Combat, Role-Playing, Strategy
Darkspore

The DNA creature-builder Spore franchise is back for a fiercer-looking go-round. Is this the natural evolution of a fun franchise? …

Role-Playing, Sim
The Sims Medieval

For years the sims have been yearning for more than doing daily chores and attending to various bodily functions. So …

Combat
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

Capcom has rebooted a classic fighting contest. But rose-colored glasses only got our reviewer so far when he tried to …

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform
TRON: Evolution

The 1980s TRON game gets a 2010s upgrade. Can an old digital dog learn new tricks?

Action/Adventure, Combat
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Never mind that Starkiller died at the end of the first game: He must once again save the galaxy from …

Action/Adventure, Combat
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

A mysterious, magical tablet has been shattered, and it’s playing havoc with the universe. So it’s up to Spider-Man to …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Puzzle, Shooter
Metroid: Other M

The 2010 entry in the long-running Metroid franchise fuses traditional third-person shooter elements with motion-controlled, first-person, sci-fi action.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
City of Heroes: Going Rogue

Some people want to be doctors or lawyers or presidents when they grow up. The rest of us want to …

Combat, Strategy
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

After a dozen silent years, a strategy classic has written a new chapter.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Transformers: War for Cybertron

Think earthlings have issues? Be glad you don’t live on Cybertron. It’s in the midst of a huge civil war, …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Snake is sneaking in to save the world once again. This time exclusively on the handheld Sony PSP.

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Alan Wake

Alan Wake has been pulled into a dark world of his own imagining. But it’s gamers who may walk away …

Action/Adventure
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

A wall-running prince rewinds time and fights off the forces of evil. Sounds like a movie, right? Or maybe a …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Lost Planet 2

Debuting at No. 1, a popular third-person shooter returns with a slightly less frigid set of bug-killing missions and a …

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing
Monster Hunter Tri

Japanese heroes face off with dino-like monsters in an exotic frontier the likes of which Wii has never seen before.