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Remedy's hypergritty take on New York City is the home of dilapidated tenements, frostbitten alleyways, and humbling neon, and you'll feel like you're right there.
--from GameSpot's review of Max Payne for the XBox

Why do writers reviewing Max Payne feel like they need to do it in the same style as the game's dialogue? "Humbling neon"? What does that mean?

Next thing you know, we'll see reviews of Civ III backed up...BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS!