Need for Speed Hot Pursuit was revealed a few months ago at E3. In addition to reviving the Hot Pursuit license, the excitement for the game increased exponentially when it was revealed that Criterion Games was the development studio behind it. As most, if not all, of you know, Criterion has an amazing pedigree when…
The boys of Bad Company are back for another adventure and DICE has improved upon the original Bad Company title in almost every way. The game is absolutely beautiful and the campaign has pretty good variety ensuring that you won’t get bored on your journey. The multiplayer is fantastic with a variety of different modes…
Dante’s Inferno is loosely based on the 14th century poem, The Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy is composed of more than 14,000 lines and it is divided into three parts – Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise). The game starts you out fighting Death himself followed by you returning home only to find out…
Mass Effect 2 is the newest epic from Bioware and the continuation of a very promising series. Bioware has promised for a long time that consequences do indeed matter in the universe of Mass Effect. Your actions during the first title could have profound implications on the sequel which would then carry over to the…
Army of Two The 40th Day is the sequel to the original Army of Two. In this sequel Rios and Salem find themselves in Shanghai doing a job when all hell breaks loose and the city is devastated by constant attacks. An army is overtaking Shanghai and you need to find out what is going…
Brutal Legend is an interesting title and, for some, is one of the more anticipated titles of the year. It is made by Double Fine Productions and Tim Schafer who is definitely not a stranger to gamers. In Brutal Legend you assume the role of a roadie named Eddie Riggs. While working at a concert…
A couple of years ago Electronic Arts entered the skateboarding genre and took the title away from the Tony Hawk series. Skate was more realistic and wasn’t nearly as ridiculous. Now with Skate 2, Electronic Arts has taken that winning formula and added on to it. You find yourself in the city of New San…
Need For Speed Undercover is the latest title in what has become another annual franchise for Electronic Arts. You are immediately thrust in to the action when you first start the game and it is all about earning respect. You need to infiltrate a gang and the only way you can do that is by…
Dead Space starts you out with a beautiful opening cinematic of you approaching the USG Ishimura. Initially you think that you are simply going to the Ishimura to fix a communications problem. However, when you get there you quickly discover a horrific scene. There don’t appear to be any survivors from the rather large crew…
Going into a review for a movie based game, no one really knows what to expect. There have been some good movie tie in games; however, there have been many more bad ones. Unfortunately Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix tend to fall in the second category. This game tries to immerse the…
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