Wii Play

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

SimCity

Star Fox 64

L.A. Noire

Dead Space 2

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure

Sonic Colors

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

The World Ends with You

Mega Man Star Force: Dragon

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

BioShock

L.A. Noire

L.A. Noire is ambitious and meticulous, but falls short in terms of enjoyment and engagement.

I know people are already preparing their flamethrowers in response to the above score, so let me say up front that this was a very painful score to give. I really, really wanted to love L.A. Noire. The extent to which i... Read Full Review

Portal 2

Portal 2 is the single greatest video game I've ever played.

(WARNING: Spoilers for the original Portal follow. Stop reading if you haven't played the original Portal and don't want it spoiled.) I think, in order to give context for what I'm about to say, I should first give a... Read Full Review

Okamiden: Chisaki Taiyou

Okamiden is bit too much like its predecessor, but it provides good fun and cuteness galore.

Perhaps it might be time to rename Nippon the Land of the Setting Sun - only nine months after all the lands were plunged into darkness by the forces of evil, the evil forces are at work once again. Amaterasu vanquished... Read Full Review

Sonic and the Secret Rings

A solid addition to anyone's Sonic or Wii collection.

Ah, now this is the sort of thing the Wii was made for. The gameplay in Sonic and the Secret Rings is very hard to pin down as one specific "type" of gameplay that gamers are accustomed to, and that's not a ba... Read Full Review

Dead Space 2

Dead Space 2 is a good game, but it takes no risks and isn't that interesting after a while.

DISCLAIMER: This review is solely concerned with the single player mode in Dead Space 2. As I was completely uninterested in the multiplayer in Dead Space 2, I did not play it prior to writing this review, and it was not... Read Full Review

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is one of the finest pieces of gaming that has ever been created.

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective has one of the dumbest titles for a video game in a long time. OK, that's about all the bad I had to say about it. So let's talk about it. The primary premise of Ghost Trick: Phantom... Read Full Review

Mass Effect

Perfect 10s do not come easily from me, but Mass Effect is easily one of the greatest games ever created.

This review will start off with the big stuff. Mass Effect is the greatest game of 2007, GameSpot nitpicking be damned. There are few games in existence that excel in absolutely everything they do, where everything the... Read Full Review

Disney Epic Mickey

Epic Mickey is a flawed love letter from Disney that is sufficiently brilliant that its shortcomings don't matter much.

Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: there is plenty not to like in Epic Mickey. Its camera is almost entirely manual, and takes a while to get used to. The combat can be pretty awkward sometimes. The side... Read Full Review

PokePark Wii: Pikachu no Daibouken

PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure is a pleasant romp for Pokemon fans.

Tycho from Penny Arcade once described Bookworm Adventures as a game that was pointless to review: one is either going to like it or not, and one is probably going to know which camp they belong to even before reading an... Read Full Review

NiGHTS: Hoshi Furu Yoru no Monogatari

Sappy, sweet, and smile-inducing, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams is a perfect game to warm up the winter holidays.

Games that center themselves around blood, violence, and death are not exactly what one would call uncommon. In the modern world of video gaming, games such as these are at least the majority of games produced, if not m... Read Full Review

Sonic Colours

Sonic's back with flying Colors.

"Okay, seriously, we need to find Eggman and figure out how catching these aliens fits into whatever heinous plan he's hatching." "And wreck that plan, right?" "Yeah, that's pretty much how we spend our time." S... Read Full Review

Subarashiki Kono Sekai: It's A Wonderful World

The World Ends With You is nothing short of a pinnacle of its genre.

Every now and then a game comes along that profoundly touches me in a way that really can't be explained adequately in words, and The World Ends With You is the latest to have done so. This is not the first time that su... Read Full Review

Sonic Unleashed

Sonic Unleashed for the Wii trips over its lack of direction, but makes up for it in its overall satisfying gameplay.

When Sonic Unleashed was first announced, there was the inevitable hope that this game would finally herald in Sonic's return to form of the lost days of the Sega Genesis. Thus, it's probably a good place to begin this ... Read Full Review

Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure is easily one of the best reasons to buy a Wii.

Every so often, a game comes from the darkness of obscurity into the light of greatness out of absolutely nowhere and rises to the status of "sleeper hit". Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure is most certainly one... Read Full Review

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Not only the best Zelda game in existence, but truly one of the greatest games ever made.

I sat down to write this review, and I looked at the five categories to be used to give the game a numeric rating. Initially I tried to find fault in the game where I could to avoid looking like a fanboy mindlessly givi... Read Full Review

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is not quite Sonic's answer to Super Mario RPG, but it's by no means bad.

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood was an odd game right from the start: an RPG, starring Sonic the Hedgehog, developed by the venerable Bioware. It's not what one would call the typical format in which one would ex... Read Full Review

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

An extraordinary achievement, Metroid Prime 3 is your new reason to own a Wii.

Retro Studios had a tremendous weight on their shoulders when they went to develop Metroid Prime 3. Not only was it the conclusion to the hugely critically acclaimed Metroid Prime trilogy, it was also arriving in the wa... Read Full Review

Ryuusei no RockMan: Dragon

Mega Man Star Force plays it safe and doesn't toy with the Battle Network formula much, but it's still a great game.

I'll open this review by saying that Mega Man Star Force is a lot like Mega Man Battle Network. If you liked Battle Network and want more, Mega Man Star Force is the game for you. If you didn't like Battle Network, you... Read Full Review

Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon has its share of faults, but they are far eclipsed by what it does right.

Let's get this out of the way before this review continues any further - Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon is not a game that will be enjoyed by everyone. It is a game with few direct comparable analogues, alth... Read Full Review

BioShock

A truly engrossing and fascinating story told with style, but the gameplay is not what it could have been.

I'm probably going to get crucified for not giving this game above a 9.0, but nonetheless, I feel compelled to be completely honest about this game. It's great - very great, even - but I still can't help but put down in... Read Full Review

Hajimete no Wii (w/Remote)

Works as an introduction to the Wii Remote, but that's as far as it goes.

Let's get this out of the way right now. This game is not worth $50. If you do not need an extra Wii Remote, do not buy this game. Let's be clear. This game hardly even puts up the pretense of being an actual game.... Read Full Review

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

Pricey any way you cut it, but great nonetheless.

As the setlist came out song by song for this game, many people became progressively more disappointed. There weren't really many huge names on the list, which perplexed many, including yours truly to some extent. For ... Read Full Review

Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai

Explorers of Sky is the definitive Pokemon Mystery Dungeon experience.

I'm going to make a few admissions right off the bat. I love Pokemon, and I love dungeon crawlers. I additionally believe that any attempt to write an unbiased and objective review is ultimately futile, so I'll not att... Read Full Review

SimCity

This is where it all started, and it's still great after all these years.

The SimCity series has come a long way over the years. SimCity 4, the latest in the series, bears only a passing resemblance to the original. But the original is still just as great in its own respect. The SimCity s... Read Full Review

Star Fox 64

Just as good as when it was first released.

Star Fox 64 was first released in 1997. The relatively primitive graphics are a testament to that fact. But ten years later, the game is just as great as it was when it was first released. The general premise of the... Read Full Review