By Carolyn Petit
Posted Oct 24, 2008 6:17 pm PT
Web of Shadows is a fast-paced, soaring superhero adventure that delivers just about everything a Spider-Man game should.
Treyarch has been in the business of making Spider-Man games for many years now, and the games have often been as frustrating as they have been fun. In this [...]
By Jon Miller
Posted Oct 23, 2008 5:56 pm PT
Midway’s arcade football franchise breaks all the rules, plus your arms, legs, skull, scrotum, and spleen. If that sounds like fun, it’s because it is.
While developing Blitz: The League II, Midway asked itself a very simple question: “What would NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell do?” Then Midway [...]
By Guy Cocker
Posted Oct 22, 2008 4:42 pm PT
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is an improvement on last year’s game, but this is a series that desperately needs a complete overhaul.
UK REVIEW–Although Pro Evolution Soccer fans bought last year’s game in droves, it was unfortunately an all-time low for the series on the Xbox 360. [...]
By Shaun McInnis
Posted Oct 21, 2008 7:08 pm PT
Although you can’t say the same for the plot, Far Cry 2’s first-person action squeezes every last drop of potential out of the unique African setting.
In Far Cry 2’s chaotic world of mercenaries, gunrunners, and armed militias, you’ll find yourself dropped into a dizzying web of [...]
By Aaron Thomas
Posted Oct 21, 2008 6:27 pm PT
Midnight Club is fast, beautiful, and way too hard.
Midnight Club Los Angeles has a lot going for it: excellent graphics; fast, intense racing that takes place day or night; and numerous online modes that support up to 16 racers. Unfortunately, it has a few rather significant problems [...]
By Lark Anderson
Posted Oct 21, 2008 6:20 pm PT
Eye-catching visuals and creepy atmosphere aren’t enough to make up for this game’s poor pacing, cheap tricks, and muddled story.
On the surface, Silent Hill: Homecoming is a dark and twisted homage to the series’ classic roots. However, beneath the thick layer of fog are a number of [...]
By Tom Mc Shea
Posted Oct 20, 2008 6:54 pm PT
This Fable is light on morals and rich with adventure.
Albion is a world that’s extremely difficult to pull away from once you get tangled up in its charmingly irresistible net. In Fable II’s magical land, you’ll come across crass gargoyles mocking your foul-smelling breath, nasty trolls [...]
By Aaron Thomas
Posted Oct 16, 2008 7:15 pm PT
NBA Live 09’s gameplay has again seen some improvement, but there are still a few rough edges.
NBA Live has had a rough transition to the current generation of consoles; however, slowly but surely, the games have gotten better every year. NBA Live 09 doesn’t make the same [...]
By Justin Calvert
Posted Oct 14, 2008 6:12 pm PT
Crash Bandicoot’s latest adventure has too much backtracking and too many camera problems to make it recommendable.
Dr. Neo Cortex is at it again. He’s causing all kinds of trouble on Wumpa Island, and, of course, Crash Bandicoot is the only marsupial who can stop him. With that [...]
By Tom Mc Shea
Posted Oct 14, 2008 12:03 am PT
Saints Row 2 is crass, immature, and really fun.
When the original Saints Row came out two years ago, it served to placate fans until Grand Theft Auto made its next-generation debut. Saints Row’s deviant destruction didn’t push the boundaries of what to expect from a free-roaming [...]
