Archive for May, 2011

27 May

Game Day: ‘Retribution’ bares darkness after ‘Dawn’

In “Dawn of War II,” a handful of brave Space Marine heroes saved subsector Aurelia from an invasion by the ravenous, all-consuming Tyranids.

“Retribution” provides just one basic campaign, but it can be played from six different points of view.

20 May

Game Day: Two high-caliber shooters stress agility

Both “Brink” and “Section 8: Prejudice” are team-based shooters that stress mobility as much as gunplay.

In “Brink,” a wall separates warring factions who share a floating city.

Lego Pirates of the Caribbean

13 May

Game Day: ‘Mortal Kombat’: Things have changed

The original “Mortal Kombat” turns 19 this year, and the collective debris of nearly two decades of sequels has largely been shuffled off in the latest game in the series, also called “Mortal Kombat.”

The cast of characters has been trimmed but th…

06 May

Aya Brea returns for ’3rd Birthday’

“The 3rd Birthday” is actually the newest installment in the “Parasite Eve” series, the last installment of which was 2000′s “Parasite Eve II.”

“The 3rd Birthday” marks the return, after 11 years, of Aya Brea, who fights the Twisted.

Square Eni…

06 May

Picks and pans: Rayman 3D

“The 3rd Birthday” is actually the newest installment in the “Parasite Eve” series, the last installment of which was 2000′s “Parasite Eve II.”