Mortal Kombat has had a tattered history; its first 4 iterations were some of the first games targeted by the “Video Games beget Violence” crusaders.  The next few titles in the series were notable deviations in the formula, branded as unremarkable fighters using unremarkable mini-games as a crutch.  Much doubt has been cast upon the newest title, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, especially with the inclusion of DC Superheroes resulting in the omission of the gruesome fatalities of old. Having played the game for many hours, I can safely say that MK vs. DC is not a deviation, it’s not a gimmick, and it should be titled Mortal Kombat 4.

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If you were to ask any serious video game enthusiast about which game they consider to be the king of fighting games, 99.9 percent of the time you’re going to get the same answer, and here’s a hint: it’s not going to be the one with the word “king” in the title.
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Style over substance is the theme of Activision’s newest entry into their long running Spider-Man series. Keeping the open world aspect of previous Spidey games, Web of Shadows institutes a fresh new combat system that allows Peter Parker to beat down foes like never before. While the combat serves to keep things interesting, Web of Shadows eventually falls victim to the same trappings of its predecessors: the game is technically sloppy, the majority of the quests are vastly uninteresting, and there just isn’t anything interesting to do in this world.

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Boom Boom Rocket is one of the latest games in Bizarre Creations library of XBLA and PSN titles.  As soon as you start up the game you’ll see that it’s been developed by the same people that brought you Geometry Wars, the games colorful display mocks Geo Wars fun style and gameplay as well.  The game only costs $10 on PSN and 800 precious Microsoft points for XBLA.

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Far Cry 2 may be a lot of things, but it sure isn’t a stress relief.  Finishing the whole game is quite and engaging experience and will take well up to 3 days even for the more skilled.  This is not a 6-7 hour shooting experience.

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It’s been one year since I finally got to “live” my dream of becoming a rock star. Now I sit here with a new set of drums in the corner, a shiny new guitar leaning up against the wall, and a, pretty much exactly the same, microphone on the floor. Oh Rock Band, you draw me in and never want to let go.

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By now most people have probably heard the story of Jonathan Mak creating Everyday Shooter by himself complete with an original amazing soundtrack, pretty tight controls, eight levels to blast through, and a sweet system for conducting it all.  The game is a dual stick shooter from the Playstation Network for $9.99 and it’s completely worth every cent. The unique thing about Everyday Shooter is that the game is based almost entirely on music.

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Battlefield: Bad Company is the newest installment in the ongoing “Battlefield” franchise. It boasts 90% destructible terrain, and for the first time, a single player campaign. But is this a battlefield worth fighting on?

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The Stealth Action Genre made its debut appearance 20 years ago when gaming god, Hideo Kojima, released Metal Gear for the MSX2. Since then the series has spawned many knock-off titles including Splinter Cell, but none could live up to the Metal Gear legacy. Now, as the series comes to a close, you can’t help but bask in its reflective glory. Is Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots really the revolution we’ve been waiting for?

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Warning: This game is for Lost viewers only. Any others who try and partake in it will be hopelessly lost, confused, and angry about wasting their time.

Lost: Via Domus is an action adventure game that goes lightly on the game aspects. Quite simply there isn’t really much of a game to find here. Lost: Via Domus places the player in the shoes of Elliot Maslow, a photojournalist who just happened to be on Oceanic flight 815 and mysteriously becomes an amnesiac. So Elliot sets off on the island to recover his lost memories and figure out what is going on. So begins the mediocre fanfic that is the Lost game.

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Geometry Wars Evolved 2 is a sequel to one of the best selling Xbox Live arcade games, with it’s simple gameplay concept and beautifully rendered graphics people spent countless nights trying to get the highest score.  Bizarre Creations just couldn’t help it but make a sequel to the great Geometry Wars Evolved and this time around it’s better than ever before.

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Dead Space is a third person shooter with an over-the-shoulder camera a la Resident Evil 4.

Boasting polished graphics and absorbing sound, the game aims to put you into an Alien movie (the first two good ones, mind you)!

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