The driving narrative concept behind Eurocom’s 007 Legends would make any James Bond fan excited, but their execution is tired and downright sloppy.

This is the stark and violently beautiful tone struck time and again during Vigil Games and THQ’s Darksiders II. The fall’s first major sequel finally ends the gaming drought that gamers experience every summer.

The purest measure of any game on a phone or tablet is addictiveness, and Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim ends up somewhere right around crack.

If you already own Super Street Fighter IV, save your money because the addition of four characters and some more replay ability is not worth downloading. If you’re considering purchasing Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition as a stand alone, save your money.

There aren’t enough glowing phrases for Portal 2, the most hilarious and intelligent game in a long, long time.

This surprisingly fun and sprightly adventure picks up where the film leaves off, sending the chameleon Rango after Bad Bill and a bunch of radioactive rocks. Why Rango wants to collect rocks that make animals disappear is not entirely clear, but along the way Rango is a traditional jump/attack/climb game, with decent graphics and clean controls.

The Wii aims to extend their exclusive platformer streak they started with such 2010 games as Donkey Kong Country, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, and Super Mario Galaxy 2, with the inventive Lost in Shadow.

’Tis the season for new installments of everyone’s favorite plastic-instrument-utilizing music games. The new Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock skewed towards harder rock fans and even included Soundgarden’s new album Telephantasm as a pack-in, and DJ Hero 2 appeals to an electro-loving niche.

Even though it didn’t receive a domestic release in 2000, the Nintendo 64 shooter Sin & Punishment has since become a cult classic. Its release on WiiWare a couple of years ago cemented its reputation amongst gamers. A decade later, the sequel has arrived, and while it doesn’t radically change what made the original work, it is a challenging, fun, and welcome addition to the Wii platform.