone, Kyle reaching level 80 in World of Warcraft, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Team Fortress 2, Assassin’s Creed II.

Music in this episode: Shatter, Babyman, Lost Odyssey

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I finally got around to doing another episode of Critical Music but I do apologize for the main podcast being gone for a few weeks. Most people don’t know that I was pretty sick there and I just decided it’s better to not do a podcast like that. But none the less, here is a new episode of Critical Music that I hope everyone likes.

Music in this episode: The Black Mages, Assassin’s Creed II, The World Ends With You, Half Minute Heroes, wizcom, Starship Amazing, Ikari Warriors, Ziwtra, The Guardian Legend, Super Rub ‘a’ Dub, Perfect Dark Zero, Power Blade, Demon Soul’s, Ultimate Ghosts’n'Goblins, Starscream, God Hand, Final Fantasy VI

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As mentioned on the last episode, Kyle decided to cheat on us here at Critical Strike and record a episode of the PSNerds podcast with those fine gents.

“With Chard down for the count with aids or cancer or something, Pete and Billy trudge on and invite in Kyle from the Critical Strike Podcast. Billy shares the tale of masturbation and photoshop gone awry. Pete and Kyle pepper Billy with questions over Bioware’s newest RPG Dragon Age. All three nerd out hard over Borderlands and discuss not wanting to discuss all the hubbub surrounding Modern Warfare 2. Random games from Forza to Punch Out to Final Fantasy 6 round out one very smelly podcast.”

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We’re happy to be back and once again releasing a episode but this one was not without its technical difficulties. Kyle’s microphone had a loose wire that was causing a static sound in his recording that we didn’t notice during the pre-podcast preparations.  But we cleaned it up a bit and decided to release the episode anyway so here is what we discussed: Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Uncharted 2, Borderlands, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dead Space, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Call of Duty 4, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI.

Music in this episode: Bonnie Tyler, Uncharted 2, Final Fantasy VI, Buckner & Garcia

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So this is our second Critical Music release this month but I’ve always kind of loved the horror genre of video games and the way they use music to screw with you or keep you on your toes. As I mentioned on the show, this release probably isn’t for everyone but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Music in this episode: Silent Hill 2, Splatterhouse 2, ObsCure, Clock Tower, Dracula: The Resurrection, Silent Hill 3, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, Castlevania, Dead Space, Parasite Eve, D2, Kuon, Siren 2, Haunting Ground, 7th Guest, Galerians: Ash, Vampire Night, Zombie Revenge.

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After a brief break while Kyle moved and we both were slammed at work we once more return to the podcasting world with a new fresh way to find ways to make ourselves worse! Oh yes, now we watch each other while recording and it leads to some pretty interesting distractions but oh well, it was our first time with it! Here is what we discussed: Kyle moving, Demon’s Souls, Uncharted 2, PSP Go, pinball games, Dead Space, Shadow Complex, Perfect Dark Zero, Motorstorm Arctic Edge.

Music in this episode: Bit.Trip Beat, Buckner & Garcia, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

Special Thanks: The Fanboys Lunchcast for putting us up on their forums.

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