Tag Archives: Action

Crossovers happen in games all the time. Capcom fighting games have been at it for years, and SoulCalibur (opens in new tab) has taken the idea to ridiculous lengths (Kilik vs. Darth Vader, anyone?). But that’s not the stuff we’re talking about here. That stuff never approaches canon legitimacy. It’s …

The 2D New Super Mario Bros. games have always been crowd-pleasing throwbacks to Mario’s past, but even though every entry in the series has been a huge seller, none made the same lasting impression as Super Mario Bros 3 or Super Mario World. Fortunately, Wii U launch game New Super …

A quick look at gaming’s increasingly cinematic AAA blockbusters makes it abundantly clear that mainstream games are trying harder to emulate movies all the time. But the thing is, they needn’t bother. Because as games become an ever more mainstream medium, films are increasingly taking cues from them. While the …

Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth is coming to the Nintendo Wii U. We’ve seen the superhero fighting title for the Kinect–working with the off-the-couch motion controls, but now we’ve had a chance to see how the game handles using the Wii U’s GamePad. Want to see Battle for Earth in …

Some game sequels are content to polish and improve the established core concepts of their predecessors. Some, however, go the extra mile and straight up embarrass the games that came before them. Such was the case of Assassin’s Creed II, which took the erratic pacing and repetition of the original …

[Update #2] The moment has arrived, Wandering Lily Designs’ final product is in. Check out the gallery above to see what the final product looks like. Congratulations to Joe Swedenhjelm from Iowa for stalking away with this prize! [Updated Gallery with mask photos] Contest has ended. Thanks to everyone for …

Horror comes to Hong Kong in Sleeping Dogs’ first story-driven DLC, and it’s up to Wei Shen to stop the supernatural monstrosities and their vengeful leader. Square Enix today fully unveiled the Nightmare at North Point add-on pack, which will unleash several new missions and weapons inspired by Chinese mythological …

Resident Evil 4 could have been a colossal failure. Fraught with development difficulties and behind the scenes struggles, RE4 seemed like it would be left behind in the transition from the original PlayStation to the then-current generation. That the game ended up being playable at all, let alone one that …

Japan. Lovely, lovely Japan. How we can’t wait for your sweet gaming treats to flutter from the heavens, to touch our shoulder and fall to our feet, like the moment after a cherry blossom reaches full bloom. Oh, oh Japan. All of this is to say, the Tokyo Game Show’s …

Arriving stateside after a successful run in Japan, Sony’s Tokyo Jungle has enjoyed a modest amount of positive buzz. Most of this stems from its unique concept: In the near future humanity disappears, and you play as one of dozens of different animal species trying to survive in the ruins …