‘GTA: Chinatown Wars’ gives a boost to Nintendo DS
“Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars”
Genre: Third-person action-adventure
Developer: Rockstar Leeds
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Platform: Nintendo DS
ESRB rating: “M” for mature
Price: $34.99
Grade: A-
Up to now, the chief problem with Nintendo DS titles has been their presentation: a lot of games are either corny or cartoony and fail to maximize the full…
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‘Resident Evil 5′: C-cup shooter, D-cup entertainment
“Resident Evil 5″
Genre: Survival horror
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: “M” for mature
Price: $59.99
Grade: C
What is it with shooter games these days?
You shoot, shoot and shoot, blow up a few things, shoot some more until the gun ought to melt, somehow survive through to…
‘NASCAR Kart Racing’ is not what you think
“NASCAR Kart Racing”
Genre: Racing
Developer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platforms: Nintendo Wii
ESRB rating: “E” for everyone
Price: $39.99
Grade: B+
First off, let’s make one thing clear: “NASCAR Kart Racing” has little to do with NASCAR.
Sure, several of its celebrity drivers are represented and their cars resemble the real machines primarily because of…
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‘F.E.A.R. 2′ takes creepy in a different direction
“F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin”
Genre: First-person shooter
Developer: Monolith Productions
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC
ESRB rating: “M” for mature
Price: $59.99
Grade: B+
Creepy must be the new black.
If you doubt it, consider the wave of games that include “Alone in the Dark,” “BioShock,” “Left 4 Dead” and “F.E.A.R”…
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‘SimAnimals’ defies nature
“SimAnimals”
Genre: Life simulation
Developer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platforms: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS
ESRB rating: “E” for everyone
Price: $49.99
Grade: C-
Someone once said the Nintendo Wii hasn’t lived up to its potential because the majority of games made for it are drop-dead dreary.
In fact, I think I was the one who…
Fingers fly in ‘The Lord of the Rings: Conquest’
“The Lord of the Rings: Conquest”
Genre: Action / adventure
Developer: Pandemic Studios
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Nintendo DS
ESRB rating: “T” for teen
Price: $59.99
Grade: C+
The center of a scrum where a bunch of baddies have focused their wrath on you is not a place for hesitation.…
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‘Killzone 2′ has killer potential
“Killzone 2″
Genre: First-person shooter
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 3
ESRB rating: “M” for mature
Price: $59.99
Grade: A
Despite the paucity of shooter titles on Game Guy’s review list, the truth is, I like the genre probably about as much as anyone. These kinds of games cater to my…
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‘Afro Samurai’: Exploitation for the 21st century
“Afro Samurai”
Genre: Third-person action
Developer: Surge
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: “M” for Mature
Price: $59.99
Grade: C
There was a time when Game Guy didn’t mind watching what were euphemistically called “blacksploitation” movies. A staple of B- and C-movie lists in the early 1970s, these films almost without exception…
Numbers plus speed equals ‘Personal Trainer: Math’
“Personal Trainer: Math”
Genre: Educational, puzzle game
Developer: Jupiter
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo DS
ESRB rating: “E,” for everyone
Price: $19.99
Grade: B-
Math never was Game Guy’s strong suit. I have tried all the games, theories and gimmicks that promise improvement but they only made my mushy mind more so.
Nowadays, I’m just confused in…


