Top Selling Games: Week of 5/11

LEGO City Undercover : The Chase Begins (3DS)
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
Dead Island: Riptide (X360)
Injustice: Gods Among Us (X360)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360)
NBA 2K13 (X360)
Halo 4 (X360)
Dead Island: Riptide (PS3)
Kinect Adventures! (X360)
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)

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Game Review: Metro: Last Light

Game Informer | May 16, 2013

Platform: PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | PC Style: 1-Player Shooter Publisher: Deep Silver Developer: 4A Games Release: May 14 ESRB: M Bottom Line: 8.75/10 Concept: Smooth out the series’ rough edges for a return trip to Russia’s metro system Graphics: Gorgeous textures and lighting make up for the wooden character animations Sound: Guns pack a satisfying punch, and the metro’s beasts once again sound terrifying Playability: Developer 4A Games tightened up the gunplay, and the stealth mechanics are great. The inventory system is convoluted, though Entertainment: A few frustrating patches can’t overshadow Last Light’s memorable story... more

Game Review: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Associated Press | May 10, 2013

Video games came of age in the 1980s, a decade that was also the heyday of cheesy Hollywood action movies. Thirty years later, you don't have to look hard to see the influence of one medium on the other. The ultraviolent power fantasies that seem so corny today - movies like "Rambo," "Commando" and "The Delta Force" - pretty much provided the template for popular games like "Call of Duty" and "Gears of War." "Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon" (Ubisoft, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, $15) makes that connection more explicit. It's an affectionate tribute to a cinematic era in which one guy with a lot of guns could solve all the world's problem... more

Game Review: Star Trek

Associated Press | May 03, 2013

"Arena," a 1967 episode of "Star Trek," features the original series' most laughable fight scene, an epic duel between Capt. James T. Kirk and a rubbery lizard-man of the Gorn species. Now Canadian video-game developer Digital Extremes is paying tribute. "Star Trek" (Namco Bandai/Paramount, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99) takes that notorious Kirk-Gorn showdown and stretches it out to an eight-hour adventure. The game, alas, doesn't have any of the low-fi charm of "Arena" - it's just a flat-out mess. The story lands somewhere between the events of J.J. Abrams' 2009 "Star Trek" reboot and this month's "Star Trek Into Darkness." T... more

Game Review: Dead Island Riptide

Associated Press | Apr 26, 2013

Zombie stories never have happy endings. So when the heroes of 2011's "Dead Island" made it out alive, you knew there had to be a catch. The catch is that any video game that isn't a complete flop gets a follow-up these days. And as "Dead Island Riptide" (Deep Silver, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $49.99; PC, $39.99) begins, the zombie virus has infected the ship that rescued the survivors - and they soon wash up on another undead-infested tropical paradise, called Palanai. So it's time for the old gang - Rapper Sam B, hotel clerk Xian, ex-cop Purna and jock Logan, along with a newbie, a Navy cook named John - to sharpen their machete... more

Game Review: Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel

Stars and Stripes | Apr 23, 2013

The addictive co-op play of the “Army of Two” series is again seen in the new game: “Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel.” The third-person shooter, published by Electronic Arts, follows its predecessors closely with its run-and-gun gameplay as you take on a vicious drug cartel in a Mexican city. It’s full of guns, explosions and action — all that any hard-core gamer could ask for. However, there also are many changes. Some are cool and will thrill the gamer; others are lackluster, which will leave the player wishing for more. The first and most noticeable difference is that gamers no longer play as Rios and Salem. Instead, gamers experienc... more

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