Contributor: Bob Hoose

Wii Music is pretty cool. Not quantum physics-level cool, mind you. Closer to the funny, kitschy cool of that little dog on TV that adds numbers together and taps out the answer with his paw. With both, you can’t help but smile when you see it. When my …

When the original Destroy All Humans! first hovered on the horizon, it was praised by some for an acerbic sense of humor and the way it satirically set 1950s-era sci-fi fare on its ear. Instead of focusing on an Earth-saving hero, the game’s creators s …

Dumbo flies, to be sure. But his latest movie never soars.

Have you ever sat up from your in-depth studies of world philosophies and long-dead languages and thought, “Where do those festive little piñatas come from, anyway?” If so, you probably need a break. And Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise could be the pe …

This robot-battling adventure game doesn’t quite add up to the sum of its parts.

Glistening eel-like tentacles sprout from my shoulder blades and hover in anticipation above a gunned-down thug. Razor-sharp teeth gnashing, the two snarling appendages glower back at me, awaiting a command. When I give it, they rip the victim’s chest …

The sweet strains of a young boy singing “Ave Maria” usher us into Hitman: Blood Money. This euphony seems out of place in a game about a cloned super-assassin until the camera pulls back and shows us that the killer himself has been killed and is lyin …

I’ll admit it: I’m one of those grumpy gamers who never really liked The Sims franchise. Tell your sim to get out of bed. Tell your sim to exercise. Tell your sim to go to work. Blah, blah, blah. I mean, com’on, I have a hard enough time telling myself …

This ninja-themed combat title from the makers of the Dark Souls franchise is punishing in every sense of the word.

Gloria Bell’s well-acted intimacies are uncomfortable and disturbing as well.

Cinematic contemplations here give viewers something to chew on. But it’s not always a pleasant mouthful.

Back in the fall of ’05, film director, producer and family man Steven Spielberg announced that he had signed a deal with EA Games. He said he was determined to “develop a game that I could see other parents and their children playing together.” That d …

When I think of Nintendo’s DS, I rarely think M-rated games. It’s a platform for the younger set, right? Nope, not any more. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars has just driven into town, kids. Sure, this isn’t the first “adult” game ever made for this ha …

I often marvel at how incredibly realistic video games can be nowadays. After making my way through some virtual cave or jungle, I feel like I ought to dust the grime and cobwebs off my clothes. And the complexity of current interweaving gameplay is li …

This pic is really all about well-choreographed poundings and excruciating beatdowns.