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Before 2004’s X-Men Legends, the presentation of superhero teamwork was often presented in restrictive side-scrolling brawlers. By using a template more common to action role playing-games, Raven Software was able to elevate Legends beyond the ...

In my youth, three Genesis games received a disproportionate amount of play time- Sonic the Hedgehog, Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, and NHL ’94. While the first two titles were typically solitary diversions, Electronic ...

With savage snow flurries spotted in Motorstorm Arctic Edge, and violent rotating twisters in both Tornado Outbreak and The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, this week’s weather forecast looks exceptionally bleak. Even ...

Late in 2004, a then unknown game entitled Katamari Damacy (Japanese for “Clump Soul”) was garnering an unusual amount of attention from the gaming press. Namco, uncertain of the title’s viability on Western shores, decided ...

Mario’s first excursion into the fanciful realm of roleplay was over 13 years ago, when Nintendo teamed with Squaresoft to create the whimsical Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars on the SNES.  Since ...

Browsing through the recently rechristened Xbox Live Indie Games Marketplace can seem like an excursion through a virtual red-light district. However, between the assortments of sordid massage programs, sophomoric fart apps, and drinking titles, steadfast ...

While running and jumping are arguably the most popular way to traverse game worlds, rolling is no slouch. Since Marble Madness first introduced its sphere-spinning mechanic, games have had us rotating everything from Monkey Balls, ...

Growing up, owning your own pinball machine was an indicator of success.  I recall spending countless afternoons in an affluent friend’s garage taking turns on his family’s beloved Captain Fantastic table. Having neither the assets ...

While the notion of time travel is a popular motif in gaming, only a handful of titles have effectively exploited the concept. For every game like Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask or Braid, whose central ...

As much as the mainstream media would like to portray gamers as Mountain Dew fueled, attention deficit disorder-riddled misfits, this week’s new releases would paint a contradictory picture. With entries based on crime-novelist James Patterson, ...