The concept is simple: slay dinosaurs and don’t die. But the execution is trickier. As Joseph Turok, you must evade your former boss’s henchmen on an alien planet teeming with ravenous predators.
Return to the world of Ivarice and follow the characters from FFXII in this real-time strategy role-playing game. It should keep you distracted until they finally release the...
In the third-person actionbased Too Human, you play a cyborg version of the Norse deity Baldur, who’s stuck with the task of saving humans from extinction.
Dying is never pleasant in the gaming world, but these three gnarly ways to go are some of the most gruesome.
Spine Rip(Mortal Kombat)
There’s something incredibly gratifying about punching into someone and yanking out their skull and spine, and it’s been Sub-Zero’s signature move for years.
Curb Smash(The Punisher)
We couldn’t watch this in American History X, and [...]
After midnight, everything gets a little freaky. In this role-playing game, you’re a teenager who, at the witching hour, enters the alternate reality of Shadow Time where you, your two partners, and your other six personalities battle the creatures of the night.
Crushing someone’s skull with a sledgehammer is a bad idea, but if you’ve ever caught yourself fantasizing about it after a brutal day at work, check out this follow-up to Manhunt, which was banned in New Zealand because of its graphic violence.
This should give you something to do until Madden arrives. You know the basic plot: Take your team all the way. This year’s new addition? Lead by example. If you play well, your player’s motivation score will rise until you’ve maxed it out.
Tenchu Z
(Microsoft) Xbox 360
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New titles in the two biggest ninja franchises make this the summer of head-to-toe black. While you’re waiting for Ninja Gaiden Sigma to hit stores, check out this eighth game in the stealth action series starring a samurai-sword wielding assassin. It’s in the kills, not the roof
hopping, where the game shines, and [...]
Dirt
(Codemasters) Xbox 360, PS3, PC
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Ready to get dirrrty? Kick up desert sand in a dune buggy, then barrel your way through muddy terrain or weave your way up one of Colorado’s tallest mountains in a rally car. You become the king of off-road in this new installment of the Colin McRae Rally series by beating [...]
Lair
(Sony) PS3
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What’s cooler than a fire-breathing, maneating serpent? One you control like an airplane and use to torch your enemies, of course. In Lair, ride fierce dragons through the skies as you protect your kingdom from threatening forces by burning up their battleships and fighting midair battles against their beasts. You use on-screen commands like [...]
Transformers: The Game
Activision (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, DS)
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The real fun of playing with Transformers was smacking the hell out of the good-guy Autobots with those evil Decepticon figures. Get ready to do it again. The robots in disguise are still at war, and they’ve come to earth to retrieve AllSpark, the cube [...]
(Microsoft) Xbox360, PC
Microsoft has taken this former tabletop role-playing game and transformed it into a multiplayer-only first person shooter, which is bound to piss off some devotees. Fanboy concerns aside, it’s cool to customize your character with weapons, spells, and gadgets before each battle, and to play against competitors on Xbox 360 and PC (a [...]