What I’ve been playing, mega catch-up edition
Here's a look at what I've been playing over the past month or so, along with quick thoughts on each title.
What to play, mega-catchup edition
Have you heard? There's a new "Halo" game out. Also, Sony launches its Wii-style motion controller Move, and San Rafael-based Telltale Games is selling its episodic "Tales of Monkey Island" for just $5 this weekend, in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day.
What to play this weekend (Aug. 6-8)
There's not much in the way of quality new releases this week, unless that "quality' is forgettable. There are, however, a few sales and special offers of note. Plus a game I enjoyed gets patched to fix one of its irritating flaws.
What I played last week (July 4-10)
I had some familial commitments this week, so it was a little lighter than usual, but here's what I found time for.
Blacklight: Tango Down preview, plus What to play this weekend (July 9-11)
This week's What to Play starts off with a longer-than-usual summary of Xbox Live Arcade shooter "Blacklight: Tango Down," which I saw at E3. Other noteworthy releases include "Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Sky" and "Crackdown 2," which I reviewed earlier this week.
What to play this weekend (July 2-4)
This week's highest profile releases are yet another time-travel themed first-person shooter with middling reviews and the umpteenth Lego-themed platform-jumping title geared toward kids. So I'm just gonna lead with the weird Japanese "bullet hell" game featuring what the marketing materials refer to as "gothic Lolitas."
ModNation Racers review
At its best, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable exclusive “ModNation Racers” is a worthy challenger to the “Mario Kart” throne. With fast, arcadey kart racing, a cute art style and an impressive box of tools for creating custom racers, karts and tracks and sharing them online, it ups the ante [...]