Action/Adventure
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 (the game) follows the general plot of the movie, but adds some new twists and characters.

Role-Playing, Sim
The Sims 2

Most games are about winning. This one’s about experiencing sim-life.

Combat
Tekken Dark Resurrection

Launched in 1994 as an arcade game, ‘Tekken’ has made its way through every version of Sony’s PlayStation, including (finally) …

Rhythm/Music, Sim
Rock Band Unplugged

First things first: The latest entry in the enormously popular Rock Band franchise isn’t what you might think it is. …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Oh yeah, that’s the Indiana Jones I remember. That perpetual stubble and derring-do. The swaggering bravado mixed with a dash …

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Puzzle
The Simpsons Game

With ‘The Simpsons Movie’ on DVD, no self-respecting Springfieldian will head home from the mall with just a movie in …

Puzzle, Sports
Cars

Nowadays, every blockbuster movie comes with a video game in tow. It’s par for the marketing course, a promotional tool …

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 …

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 …

Puzzle
N+

There are certain characters in fiction who always seem to tickle our collective imaginations. Patch-eyed pirates, rapier-flailing musketeers and high-flying …

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
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

When I think of Nintendo’s DS, I rarely think M-rated games. It’s a platform for the younger set, right? Nope, …

Action/Adventure
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

No summer blockbuster is complete these days without its video game complement. ‘Star Wars: Episode III’ is no exception.

Sim, Strategy
Thrillville

There comes a day in every kid’s life when he or she sits on the front porch—brow furrowed, head in …