Game of the year for 2008. Possibly 2009.

All right, tubby.  If you want to get in shape, you’ve got some work to do.  You know you’re sick of that ballooning belly of yours.  And you!  Yeah, you—the toothpick.  Don’t think I’m letting you off the hook, either.  Everyone needs a good exercise regimen; it’s scientifically proven to...

Shifting blocks are to puzzle games as frat boys are to Madden; it's a symbiotic relationship worthy of defining a genre.  Sure, a host of different puzzlers exist that use other means of delivery to tax your brain, but those infinitely descending stones/jewels/tetri often comprise the bulk of puzzle titles. ...

Last year, around August to be exact, SNK Playmore released a compilation of Fatal Fury games entitled Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1. The name, and the fact that several Fatal Fury games were lacking from the very nice compilation indicated that at least a second volume was on the...

From 1992 to 1995, ADK developed the World Heroes series of fighting games, primarily released on SNK platforms like the Neo-Geo. We've seen several well put together collections and anthologies from SNK lately, and one more to add to the collection is the World Heroes Anthology, which I have been...

As the NBA season winds down, Midway brings us its third iteration of its arcade basketball game, NBA Ballers. For the first time on the next gen consoles, NBA Ballers Chosen One is looking to bring the house down with a slam dunk finish. With improved visuals and some new...

Ratchet & Clank have come a long way, with four adventures behind them on the PS2 and one on the PS3 and PSP. The PSP game, aptly named Size Matters, came out in early 2007 but has only recently been ported to the PS2. I'm not sure why it's been...

Naruto, the popular anime ninja series, returns in its third Ultimate Ninja game for the PS2. Forty-one characters, twenty locales, a few modes of play, and plenty of fan service await, but all of that won't likely add up to much unless you're familiar with the Naruto universe.

Springtime has arrived, and it's time for another season of baseball. While the MLB tries to recapture the trust of the fans, Sony's in house baseball game slides into home on the PS3, PS2, and PSP. I've been learning a lot about baseball lately in playing the PS3 and PSP...

At last year's E3, I spent a lot more time enjoying Culdcept Saga than I really ever thought I would. It just didn't look like my kind of game, and with the exception of Eye of Judgment, I had never played any kind of game like it before. While I'm...