Resident Evil 5: Desperate Escape
Genre: Action/Survival Horror
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Release Date: 03/03/10
As we mentioned last month, I’m a huge fan of Resident Evil 5, and I’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of the two expansion packs announced by Capcom for the game. Though both of these expansion packs, as well as two costume packs for Chris [...]

Risen
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Piranha Bytes
Publisher: Deep Silver
Release Date: 02/22/10
Risen has a lot working against it as an Xbox 360 game. For one thing, it started its life as a PC game, and while some genres convert from PC to console easily (FPS titles for instance), action RPG’s can be rather complex to convert, if for [...]

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Genre: Puzzle/Platforming
Developer: The Odd Gentlemen
Publisher: 2K Play
Release Date: 02/17/2010
Since Paul Bellezza from The Odd Gentlemen filled us in on the details of The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom with our recent interview, I had grown even more interested in exploring the black-and-white, pastry-filled world crafted in the title. The big [...]

Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares
Genre: Action/Survival Horror
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Release Date: 02/17/10
To say that I’m a fan of Resident Evil 5 would be an understatement. When the game came out, I played it like crazy. I blew through The Mercenaries until I had unlocked every level and character, then ran through the missions over and [...]

Aliens vs Predator
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Rebellion
Genre: First Person Shooter
Release Date: 02/16/2010
Ever since that fateful day when a prop designer stuck an Alien skull on a Predator trophy wall, the idea of a species war between these two classic sci-fi icons has been nailed deep into the psyche of fans. Since then, the franchise has spawned numerous [...]

Bioshock 2
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Developer: 2K Marin
Publisher: 2K Games
Release Date: 02/09/10

Dante’s Inferno
Publisher: Visceral Games
Developer: EA Games
Genre: Action
Release Date: 02/09/2010
English professors are probably shaking their heads right now. After decades of difficulty in getting students to read the classics, along comes Beowulf and Dante’s Inferno in a few short years. Suddenly those giant, dusty tomes are flashy movies and video games. Visceral Games and EA have [...]

Blood Bowl
Developer: Games Workshop
Publisher: Southpeak Games
Genre: Strategy Sports
Release Date: 01/26/2010
Blood Bowl is a spin-off of the tabletop miniatures game Warhammer. In this game, you’ll be pitting teams comprised of elves, humans, orcs, etc. against each other in a battle for (American) football supremacy. The idea sounds interesting, however the simple fact that it is converted [...]

First off, let me begin by apologizing for the tardy nature of this piece. D.J. Tatsujin, the normal writer of this article, had a personal situation that had to be handled immediately. Therefore, I’m pitching in relief this week, and trying to fit this in with an already loaded schedule. So to steal a line [...]

With so many major players in the horror game market, between Capcom’s top-tier Resident Evil series, Konami’s respectable-but-dwindling Silent Hill franchise, and EA’s up-and-coming Dead Space series, among others, it can be hard for new developers to get their foot in the door with genre fans. Siren: Blood Curse and Condemned 2: Bloodshot were solid [...]

Physics Lab
Developer: Danthekilla
Publisher: Microsoft Indie Games
Genre: Physics Simulator
Release Date: 1/20/2010
Price: 240 Microsoft Points/$3
The Indies service on XBox Live is hard to gauge. Some of it’s games are flat-out steals, such as the $1 Robotron-inspired I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 and the $4 College Lacrosse 2010: The Video Game, the latter of which is a [...]

Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
Genre: RPG
Developer: Hijinx Studios, LLC
Publisher: Konami
Release Date: 01/20/2010
RPGs and I have a secret love affair.  I can tolerate more time spent with a good RPG and a bottle of rum than I can with most of my relationships.  That either says I love video games too much or am an alcoholic.  [...]

Let’s get this out of the way up front: I had mixed emotions about Risen before I went out to preview the game last week. The game, at first glance, looked to be another third person action RPG on a console flush with them. Reviews of the European Xbox 360 release had been unkind to [...]

KrissX
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Regolith Games Ltd.
Genre: Puzzle/Casual
Release Date: 01/27/2010
Last Wednesday, Konami sprung a new casual title on us, bringing KrissX to Xbox LIVE Arcade. Amid a couple of weeks that brought us heavy-hitting games such as Matt Hazard, Death by Cube, and Serious Sam, KrissX takes a step back and brings forth a more gentle [...]

Death by Cube
Genre: Shooter
Developer: Premium Agency
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: 01/20/2010
Original IP’s from Square Enix are becoming somewhat of a rarity these days. What’s even more scarce is to see anything published by them that’s not an RPG. I can’t even remember the last game I played with their logo on it that wasn’t a Final [...]

Four Player Tangerine Fight
Publisher: Dirge Game Studio
Developer:Dirge Game Studio
Genre: Multiplayer Platformer
Release Date:01/26/2010
A while back, we reviewed a little game called Herman. Featuring the story of a cubicle drone seeking to escape, Herman was a fun indie title with some quirky character design and interesting elements. Billing itself as “the best five bucks you’ll spend all [...]

Mass Effect 2
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: 01/26/10
The original Mass Effect was something of an experimental game for Bioware. At that point, the company had primarily been known for more traditional RPG products, like Neverwinter Nights and Knights of the Old Republic. Their first major foray into action RPG gaming, Jade Empire, was [...]

Slide Colors
Developer: AngelMarcos
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Puzzle
Release Date 1/8/2010
Finding a good indie game in the over 700+ indie arcade games available on XBox Live can be challenge in itself.  After all, these games are made by smaller developers, which means smaller budgets or less development time.  The great thing is that gamers can grab a cheap title [...]

Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond
Publisher: D3Publisher
Developer: Vicious Cycle
Genre: 2D Run-and-Gun
Release Date: 1/6/2010
It was hard for me to look at Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard when it released in early 2009. Vicious Cycle took a concept that I was shocked no one had come up with before – taking all of video [...]

Divinity II: Ego Draconis
Developer: Larian
Publisher: cdv Software Entertainment USA
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 01/05/2010
In my opinion, 2009 was a great year opinion for RPGs with games like Borderlands and Dragon Age still consuming a lot of my time now into the new year.  Recently Divinity II: Ego Draconis (Latin for “I, of the Dragon”) became available as [...]