IGN

• DS
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS3
• X360
• PC
• 8.8 / 10
• États-Unis

I haven't had this much fun with an open-world game in years. Just Cause 2 is over-the-top and insanely fun. There are some issues in the game's presentation and the checkpoint system is far from perfect, but Just Cause 2 is otherwise a must-play for adrenaline junkies. Rico Rodriguez might just be my new hero.

• PSP
• 4.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Like translating from one language to another, portable versions of console titles require thoughtful interpretation to work well. For whatever reason, it feels like A2M shoved Dante's Inferno as hard as it could into the game development version of Google Translate and have wound up with something that lost most of its meaning and intention in the process. Gamers looking for a fun, well made action title should be looking elsewhere.

• PS3
• X360
• PC
• 3.5 / 10
• États-Unis

The events of Prison Break: The Conspiracy run concurrently with those of the series’ first season. It’s outcome is the same – they escape – and it doesn’t reveal anything that will please fans or cast new light on the show’s characters or plot lines. If you’re an absolute Prison Break diehard, don’t buy this game – steal a copy instead, surrender yourself to the police and then get sent to an actual jail – because serving a real sentence couldn’t possibly be harder time than this.

• PS3
• X360
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

Resonance of Fate is for the hardcore JRPG fan. It can be difficult and confusing, and requires a lot of grinding and heavy lifting to make it through to the close. The visuals and storytelling don't do it any favors, either. I found the battle system to be the saving grace. It's unique and requires a lot of strategy and commitment, even while offering a turn-based system at the core. Resonance of Fate won't go down as a classic RPG, but it will give those looking for something different a nice adventure.

• PC
• 8.3 / 10
• États-Unis

If the learning curve of the original Supreme Commander proved a little too steep for you, then you'll find a lot to like about the sequel. Gas Powered Games streamlined its resource and upgrade systems to make a game that's easier to play, and thanks to a revamped interface much easier to control with a gamepad. The pace is faster, the factions more diverse, and it's a whole lot easier to get the impressively large and powerful experimental units out onto the field, delivering an experience that's more inviting and immediately rewarding. It's a real-time strategy game with a huge amount of depth and a relatively friendly interface that lets you stay in control of large-scale battles between warring robotic factions. The single-player campaign doesn't offer much in the way of entertainment, but if you're looking at this for the online play, you won't be disappointed, as it's a big step up from the Xbox 360 version of the original.

• PS2
• 6.5 / 10
• États-Unis

The Red Star is going to appeal to some people because of its Streets of Rage/Ikaruga-like moments, but I’m not one of them. I like Streets of Rage and Ikaruga, but The Red Star only offers glimpses of gameplay that feel like those awesome titles. The boss fights are fun and I enjoyed upgrading my weapons and abilities with the points I earned, but there’s no story here, the game isn’t all that challenging, and it’s pretty mundane looking. It just left me with that “eh” feeling. This is an adequate shooter – no more, no less.

• X360
• PC
• 6.9 / 10
• États-Unis

The game's atmosphere and unique design choices will make it a worthwhile experience for some, but Metro 2033 suffers from a number of issues (poor implementation of stealth, recurring glitches, etc.). Fans of post-apocalyptic stories should consider giving this a shot, if they can tolerate the aforementioned setbacks.

• WII
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Cave Story is one of the best "NES" games ever made. It tells an elaborate tale full of endearing characters, fun boss fights, and satisfying weapons. The polish and tight controls are on par with what you would have found in a first-party Nintendo NES game. Delightful, whimsical, and curious, this is a game that begs to be explored.

• WII
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

The final question, then, is which version to get. This Virtual Console re-release wins the argument on price, as at just eight bucks to download it's an incredible value -- tracking down the GBA or DS editions would certainly cost you much more than that. But that may be the only key advantage this VC version holds, in the end. The remakes have been much more in-line with the story and gameplay experience that Square's artisans originally intended, and are certainly a better way to go for players, like me, who've just somehow managed to miss this adventure altogether over the past 20 years. So I'd recommend investing the extra time and cash to find one of those two portable packages, unless, unlike me, you're a gamer who first played this one in this original SNES form back in the '90s. Then the nostalgia you'll get from its many quirks, its goofy translation and its far-too-easy difficulty level will only serve to reinforce your love for Cecil's quest -- a love that I can understand and appreciate, even though this way my first time meeting the spoony bard.

• PS2
• 5.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Major League Baseball 2K10 isn’t a terrible outing for America’s favorite pastime, but it does lack any form of originality and rests too firmly on mechanics that we’ve played with before. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the game still has online multiplayer that’s easy enough to setup and performs well if you can find someone to play against. Still, at the end of the day MLB 2K10 is a ho-hum offering that not many people will be able to enjoy if they’ve played 2K Sports baseball in the last half-decade.

• PSP
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

There's something to be said for dialing back a concept and letting simplicity shine. The sense of reward and increasing levels of temporal thinking needed to plow through Echoshift make it instantly more engaging than Echochrome. The game's sense of minimalist charm and gently sloping difficulty curve keep it familiar but improved in nearly every way over its spiritual predecessor. If you're looking to add a few more wrinkles to that grey matter of yours, Echoshift is a perfect way to do it. Just don't come crying to us when you start having dreams about finishing some of those later levels.

• PSP
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

Though it's unfortunately a port-up of a handheld concept, what started on the PSP with Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce has blossomed into an honest-to-goodness mission-based, social loot crawl. As much item collection as it is button mashing, the changes are both dramatic and welcome -- and dramatic enough that KOEI may have actually found a way to shut up some of the haters. OK, like six of 'em.

• PS3
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown doesn’t exactly go belly up but it does feel quite stale, especially if you’re playing it on your PS3 expecting some sort of evolution from the Xbox 360 iteration that came out more than two years ago. You’re still roaming across the screen and munching on the lesser fish and none of the game’s modes deviate from that formula. That’d be fine if there was some fresh content packed into the same gameplay, but there’s none to be found. Feeding Frenzy 2 on PS3 isn’t a bad game, but if you’ve played any other version you’ll want to let this one swim on by.

• X360
• 8.4 / 10
• États-Unis

If the learning curve of the original Supreme Commander proved a little too steep for you, then you'll find a lot to like about the sequel. Gas Powered Games streamlined its resource and upgrade systems to make a game that's easier to play, but one that doesn't lose a lot of what made Supreme Commander so great in the first place. The pace is faster, the factions more diverse, and it's a whole lot easier to get the impressively large and powerful experimental units out onto the field, making for an experience that's more inviting and immediately rewarding. It's a real-time strategy game with a huge amount of depth and a fantastic interface that lets you stay in control of large-scale battles between warring robotic factions. The single-player campaign doesn't offer much in the way of entertainment, but if you're looking at this for the online play, you won't be disappointed.

• PC
• 7.4 / 10
• États-Unis

It's great to see developers and publishers taking risks with franchises in danger of growing too stale, and Command & Conquer's traditional mechanics were some of the most well known in the genre. To really move forward, something had to be switched up. Instead of making a handful of tweaks and refinements, EA Los Angeles rewrote the entire gameplay formula, making for an experience that barely resembles Command & Conquer at all. In Command & Conquer 4, allegedly the final game in the Tiberian version of the franchise, you get a lightning fast brand of class-based real-time tactical conflict. The bases are mobile, the Tiberium fields are gone, and securing capture points is your primary goal. It's fast and frenzied chaos, and there's certainly fun to be had in the online, team-based matches. But the inconsistent and ultimately disappointing campaign and awkward unlock system restricts the game to the realm of the good but non-essential.

• PS3
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• X360
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis