StarTropics was probably the very best game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). An ahead-of-its-time adventure following a teenager who tries to solve the mystery around his scientist uncle's disappearance (killing monsters with a yo-yo in the process), it has absolutely nothing to do with Tropic Thunder. Ben Stiller's first directorial effort since Zoolander doesn't come out until Wednesday, so none of the local papers have reviewed it yet, nor have most other critics. The original trailer was excellent, but the real brilliance is this Hearts of Darkness/Burden of Dreams spoof. Oh, and Robert Downey Jr. becomes black.
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Newsstand: November 9, 2009