Better Gaming Guides: Strategies for Being Unsucky

Meredith Sweet from Gaming Dead writes: "Ah, strategy guides. To some, the very phrase is synonymous with "cheating." For others (like me), strategy guides serve merely as a means to an end, with the end being "getting every damn item, character, secret ending and bonus scene available." But it's a little hard to do that when your strategy guide is lacking, often in more ways than one. If you've ever found yourself flipping through a glorified art book and wishing for just a few more details (or directions on how to find them) on enemy stats or items, or tossing that 300-pager across the room before finally heading to GameFAQs, read on."