‘METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE’ (M) ***1/2 Konami Xbox 360 The “Metal Gear” series has been known primarily for its stealth gameplay, secondarily for its borderline incomprehensible plotlines and lastly for its occasionally over-the-top action. If you’ve always felt that hierarchy should be reversed, then this spinoff was made specifically for

PLAYSTATION 4 PREVIEW In a New York City press event that was streamed live on the PlayStation website last week, Sony unveiled its next-generation game console, the PlayStation 4. Sort of. The guest of honor — the hardware itself — was a no-show, but the two-hour presentation did feature a

‘ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES’ (M) *** Sega Xbox 360 Making an “Aliens” game feel fresh is not an easy task. No movie has been cannibalized for video game parts quite as voraciously as James Cameron’s 1986 sci-fi/action classic. Everything from “Metroid” to “Dead Space” has drawn inspiration from it. And the

‘DEAD SPACE 3’ (M) ***1/2 Electronic Arts Xbox 360 Most popular game franchises nowadays like to play it safe, with tiny, incremental changes from one entry to the next. So it’s admirable how willing EA was to mix up the tried-and-true survival horror formula with its “Dead Space” threequel. And

‘HITMAN HD TRILOGY’ (M) ***1/2 Square Enix Xbox 360 It took six long years for “Absolution,” the latest installment in the “Hitman” series, to reach stores, so those new to the realm of stealth assassinations probably haven’t played the earlier games, which came out reliably at two-year intervals throughout the

‘NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH’    (E10+) **** Namco Bandai PlayStation 3 When Level-5 (the game developer responsible for the “Professor Layton” series) and Studio Ghibli (the animation house responsible for “Princess Mononoke” and “Spirited Away”) team up, you know the result will be something special, and “Ni

‘DMC: DEVIL MAY CRY’ (M) **** Capcom Xbox 360 It’s the age of the reboot, and even gun-toting demonslayers are not immune to the occasional reimagining. Corny, albino-haired Dante has been reborn as aloof, brunette Dante amid the objections of outraged fanboys everywhere. However, those who abstain from this latest

‘ANARCHY REIGNS’    (M) ***1/2 Sega PlayStation 3 Compared to “Anarchy Reigns,” other action games look like simulations of watching paint dry. In an average moment of play, you might find yourself halfway through a complicated combo with your chainsaw-swinging brute, only to be interrupted by a quick stiletto-heel kick to

‘The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series’ (M) ****1/2 Telltale Games Xbox 360 Adventure games always have to strike a balance between the narrow constraints of a structured narrative and the infinite possibilities afforded by player freedom. We want to experience a great story, but also to feel like we

‘BLACK KNIGHT SWORD’    (M) **1/2 D3 Publisher PlayStation Network “Black Knight Sword” begins with closed red curtains and the murmur of an audience anxious for the show to begin. Then the curtains are drawn to reveal the stage, across which the titular knight will sidescroll for the duration of the