Arcade/Platform
Stranger Things 3: The Game

As its title suggestion, this old-school homage mirrors the latest season of Netflix’s hit series.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense
Batman: Arkham Asylum

One look at the titular building in Batman: Arkham Asylum, and you can understand why Gotham City has such a …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Few video games have incited the firestorm of controversy that the GTA franchise has. This latest addition only adds fuel.

Combat, Sports
Punch-Out!!

If, like me, you were an enthusiast of arcade gaming in the ’80s—the kind of person the less knowledgeable might …

Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Rainbow Six: Vegas

My dad was more of a checkers man, but he taught me how to play chess after I bugged him …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle
Okami

Picture a landscape that simmers and sweats with a crimson molten heat, covered by a coal black, sulfurous blanket of …

Shooter
25 to Life

“The life of man,” wrote English philosopher Thomas Hobbes in 1651, “[is] solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.” Oddly enough, …

Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

The fog of war isn’t keeping platoons of gamers from snapping up copies of this highly anticipated shooter sequel. But …

Action/Adventure
Spider-Man 2

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

Action/Adventure
Indigo Prophecy

Investigative adventure game ‘Indigo Prophecy’ mashes up ‘CSI’ and ‘The X-Files.’ And in so doing breaks new narrative ground.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Star Wars: Battlefront II

Battlefront II may be based on our culture’s favorite space opera, but this game doesn’t sing.

Rhythm/Music
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry believes Guitar Hero has helped steer his kids away from violence. Or at least video game …

Sim, Strategy
MySims

When MySims for Nintendo’s Wii first landed on my desk, I’ll admit I wasn’t excited. My disillusionment with the whole …

Augmented Reality
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

This new Niantic AR game may look like a twist on Pokémon Go, but there are a few new Flobberworm …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Strategy
AION

The complicated spiritual lore of this Korean-created game world can be a little tough to follow. Its nonstop battle sequences …