It has been a little while since an Ace Combat title has graced the consoles and the development team over at Namco Bandai decided to go a different route with this one. The setting is on Earth as you fly over locations all over the world ranging from the east coast of the U.S. to…
Forza Motorsport 4 has arrived and it brings with it some of the most amazing cars that you will ever see. The development team over at Turn 10 Studios have also given us one of the most polished and fun racing sims to hit consoles. There is such an incredible amount of stuff to do…
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure has hit store shelves and it brings a brand new concept to the series. The story behind it is that Kaos banished the Skylanders from Skylands and they landed on Earth in small miniature form. You, as the Portal Master, have to bring them back to life by placing the figures on…
ID Software has finally released Rage and has delivered one of the most beautiful titles to hit consoles this generation. One thing that is immediately apparent is that id Software really knows how to get the most out of the Xbox 360. The graphical fidelity is pretty amazing and Rage controls smoother than any game…
After spending quite a bit of time with Dead Island I have mixed emotions. On the one hand I love the concept behind it, however, I hate the execution. Dead Island was released unfinished and as a result suffers from numerous bugs with some of them making it hard for you to progress in the…
The final part of Marcus’s saga is now upon us with Gears of War 3. Humanity is desperate and has one final shot to try and rid themselves of the Locust and the Lambent. Jacinto, the last human city, has been sunk and now the COGs are stranded. Not only do they have to deal…
Twisted Pixel’s latest game has arrived with the Kinect exclusive, The Gunstringer. The Gunstringer is a tale about revenge where you will play the part of judge, jury and executioner. The Gunstringer is a marionette and you are the puppeteer. You control his actions with your arms just as if you were actually holding him…
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is now available in stores and the team over at Relic has done a fantastic job. Space Marine follows Captain Titus of the Ultramarines as you lead a small group of soliders across an Imperial Forge World. You need to simultaneously recover some sensitive items and wipe out the Ork population.…
Crimson Alliance is the latest game to hit Xbox Live Arcade and it is a welcome addition. Certain Affinity has done a fantastic job designing this title with some smartly developed co op mechanics and walking that fine line of encouraging you to explore the environment but not so much that you might get overwhelmed.…
The Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection has finally arrived on the Xbox360 in all of its former glory. As soon as I played these games a instant wave of nostalgia washed over me as I fondly remembered spending way too many quarters on these games growing up in my local arcades. Once these games made it…
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