‘INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US’ (T) **** Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Xbox 360 Tricked into killing Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis, the Man of Steel loses his mettle and decides that the best way to protect mankind is to rule it with an iron fist. At least, that’s what happens in

‘ARMY OF TWO: THE DEVIL’S CARTEL’ (M) ** Electronic Arts Xbox 360 With their stupid banter and eye-rollingly macho attitudes, Salem and Rios weren’t the most affable of avatars. But at least the titular duo of the first two “Army of Two” games had personalities, which is more than can

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‘BIOSHOCK: INFINITE’ (M) ***** 2K Games Xbox 360 The original “BioShock” Ayn Rand-ian, underwater dystopia of Rapture is arguably the most compelling and atmospheric setting ever seen in a video game. Simply returning to it, as we did in “BioShock 2,” couldn’t satiate our craving to step back into a

‘GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT’ (M) ***1/2 Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360 When game developers plan their mega-franchises, they really need to plot out longer story arcs, requiring more than a measly three episodes. After “God of War” and “Halo” reached the ends of their respective trilogies, continued profitability demanded additional

Microsoft unveils its next-gen game console: the Xbox…5?

On the heels of Sony’s PlayStation 4 announcement, Microsoft unveiled its next-gen game console at a New York City press event last week. Curiously, the system was christened the Xbox 5, despite only being the third iteration of the company’s gaming platform. Chief of Xbox Marketing and Propaganda Alan Douglas

‘GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION’ (M) ***1/2 Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 3 As PlayStation’s crown jewel, the “God of War” series is always guaranteed the most eye-popping production values and polished gameplay that money can buy, but in the original trilogy, what really made the blood-drenched odyssey into Greek mythology memorable

‘TOMB RAIDER’ (M) ****1/2 Square Enix Xbox 360 This prequel/reboot/origin story introduces us to Lara Croft before she was a dual-gun-toting badass (and apparently before she had breast implants). Indeed, longtime fans of the franchise will scarcely recognize this realistically proportioned character as she meekly ventures through scary places, appropriately

‘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