Action/Adventure
The Amazing Spider-Man 2

There is a web-slinging hero here, of course. And a big concrete jungle just waiting for him to crawl a …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle
LEGO The Hobbit

LEGO my Eggo, er, Hobbit: Fans of the franchise get yet another fantasy universe to explore, stack and build.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
inFAMOUS Second Son

Second Son is actually the third chapter in the inFAMOUS franchise, introducing a new Native American hero and letting us …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter, Strategy
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Metal Gear Solid offers up a sampler plate in hopes of whetting appetites for the upcoming main course. But we’ve …

Combat, Shooter
Titanfall

With super-athletic style and walking tank bulk, the gamemakers at Respawn Entertainment have given birth to a new generation of …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Role-Playing
Dark Souls II

The incredibly difficult Dark Souls franchise delivers another 40-plus hour journey into a virtual world that’s all about dying over …

Combat, Role-Playing
South Park: The Stick of Truth

We will indeed stick to the truth in our review of a gross game spawned by one of the vilest …

Action/Adventure
Thief

Is this franchise reboot a game of big rewards, a penny-ante thief of your time or something altogether more grim?

Combat, Shooter
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

Here’s a third-person battler for gamers who like shooters without all the trigger-pulling gunk. More mulch than mess, you might …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

A Final Fantasy journey ends and a new world begins. But utopia comes with quite a spiritual price for gamers …

Role-Playing, Strategy
Bravely Default

This classic Japanese role-playing game pairs adventure and exploration with some dark spiritual twists.

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Combat, Puzzle, Role-Playing
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

A handheld Zelda flashes back to the feel of an earlier classic while charging into the future with some brand-new …

Action/Adventure, Combat
Ryse: Son of Rome

First-century Rome is under attack by marauding barbarians. Only one seasoned centurion stands in their way. (That’d be you.) Let …

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform
Super Mario 3D World

So you always wanted to best Bowser while playing as the princess in pink? Well, step into a new world, …

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Combat, Puzzle
Knack

This old man, he played (station) four, he played knick-knack on my floor, with the whole family gathered all around, …