By Carolyn Petit
Posted Nov 20, 2008 9:53 pm PT
The MK and DC crowds are a surprisingly good combo, but questionable roster balancing keeps this enjoyable fighter from achieving greatness.
In a way, it feels as if many fighting game characters have stepped right out of the pages of a comic book. They wear bizarre costumes, [...]
By Chris Watters
Posted Nov 19, 2008 6:54 pm PT
Left 4 Dead makes both sides of the zombie apocalypse a thrill to experience, as long as you’re not alone.
The zombie apocalypse. Be honest: You’ve thought about it. When most humans have been turned into shambling, flesh-hungry monsters, how will you fare? Whether you fancy yourself [...]
By Aaron Thomas
Posted Nov 19, 2008 5:38 pm PT
Need for Speed returns to its roots with hokey cutscenes, wild cop chases, and solid racing action.
For the most part, the reaction to the last few Need for Speed games was the same: “Why aren’t they more like Need for Speed Most Wanted?” “Where are the [...]
By Guy Cocker
Posted Nov 19, 2008 5:36 pm PT
Lips’ wireless mics and excellent song selection make for an evening’s worth of entertainment, but it has little to offer solo players.
UK REVIEW–Microsoft’s Lips manages to simultaneously trump the competition in many areas while failing to replicate many of its basic successes. The wireless mics are revolutionary, [...]
By Daniel Grundei
Posted Nov 19, 2008 3:50 pm PT
Thanks to a new game engine coupled with improvements to atmosphere and online play, NCAA Basketball 09 is a good game.
In previous years, college basketball gamers had a choice between EA and 2K’s college offering. However, with the departure of 2K from the market, EA’s NCAA Basketball [...]
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 Aaron Thomas
Posted Oct 7, 2008 5:56 pm PT
The ability to alter terrain isn’t enough to save Fracture from becoming the latest run-of-the-mill shooter.
By most accounts, the future’s going to be a terrible place. Books, movies, and games typically aren’t kind when they predict the plight of the human race, and Fracture is [...]
