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’Scuse me, but I gotta save New York from aliens

Aliens apparently love to attack New York City, so the Crysis franchise has schlepped its first-person-shooter sequel to the Big Apple.
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A worthy reason to go back to the Age of Dragons

With new characters, new quests, more dragons and a streamlined progression system, Dragon Age II is a worthy sequel to Dragon Age: Origins.
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Fight Night a knockout

Bare-knuckle fights, corrupt promoters, Rocky-like comebacks — they’re the stuff of boxing. Now they come in video-game form with Fight Night Champion.
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Breach fails to make itself stand out in the crowd

Breach, the latest addition to the catalogue of military-themed shooters, offers the features gamers have come to expect: First-person shooter. Military scenarios. Varying terrain and maps. Team-based multiplayer mode. Upgradable weapons.
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DC creates a good universe; Mindjack doesn’t

Not every online multiplayer game strives to be World of Warcraft. Being fast, furious and effective in a rather abbreviated time span can actually work in a game’s favor, as long as the game effectively provides what it promises.
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Create your own game levels, if not a planet

Two years ago, Little Big Planet changed the nature of user-created gaming. Instead of bland, 2-D levels that offered only nominal functionality, “LBP” introduced high-level game creation that impressed nearly everyone.
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Active 2 decent workout; Lost in Shadow slow going

Now that the holidays are past, it’s time even for gamers to think about fitness. EA Sports Active 2 fits that need like a new pair of sneakers, reminding you that shaping up can be engaging and fun, and doesn’t have to involve sweating in front of strangers.
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Good storylines always have another chapter

Good storylines always have another chapter

It wasn’t too long ago that my buddy Kelly called to say he’d finally finished Assassin’s Creed 2 and was thrilled with the cliffhanger ending. I hope he’s ready to don the robes and dual blades again, because the franchise’s third edition is here.
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Even though this is a Fable, don’t be evil

One of the defining characteristics of the first two Fable games was a heavy emphasis on moral choices. You were open to make inherently good or evil choices, be it against characters, towns and so forth.
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You can conquer Vanquish in a weekend rental

Vanquish is so overloaded with bullets, explosions, speed and electronic music that gamers will teeter between sensory overload and happy amusement.
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