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June 9, 2010 ModNation Racers Sackboy was a big hit in LittleBigPlanet, but the character’s legacy has clearly spread into ModNation Racers, a kart racing game that could be better than a lot of gamers might think.

May 18, 2010 Split/Second One of the nice things about a game like Split/Second is that it seems to be so unlike anything that Disney Interactive would typically come out with. That includes the notion that it would be the publisher you would least expect to try to breathe new life into the racing genre. But in Split/Second, they’ve put out a game that may succeed in at least starting a new thinking process toward racing games.

May 12, 2010 FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa It's only six months after EA launched FIFA 10, but with the world's greatest sports tournament around the corner, a game focused on the World Cup was a given. While it doesn't take any major leaps forward from what FIFA 10 already offered, it does make some useful gameplay tweaks and brings scenarios that are really fun to play.

Apr 14, 2010 MLB 10: The Show It's not easy being a gamer and a big baseball fan these days. EA has a slew of sports titles but abandoned the MVP Baseball series leaving fans in the cold. The MLB 2K franchise has seen better days, and continues to struggle. That leaves MLB 10: The Show, a PS3-exclusive title that has taken real strides forward for the franchise in its credible bid to become the master of the diamond.

Apr 1, 2010 MLB 2K10 For a sports gaming franchise that has seen much better days, the pressure was on for MLB 2K10 to help rejuvenate the once proud series back to the top of its game. While there are incremental improvements that help polish up the overall package in this 10th anniversary version, the final product is still many innings away from respectability.

Dec 18, 2009 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Find anyone who may have held a Nintendo game controller during the 80s and early 90s, and you can probably bet that they’ve played Super Mario Bros. at least once. The mustachioed plumber and his sidekick, Luigi, are some of the most iconic characters in gaming history, and that’s unlikely to change.

Nov 20, 2009 FIFA Soccer 10 EA’s FIFA titles are the type of sports games that keep on improving but don’t necessarily do it by leaping forward in great lengths. FIFA Soccer 10 really does fall along those lines, but the incremental improvements put together by EA Canada combine to create a solid experience on the virtual pitch.

Nov 16, 2009 NBA Live 10 Of all EA’s sports titles, NBA Live might be the weakest link going back the last few years. Though it could sport superior visuals over the 2K franchise, it hasn’t quite been able to get the gameplay side of things right. NBA Live 10 isn’t a revamp by any stretch, but at least it’s a good step in the right direction.

Sept 30, 2009 NHL 2K10 Hockey finally made its way onto the Wii last year with NHL 2K9, marking the first time gamers could use their hands to make plays, score goals and win fights in a virtual rink. It was a noble effort, overall, but the gameplay was a little clunky and tough to really get used to. This, among other issues, was what NHL 2K10 was meant to solve.

Sept 25, 2009 NHL 10 It’s not hard to say that EA really made an impact with NHL 09 last year, arguably the best overall video game hockey experience they’ve produced. This largely explains why NHL 10 isn’t a great leap forward for the franchise, but rather a series of tweaks, refinements and additions that are meant to provide a more well-rounded package.

Sept 8, 2009 Grand Slam Tennis When the Wii was first introduced at E3 in 2006, Nintendo did a whole show and tell using its own Wii Sports tennis game. They had us (the press) swing our arms with the Wii mote, as if it was a tennis racket.

Oct 6, 2008 NHL 09 If every Canadian boy’s dream is to play in the NHL someday, then it’s hard to see how a video game can empty the void of never realizing that dream. It’s easy to say that because so few end up making it, while so many end up forking over the $60 to buy an NHL video game each year.

May 16, 2008 MLB 2K8 Sports games can be a real mixed bag. I know that going into any game based on any sport, but MLB 2K8 was an experience in frustration that I wasn’t quite ready for.

April 29, 2008 Mario Kart Wii Review If the mark of a good game is a gamer’s inability to put the controller down and take a break, then Mario Kart Wii does plenty to fall into that category. What’s astounding about that is just how the game stays familiar, while almost reinventing itself at the same time. No easy feat for any game.

April 03, 2008 Ninja Reflex Review The title of this game almost sounds like one of those kids movies where some 10-year-old secretly dons a ninja outfit and fights crime once that final school bell rings. Not quite, but it would be close if real-life kids wear those ninja outfits at home.

March 07, 2008 FIFA Street 3 Review FIFA Street 3 marks the debut of the series onto next-gen platforms (no Wii version, unfortunately), and looks to expand and improve on what has been a so-so series thus far. The first two games had interesting ideas but the execution was either off or just didn’t look right.

February 29, 2008 Thermablade Until the Thermablade, skates never had a truly revolutionary added component over the last 20 years. Sure, there were tweaks that may have helped form a skate to a player’s foot faster. Except that’s hardly surprising considering NHL players can get just about anything they want custom made.

February 5, 2008 Xbox Live Arcade Is it just me or is there a real lack of sports games available through Xbox Live Arcade? The issue came up for me when I sorted through the list of over 100 games that are currently available, and noticed that very few bore any name that resembled something from the sports genre.

December 7, 2007 Year-end Sports Gaming Column Sports games have to be among the best cash cows for game publishers and developers. It’s the one genre that is guaranteed to show up with something new each and every year. Of course, newer doesn’t always mean better, but in the case of the games on this list, that’s exactly what it means.

 

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