The revitalized Prince of Persia franchise made quite the splash on just about every console not too long ago. The series breathed new life into the adventure genre with dynamic controls, great combat, and a weighty narrative that offered some deep character development and dramatic moments. Each iteration of the franchise brought some new elements and introduced fresh things, but at the core of the experience the gameplay remained mostly the same. When Ubisoft announced that the Prince would be returning gamers were naturally intrigued, but when it was revealed that it was a new Prince and a new experience it left many scratched heads.

2008's Prince of Persia is yet another reboot for the franchise and it does for the most recent trilogy what that arc did to the original...

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Ten years ago the original Spyro game came out on the PlayStation One. Since then several sequels and spin-offs have been released on just about every console, but the most recent incarnation for the purple dragon is the Legend series. The first Legend game came out in 2006 with a sequel the following year. Well, here we are one year later with the third and final installment which not only puts a close on the Legend of Spyro series, but also celebrates the character's tenth anniversary.

Seeing how The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon is the third game in the reboot of the franchise, it's worth noting that it caters strictly to fans. If you want to understand what's going on here you better know what happened in the first two Legend games...

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What's It All About:
Originally released way back in 2006 for PCs, Safecracker is a point-and-click adventure game but one with an extremely focused purpose, as you just solve puzzles. Now, to some that may sound a bit limiting or boring, but the presentation and challenge of the puzzles makes for an entertaining experience.

The story puts you in the shoes of a master criminal called on by the Adams family (sadly not the Addams) to find the will of their recently departed patriarch, gas executive D.W. A bit of an eccentric, D.W. was very into safes, and has hidden his last will and testament in one of the 30 unusual safes in his house. All of them are distinctly unique, requiring different problem solving skills, and they all contain hints...

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Name recognition can be a fickle thing in the video game industry. On the one hand, gamers instantly associate your name with a particular title that launched your company into the limelight. On the other hand, it can sometimes cause other projects you release to receive little attention. Luckily, depending on your point of view, for Rockstar, their name brings instant attention to any game they release. Known mainly for the Grand Theft Auto series, Rockstar has put out many titles worthy of attention and praise.

The Midnight Club series started out in 2000 with Midnight Club: Street Racing. After a couple sequels, we are introduced to their newest entry in the family, Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

While Midnight Club shares some similarities with their flagship series, GTA...

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I’ll admit outright, I never played Saints Row; I never played any iteration of GTA 3 – but I did play GTA IV and had a pretty good time playing it, even if my attention drifted elsewhere after playing it for a while. With some trepidation I took on Saints Row 2, I mean why would I want to dive into yet another wide open sandbox title when I still hadn’t finished GTA? Did I really think that the characters would be a little more engaging and entertaining in this than the fleshed out immigrant Nico, and would the things l loved about that title translate to this one? Let the reclamation of Stillwater begin.

Taking place five years after the first title, SR2 begins with your character waking up from a coma due to an injury sustained at the end of the first game. Sadly...

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