High-tech titles, lowbrow stereotypes
Raju Mudhar  
Depending on your perspective, Cole Train is either the baddest badass in Gears of War 2 or just another stereotypical character to grace a pixelated screen.

Balancing on the Mirror's Edge
Marc Saltzman  
A word of warning to readers who want to pick up Electronic Arts' Mirror's Edge: If you feel nausea from watching first-person films like Cloverfield or suffer from acrophobia, take a pass on this delightful but dizzying ...

New meets old-school with pair of sequels
Darren Zenko  
It's been a big few weeks in a big season of a big year. Doing triage on this steady-growing pile of compelling releases has become increasingly frustrating: Where do I start?


Gears of Wars sequal trumps original
Marc Saltzman  
If you catch any typos in this review of Gears of War 2 , it's because my hands are still shaking from playing this frantic, futuristic action game. You see, this sequel, much like its 5-million-unit-selling predecessor, ...

Guitar Hero wins battle of the band games
Marc Saltzman  
Competing sequels Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2 are the latest in the multi-billion-dollar music game craze that has turned the interactive entertainment industry on its head.

Guitar wars: Rock Band 2 reviews
The Star's Richard Ouzounian and Greg Quill face off in a virtual jam session with Rock Band 2.

Open letter to a doomed space miner
Darren Zenko  
Dear (crew member name), So, you've discovered your ship has been overrun by alien mutant space zombies.

Fable II embraces the buddy system
Marc Saltzman  
Fantasy role-playing game fans eager to try out the much-hyped online co-op functionality built into Microsoft Game Studios' new Fable II might be disappointed to learn it's not available on the disc.

Games mould future musicians
Raju Mudhar  
There is a poster outside The Rex on Queen St. W. that advertises the jazz club as a place to "Come see Guitar Heroes that can actually play guitar."


LittleBigPlanet: Don't hesitate
Marc Saltzman  
Beginning Tuesday, gamers scouring retail shelves for something unique to play might notice a quirky-looking box poking out from among all the gory 3-D shooters, fantasy role-playing adventures and countless music-based ...

World of Goo: Fun blend of cuteness, dystopia
Darren Zenko  
Like thousands of others lucky enough to get in on the pre-release beta of LittleBigPlanet, I went into serious game withdrawal when the preview period on Sony's wonderful little create-and-share platformer ...

Who writes Far Cry 2? You do
Darren Zenko  
For a long time, one of the highest terms of praise one could apply to a video game was that it was "cinematic" – it was considered a great achievement if playing a game was "like playing a movie."