IGN

• PC
• 6.6 / 10
• États-Unis

• WII
• 6.5 / 10
• États-Unis

So, all in all, the surprise-announced Virtual Console Arcade might not make a great first impression on those who choose Mappy as their entry point. It's a quaint and fairly fun little platformer with good personality, and you probably won't feel ripped off if you do choose to spend the five bucks it takes to give it a download. But the VCA's launching setup menu seems like it's going to be better suited to arcade titles from a later era -- games that could really be served well by things like screen aspect ratio adjustment, content customization and button re-arrangement. Those features are a bit lost on poor, simple Mappy here. But at least he still has his trampolines.

• PC
• X360
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

This isn't a hilariously zany chapter, and if you're used to the bizarre weirdness of TellTale's Sam & Max or Strongbad episodes, you won't find it here. That's not to say that Fright of the Bumblebees isn't weird; after all, gargantuan bees that hum "God Save the Queen" isn't normal, but it fits into the overall charm of Wallace & Gromit's world. And while there's some fun dialogue, it's more about watching Gromit's exasperated expressions as he's busy saving the day. This is a promising entry for the series, and hopefully TellTale can only go up from here.

• DS
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

Even if you’re not a music fan you’re going to love Rhythm Heaven. It’s completely off the wall and unlike anything you’ve ever played on the Nintendo DS, not to mention incredibly fun and just as addictive. It’s awkwardly heavy in Japanese influence, but that’s half its charm – Western designers just couldn’t get away with some of the bizarre things that are going on in Rhythm Heaven. Hopefully North American gamers snag this one up as quickly as Japanese gamers did in the overseas version – maybe it’ll encourage Nintendo of America to localize the Game Boy Advance original as a WiiWare or DSiWare downloadable game.

• PS3
• X360
• PC
• 7.4 / 10
• États-Unis

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a difficult game to judge. The first half of the game, Escape from Butcher Bay, certainly shows its age, but is still an innovative game. The sequel, however, comes off as a poor imitation. It's far more frustrating and seems more shooter than anything else. It's not a terrible game for a sequel, but it's inferior to Butcher Bay. If you played the original back in 2004, then there's little reason to pick this game up. However, if you never played Riddick's first adventure it (and its modest follow-up) are worth checking out.

• X360
• 7.3 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS2
• 5.7 / 10
• États-Unis

Mana Khemia is one of those games that has some good ideas that are simply ruined by weak execution. The synthesis and grow book elements are deep and provide a certain amount of replayability, and the ability to pick and choose classes for your characters to enroll in is a creative twist on an RPG formula. However, the lack of challenge across the board, from accomplishing class tasks to battle and even skill acquiring will disappoint most players. It's not a horrible title, but it definitely is weaker than the series it's trying to take over for.

• X360
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

• WII
• 5.8 / 10
• États-Unis

Don King Boxing houses a decent concept and good intentions with motion control, but in the end it just doesn’t pay off. Boxing is one of the more demanding sports to try and bring motion control to, and while MotionPlus could change all that once is releases later this year, 2K China included just one control scheme in Don King, and it only sort of works. When Wii debuted, I assumed we’d see games with lots of control options, tons of preference tweaking, and the like. Instead, dozens of games come out each year that push forward with one sloppy control scheme, try to embrace it fully, and then fall flat. Granted the control is just one aspect of Don King Boxing, and the main story mode – while unique and promising for future titles – and lack of real in-ring intensity are also to blame, it seems silly to put so much work into a title, offer only one control setup, and then have it not be reliable. At least add in classic controller support in case the controls don’t work. The core Don King experience is decent, but flawed, and once you factor in only somewhat-reliable motion this one moves well into the “skip it” category.

• DS
• 6.8 / 10
• États-Unis

Don King Boxing is a nice first effort on DS, and a game that does a lot of things very well considering the limitations of the platform. Touch-based boxing is accurate and fun, the overall presentation is decent, and the feeling of first-person, 3D brawling is surprisingly visceral and effective. Four training games add a bit to the mix, the inclusion of legendary fights against top champions is an added bonus, and the career mode will last most players a good six hours or so. Unfortunately, in the attempt to push the game technically, the game deals with slowdown and lagging bouts, specifically when two players are in close going toe-to-toe. The game never becomes unplayable, but punches are slow to carry out in the ring, and if the engine was optimized (or if a bit of 2D was snuck in to put less stress on the hardware) a slicker boxing experience would yield a better overall product. With that being the case, Don King is still extremely fun on DS, offering a nice balance of punches, blocks, counters, supers, and a cinematic knockdown and recovery system, and it paves the way for what is hopefully a long-lasting franchise on Nintendo’s portable. Bring it back for Round 2; this rookie has promise.

• PS3
• X360
• 6.6 / 10
• États-Unis

It sucks that Afro Samurai isn't awesome. If you take the plunge and buy this game, there will be times when you'll be playing, having a blast, and think that I'm full of crap. Falling through the air while brawling with Afro Droid while rocking out to some fat beats is an amazing experience, but when you couple that with a piss-poor camera, terrible platforming sections, and cheap/mentally challenged bosses, the end product suffers. Don't doubt that there is fun to be had with Afro Samurai, but be ready to deal with a lot of lame to get to it.

• PC
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS2
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

If you're completely obsessed with the Shippuden series or you don't have a PS3, Ultimate Ninja 4 is still a fair Naruto game and has enough unlockables to keep you busy for a long time. But the battle system just doesn't feel right after you've played Ultimate Ninja Storm (which is also a much better game for players not overly familiar with Naruto). But if you're not even a fan of the Naruto universe, I'd skip Ultimate Ninja 4 altogether.

• DS
• 3 / 10
• États-Unis

It's not like the game didn't have at least a little potential; the engine is solid enough that it all runs well, and is even animated and modeled decently, but all that voice acting is wasted on cutscenes that jump all over the place or belittle what actual story the movie itself was trying to deliver. No one part of the game is exceedingly worse than the others, but rather they all combine to create a kind of listless malaise that makes you hate the fact that you even wasted a few hours playing through everything. So save yourself the trouble and don't. Please don't. I at least got paid to do it, and somehow I can't help but feel like I may be ripping someone off. Or maybe that's just anyone who ends up interacting with this game.

• PC
• 2.1 / 10
• États-Unis

It's a shame that Stormrise had to suffer under so many issues, including inefficient group control and poor unit AI. The Whip Select system was a good idea for consoles and the basic premise behind Stormrise's gameplay is appetizing, but the entire project just doesn't come together properly. But really, why would you bring this game over to the PC landscape and not even let gamers use a 360 pad? There are so many incredible RTS games on the PC -- Stormrise is not one of them. Avoid it at all costs.

• DS
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS3
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

• PSP
• 4.8 / 10
• États-Unis

Having all that Samurai Shodown goodness on one UMD is neat, but unfortunately the PSP version just runs horribly, which puts a huge damper on the game, especially with an almost unplayable multiplayer mode. If you only have a PSP, the single-player modes run just well enough to appreciate the old-school charm, but there's really no reason to get this over the PS2 version. Make the right choice: leave the portable behind.