The Da Vinci Code
PlayStation 2, Xbox
The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown's ubiquitous quasi-historical and controversial novel which undermines the basic foundation of Christian religion, might not seem like the best candidate to undergo a video-game conversion (ha ha), but the developers at The Collective manage to use it as the basis of an interesting and challenging, although somewhat overly talky, adventure game.
Commandos: Strike Force
PlayStation 2
A World War II, first person shooter, Commandos: Strike Force has you playing as three different characters, one at a time... Sounds great, sounds diverse, sounds like multi-tasking warmonger heaven. Alas, it ain't.
Final Fantasy VII movie not so fantastic
DVD, PlayStation 2, Windows PC, Xbox, Xbox 360
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: a walloping mess of a movie that fails to follow even the most basic video game storytelling tenets, let alone the principles of cinematic narrative.
Ubisoft gets Lost, games in the works
GameCube, Handheld, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox, Xbox 360
Ubisoft just announced a long-term worldwide licensing agreement with Touchstone Television to develop and publish a video game based on the Emmy Award-winning television series Lost .
Survey Says: Brand Loyalties Changing
DVD, GameCube, General Use, Handheld, Macintosh, Mobile, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, TV Plug-n-Play, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox, Xbox 360
According to a survey by IGN's GamerMetrics and Research Solutions titled "Anatomy of a Gamer," the video game-playing population is switching to smaller digital formats for entertainment and replacing realistic TV and movies with animated and comic-based entertainment.
Turner Taps E3 Tops
GameCube, General Use, Handheld, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, TV Plug-n-Play, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox, Xbox 360
Turner Broadcasting's broadband entertainment network, GameTap, recently announced winners of its first annual "E3 2006 GameTap Picks" awards...
Ace Combat Zero The Belkan War
PlayStation 2
Two nice things about Namco's Ace Combat series. First, each sequel seems to make marked improvements on the established merit of each predecessor. Second, the sequels are spaced far enough apart that each seems fresh yet familiar in the long-lost-friend sort of way.
NBA Ballers Phenom
PlayStation 2, Xbox
NBA Ballers: Phenom is a street basketball game with a surprisingly deep storyline where you seek to climb the ladder of fame so you can exact revenge on an old friend who stole all your glory, your big money NBA contract and even your girl. Oh, the humanity.
2006 FIFA World Cup
PlayStation 2, Xbox
Every four years when the World Cup of soccer is played, EA Sports comes out with a game dedicated to the big tournament. Though game controls and graphics are identical to its yearly released FIFA soccer game, there are still a few reasons to play 2006 FIFA World Cup.
E3 '06 Insider: Guitar Hero II rocks E3
PlayStation 2
While the ominous thumping of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" intro has been pumping from Red Octane's E3 booth all day, neither Ozzy Osbourne nor his relic band members are in the house. The classic rock track is part of Guitar Hero II, sequel to one of the biggest surprise hits of 2005.