
Rogue Galaxy Review
Like an anime version of Star Wars, this big, lavishly produced action RPG is another good reason not to shelve your PlayStation 2 just yet.
Like an anime version of Star Wars, this big, lavishly produced action RPG is another good reason not to shelve your PlayStation 2 just yet.
Online Chess Kingdoms is predictably unsuccessful in its attempts to enhance the timeless classic, but thankfully it does let you play classic chess online or off.
Desperate Housewives isn't much of a game, but it does a pretty good job of telling an original, interactive soap opera story in the quirky tone of the hit show.
Novadrome offers a glossy-looking take on the tried-and-true concept of futuristic car combat, but fails to do anything interesting or noteworthy with it.
Super Star Soldier is a relic of the days when gruelingly difficult deep-space shoot-'em-ups were as common as today's first-person shooters.
Gunstar Heroes became a definitive run-and-gun action game when it was first released in 1993, and its quirky personality and nonstop intensity still shine through.
A simple shoot-'em-up that looked flashy for its time, Space Harrier II is a reminder of how sequels aren't always as good as their predecessors.
This old Tetris-inspired puzzler wasn't very special back when it was first released in 1990, and that aspect of it hasn't aged a bit.
The follow-up to a tile-flipping puzzle game for the Nintendo DS features a simple, challenging design that makes up for a bare-bones presentation.
An alternative to the blueprint for strategy role-playing games, Yggdra Union is strange, complicated, interesting, and charming.
Best suited for anyone fortunate to have played the previous game, Original Generation 2 is a great little space opera in its own right.
Just what the PSP needed, this latest Metal Gear delivers on all fronts with an excellent story, a deep campaign, and a complete set of multiplayer features.
This retail package containing Bethesda's downloadable content updates for its groundbreaking role-playing game gives you more quality for a budget price.
Pokémon Ranger has a similar look and feel to all the other lighthearted Pokémon games, but invites you to capture all those critters in a rather exciting new way.
Take the complicated controls of this popular series and make them even more finicky, then lose the online versus mode, and you get Double Agent for the Wii.
Golden Axe is an influential arcade classic, and the Sega Genesis version kept its intense hack-and-slash gameplay intact, so it's still fun to pick up and play.
Not only is this a nicely done remake of an influential, little-seen early chapter from this long-running role-playing series, it's also an all-around solid RPG.
Even those who only own a GameCube should probably avoid this version of Double Agent, which has fewer features and worse graphics than on other platforms.
Based on Mortal Kombat: Deception, this version gains some extra characters but little else to make it worthwhile for fans of Midway's gory fighting-game series.
Featuring many fun, faithfully adapted games from the '80s and '90s, the Sega Genesis Collection offers a fantastic value and a big slice of gaming history.
Featuring many fun, faithfully adapted games from the '80s and '90s, the Sega Genesis Collection offers a fantastic value and a big slice of gaming history.
The NES version of Mario Bros. can be fun for a little while with two players, but it doesn't measure up to the seminal arcade hit it's based on.
Though it's like a fish out of water on the PC, this straight port of a great, gruelingly fast and intense PlayStation 2 action adventure game can still be exciting.
Even for its time, the Nintendo Entertainment System version of this all-time classic wasn't nearly as good as the 1981 original. So why pay for it now?
Agent Sam Fisher's latest assignment is a fairly routine stealth action operation, but changes to Splinter Cell's innovative multiplayer mode help make up for this.
Sega's classic mascot got his start in this influential platformer, which is still very fast, tough, and fun to play.
F-Zero once raised the bar for what could be expected from both racing games and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and it's still great after all these years.
In its day, the Genesis version of Altered Beast was a middling translation of a great arcade game. Now it scrapes by on decent action and some nostalgic value.
Red Steel introduces a promising control scheme for shooting thugs and for slashing them with samurai swords, but wraps it in a buggy, thoroughly unimpressive game.
You don't need a surgeon's patience or precision to appreciate this quirky, inventive, very likable remake of a remarkable Nintendo DS game.
Fans may now experience what they've missed out on for years in this relatively obscure but thoroughly excellent installment of the classic role-playing series.
Resistance successfully combines many of the best qualities from other great first-person shooters with spectacular visuals and a few novel twists.
Unmistakably similar to the previous two games in the innovative Guild Wars series, Nightfall features an impressive new Egyptian-themed continent to explore.
While this action adventure game flexes a bit of the PlayStation 3's graphical muscle, its rather shallow, derivative gameplay makes it difficult to recommend.
A promisingly strange premise gives Contact a strong start, but the often-boring combat and exploration sequences that ensue just don't live up to it.
This chapter in one of the world's most popular role-playing series features an inspired look, boldly redesigned strategic combat, and a long, engaging story.
Though different from the Xbox 360, this version features its own exciting stealth-action campaign, plus a solid new multiplayer mode and great cooperative missions.
Though different from the Xbox 360, this version features its own exciting stealth-action campaign, plus a solid new multiplayer mode and great cooperative missions.
One of the best names in flight combat delivers another standout installment in Ace Combat X for the PSP, which has its own story and well-designed gameplay twists.
This updated, portable version of 2006's Wild West adventure introduces a few keen changes and features to make up for a few bits that were lost in translation.
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