Space, streamlined

For all the military action I’ve seen on various alien worlds in games, it’s pretty rare that this industry produces something with an accurate, authentic feel of honest-to-god science fiction.

Flying high

Quick—name five good flight simulators for the Wii. No? OK, how about three, then. Two? How about even just one?

2010’s Most wanted

With the ball dropped and the liquor bottles empty, 2010 is upon us. And this, friends, is a good thing—at least when it comes to video games. 2009 may have had its fair share of great games, but it’s nothing compared to what’s coming this year, even besides BioShock 2, God of War III, Mass Effect 2 and Dante’s Inferno. Here’s a list of some titles you’ll want to watch for.

White cloak, red death

A lot of people were wowed by the concept of the original Assassin’s Creed. The game sounded like a dream come true—play as Altair, a badass, white-cloaked assassin caught in a war with the Knights Templar in 12th century Jerusalem.

Twitch trek

Chances are, when you think of Star Trek, you don’t necessarily picture fast-and-frantic space dogfights in the same way that you might within the Star Wars universe.

Tons of guns!

At first glance, Borderlands comes off as a rough-and-tumble first-person exercise delving into a damn-near fetishistic love of firearms.

Stark-raving mad

So what is a rabbid, anyway? These goofy-looking bunny creatures are totally insane, live to cause mayhem and are the stars of Rabbids Go Home.

A blob of adventure

If you owned a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) back in the day, the quirky title A Boy and His Blob might be a game you remember enjoying, if only as a strange amusement.