Catching Some Zs
Although Dead Rising was a fantastic game on the 360, Dead Rising: Chop till You Drop is a bit too truncated to be great on the less impressive Wii hardware.
Purple With a Punch
Spyro the dragon is one of the hardest working computer game characters these days. He takes to the skies again with The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon.
So Bad, It’s Really Good
House of the Dead: Overkill is a game that thankfully never takes itself too seriously. The developers set out to make a bad game, and as it turns out, made a really good one.
Stuck in a Web
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows has a phenomenal character building engine, but falls a little flat in the graphics and story department, making it a forgettable Spider-man title.
Lara Is Back
Fresh off of Anniversary, Eidos strikes again with Tomb Raider: Underworld. And this time around, Lara is more realistic than ever. Plus it’s a pretty good game.
Play It Again, Simon
The Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore 2 offers some new songs, but forces you to pay an extra $10 for a microphone you probably already own.
Finally Evolving
After a few lackluster seasons, Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 hits the ground running. Not every flaw of the past two years is fixed, but PES 2009 pushes back towards the king of the hill.
The Return of The Rubik
Those of you who fondly remember the Rubik’s Cube will be happy to know that the classic puzzle game has gone virtual. And, it’s just about as fun.
Another Super-Sonic Failure
Sonic Unleashed would be a good game if you could only play in daylight. When night falls, the werehog stages bring this title to a grinding, slow-motion halt.
Answer This Call
After moving the series to a new developer and into the modern world, Call of Duty: World At War moves back to World War II. And you will find that WWII is still red hot.