Handhelds

A handheld game console is a lightweight, portable electronic machine for playing video games (and, as the technology evolves, do …

Shooter
Black

I’m guessing the offices of Criterion Studios house enough testosterone to warrant at least one conference room solely dedicated to …

Action/Adventure, Combat
Assassin’s Creed

What would you think if science could pull some genetic tidbit out of your DNA and give you the power …

Rhythm/Music
Guitar Hero: World Tour

In 2005, Harmonix Music Systems partnered with video game publisher RedOctane to create a fresh, plastic guitar-wielding, colored button-bashing, rhythm/music …

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Puzzle
LittleBigPlanet

This E-rated creation for PlayStation 3 reminds our game critic of days that were filled with cardboard boxes and anthills. …

Combat, Sports
Fight Night: Round 3

Even twig-men can step into the ring and reach for fisticuffs glory. So, does the fight stay clean, or do …

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Combat, Sim
Spore Hero

WARNING! Spores have now mutated and are capable of escaping PCs everywhere! They are, at this very moment, invading family …

Arcade/Platform
Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn

This familiar platforming franchise offers a new twist in its fabric for young 3DS gamers.

Horror/Suspense
Devil May Cry 5

The latest DMC entry is a stylish-but-brainless, hack-and-slash demonic gore-fest.

Puzzle
Escape the Museum

As much as this game’s title might sound like a video game tie-in to Ben Stiller’s cinematic Night at the …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Far Cry 2

The gritty first-person shooter Far Cry 2 is thought of—and has been branded—as a sequel to the popular Far Cry …

Combat, Sim
UFC 2009: Undisputed

The first time I ever happened upon a televised Ultimate Fighting Championship bout, two things immediately came to mind. The …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
BioShock 2

In Rapture vernacular, pal, this underwater thriller BioShock is back for another go-round. Is it the cat’s meow or just …

Action/Adventure, Combat
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

When the very first Star Wars film hit theaters, I took my girlfriend to see it. I know that makes …

Rhythm/Music
Guitar Hero II

In a land far, far away, where the legends of rock ‘n’ roll are born and not made, I still …