Before New York Times food critic Pete Wells could review a trendy new burger joint, he needed to go back and eat a few of his favorite burgers for reference. As a video game critic, I have a similar tradition, and in a year where every game developer seems to be debuting a new online multiplayer “hero shooter” game, League of Legends is my reference burger of choice. It’s a damn good burger with the right speed, map, feral monsters, and ingenuous gameplay. But with so many games coming for League’s crown — around 23 this year alone — I can expect a stomachache.
