Third Person Shooter

It’s pretty obvious just by reading the title that Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel is meant to be played with a friend. You and your friend (or AI partner if you decide to go about this game alone) will work your way through each scenario, for the most part, together, and that’s the best part about this game. Playing with a friend is enjoyable; figuring out who is...

Gears of War Judgment: An Extraordinary Rendition? Gears of War 3 was a rarity in blockbuster games, in that its ending provided a sense of closure. Epic’s decision to shut the door is understandable; over the course of two sequels, the successful formula was polished, tweaked, and embellished upon until the law of diminishing returns could be staved off no longer. Considering that the franchise seemed to...

Hybrid is a very different direction for 5th Cell, who are known for creating the successful Scribblenauts series. The studio typically develops games for mobile and Nintendo platforms but this time they are jump-jetting to a whole new genre and platform with Hybrid, a third-person shooter for Xbox Live Arcade. When I first got wind of Hybrid I was immediately drawn to the use of jet-packs. After...

Spec Ops is hardly the new kid on the block, gamers were first introduced to this third-person military shooter franchise way back in 1998. Since then there's been some sequels and spin offs but the series has effectively been on hiatus since 2002. At one point the recently shuttered Rockstar Vancouver was even at work on a Spec Ops game that was eventually canceled. It may have been a...

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is Remedy Entertainment's follow up to 2010's Alan Wake. However, rather than making a sequel to the original, American Nightmare is actually more of a spin off. Although events from the first game are referenced in this all new story, American Nightmare takes place in a space outside of time and therefore only ties itself loosely to the core Alan Wake story. The...

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is designed as a mindless arcade-style action game in which you shoot insects and robots until there aren’t any more insects and robots left to shoot. At that level, it’s at least a functional experience. The game is halfway decent when you’re playing co-op and the by-the-numbers gameplay is competent enough to be inoffensive. The problem, unfortunately, is that...