Those Italian plumber bros. are back on the RPG-battling and world-saving job. But this time they need their electrician’s tools.
Guerrilla Games and Studio Gobo have somehow transformed an M-rated battler into a cheery game made of LEGO blocks.
There’s plenty of Poké fun to be had here in short, content-free doses. But impatience can cost ya’.
‘Metal Slug Tactics’ looks and feels a lot like the old arcade classics, but it’s got a whole new strategy-based …
After a 10-year break, ‘Dragon Age’ is back and ready to push its fantasy adventures in … multi-gendered romantic directions?
It’s all turn-based strategy battles in colorfully exotic settings. And there are only a few light bumps in Wargroove 2’s …
Magical relics, a clash between gods and battles against sandy wraiths are front and center in this desert-bound RPG.
Patient Star Wars fans can get in on free team-based shooter play with Hunters. Those less patient, will need their …
Brilliant graphics and sound draw you in, but then Senua drops the other dark and gruesome shoe.
Another Crab’s Treasure has a cheery look, salt-water humor and gameplay that will appeal to some. But it’s not exactly …
Hollywood starlets step aside. Princess Peach is ready for her closeup—and her game is ready to shine.
This Final Fantasy is indeed a rebirth of one of the most celebrated RPGs ever. But it comes with issues …
The Inquisitor places gamers in a fantasy world where Jesus became a vengeance-fueled god-king. And oh, what a bleak, grim …
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown a well-constructed platformer that’ll please many–as long as they don’t mind its light bloodiness …
Palworld may look a lot like another cute and popular monster gathering game. But Pokémon’s never had AK-47s and butchering …
The Finals is yet another free-to-play, frenetic shooter that might not be as free as you expect.
Frontiers of Pandora lets you fly through its beautiful world. But it has plenty of angry things to say about …
It’s a top-tier action sequel to a top-tier action original, with just a few sticky, icky bits for Mom to …
It’s no illusion, Assassin’s Creed Mirage does look and play a little differently. But it’s still a bloody view.
There’s much more to the stylish Lamplighters League than you might expect: both great and not-so-great.
Is Lies of P a graphically appealing RPG or a nightmarish and difficult slog? Yes.
There are fighting games and then there’s Mortal Kombat 1. You won’t find any fighter quite as high-def gruesome as …
Final Fantasy XVI is a game of great bombast and visually stunning spectacle. But it’s a bloody and profane spectacle …
The Bookwalker is a novel idea, but a messy read.
Balanced play and creativity make Tears of the Kingdom soar. But you can’t ignore its darker side.
There’s bizarre fun to be had if you know the manga landscape.
A few light content punches mar River City Girls 2, an otherwise fun, colorful beat-‘em-up.
There’s fun XCOM-like gameplay to be had. But you gotta be OK with Marvel’s demonic side.
The colorful Bayonetta 3 is more than meets the eye. And that’s not such a good thing.
It’s a Batman game without Batman. Can it still be worth a Bat-signal?
MultiVersus has a lot of fun battles to enjoy. But some in-game irritations could send you running.
This latest Fire Emblem Warriors takes a new slash at some old themes.
The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title is a beat ‘em up love letter to the games of the ‘80s.
One of Nintendo’s most unique characters finds himself in a new world with new powers. But, mostly, the fun feels …
Does this title suggest this is a Dark Souls game for kids? It’s not. It still has some nasty bits …
The newest Yu-Gi-Oh! game is a free download. But does it cost more than you expect?
This T-rated space combat game is a bit different. But it might offer a cockpit worth exploring.
More a card game than a video game, The Isle Dragon Roars has just a few drawbacks for younger card-flippers.
You definitely can’t say that Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is in a splash-n-bash league of its own. But there’s a lot …
The door is open for taking your Pokémon into battle arena matches. Is that a good thing?
The latest Yakuza entry offers a fresh, creative revamp of this hit franchise. Unfortunately, it’s still a bloody and profane …
Beneath its Japanese anime charm, Persona 5 Strikers cloaks a whole host of spiritual, sexual and language problems.
This retro-styled, beat-’em-up franchise gets another swing on newer consoles.
This VR dive into the Medal of Honor world is interesting. But it doesn’t quite rise to the expectations that …
Samurai Jack is back and leaping in your family room! Is that a good thing?
Yet another throwback remake. But are these toads infectious or infected?
This historical combat game is both brutal and beautiful. But is it something you’ll want your teens wading into?
Yet another free tactical shooter arrives for the esports-loving masses. But are there costs that come with free?
A refurbished classic for the Switch. But are these the battling chronicles you’re looking for?
Less blocky building. More blocky battling. Minecraft Dungeons builds a brawler for young fans of the franchise.
Another old school revival. Does Streets of Rage 4 offer fresh kicks or tired whiffs?
Gears Tactics offers a strategy-oriented approach to this combat franchise. But if you’re expecting less gore, think again.
There’s a potent new challenger vying for the battle royale crown—this time with the M-rated Call of Duty backdrop.
It may be called Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but not everything players find in this deep strategy game is …
A new game from the creator of the original X-COM. Does that bode well for the turn-based strategy fan?
The new CoD returns to a world of realistic military conflict … for better and worse.
The eleventh Ghost Recon challenges gamers to survive first, shoot second.
The dystopian adventure RAD is something called a “roguelike” game. So how roguish does it get?
Avengers? Thanos? Infinity Stones? Yup, it looks like Nintendo paid attention when crafting this Switch combat title.
One look at the titular building in Batman: Arkham Asylum, and you can understand why Gotham City has such a …
If, like me, you were an enthusiast of arcade gaming in the ’80s—the kind of person the less knowledgeable might …
My dad was more of a checkers man, but he taught me how to play chess after I bugged him …
The fog of war isn’t keeping platoons of gamers from snapping up copies of this highly anticipated shooter sequel. But …
The complicated spiritual lore of this Korean-created game world can be a little tough to follow. Its nonstop battle sequences …
You’d think the characters in the SoulCalibur series would’ve gotten tired of the whole “quest for the sacred sword(s)” thing …
It’s the same war, but the games are all new and improved. But, just because we can turn world wars …
You may not have heard any sinews twanging or backbones creaking into an upright position, but a kind of evolution …
Launched in 1994 as an arcade game, ‘Tekken’ has made its way through every version of Sony’s PlayStation, including (finally) …
It was only a matter of time before Jack Sparrow of the mega-hit movie franchise ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ set …
On the heels of 14 years of karate chopping, hook-kicking success, the godfather of 3-D fighting games has released a …
For players who’ve shouldered machine guns in other military adventure contests, the gameplay will seem familiar. But there is one …
Commander Shepard just loves to save the universe! When he’s not dead, of course. And when he’s not hitting on …
Growing up, I played a lot of games. Chess and backgammon came first, believe it or not. Then card games …
Two things have perpetually stayed the same as the Wolfenstein franchise fast approaches the age of 30: The dreaded Nazis …
I don’t know how many times I’ve found myself in vicious, close-in firefights with marauding aliens and wished, If only …
Mortal Kombat may not be as controversial as it once was. But that’s not because this bloody franchise has cleaned …
OK, I’ll admit it. Whenever I play a flight/combat simulation game, I usually pick up the controller expecting full-throttle action …
The realism of the gameplay and the virtual news clips that pop up between stages eerily mirrors today’s headline news, …
Two years ago we saw ‘Metal Gear Solid 4’ being previewed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. It …
There are a lot of first-person shooter video games out there. And in a lot of them all you do …
Two months before Halo 3 hit store shelves, it had already sold more than 1 million copies. It’s an unheard …
The battle for top honcho among gaming consoles rages on. Does the PS3 have the best graphics? Will the family …
This ninja-themed combat title from the makers of the Dark Souls franchise is punishing in every sense of the word.
I often marvel at how incredibly realistic video games can be nowadays. After making my way through some virtual cave …
The Spartan warrior of slaughterfest ‘God of War’ can do some serious damage onscreen. What’s less evident is how much …
Gamers are pulling down their blocky visors and once again keeping a steely eye peeled for Covenant forces. Which can …
Today’s action video games are, on the whole, often pretty similar. Gamemakers drop players into hyper-adrenalized situations, give them obliterating …
What would you think if science could pull some genetic tidbit out of your DNA and give you the power …
Even twig-men can step into the ring and reach for fisticuffs glory. So, does the fight stay clean, or do …
WARNING! Spores have now mutated and are capable of escaping PCs everywhere! They are, at this very moment, invading family …
The first time I ever happened upon a televised Ultimate Fighting Championship bout, two things immediately came to mind. The …
When the very first Star Wars film hit theaters, I took my girlfriend to see it. I know that makes …
What’s the result when we spend our evenings shooting aliens to save Earth?
The assassin is back with more bloodletting tools and loopy biblical conspiracies. Paging Jason Statham … and Dan Brown.
It may not be long before more people will have played a video game about the battles of World War …
In the late 1990s first-person shooters such as Doom and Quake were hitting their stride and urging fans to team …
When I heard the word ninja as a kid, all kinds of cool shadow-leaping wonders filled my imagination. I’d think …
Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, The Little Mermaid and a whole host of other Disney darlings dip their toes into the anime …
Video games are the Rodney Dangerfield of the entertainment world. And sometimes—when they’re digitally inviting kids to shoot cops or …
The newest Dragon Ball Z video game has hit the shelves with a robust take that! And fans of the …
The latest urban turf-war offering from ‘Grand Theft Auto’ publisher Rockstar Games takes its title, setting and plot from the …
When Gears of War hit the video game scene in the winter of 2006, it instantly became known as the …
The latest fantasy role-playing adventure from the makers of the Baldur’s Gate games invites players into an intricate, engaging epic …
Halo is back. And it’s rated T! Gaming fingers are twitching, allowances are being saved, and scores of cajoling teens …
If you’re as, um, mature as me, when you see the brand Warner Bros. you probably think of a Saturday …
Novelist Tom Clancy’s name has become synonymous with military action and espionage. His games are no exception.
Muscles are flexing. Kicks are flying. Pugilists are pulling no punches. And pandas are passing gas. Tekken’s back in the …
Have you noticed how video games and movies seem to be borrowing from each other’s closets these days? You can …
Back in the summer of ’81, I walked into the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark quite by happenstance, knowing …
The SoulCalibur saga—with its exotic characters, odd spiritualism and mystical Soul Edge blades—has always been a little bit out there. …
Of all the coin-operated arcade games that started life in the ’80s—tucked in the corner at your local Laundromat or …
When the original God of War hit video game shelves a couple of years ago, with its arresting visuals and …
‘Ever since Tom Cruise lit the afterburners in Top Gun, the idea of life as a fighter jock has seemed …
Sin is given flesh in this slashing apocalyptic game. But biblical answers ain’t in the script. (Or the same county.)
No story mode and a Fortnite-like multiplayer options change the CoD landscape … and not for the better.
Mix chess with futuristic mech battles against marauding monsters and you’ve got the gist of things with this PC title.
Kirby fans will likely love the little pink puffball’s latest minigame-filled contest.
The latest Call of Duty installment marches bloodily back to the battles where the franchise began.
This ferocious, M-rated sequel may be set in the milieu of Lord of the Rings. But it’s a lot more …
Mario is back. But this time it’s in a strategic, turn-based—gulp—shooter. How worried should we be?
What would it take for a video game to depict psychotic madness? Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice answers that dark question.
A T-rated beat-’em-up with more demonic story weirdness than you may want to fight through.
The second Halo Wars contest delivers real-time strategy thrills without all the famous franchise’s goopy, gory, first-person shooter spills.
For Honor delivers bloody, hack-and-slash action paired with an extremely deep fighting system and bellowing combatants.
If you think battling robots in space will be less messy for human combatants, think again.
This intense, graphic depiction of World War I features equal measures of visceral combat and anti-war sentiment.
Is this next-gen Gears of War title a kinder, gentler version of its graphically gory predecessors? Gears action without Gears …
It’s a toss-up which is worse in this blood-drenched first-person shooter: its content or its quality.
Since this is a shooter, it’s only smart to wonder just how messy all of Overwatch’s first-person pull-a-trigger play gets.
Battleborn is one of a new breed of “hero shooters.” But just how heroic is it?
The Dark Souls games are excruciating in their difficulty, and their content is dank and demonic. That’s exactly what the …
Even with all the time travel, there’s simply no skipping past the bad stuff to get to the good.
It makes it worse that 47 is just so OK-cool about all the life-leeching lessons he’s teaching.
Loot is good here. Loot is power. And, of course, like many MMOs that have come before, loot can equal …
This is still solidly a franchise game, living in its own primal world that’s most likely pretty far away from …
Fire Emblem Fates is a game that’s been expanded and broken up into three different parts … with three separate …
Beyond the realities of the fighting itself, then, the real punch to a gamer’s solar plexus comes in the form …
It’s twenty years after the original XCOM story, and our alien foes have some nasty plans up their space suit …
The latest entry in the Just Cause franchise is a lot like Grand Theft Auto … only with tanks, grenades …
Rainbow Six Siege is one of a new breed of online shooters that’s all about short, intense, close quarters combat …
Games used to fit into specific categories. Fallout 4 fills something closer to an “all of the above” slot. For …
The newly rebooted Lara returns with bigger adventure and, unfortunately, bigger piles of corpses, too.
The thing you don’t really get anymore with the Call of Duty games is any sense of, well, duty.
Master Chief is back to fight off the alien invaders. But he’s not the only one. And what about Cortana?
In a sentence, it’s everything we’re accustomed to confronting in an Assassin’s Creed game … and more.
The latest Disney Infinity game opens an adventurous digital wormhole to a galaxy far, far away … and might just …
Space action heroes and He-Man squads go toe-to-toe as WWI triplanes are shot out of the sky by rainbow-powered battlements.
Onechanbara ZII: Chaos sets its gaming sights on fleam fury, fetish fantasy … and fruit. But not necessarily in that …
Super Smash Bros. meets anime and manga in J-Stars Victory VS+. It packs in 39 playable characters and 13 support …
Batman: Arkham Knight could leave a dark imprint on the minds of those who soldier through its hours of dank …
For all of its teamwork coolness, this is merely another bloody shooter that’s all about illicit loot … and ruthless …
The key to making it through LEGO Jurassic World – which combines all four films into one – is to …
This Nintendo game pack takes the Candy Crush-style puzzle concept and plays it out with two totally different stories and …
In this trilogy conclusion, the witcher Geralt searches, sexes and slaughters his way through 100-plus hours of horror.
Nazis are using mechanized war suits and the occult to win the big war. It’s “history” by way of an …
Mortal Kombat turns 10 (in game years) when it should have died a long time ago … by its own …
Bloodborne is intended to be a long, grinding and utterly bleak gaming experience. Which means there’s disease lurking in those …
In tag-team episodic play, the latest messy Resi tackles the infected hordes once again. But with little Natalie, there’s more …
The scenes may have changed from firefights on the front lines to drug drops in the big city, but the …
It’s an alternate steampunk reality where classic literary figures (and Abe Lincoln!) fight for truth, justice and a monster-free tomorrow.
This platformer may be located in an unseeing wood, but it’s infused with lavish color. (Also layers of Eastern spirituality.)
Imagine, if you will, a 19th-century steampunk London in which the Knights of the Round Table are still dashing about …
The makers of Evolve want you to get your monster on in this twist on a run-and-gun war game.
Zombie, zombies everywhere, without a bite to eat. Except you if you run too slow.
A colorful fight title where tons of characters from 30-plus years of games all get dumped into the ring together.
The 2014 installment of Dragon Age is one of the most expansive RPGs ever to crowd out other games on …
This particular DNA-tapping assassin’s tale comes packing a question-everything twist.
This game is both a révolutionnaire update and just another stab at back-alley stabbing. Pouah! Read on for les détails …
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare says futuristic armed conflict will be all about the bravery, blood and guts of very …
What would you do if all your friends were turned into slavering, gnarly mutants? Sunset Overdrive wants you to find …
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Slipping through the shadows to butcher an evil army’s leaders … Lord of the Rings style.
The legendary Link is back. (Again.) But this new adventure has a fan service twist as Zelda gets mashed up …
This huge title from the makers of Halo and Call of Duty shoots for the moon. (Literally at times.)
Have you figured out yet that there’s a pirate’s tale at the heart of this salty sequel? But is it …
This add-on rendition of the street-side brawler classic packs in some new muscle-bound maulers, moves and mechanics. So we’ll give …
This Diablo-like series tries for a novel approach, but tends to fly right past fresh to ferocious … and obnoxious.
Here’s a shooter/combat game that wants you to see exactly what damage you’re causing—every crushed bone and ruptured organ.
This series prequel sets gamers loose in a JRPG world filled with tense sibling rivalry.
In this alternate reality the Nazis won WWII and have reshaped everything in their bleak, black-and-blood-red image. Time for a …
RPG sword-slashing and demon possession burn out this fantasy epic from the inside, leaving only a charred shell of a …
A young princess is lost in the darkening world on the other side of a magical mirror. The creatures she …
Metal Gear Solid offers up a sampler plate in hopes of whetting appetites for the upcoming main course. But we’ve …
The incredibly difficult Dark Souls franchise delivers another 40-plus hour journey into a virtual world that’s all about dying over …
With super-athletic style and walking tank bulk, the gamemakers at Respawn Entertainment have given birth to a new generation of …
We will indeed stick to the truth in our review of a gross game spawned by one of the vilest …
Here’s a third-person battler for gamers who like shooters without all the trigger-pulling gunk. More mulch than mess, you might …
A Final Fantasy journey ends and a new world begins. But utopia comes with quite a spiritual price for gamers …
First-century Rome is under attack by marauding barbarians. Only one seasoned centurion stands in their way. (That’d be you.) Let …
A handheld Zelda flashes back to the feel of an earlier classic while charging into the future with some brand-new …
Illegal street racing is a bad, bad deal, this game says … and then lets you take the wheel and …
The good guys and bad guys are getting harder to make out in this continuing intergalactic war. The pools of …
This old man, he played (station) four, he played knick-knack on my floor, with the whole family gathered all around, …
Series game No. 10 sets up a new future battle in a new CoD universe. But it all looks so …
The fabled sneak-and-kill franchise is turning a new page in its history-trekking tale. But the dark flag it waves still …
So what is Battlefield 4 for? Well, you could call it a practice field. And exactly what are we practicing?
The Dark Knight is a creature of the night, a time when it is, of course, dark. And dark is …
The massively popular Marvel movies move to the land of LEGOs.
My action figures can beat up your action figures! Especially now that they’re swappable! And there are so many more …
The pocket monsters are back for another catch ’em and grow ’em go-round. Already so soon. And again. (Are they …
A girl and her ghost grow up to take on the bad guys, all manner of spiritual evil and even …
Besides being fun, Clash of Clans can be either an addictive time-sucker or voracious wallet-gobbler. You choose.
Icy winds blow and menacing, marauding insectoid aliens encroach once more on the planet E.D.N. III. But there’s more than …
A terrorist organization threatens to bring America to its knees. And—of course—only one shadow-crawling covert agent (you!) can sneak his …
This mobile version of a Halo war gets ported to a next-gen console. Will it knock your guts out, or …
Body-sharing female spirits and a dirty-minded dragon. Hmmm. Not exactly your typical wedding party.
Zombies shuffle aside this time around as the vampires take their turn in a deadly undead video game romp.
Some sing the praises of this challenging RTS game. Others issue stark detractions. Some revel in its heroes. Others are …
No, it’s not a game about a zombie swim team. But it’s almost as messy. And with this title you’re …
Memory manipulations and recollection reconstructions in a future world are the name of the game.
And the worst vacation ever just won’t die! (The zombies won’t allow it.)
So what’s the deal with Superman killing Joker? And Batman fighting Superman? Clearly, this superhero scramble is more than just …
If you’re thinking tall tower, trapped girl and long blonde hair, you’ve got the wrong fairy tale. Rapunzel didn’t have …
The Elder Scrolls is offering up a new suit of online armor and an endless Tamriel where you can battle …
And you thought that the tale was told. That the guns had gone silent. That the gears had ground to …
AMC’s hit TV show shambles over into video game territory … and promptly dies a horrible death.
Another God of War, another gruesome massacre of fantastical critters and small “g” gods. What? You were expecting flowers and …
Anyone can be a Superman or Iron Man with the right gadget-filled armor. But will this tech-laden shooter suit you?
The solid strategy of slipping through the shadows is dead and gone. This Gear grinds on blades and blood.
So are you a force for good, evil, or both? Only many, many battles and 20-plus chapters of twisting story …
This hack ‘n’ slasher is a monster to play, difficult beyond almost all others in the genre. But that’s not …
Here’s a variety-pack game that’s designed to show off the future of gaming while making you earn your graduate degree …
It’s not surprising that in the edgiest of all the war games, Call of Duty, the good and bad of …
You thought Master Chief was finished? Nah. He’s got something (someone?) close to his heart to fight for this time.
The video game world’s most famous and most popular assassin trades in castles and old-world mystique for a New World …
The latest Medal of Honor game gives us a Navy SEAL’s point of view. But it’s not so simple as …
Dragons, trolls and giants, oh my! The newest wave of collectibles form Skyland tag-team their way through a brand-new (super-sized) …
The space pods are landing! The space pods are landing! Part strategy planner, part resource manager and part skill-upgrading battler, …
One masked man accused of treachery must beat the odds and save the kingdom. Or does he butcher everyone in …
Another dystopian shooter filled with furious aliens, fast one-liners and quick trigger fingers.
Double the fighters, double the punches, double the fun, a whole chorus of fans chimes in. Here’s what you need …
Some 250 years after the conclusion of the first game, ancient dragons have awoken and begun doing what dragons do: …
The seal has been broken and the horseman Death is on the move. But this Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse …
Here’s a game that unfolds like a fantasy novel page-turner. But what’s to be found on the way to a …
What kind of game has the Beagle Boys kidnapping Minnie while RPG critters battle spikey-haired good guys? None other than …
An invite to put on your virtual eye patch and blue beard might seem like a fine promise of video …
This grinding shooter wallows in the physical and psychological fog of war. No, make that the mess of war. The …
The latest Pokémon contest offers a little extra strategy bang for players’ collect-’em-all-and-battle-it-out buck. But what else does it deliver?
Tom Clancy is selling big again. But it’s not his new novel. It’s his new third-person shooter.
So you can’t get enough of dragons and fantasy questing? Well, here’s a game that wants to make sure you …
Fallen angels, hell-spawned horrors and a brutal battle between good and evil lurk in this M-rated fantasy role-playing game, which …
Crazy-eyed outlaws. Fortune-hunting prospectors. Gunslinging good guys. Even Star Wars-like planet battles. It’s the Wild West in space.
Same quarantined city. Same ravaging virus. Same malevolent government types. Maybe a new shape-shifting killer will make a difference. Or …
“The offspring of foul sorcery and witchcraft.” That’s what a witcher is. As for this game, well …
Will you share tea or rise to war? Fight with samurai swords or Gatling guns? Spend all night arranging the …
Intricate, immersive plotline? Check. Selfless heroes? Check. Less-than-heroic content conundrums? Check. The finale in this popular shooter trilogy encompasses all …
Two well-known classics fighters are ready to duke it out in the same game. But it’s not necessarily jabs that …
This 17-year-old car combat franchise has been given a 21st-century jumpstart. So don’t think for a second that it’s your …
A sword-swinging, magic-blasting RPG about fate and freedom. Is it your destiny to play this top-of-the-charts game?
The tale of spirit-filled blades continues … and there’s not much more to say than that. But we’ll give it …
Is the Force strong with this one, young Jedi? Meditate on this, we will.
A 25th anniversary bundle of Zelda quests—now with thrust-and-parry swordplay realism.
UPDATED REVIEW: Start building your first lava-spurting mega-fortress or figuring out how to stage your favorite Star Wars scene in …
This fourth Assassin’s Creed has more sharp blades than new revelations up its sleeve.
The Call of Duty battle continues on. And on. And on. And …
Much like the real-life wars that tear up huge chunks of our globe, this battlefield feels permanent, with the war …
Batman has to make sense of things in a city full of psychopaths in this sequel.
This new collectable toy-based video game will make kids wanna “get ’em all.” Hmmm, that sounds familiar.
The slugline on the game box reads, “Prepare to Die!” And, boy, it ain’t kiddin’.
Superpowered battles fill the streets of San Francisco, and you’re the new mutant in town.
Marcus Fenix and his muscle-bound crew are breaking out the chain saw bayonets for one last bloody rip and tear …
The third big shootout between humans and the Chimera. Or is it between courage and gore?
The worst vacation ever … in so many (zombified) ways.
This downloadable arcade game transports plastic warriors out of your toy box and into your Xbox.
What do you get when you combine the apocryphal Book of Enoch with an action-based video game? Do you need …
Practice long enough and Razor Six Four can become one of the best Marine snipers in the world. But before …
Marketing materials for this dark shooter promise a “hellish nightmare” and “paralyzing paranormal horror.” F.E.A.R. 3 does its M-rated “best” …
A classic Nintendo 64 adventure/puzzle game gets a new coat of paint and some 3-D sparkle.
Mars isn’t the most hospitable place at the best of times. But when Darius Mason accidentally unleashes a horde of …
Brink is by definition a first-person shooter. But shooting is only half the battle in this intricate, strategy-intensive contest for …
The DNA creature-builder Spore franchise is back for a fiercer-looking go-round. Is this the natural evolution of a fun franchise? …
Those that don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it. So what happens when you already know everything there …
The makers of this sci-fi shooter sequel aimed to create something they call “catastrophically beautiful.” They’ve definitely succeeded on the …
Choices are what this combative role-playing sequel is all about. So we’re going to try to help you make one …
After 13 years are you still trying to catch ’em all? Or maybe it’s your kids who care about Pikachu …
The makers of this popular PlayStation 3 franchise are cranking up the carnage once again. This time, via eerily realistic …
Fox News wants to know if this is the worst game in the world. And with lots of bullets, blood …
Capcom has rebooted a classic fighting contest. But rose-colored glasses only got our reviewer so far when he tried to …
Games these days deliver immersive worlds that can swallow you whole for days, weeks and months at a time. Two …
Spilled blood and suspended salvation are what this sequel to Assassin’s Creed II revolves around. Ancient intrigue. Renaissance-era bloodshed. Convoluted …
This cruel and quite usual Call of Duty is selling big, despite the fact (or is it because of the …
Never mind that Starkiller died at the end of the first game: He must once again save the galaxy from …
Electronic Arts’ storied wartime franchise jumps from World War II to present-day Afghanistan … and takes fire from all sides …
This franchise’s halo slipped years ago, and this game doesn’t right any old wrongs. Instead it just jumps back into …
A mysterious, magical tablet has been shattered, and it’s playing havoc with the universe. So it’s up to Spider-Man to …
The 2010 entry in the long-running Metroid franchise fuses traditional third-person shooter elements with motion-controlled, first-person, sci-fi action.
Some people want to be doctors or lawyers or presidents when they grow up. The rest of us want to …
After a dozen silent years, a strategy classic has written a new chapter.
Think earthlings have issues? Be glad you don’t live on Cybertron. It’s in the midst of a huge civil war, …
Snake is sneaking in to save the world once again. This time exclusively on the handheld Sony PSP.
Debuting at No. 1, a popular third-person shooter returns with a slightly less frigid set of bug-killing missions and a …
Sam Fisher is the gaming world’s answer to TV’s Jack Bauer—trained to sneak in the shadows, kill on sight and …
If you’ve ever wondered what happened to all those Greek gods of yore, God of War III offers an answer: …
Bad Company’s out for blood—again. More than 2.3 million copies of this popular sequel have been sold in less than …
