Brad Shoemaker

Creative users have already made ModNation Racers a ridiculous kart-racing good time.

This is no more and no less than a pretty good reprisal of last generation's Prince of Persia games.

Everything about this nice-looking, mostly online shooter is cumbersome and unpleasant to deal with in one way or another.

This is absolutely the right way to repackage and sell old arcade games.

A few technical hiccups barely temper the emotional impact of this tense, character-driven thriller.

This short, nostalgic add-on is cheap enough to make it worth returning to the old mansion.

BioWare's big new sci-fi sequel presents a more seamless blend of action and role-playing that bests its predecessor in every conceivable way.

Trajectile's uniquely angular puzzle-solving is fun, but a little too rigid for its own good.

A laundry list of risky changes pays off in this great new beginning for the Silent Hill series.

Playing this mediocre tie-in shooter might make you want to skip James Cameron's latest movie completely.

Thanks to the high-res treatment and bloodily timeless gameplay, these PS2 action classics hold up better than you might think.

If more Left 4 Dead is what you're after, this sequel has it. A lot of it.

Runic's Diablo-like debut drills straight down to the core of what makes a great dungeon-crawling loot grind.

The third installment in the Mario brothers' handheld RPG series is the funniest and most engaging one yet.

Almost in spite of itself, this is both a solid tower defense game and a good piece of fan service for South Park fans.

Nathan Drake's latest outing is one of the most exciting and memorable action games in years, and one you need to play for yourself.

Extraction gets a lot of mileage out of the Dead Space setting, with a decent light-gun campaign that's worth playing through... once.

Physics and sadism combine to great effect in this motocross action game on Xbox Live Arcade.

In spite of its wonderfully unique concept, Scribblenauts struggles to fulfill its potential.

Dr. Layton's second case leans heavily on the first game's formula, which means it's just as full of charming mystery and head-scratching puzzles.