http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games RSS Feed for P-com Ent. Video Games en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:02:31 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games/20091120_Picks_of_Coming_Video_Games.html Madden NFL Arcade (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) EA Sports (Developer and Publisher) Download only (1,200 pts on Xbox Live or $14.99 on PSN) http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games/20091120_Bare_Knuckles___A_half-billion_reasons_to_marvel_at_MW2.html As expected, Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is kicking the competition all over the place, and by competition we mean everything, not just games. http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games/20090826_ap_reviewarkhamasylumisbatmanathisbest.html The video-game industry has defeated more superheroes than Lex Luthor could ever dream of. Superman, Aquaman, Iron Man, X-Men: All rendered lifeless by forces more focused on making a buck than on delivering thrills. http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games/20090813_ap_reviewmaddennfl10isfranchisesbestyet.html Football fans have grown accustomed to spending their Sundays in front of gigantic high-def TVs, and they can't just drop their visual expectations when the game goes virtual. http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games/Video-game_review_Punch-Out.html Every boxer from the original "Punch-Out" on NES returns except Mike Tyson, and the traditional high punch, low punch, dodge, block, and duck moveset is still in place. As you progress through the roster of rivals, the difficulty ramps up at an even pace (OK, Glass Joe is still tremendously easy). http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games/Video-game_review_Excitebots_Trick_racing.html For all the credit "Wii Sports" garners as the Wii's gateway drug, perhaps no Nintendo-branded game better demonstrates the benefits of motion controls than "Excite Truck," which launched on the same day and aptly set itself apart from other racing games in ways no non-Wii game ever could. http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games/Game_review_MLB_09_The_Show.html Springtime -- when a young man's fancy turns to steroid scandals. It's March and that can only mean one thing (other than the NCAA basketball tournament, of course): Yup, it's baseball season. For the last few years Sony's MLB series has owned the spring -- and the entire baseball season -- as far as gamers have been concerned. http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games/Video-game_review_Gears_of_War_2.html "Gears of War 2" gives every impression that the designers at Epic sat down with a huge pile of money and a list of everything that could be improved from the first game, and spent all those dollars addressing that list. http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games/Video-game_review_Prince_of_Persia.html The last time a game simply called itself "Prince of Persia," nothing about it was difficult to understand. You were a prince, you ran and jumped from left to right, and you died a lot because it was really hard. http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/video_games/20081210_Game_Review_Tomb_Raider_Underworld.html In "Underworld," Lara does her usual globe hopping to the ruins of ancient civilizations. Her main goal is to find the artifacts that will help her open the door to Avalon, once thought to be a mythical afterlife destination. Lara believes Avalon might be a real place, and that she might find her long lost mother there.