IGN

• PS3
• X360
• PC
• 6.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Blacklight: Tango Down is a solid, if not particularly inspired, first-person shooter. You've played futuristic shooters before, right? What really sells it is the price tag. For $15 bucks you get seven adversarial modes, 12 maps, and four cooperative Black Ops missions. The game also looks nice with a slick sci-fi aesthetic, and the constant reward system will keep you grinding to your next rank. If you fancy shooting people in your games, Blacklight: Tango Down will likely be a fun diversion from whatever AAA shooter you normally play.

• X360
• 5.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Between uninspired references to the original game and its reliance on aged arcade racer elements, Hydro Thunder Hurricane is a dull, monotonous experience that shows its hand early and fails to deliver on its pedigree. In the loaded Summer of Arcade, Hurricane will likely prove to be little more than a tropical depression.

• WII
• 7.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Our own Levi Buchanan ran a whole series of insightful articles called "What Hath Sonic Wrought?" around a year and a half ago over on IGN's Retro channel, diving into all of the different animals-with-attitude characters that popped up in the wake of Sonic the Hedgehog's early '90s success. Aero the Acrobat was the featured star for Volume 2 of that series, and I'd recommend you clicking over to check out Levi's thoughts on the character and his legacy too before making a final purchasing decision. For me, though, Aero's a good investment. His origins aren't entirely original and he can be a bit hard to handle here in his debut game, but the great variety of level design, different goals in each stage and silly circus scenery make this a VC download that's worth 800 of your Wii Points to experience.

• PC
• PS3
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

If you’re looking for an adventure game that packs a lot of humor, interesting puzzles and psychic powers together in a Twilight-zone/science-fiction skin, you should give Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse a try. Although the beginning and end don’t seem as polished as the middle portions, the season in its entirety tells a fanciful story complete with an awesome cast of characters.

• ANDROID
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

Zenonia totally trumps all other action-RPGs on the Android marketplace. While I was constantly reminded of my favorite adventures of yesteryear on the Genesis and Super NES while playing Zenonia, the game also introduces some fresh concepts to the genre like the day-night system and the great skill tree for customizing the hero. The game is epic, too -- a real value for your money.

• PC
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Conviction is a Splinter Cell game in name more than anything else. You could easily swap Sam Fisher for Jack Bauer or create an all new character and no one would give it a second thought. The gameplay is fast, and Sam has been transformed into the ultimate killer. It's an amazing game, but so different from its predecessors you might not recognize it. Ubisoft clearly gave minimal effort in bringing Conviction to PC. The game plays fine, though is better-suited for a controller. The issue really comes down to the poor online interface, which works great on Xbox Live, but is too sparse for PC. A lack of options turns matchmaking into a total crapshoot and I had a few lag-filled experience (and crashes) along the way. The best part of Conviction is too unreliable on PC.

• X360
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS2
• X360
• PS3
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Overall NCAA Football 11 is a great game of pigskin that hardcore college football fans are really going to enjoy. The core gameplay has been taken to the next level with some cool animation varieties as well as sweeping changes like the elimination of turbo and adding dual analog control. On the field all of these nuances come together with the new look to make a cool, original-feeling game. However, if you don't take advantage of the connectivity offered by Online Dynasty, then the list of modes is going to feel outright dated. If you do take advantage of the new features in Online Dynasty, you're in for a lot of fun with only a few frustrations. The complete, $60 package of NCAA Football 11 is the best that the series has produced in some time. Here's hoping that EA Sports builds out Road to Glory and the core Dynasty Mode to give them the same fresh feeling that the gameplay now enjoys.

• DS
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

• X360
• 4 / 10
• États-Unis

N3II is like a friend who tells the same old stories over and over, only instead of finding this trait charming you can't help but loathe his inability to move on from the past. With its myriad of problems and creatively bankrupt game design, this "new" game feels like a retread from the moment you boot it up to the moment you chuck it into the garbage can in disgust.

• PC
• PS3
• X360
• 8.9 / 10
• États-Unis

There’s something for everyone in Monkey Island 2 Special Edition. Fans will appreciate the colorful commentary from the franchise creators and unlockable art gallery, while those intimidated by the adventure games of the past will find comfort in the simplified controls, object highlighting and hint system.

• X360
• PC
• 5 / 10
• États-Unis

There are moments where Sniper: Ghost Warrior clicks. However, those moments did more to make me wonder what else could have been with Sniper than truly appreciate what was there. Shooter devotees desperate to find something different this summer might be able to scrape out something of value in Sniper: Ghost Warrior, but even the most hard-up gamer would likely be better served looking backwards toward other, better executed titles from the last few years such as the aforementioned ARMA 2 or Operation: Flashpoint. Hopefully, City Interactive can bring something more fleshed out to the table next time.

• PSP
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Hopefully you don’t need me to tell you that Persona 3 is a well-done story filled with interesting people, cool battles and a ton of stuff to do. Persona 3 PSP keeps all of that and adds in some battle improvements and boosts the replay value. Sadly, Persona 3 PSP loses some of its polish, as the game ditches the anime cutscenes and free roaming. However, the heart of the game is still here and still awesome.

• WII
• 5 / 10
• États-Unis

It doesn't matter whether you play this one with motion controls or the Classic Controller: Tournament of Legends is not a good fighting game. As I played through the campaigns to unlock all the characters, powers and weapons, I just couldn't shake the feeling of just how dated this game felt. We're deep into 2010 and this fighter plays like a second-rate game designed in the late 90s -- mission accomplished if that's the intention of Tournament of Legends.

• DS
• 7.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Dragon Ball: Origins 2 is unabashedly for fans of the series. It's not a game for people who like the big, over-the-top battles of Dragon Ball Z, or people who are looking to learn more about the story. This is a game for people that already adore the manga and anime. There's a lot for fans to like: good controls, tough bosses, and multiple playable characters. However, it gets repetitive, and honestly the game could look a lot better than it does.

• PC
• WII
• PS3
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

Yes, Puzzle Agent is a nearly lockstep Professor Layton clone, but unfortunately its puzzles are not as good as its inspiration’s stumpers. And that’s what ultimately undoes Puzzle Agent. As much as I may enjoy the art and the story, there is no creeping around that elephant in the room. Should Puzzle Agent become a series, Telltale must step up the breadth and quality of the puzzles to keep players coming back. The catch, though, is that as part of Telltale’s pilot program designed to launch a series after the audience deems it popular, this crippling misstep might keep it from a second episode where such problems could be addressed.

• PC
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

• X360
• 7.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Deathsmiles provides the requisite thrills along with an appealing premise and art style that isn't common for these types of games. There is definitely a community of hardcore shmup fans out there who will eat this up. It's not fantastic enough to break out of that community the way something like Ikaruga can, though. The $50 price tag is also hard to swallow for a game that would make more sense on Xbox Live Arcade. But if you love 2D shooters this one will have you smiling.