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Trapped Dead is a PC game which regretfully leaves the gamer wondering if the title is meant to refer to the zombies, the protagonists, or the player.   The game initially gives the appearance of being something unique- a zombie themed ...

Few portables titles have come close to surrendering the quantity of content found within Dissidia: Final Fantasy. From delivering an elaborate combat system which continued to reveal nuances even after a dozen hours of play to supplying a cornucopia of ...

With constrained graphical capabilities and a cramped control scheme, handheld fighting games have valiantly struggled to compete with their arcade and home-console brethren. While a few PSP titles- such as BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable, Tekken 6, and Guilty Gear Judgment ...

Players can expect an abundance of driving in this week’s new releases. Beyond tearing up the tarmac in Shift 2 Unleashed, NASCAR The Game 2011, Asphalt 3D, and Ridge Racer 3D, gamers have the option to drive the dimpled ball ...

Undoubtedly, one of the strengths of the PlayStation Network is the steady stream of innovative titles which are unavailable elsewhere. One striking example of that originality is Hoard- a game which offered the unlikely balance of accomplished score-attack runs, with ...

While Ridge Racer has never received the annual makeovers bestowed to the Need for Speed franchise nor had the aspirations for photorealism exemplified by Gran Turismo, the high-spirited series hasn’t exactly suffered. Originally a coin-op title, iterations of Ridge Racer ...

Contrary to my evangelism, Monster Hunter hasn’t exactly clicked with the US audience. Whenever I ask my fellow American gamers “why,” they generally counter with insightful critiques: they tell me it needs a lock-on system, a more robust offline narrative, ...

As the Forza, Gran Turismo, and Need For Speed: Shift franchises struggle for domination in the auto racing arena, Capcom’s MotoGP has been enjoying its unchallenged status at the de-facto motorbike simulation. With an output of seven console iterations within ...

The portrayal of a resistance movement in a first-person shooter is undeniably thorny. While assigning players frail weapons to use against stalwart foes may convey a sense of urgency, but it can also sap the enjoyment right out of a ...

Whether your instrument of choice is Xiahou Dun’s Kirin Fang, Sam Fisher’s trusty 5.72 mm SC pistol, or Mel B’s ab-burning crunches, this week’s new releases are filled with opportunities to inflict pain. Players should be intimately familiar with most ...