Mashing together fighting-game mechanics with rhythm-game ideas sounds like one of the stranger genre combinations you’re ever likely to find in a video game. Nevertheless, in Draglade, you’ll be fighting to a musical beat while also enjoying some light adventure and collection aspects. However, none of these aspects–most notably the rhythm mechanics–are very robust by […]

If you’re in the market for an action game that wrings the most out of the Nintendo DS’s visual and sonic capabilities, you need look no further than Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword. It is possibly the most technically proficient title available for the system, brimming with superb, smooth-as-silk visuals and sword-slashing sound effects that make […]

Just when you thought Operation Wolf couldn’t be ported to another platform, Nintendo has announced that the game is now available to download on the Wii via the Virtual Console. In this classic shooter, you play as a soldier trying to rescue five hostages who are being held in a concentration camp in the jungle. […]

Yesterday, Electronic Arts’ bid for Take-Two went hostile, as the company took its $2 billion offer directly to Take Two’s shareholders. In February, EA had approached Take-Two execs with the deal, which they turned down, citing the primary reason as that they didn’t believe the megapublisher was putting enough money on the table.

Now, EA chief […]

If you’re a fan of brain training games, then you will recognize the formula operating behind Brain Challenge for the Xbox 360. This Xbox Live Arcade game is a port of the DS game released in January. Masochists and start-them-early parents could find room for this title in their library, but it’s of little value […]