Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty 2

It’s the same war, but the games are all new and improved. But, just because we can turn world wars …

Sim
Zoo Tycoon

Here’s a game where you can build up a zoo just so you can wash the hippos and feed the …

Rhythm/Music, Sim
Guitar Praise: Solid Rock

I’ll be completely honest. There are many video games that I’ve reviewed for Plugged In that I wouldn’t let my …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
Mass Effect

You may not have heard any sinews twanging or backbones creaking into an upright position, but a kind of evolution …

Action/Adventure, Combat
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow

It was only a matter of time before Jack Sparrow of the mega-hit movie franchise ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ set …

Sports
Need for Speed Underground 2

For many teens (especially boys), nothing captures the imagination like a hot sports car. But what about illegal street racing?

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Gun

The Wild West. A mere mention sparks images of dusty wagon trails, rugged cowboy adventures and saloon-filled towns built by …

Arcade/Platform
Trover Saves the Universe

Trover Saves the Universe looks like cartoony, brain-tickling fun … or is that a brain bleed?

Action/Adventure, Strategy
Battlestations: Midway

A heavily shadowed sub strategically swims in and out of the crack-your-hull-like-an-eggshell ocean depths, having battled its way past a …

Arcade/Platform
Gato Roboto

Gato Roboto is an E-rated platformer that’s easy to start and stop, and one that doesn’t suck up weeks of …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle
Outer Wilds

Outer Wilds is tricky and rewarding, but this space exploration game comes with an unexpected twist.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter

For players who’ve shouldered machine guns in other military adventure contests, the gameplay will seem familiar. But there is one …

Action/Adventure
The Sinking City

Fans of H.P. Lovecraft might be drawn to this game. But what they’ll find is a grinding, grotesque and goopy …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Saints Row 2

“The game requires you cast your morality aside, and I’m sure the intended audience (you know who you are) will …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
BioShock

“No Gods or Kings. Only Man.” That’s the banner bidding you enter the underwater Art Deco mecca of Rapture. You …