Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend

Lara Croft began strutting her stuff back in 1996 when a small British company set the gaming world back on …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Tomb Raider: Underworld

What Indiana Jones did for map-in-one-hand-gun-in-the-other cinema, Lara Croft has done for video games. They’re really very similar iconic figures …

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing
Final Fantasy XII

My introduction to fantasy role-playing games came in sixth grade. At a bookstore, I noticed a fascinating tome called the …

Horror/Suspense, Role-Playing
Persona 3

In retrospect, I’d have to say my high school days were pretty typical. I’d worry about tests. I’d worry about …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
The Godfather

As compared to the leaping and beeping platform video games of the past, today’s games rely heavily on in-depth story, …

Sports
The Bigs

The stands were full of parents. I cocked the bat over my 14-year-old shoulder, all aflutter at the plate and …

Sports
Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam

After releasing eight Tony Hawk games, the creative team over at Activision has decided to ollie up to tweens who …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Resident Evil 4

‘Resident Evil’ and the sequels it spawned have helped define spooky, zombie shoot-’em-up games. Enter #4.

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing
Marvel Ultimate Alliance

The first thing I did when I heard about Marvel Ultimate Alliance was to go to the video game’s official …

Action/Adventure
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

I remember playing the original Prince of Persia game when it first came out in 1989. With its unprecedented motion …

Shooter
The Punisher

“My whole family died in a mob hit. I should have died, too. But I lived. I finally figured out …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Destroy All Humans!: Big Willy Unleashed

When the original Destroy All Humans! first hovered on the horizon, it was praised by some for an acerbic sense …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle
LEGO Batman: The Videogame

“Why so serious?” So says the evil Joker in The Dark Knight, the bleakest Batman movie ever. And, though the …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Hitman: Blood Money

The sweet strains of a young boy singing “Ave Maria” usher us into Hitman: Blood Money. This euphony seems out …

Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Darkwatch

When it comes to most vampire stories, you can count on three things: blood, death and a sexual link between …