Just Cause 2 contains the essence of the entire game in its title, but until you’ve played it yourself it’s difficult to realize. As a sequel to one of the earlier niche titles for the 360, improvements have been made to the original in nearly every way — the most notable of which is in [...]

The last time we saw Sam Fisher he was a dirty, hairy man on the run and spent most of his time trying to blend into crowds and evade the authorities. This was what Splinter Cell: Conviction looked like back in 2007 and fans reacted strongly against the announcement, wondering why Sam Fisher suddenly looked [...]

Alan Wake is a best selling author suffering from a severe case of writer’s block. Alan and his wife Alice decide to take a vacation in the secluded, small town of Bright Falls in the hopes that, Alan will be able to write again. However, shortly after the couple settles in, Alice is kidnapped by [...]

Metro: 2033 is a bleak first person shooter tinged with horror and RPG elements that tells the compelling story of humanity struggling to survive a post nuclear holocaust in the subway tunnels of Russia’s Moscow. Strongly reminiscent of such greats like Fallout 3, Bioshock and Half-Life, this dystopia’s greatest strength lies in its engaging narrative, [...]

Tower defense games can be addicting, but the genre is plagued by a “wait and watch” routine that simply doesn’t appeal to every type of gamer. Personally, my attention span doesn’t sit well with anything that involves patience. As a result, I avoided the genre…that is, until Toy Soldiers came around. I wouldn’t call it [...]

If you take a quick glance at Alien Breed Evolution, you might write it off as a shameless Dead Space knock-off: space marines fighting off bug-like aliens in a derelict space station, blah blah blahhh… …In reality, the Xbox Live Arcade revival of Team 17′s Alien Breed series is a highly entertaining corridor shooter with [...]

Like an automatic pitching machine gone haywire, Xbox Live Arcade is tossing out entertaining titles at a very rapid pace. Since the turn of the new year, games like Serious Sam HD, Darwinia+, and Toy Soldiers have joined the ranks of the extensive Arcade library. If you judge a book by its cover (or its [...]

Risen is an action RPG that fails in the action department while excelling as an RPG. The problem is that the two are so intertwined that the overall experience comes out a bit mixed. Waking up shipwrecked on an island beach, character generation is completely forgone in favor of dumping you straight into the story, [...]

Madden NFL Arcade is the antithesis of the realistic, complex Madden NFL series. EA Sports’ latest effort is more like a throwback to the glory days of arcade-style football games. Madden Arcade brings back the wild touchdown passes, spine-crushing tackles, and high-speed gameplay of NFL Blitz and NFL Street in glorious HD. Unfortunately, the game’s [...]

How important is the setting to your game? It sets the tone of the experience, really drawing you into the general feeling and tempo of the game. Fantasy games are optimistic and a bit flighty, sci-fi games have a sense of wonder and cleanliness, and modern games seem intent on making you feel that your [...]