When I was asked to review Risen, I actually had not even heard of the game before. It was made by Piranha Bytes, the developers responsible for the Gothic series, and had been released last year on the PC. While there are definitely some graphical hangups and some minor control issues, Risen ended up impressing me more than I thought it would. Though I can't recommend this game to just anyone, pe... more.

Bayonetta is an over-the-top, visually stunning, button mashing mayhem. Besides a few lengthy cut scenes (which you can skip), and a story that almost makes sense, it’s just plain fun. It’s a mish mash of action: everything from shooting, melee fighting, morphing, vehicles, surfing….whatever, it’s got it in there somewhere. The story seems like a clear cut light versus dark, (at first).... more.

If your game has graphics involving bacon, cupcakes, french fries or almost any type of food, I'm most likely going to buy it. I saw Sky Burger, by Nimblebit on the app store and decided to download it. Super simple concept. Stack the burger with the required ingredients to win. There's meat, cheese, lettuce, onions, pickles, tomatoes and the top bun. Money is deducted from your tip if you add inc... more.

For someone like me, who stinks at side-scroller games, I have to admit I was somewhat wary of playing this game. But it won me over completely. The gameplay, the artwork, the music and even the simple storyline fit together really nicely and it felt like just the right length. At $20 it’s worth every penny and if you still don’t believe me, there’s even a demo you can download. A mag... more.

The month of October marked the release of possibly the biggest fad video game of the year: Bakugan Battle Brawlers. Featuring game dynamics just like the card/marble game, and tons of new Bakugan monsters and battle strategies, this is going to be an awesome game for fans of the Bakugan toys and the cartoon to eat up. It has been released on the Wii, DS, Sony PS3, PS2, and the XBox 360. The ga... more.

Does anyone remember the days of being really frustrated by Mike Tyson's Punch Out. Yet you couldn't pull yourself away because of sheer irritation and the desperate need to knock him out. Well those days are back again, but in a totally different game. The developers at GLU have brought us Super KO Boxing 2 for the iPhone. Where you're placed in the gloves of the K.O Kid against a variety of rid... more.

One of the things Square-Enix is known for is their ability to create an amazing role-playing game. Whenever they try to go outside of the genre, however, the results are normally not anything worth playing (Dirge of Cerberus).  Luckily, this is definitely not the case with Dissidia: Final Fantasy. Dissidia is the combination of an RPG and a fighting game, pitting both heroes and villains from... more.

Mini Monster Media's puzzle word game is a nice twist for people who enjoy the likes of Boggle and Bookworm.  You're able to choose from a 4x4 or a 5x5 board and play either Quick or Career mode (30 levels). You create words by dragging over the letters and letting go to submit the word. Dragging diagonally works as well, which I didn't realize for the first few games and made word creation a who... more.

Few games offer as much nostalgia about my childhood as comic book games. After having played the incredible Batman: Arkham Asylum, I sat down to give Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 a chance and have come off with…well, these impressions: If you are a fan of any of the extensive Marvel comic book series, you know the story arc of Civil War. Mark Millar supplied an incredible allegory to the Ameri... more.

Recession Gamer Top Spin 2 (on Direct2Drive for $9.99) vs. Virtua Tennis 2009 (same site for $29.99) Is the new Virtua Tennis 2009 really $20 better than Top Spin 2? There's a recession on, in case you're lucky enough not to have noticed. Lots of us have had to cut back in some of the more superfluous areas of our budgets. While we would love to be able to go out and get the new... more.