Category: Video Games

Game: Race Driver 2006 Platform: PSP Studio: Codemasters Rating: 8/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: Many video games have different versions released for different geographic locations, and content often varies between these versions. The European version of Codemaster’s TOCA RACE DRIVER 2 for the PS2 had several new tracks and other options that weren’t available to US gamers…

Game: Micro Machines V4 Platform: PC Studio: Codemasters Rating: 6/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: Micro Machines V4 mixes racing mayhem with multiplayer racing, with miniature autos! The knockabout, breakneck racing you want is right here, in the fastest scale miniatures — and complete with explosive weapon power-ups. Race your inch-long miniature motors on the wildest tracks, where…

Game: Lord Of The Rings: Battle For Middle Earth II Platform: Xbox 360 Studio: EA Rating: 8.5/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: Command the epic battles of Middle-earth™ from your living room couch in The Lord of the Rings™, The Battle for Middle-earth™ II for the Xbox 360™. The highly anticipated PC game will make its exclusive console…

Game: Street Fighter Alpha Anthology Platform: PS2 Studio: Capcom Rating: 7/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: The Street Fighter Alpha Anthology brings five prized fighters united for the first time. This is an arcade-perfect compilation of Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold and Street Fighter Alpha 3. Choose from a cast of…

Game: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Platform: PSP Studio: BVHE Rating: 7/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, based on the Walt Disney Pictures’ film, is a swashbuckling third-person action/adventure. Players will engage in game play that reflects the cunning world of the film franchise — with an abundance of…

Game: Hitman: Blood Money Platform: Xbox 360 Studio: EIDOS Rating: 8/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: Hitman: Blood Money places gamers once again in the role of the world’s greatest assassin, Agent 47. When assassins from Agent 47’s contract killing firm, The ICA, are systematically eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger more powerful agency…

Game: Battlefield 2: Armored Fury Platform: PC Studio: EA Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: The American Heartland is the new battlefield! The Battlefield 2: Armored Fury™ booster pack for Battlefield 2™ brings all-out mechanized battles to US soil for the first time. Battlefield 2: Armored Fury drops players into a deadly confrontation between the Middle Eastern…

Game: Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War Platform: PC Studio: Midway Rating: 7/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is the first real–time strategy game to place players directly in the heart of combat as a heroic general fighting side–by–side with their troops. Players can completely command one of the four mightiest empires…

Game: The Movies: Stunts & Effects Platform: PC Studio: Activision Rating: 8/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: With The Movies: Stunts & Effects Expansion Pack, you can maximize your inner mogul with a fantastic array of new cinematic choices. Turn your motion picture projects from The Movies into empire-building epics. Add spectacular stunts, eye-popping effects and dramatic new…

Game: Stacked Platform: PS2 Studio: Myelin Media Rating: 6/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: Stacked is a Texas Hold ’em Poker game designed with participation from poker’s most dynamic and successful professionals. The game features a comprehensive poker school in which the player can receive tips and strategies from Daniel Negreanu (multiple Poker award winner and all-time World…