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Culdcept Saga and Poker Smash are just the things to get casual gamers interested in paying for card games

Tension and horror

Penumbra: Black Plague is wonderfully engrossing and in spite of its ultimately unsatisfying plot, is a very enjoyable experience


New Street Fighter focuses on strategy, nostalgia

game developer Capcom hopes to draw back old fans -- and their kids


Indie game developers face risks

Most small developers are simply not in a position to risk thousands of man-hours and millions of dollars on a project that might not sell


GTA IV adds drunk driving, strip clubs

Long known for pushing buttons and fuelling gaming controversies, next edition in popular franchise readies for April release


Fire Emblem shines despite lack of flash

With no motion-controlled gameplay, this Wii title is old-style but is still a challenge that will appeal to role-playing fans


BlackSite: Area 51

It's flawed and uninspired, but this sci-fi shooter is sufficiently diverting to while away a cold and lonely winter weekend

  1. GameBytes

    Aerosmith storms 'Guitar Hero'

    Plus, a home for gambling gamers

  2. Shooters

    ‘Gears' sequel coming in November

    Timing of release coincides with year-end holiday shopping season

  3. Consoles

    Canadian Xbox 360 prices cut

    Console down to $349 from $399; Elite model with larger hard drive drops to $449 from $499

 

Computer Games 

A hardware Crysis

For the lucky few who own the latest, priciest gaming hardware, shooters don't come any prettier or more immersive

For those about to rock, you're in for a treat

MTV's Rock Band is an amazingly addictive musical experience sure to round the corners off square gamers everywhere

Plays with wolves

Video game allows players to follow the call of the wild in the role of a wolf in Yellowstone National Park

Microsoft sees bigger Xbox 360 sales in '08

‘We don't want to trade places with anybody,' says head of global games marketing

CoD leaps ahead to return to greatness

Fourth installment of Call of Duty abandons Axis and Allies for modern mayhem

GameTheory: Fighting it out on the battlefield and the court

Most video games use up all their gameplay ideas in the first few hours, but Universe at War: Earth Assault is always offering something new

Game's effect may not have mass appeal

Mass Effect manages to be slightly less than the sum of its parts, but strong writing makes it worth playing

No, it's not Helmut, it's Hell-meat

The underworld isn't such a bad place if you've got the PC muscle to make it through Hellgate: London

Gears of War for the PC

With graphics that have been turned all the way to eleven and all sorts of new single- and multiplayer content, this PC port will make console gamers boil over with jealousy

TimeShift release suffers from bad timing

Jot the game's name down and put it on your fridge along with a note to pick it up in the spring, when price of holiday games have dropped


Console Games 

Assassin's Creed carries bulls-eye of its own

With the dozens of worthwhile titles released this fall, UbiSoft's Crusades-era adventure should make the must-play list

Super Mario Galaxy is out of this world

Superb, highly creative level design; intuitive control scheme; interesting new power-ups make this platformer one of the best ever

It's a long way to the top if you want to Rock and Roll

Even a bald, techno-loving geek of the 80s with no knack for playing the guitar finds there's something to savour in being rock god

Geometry Wars Galaxies

An arcade hit is given new depth with some tasteful additions

A Force to be reckoned with

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is the definitive Lego Star Wars experience

Beowulf

A brutal game in more ways than one

My Word Coach

This supposed vocabulary builder falls short

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2

The series still has kick, but for how much longer?

New twist to movie night

Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action is film trivia fun for the whole family — as long as you're all in the same room

Stranglehold

Dive into the gun ballet


Mobile Games & Gear 

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth

Kids get a chance to re-live season two of Avatar and to be a part of the action

Medal of Honor Heroes 2

If you're looking for something a little different for the Wii, Heroes 2 delivers

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions

A great pick-up for Strategy RPG fans

Turn-based tactics showdown

Jeanne d'Arc versus Luminous Arc

Handheld Picks: Brothers in Arms DS

It's a bit short, but you'll have a great time playing this

Handheld Picks: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

Short learning curve puts you right into the action

Puzzle Quest

A great pick up for people who enjoy games like Bejeweled or Columns

Game Theory: A light brush colours a game about death

Gwendolyn, daughter of the Demon Lord Odin, avenges her sister, protects the kingdom and maybe even see some sign that her father loves her

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl

An average installment in a franchise for children, but the online component almost makes it worthwhile for adults

Spectrobes

Who knew excavating could be this much fun


Computer Gear 

Logitech DriveFX Axial Feedback Wheel

The best racing wheel available for the Xbox 360 … at least for the time being

Big Brain Academy

Think Brain Age, with weight taking the place of age and a professor who spouts less drivel

Logitech G3 Laser Mouse

It's not as glitzy as Logitech's higher-end gaming mice, but the optical engine is excellent and the dpi adjustment is very handy

Disc-Go-Pod Plus

It doesn't come cheap, but this is a disc scratch-removal system that really works

Ideazon Fang

A reasonably priced, feature-packed gamepad made for right- or left-handers

Ideazon Merc

There's room for improvement, but it's affordable and offers immediate benefits to hard-core gamers

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