By Chris Watters
Posted Dec 3, 2008 7:36 pm PT
SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 successfully returns to the fundamentals of realistic WWE action and impressive creation tools.
In the WWE, it’s not uncommon for seemingly vanquished superstars to return at random, handing out fresh beatdowns and earning back their former glory. After a disappointing showing last year, [...]
By Kevin VanOrd
Posted Dec 2, 2008 5:49 pm PT
Prince of Persia’s shimmering veneer and joyous platforming will cast a spell on you.
In many modern games, you rain death upon your enemies; how refreshing, then, that your main task in Prince of Persia is to breathe life into a darkening world. That doesn’t mean that the [...]
By Tom Mc Shea
Posted Dec 1, 2008 6:13 pm PT
Culdcept Saga is easy for beginners to learn, difficult for experts to master, and fun no matter who you are.
Card-collecting games can be extremely intimidating. Veterans of card-battle duels know the lure of building another deck in a fascinating new universe. But if you’ve never understood [...]
By Carolyn Petit
Posted Nov 26, 2008 3:39 pm PT
The fighting modes deliver some excitement, but the adventure loses its way with too many boring fetch quests and repetitive environmental puzzles.
Last year’s Naruto: Rise of a Ninja was a promising start to Ubisoft’s planned series of games telling the story of Naruto, the brash [...]
By Brett Todd
Posted Nov 25, 2008 5:53 pm PT
Guilty Gear 2 may be an interesting experiment in cross-genre game design, but it’s mostly a shallow mess.
Good luck making heads or tails out of Guilty Gear 2: Overture. Given the way that the game sews scraps of different genres together to form a patchwork [...]
By Kevin VanOrd
Posted Nov 21, 2008 7:31 pm PT
Technical flaws mar, but don’t totally destroy, this long and fascinating role-playing game.
When you first begin The Last Remnant, you’ll participate in a battle within moments of inserting the game disc, and chances are that you’ll be struck by a glaring issue: The frame rate is [...]
By Tom Mc Shea
Posted Nov 21, 2008 7:22 pm PT
An excellent vehicle creator and a variety of fun missions make Banjo’s return to gaming a blast.
The heyday of collecting oodles of shiny objects across expansive worlds may be gone, but that just means that former platforming heroes will have to evolve with the times. [...]
By Guy Cocker
Posted Nov 21, 2008 6:31 pm PT
Tomb Raider Underworld will satisfy fans of Lara’s previous adventures, but it does little to address previous games’ problems.
When Eidos handed development of the Tomb Raider franchise to Crystal Dynamics, it was a risky but ultimately wise decision. The team managed to reinvent the series while [...]
By Don FrancisPosted Nov 21, 2008 5:58 pm PT
Namco Museum is an impressive collection of classics that span the entire history of arcade gaming.
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By Don Francis
Posted Nov 21, 2008 4:52 pm PT
You’re in the Movies is a box-office bust, despite featuring your own recognizable stars.
You’re in the Movies’ camera-based gameplay promises lots of laughs, but delivers too many groans. The premise is to get in front of the camera for a series of minigames. As you [...]
