• The War of the Worlds (XBLA)

    ...use of cheap deaths. I’m just putting things into perspective. These thoughts will remain niggling at you from the back of your mind as you read on. Arthur Dies at...

  • Fruit Ninja (iPhone)

    ...can be. For the ludicrously cheap price of $1, you’re getting your money’s worth, guaranteed. Fruit Ninja got through to me in a way that so few games have managed...

  • Trace Memory (DS)

    ...some lines together to form a letter and a number required in order to continue. Down to even the coolest little touches—how you need to blow out the candles on...

  • Crash Twinsanity (MXB)

    ...the stage implied Cortex having to escape from a rampaging teddy bear. Other problems are far more prominent. Collision bugs (dis)grace some of the game areas, and a number of...

  • This Week in ‘Cola: Hurricane Preparedness Edition

    ...thanks, guys. • And finally, by far the biggest news of the week was that GameStop did something horrible. (But you could probably copy-and-paste that into any number of “This...

  • Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology (DSiWare)

    ...wide number of outcomes. As you tackle life alone, the macabre music leaves you feeling lonely and empty, like you are missing a very important aspect of your life. When...

  • Tobe’s Vertical Adventure (PC)

    ...game’s downloadable soundtrack and art gallery (which includes a number of nifty concept sketches that, disappointingly, never surfaced as actual concepts in the final game). Happily, Tobe’s Thoughtfully Crafted Adventure...

  • Ridge Racer 3D (3DS)

    ...this was no doubt the game for me to obtain. Ridge Racer or Rigid Racer? Ridge Racer 3D has a decent number of courses, each with harder versions that you...

  • Capcom, Shall I Compare Thee?

    ...full-price with a small number of new or different characters, and we’re supposed to take it. You know what? Wait, I promised I wouldn’t rant. Oh yeah, the sonnet! I...

  • Mystery Trackers: Raincliff (PC)

    ...of the vast number of hidden object games I have played over the last few months, but trust me when I say that after a while, it’s those little marks...