Apparently a lot of consumers thought the original Civil War was purchase worthy, or we wouldn’t have Civil War Secret Missions. This first-person shooter dud from Activision isn’t a complete throw away, but trying to find $50 worth of value here is difficult.

The last time Treyarch put their hands on Call of Duty, they produced Call of Duty 3 and what resulted was the weakest game in the series. Now they’re trying to follow up Call of Duty 4, easily one of the best games of this generation. While flawed, World at War remains a worthy entry, [...]

Everyone expects a sequel to be bigger, more intense, and overloaded with new stuff. Gears of War 2 takes this to heart, creating a sequel that literally overwhelms the first game to the point where it feels useless and weak. How there could ever be something on a larger scale than this is truly unbelievable.

Maybe Treyarch should have called this one Solace to the Call of the Gears of War. It would have made more sense. Of course, if Quantum of Solace will rip off anything, it might as well be two of the best from this generation. Despite some rough edges, this movie adaptation does alright for itself.

For the first 10 minutes, Web of Shadows is the best Spider-Man game ever made. After an incredible opening cinematic, you begin a rampage of destruction, flying about the screen, wailing on foes, and have an absolute blast doing it. It’s almost a shame the game has to continue.

While many would find their Fable experience a bit of downer after promises made by Peter Molyneux didn’t come through, it’s going to be harder to find any reason to hate Fable II. This is everything a sequel should be: bigger, refined, and with far more to do. Any flaws are purely created from nitpicking.

After a spectacular, intense, and violent opening, Dead Space engages gamers with its fine gameplay, gorgeous visuals, and Resident Evil 4 inspired action. The audience is propelled purely by the elegant design that only shows flaws as time passes. While unlikely to garner heavy acclaim at years end, this is perfect place holder for the [...]

After reinventing the Blitz franchise as a foul-mouthed take on the American sport, the game could hardly sink any lower. The League II wants to be more extreme, but at its core, this is the same Blitz we’ve been playing for well over a decade now.

Saints Row had never been apologetic about being a Grand Theft Auto knock-off. In fact, THQ’s free-roaming over-the-top gang title sort of embraces the opportunity to poke fun at Rockstar. Even if, as a game, Saints Row 2 is lacking, it’s arguably more entertaining.

Resurrecting what gamers thought to be a long dead franchise, especially one as classic as Golden Axe, is a hefty task. You need to be careful, and unfortunately, that’s not what happened here. Instead, Sega slapped the name of Golden Axe on a generic, routinely terrible beat-em-up with almost no resemblance to the original at [...]