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Boom Blox Bash Party for the Wii. Developer: EA Los Angeles, Publisher: Electronic Arts  Regrettably, the Nintendo Wii suffered from a forlorn infancy. The console subsisted on an irregular first-party release schedule for the first ...

Toki Tori for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Developer: Two Tribes, Publisher: Chillingo Why do we root for the underdog? We do because there’s not a single person who’s never felt left out or abandoned in some ...

Red Faction: Guerrilla for the 360, PS3. Developer: Volition, Publisher: THQ Few games have drawn me in as quickly, intensely, and compulsively as Pandemic’s Mercenaries for the Xbox.  My initial play period was an unhealthy ...

Infamous for the Playstation 3. Developer: Sucker Punch, Publisher: SCEA Although the recent PSN demo of Infamous exhibited some compelling combat, we had some reservations with other elements of the game. While riding atop a ...

Desktop Tower Defense for the Nintendo DS. Developer: Humagade, Publisher: THQ Since its inception within user-made WarCraft III maps, the tower defense (or, TD) game has proven itself to be one of the most popular ...

With settings as diverse as the cyberpunk wild West, the Siberian Coast, and a nihilistic urban city this week’s new releases have us trekking across the digital globe. For those that prefer actual excursions, there’s ...

UFC 2009: Undisputed for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Developer: Yuke’s, Publisher: THQ Immediately after Street Fighter II was released, some complained that games were getting too complicated. Accustomed to a stick and two button ...

Zen Pinball for the Playstation 3. Developer: Zen Studios, Publisher: SCEA DesertEagle’s take: Like many children of the 70’s, I aspired to own a collection of pinball machines. I dreamt of a darkened space where ...

Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier for the Nintendo DS. Developer: Monolith Soft, Publisher Atlus Reviewed by SeanNOLAIn most forms of media, be it film, television, poetry or sculpture, it is easy to find ...

Carpl for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Developer: Little Loud, Publisher: Little Loud Most games have a simple concept at the core of their gameplay. This concept is often then expanded-on and/or combined with other concepts until, ...