The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition Developer: CD Projekt RED Price: $60 Platform: PC & 360 In 2007 CD Project RED came out of nowhere and decided to drop The Witcher on us which told the tale of the monster slayer Geralt of Rivia who not only suffers from amnesia, but a pain in his ass called Drowners. Besides a few...

Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat Developer: Pipeworks Software Price: $30 Platform: PS3 & 360 Now I’m sure you’re all quite familiar with the Spike TV show ‘Deadliest Warrior’ where they bring in a group of experts who explain the basic tactics of the combatants they represent then toss all the info into...

Silent Hill Downpour Developer: Vatra Games Platforms: PlayStation 3 [reviewed], Xbox 360 Price: $59.99 Silent Hill is known for its focus on delivering psychological horror rather than visceral horror. The series wields disturbing imagery and unpredictable scare tactics in order to take players on a horrific journey through the eerie,...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is loooong. Purported to be a game of an extraordinary 200 hours in length and a blend of action and RPG, Amalur certainly seems to rival the likes of The Elder Scrolls at first glance; this shouldn’t be surprising, given support on the project from lead designer of Morrowind and Oblivion fame, Ken Rolston....

Armored Core V Developer: From Software Price: $60 Platform: PS3 and 360 Now the last Armored Core game I played was the first or second, so it’s been a while for me which puts me in two situations for reviewing this. On one hand I get the opportunity to view the game from the perspective of a newcomer to judge how someone not familiar...

Developer: CyberConnect2 Publisher: Namco Bandai Price: $59.99 Platforms: PlayStation 3 [Reviewed], Xbox 360 The problem that has always plagued video games that take their lead from popular TV shows or movies is that they often lack substance and depend solely on fan base hype and loyalty to win them the day, but Namco’s latest iteration...

Developer: EAs Canada Publisher: EA Sports Price: $59.99 Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [Reviewed] With a noticeable influx of ‘reboot’ titles this generation such as Duke Nukem and Twisted metal, perhaps EA’s newest SSX title doesn’t come as too much of a surprise. Though the game stays true to the roots of the...

Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition Developer: NetherRealm Studios Publisher: Warner Brothers. Interactive Entertainment Price: $59.99 Platforms: PlayStation 3 [reviewed], Xbox 360 Mortal Kombat was one my top five personal favorite games of 2011. I spent countless hours with each fighter the game had to offer, and finished the Challenge Tower...