Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution

Devil May Cry 4

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Assassin's Creed

Ultimate Spider-Man

Star Wars: Battlefront II (DVD Edition)

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

The Orange Box

BioShock

Turok

KNIFE!

I recall fondly the days of the N64, and playing the very first Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. In fact, the game may have very well been my first FPS game that I ever played, and despite the foggy visuals and nonexistent story... Read Full Review

Devil May Cry 4

The devil gets his due in this rock solid action game...

Having never played a DMC game prior to this, the fourth installment, I was skeptical about what all the hubbub was. On the surface, the game's a straightforward hack and slasher with some fancy moves, but digging below... Read Full Review

Conan

Cast me out of Valhalla, please...

Now, I like sword slashing and boob ogling as much as the next guy, and there's plenty of both in THQ's new Conan game. It's been a while since we've seen any sort of digital representation of everyone's favorite barbar... Read Full Review

Rock Band

Rock Band is, more than anything else, a video game EXPERIENCE...

Rock Band is a game that will be remembered. More accurately, Rock Band doesn't appear as if it's going away anytime soon. Developer Harmonix huge rock n' roll simulation has finally come out, and what a game it truly ... Read Full Review

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Everything old is new again...

The Call of Duty series has been both at the top of the FPS pile, as well as near the bottom. Several console iterations of the popular WWII shooter have been sub-par to say the least, but console owners finally got a t... Read Full Review

Mass Effect

Mass Effect's ambition is nearly it's undoing, but a fantastic story and high production values redeem the experience...

If one recalls my Assassin's Creed review, I spoke about a game not delivering on the promises it makes during development. In a way, this point relates to Mass Effect, a game that, despite the LOFTIEST of promises made... Read Full Review

Skate

.skate delivers on it's name. You will, in fact, skate in this game...

...so it is a good thing that EA got that mechanic right in this game. For a rookie franchise, this is actually a rather good first effort. In .skate, you'll play as a skater working their way up the from unknown t... Read Full Review

Call of Duty 2

The "Big War" never looked, sounded, or played so good. An Allied victory to be sure.

I remember that the first time I stepped onto the simulated beaches of Normandy on the excellent MOH: Frontline, the thing that that game captured so well was the FEELING of chaos and intensity of war, and though the rea... Read Full Review

WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006

After a bad outing in Smackdown vs. RAW, the 2006 installment comes back as the best in the Smackdown franchise.

Last year, Smackdown vs. RAW was a disappointing chapter in what was a quickly improving wrestling series. However, this year, Smackdown vs. RAW 2006 comes back with more matches, new gameplay additions, and modes of pla... Read Full Review

Assassin's Creed

With such potential, it's a shame that Assassin's Creed misses the first rule, and that's giving gamers something to do.

Sometimes, a game's promise is far far greater than it's execution. No pun intended, but in Ubisoft's new game Assassin's Creed, that execution is somewhat disappointing. In a lot of ways, Assassin's Creed is a w... Read Full Review

Kingdom Hearts II

A game that not only has gameplay, sound, and graphics, but for lack of a better word, this game has heart.

For several weeks in the early months of 2003, I was ecstatically glued to my screen playing a little game by the name of Kingdom Hearts. I myself, had never been a big fan of Final Fantasy, and am also willing to admit ... Read Full Review

The Orange Box

It's impossible to beat the deal encompassed within The Orange Box, plain and simple...

As a gamer, you realize that you've pretty much invested (quite literally) in an expensive hobby. With games not getting any cheaper, in fact, getting much more costly, the dance of trading in games for a fraction of th... Read Full Review

Ultimate Spider-Man

Ultimate Spiderman is another decent Spidey spin, but the old formula is beginning to feel stale this the 5 time around.

Based on the newest incarnation of the Spiderman comic, and just as this shares many similarities to its previous versions, this new Spiderman game just does not do much to improve on its past accomplishments. It still o... Read Full Review

Star Wars: Battlefront II

Battle Front scores a huge victory. FOR THE REPUBLIC!!

After playing the fantastic Battlefront 1, I found myself wanting more despite the game's awesomeness. Wtih the release of Battlefront 2, those gaps have been filled 10 fold. At the risk of not sounding very cool, I say ... Read Full Review

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects

EA again goes nowhere with a good license, a truly uninspired effort.

More and more, games have been hyped right into their own distruction, and the newest Marvel themed fighting game can fit in this territory. It's stupendous, it's astounding, in a word, it's putrid. What do you get when ... Read Full Review

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

Great team RPG with great comic book action.

After playing a very disappointing X-Men Legends one, I was leary when giving X-Men Legends 2. However, I took the plunge and was very happy at what I saw. Altogether, this is a great RPG that puts emphasis on high octan... Read Full Review

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

To the defeat of Dr. Doom.

Another great spin for Activision's action RPG Marvel series, Marvel Ultimate Alliance's strength comes in the change of cast and scenery more than any new feature it includes. Seeing this large and varied a cast is def... Read Full Review

BioShock

Bioshock is easily one of the most powerful stories told through any medium with gameplay features to back a hefty story

Bioshock is many things. Yes, on the surface, it's a first person shooter. Dig deeper, and you'll find that it has several role playing elements involved with it's vast plasmid system. Fire up the game proper, and it ... Read Full Review

Guitar Hero

Set the cities on flame with rock and roll, Guitar Hero is like no other.

Now I have never been a fan of the rhythm games, or perhaps it is that I had never found a rhythm game that suits me, or better yet, interests me. That era of my gaming life is over, I have seen the top of the mountain, ... Read Full Review

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution

Do the Revolution, baby!

Long held as a stalwart on the PC, Sid Meier's long-running Civilization series has never had a true and faithful built for consoles version. That is *dramatic pause* until now! Yes, built from the ground up, Firaxis a... Read Full Review

Call of Juarez

Anyone a fan of the FPS genre or westerns in general should be hard pressed to avoid the Call of Juarez...

Call of Juarez makes it's way onto the Xbox 360 from PC a few years ago. While the game definitely shows some age and perhaps lack of polish in it's graphics and some of it's platforming bits, it's overall a pretty good... Read Full Review

Shadow of the Colossus

Anyone who enjoys the sprawling epic games will unearth an instant classic with Shadow of the Colossus.

From the giant colossi, to the beautiful landscape that they populate, every inch of this game is just a joy to look at and play. The innovative idea of going from boss fight to boss fight would seem like a linear idea i... Read Full Review

Grand Theft Auto IV

So this... this is the American Dream...

The first "true" sequel to the revelutionary Grand Theft Auto III, GTA IV throws gamers back into the crime-ridden streets of Liberty City for another spree of sex, violence, humor, and drama. However, the only thing ga... Read Full Review