Patrick Klepek

Shinji Mikami returns to the genre that defined him, but the result is a jumbled mess of ideas that never quite come together.

A sequel that's just as crazy and ridiculous and fun as its predecessor, even if it suffers from many of the same faults.

Nintendo's struggled to make a memorable Yoshi game since Yoshi's Island, and this new 3DS platformer isn't going to change that.

You're never going to be bored in Hope's Peak Academy's wild world of murder, despair, and bears, but you might occasionally wonder why it's a game.

Nintendo has knocked it out of the park once again, making its latest platformer a must play.

This house has a story to tell, and players patient enough to listen will be rewarded with a touching story that won't soon leave you.

You don't have to know a lick about Shadowrun to enjoy this deliciously weird, if flawed, strategy game.

4A Games makes impressive strides in improving Metro's core gameplay without losing the pieces that made the original so special.

ZombiU is not a repeat of Red Steel. It's a smart, scary, incredibly difficult action game with an unfortunate name, an experience that rewards patience and punishes arrogance.

For a game that sounds like the setup for a bad SyFy film, Tokyo Jungle is a well-designed, supremely funny video game well worth your time.

Alan Wake's downloadable debut features a neat story with a clever twist, but one that sadly outstays its welcome.

For mostly better and only a little bit worse, Skyward Sword is the best Zelda game in years, and makes a strong case for motion controls when done right.

Ratchet & Clank with multiplayer is strange, crazy, and mostly fun...but might not be for you.

A collection of truly great games unfortunately marred by frame-rate-breaking 3D.

Insomniac does a terrific job of making you forget about Resistance 2 with a sad, beautiful journey through the apocalypse.