Essential? Almost – but only if you’re committed to playing online or with friends. As a solo game, it’s as authentic as you’d hope, and the scenarios prolong longevity – ...
Old school console hockey gameplay plus no unlockables plus no tournament mode equals no fun.
Though 3D Dot Game Heroes is a fun game on its own, it’s basically impossible to divorce it from the source. Your overall enjoyment depends on whether you’re in on ...
Running around in a vague Middle Eastern setting and murdering fools as 50 and his friends is as ridiculously fun as it sounds. You didn't think this would be deep ...
$2 gets you a surprising amount of space shooting goodness in one of the more notable PlayStation Mini releases yet.
You may be getting all these truly classic songs from Rock icons, but it's such a lazy rendition of the band's music that you'll feel cheated, especially with the lack ...
What was once an E3 centerpiece of PS3 power now slinks to the US via publisher Natsume. Certainly it has a beautifully realized African setting, but it holds the player ...
We’d liked to have seen more substance in this PSN game to go with the new style and, as such, can’t quite recommend it for the somewhat steep price, unless ...
A casual real-time strategy game in which you take control of a pirate ship and battle other players for towns and resources. Keyword: PIRATES. Kinda boring visuals and a bit pricey but ...
Air Conflicts: Secret Wars offers up a World War II-era combat flight simulation, complete with an original storyline, 49 campaign missions, and online dogfights for up to four players.
Excellent combat, a riveting story, and exciting puzzles are marred by redundancy. Alice is a surprisingly long game, and the inclusion of the original means it’s a price worth paying ...
Episode One of this remake of an isometric shooter classic is so close to being a good game that it’s frustrating to see it fall short.
This revival of the classic FPS is deliriously gory, unwaveringly confident and spectacular fun. And, at the very least, it’s far better than the horrid AvP films.
Newly subtitled Inferno, this version of Alone in the Dark addresses many of the problems with the 360/PC versions, but those still don't make it great.
While its story, characters and conversations are interesting and fun to play around with, Alpha’s third-person shooting – which makes up the bulk of the game – is not. It’s ...
While you could do a lot worse than Apache: Air Assault this holiday season, you could also do way way way better.
Gothic has traditionally been a PC title, and although developer Spellbound has included radial menus to make console players feel at home, this is still a pretty poor conversion and ...
Taking place during a fake, modern civil war, this sequel hopes to light up the gaming sky, mostly with explosives.
Only for true mech maniacs, this entry in the Armored Core franchise is incredibly insubstantial to be a real sequel.
This deadly duo of hetero life mates are back, this time fighting their way out of Shanghai. As a third-person action game it's not as polished or consistently entertaining as ...
The short matches are good fun but they hardly capture the true spirit of test cricket. And given that the name of the game is Ashes Cricket 2009, we’re betting ...
Bigger, bloodier and far more epic than its predecessor, Assassin’s Creed II is a must-play for anyone who loves adventure, swordplay and climbing around on classical architecture.
The fourth Assassin's Creed game, Revelations will be set in Constantinople and will reportedly be the final game in the series to star Ezio Auditore.
A spinoff sequel to Assassin's Creed II that will star Ezio as he leads the order of Assassins to conquer Rome.