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Signs of old ‘Age’
- There is little Atlas hasn’t tried in its countless RPGs.
Stick and move
- “Prizefighter,” 2K’s answer to EA’s “Fight Night” series, has gone down in the first round.
Antiquated adventure
- More and more, game publishers are trying to sell gamers old hits to milk the classics for a bit more cash.
Ninja nightmare
- Many have said “Ninja Gaiden” for the Xbox was one of the best action games ever made.
Block-based brilliance
- Never let it be said a game based on a movie can’t be fun.
From Web comic to gaming glory
- For any fan of penny-arcade.com, the first installment of the new episodic game staring Gabe and Tycho is a must-have.
Useless exclusive
- “Haze” is the last title you should be playing on Memorial Day. The brainless grunt soldiers whom you are tasked to kill are painted as bloodthirsty addicts who would sooner kill anything that moves than protect anyone.
Wii phat
- You know the next big thing has arrived when your Nintendo calls you overweight. “Wii Fit,” Nintendo’s most broadly targeted creation yet, has you “playing” more than 40 exercises based around the packed-in balance board, which monitors shifts in your weight as you do everything from push-ups to yoga. Step aerobics, for instance, have you marching on and off the board to on-screen cues, transforming your living room into a giant, healthy game of “Guitar Hero.”
Strange Shibuya
- “The World Ends With You” is another example of the brilliant ideas in gameplay Japan still has to offer.
Gaming freedom
- Never before has there been a title that offered quite as many gameplay options as “Grand Theft Auto IV.” Sure, most of those options involve murder and theft, but that’s why it has the M rating.
Hobo beatdown
- The city has gone crazy, evil has taken hold and you are an alcoholic who kills people by throwing toilet seats at them.
