• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

    ...one player modes to choose from, you can take your battle to the Internets. For the first time, a Smash Bros. title has online multiplayer capability. The online interaction is...

  • Captain Eric’s Super Thumb Feature Presentation

    ...nice to have options. There are also many other kinds of items added to the game, but they’re just used to move along the plot and add in new kinds...

  • The Vana’diel Diaries (December 2006)

    ...in Vana’diel would continue as it always had. He suggested that the linkshell hadn’t just ended, but it had fragmented into numerous cliques, and everyone had gone their own way....

  • Arc the Lad: End of Darkness (PS2)

    ...to be had from the game comes from playing online. There are a great many online-specific missions to play, and various modes of play as well. For example, you could...

  • Versus Mode: Gay Marriage, Racism, Rape, and More

    ...really been a big fan of marriage in online games, gay or not. Besides, here’s a big tip for game developers: nearly all “female” characters in an online game are...

  • EA Continues to Suck

    ...you buy a used EA Sports game and want to play online, you’ll need to shell out an additional $10. Considering their earlier announcement that they are killing off the...

  • Tekken 6 (X360)

    ...the word. Because the analogue stick defaults to “run”, you have to do all your combos with directional pad movement. The directional pad controls mimic the ordinary arcade mode –...

  • Poker Night at the Inventory (PC)

    ...Heavy and Strong Bad are great, thankfully, with plenty of much less forced chatter, which cleverly adapts to fit around your poker playing. For example, if Heavy and Tycho are...

  • E3 2011: The Nintendo Press Conference

    ...on the system, for online multiplayer. That way, you’ll see the faces of your opponents while playing. The game will be released in September. Super Mario 3DS is a wholly...

  • Soulcalibur IV (PS3)

    ...a bit different from Soul Calibur III. There is no more tutorial mode, pseudo-strategy adventure mode, tournament mode, mission mode, or choose-your-own-adventure story mode with interactive endings. Instead, there is...