Need for Speed Carbon (PlayStation 3)
After rebooting the franchise with Need for Speed Underground, EA has continued to produce some solid street racers under the Need for Speed banner. Last year’s Need for Speed Most Wanted, which featured hilariously over-the-top live-action cutscenes and seriously tense police pursuits, proved to be a high watermark for the franchise. Now it’s being followed […]
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PlayStation 3)
In 2004, Raven Software surprised a lot of people with X-Men Legends, an action RPG focusing on the exploits of Marvel’s mutant superheroes. The Diablo-style gameplay was a significant departure for Raven, a developer best known for its extensive work on first-person shooters. Perhaps more surprising was the game’s success in introducing action RPG conventions […]
Cash Guns Chaos (PlayStation 3)
If you’re going to ape an arcade classic, you could do a lot worse for source material than 1990’s Smash TV, which is arguably one of the greatest arcade shooters of all time. Its premise of an ultraviolent game show in which contestants kill, kill, kill for cash and fabulous prizes was awesome, as was […]
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