http://www.game-era.com/ Games gamereview2005@yahoo.com http://www.game-era.com/Game/Starcraft-2 StarCraft II continues the epic saga of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg. These three distinct and powerful races will clash once again in the fast-paced real-time strategy sequel to the legendary original, StarCraft. Legions of veteran, upgraded, and brand-new unit types will do battle across the galaxy, as each faction struggles for survival. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Medal-of-Honor-Heroes Medal of Honor Heroes, available exclusively for the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system, will give gamers the chance to take all the epic, authentic World War II (WWII) action of Medal of Honor (MoH) on-the-go. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Assault-Heroes In Assault Heroes, take on the role of the only surviving member of an elite special forces unit searching for a secret underground lab. Play the mission alone or fight side-by-side with a friend in the two-player cooperative mode.Hop into a heavily armed 4x4, maneuverable speed boat, or trusty military-issue footwear, blasting your way through enemy-infested territory while being assaulted by waves of formidable enemies with unrelenting attacks. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Catz Because there's no such thing as too much cute!Your local animal Adoption Center has many kittens in need of a loving home. Once you take a kitten home, keep her/him happy and healthy with good food and fun toys.You'll be able to earn extra Kitty Coinz by helping out your neighbors Haley and Brandon with their kittens. Use Coinz to dress up your kitten and buy greatstuff for your home! http://www.game-era.com/Game/Dogz In Dogz®, you adopt an adorable puppy from different breeds, raise and train him just like in real life. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Hamsterz-Life In Hamsterz Life, you adopt a cute hamster from different breeds, raise and train him. As your hamster grows stronger, he can build his own Ham-country with its own bakery, school and bookstore and invite other hamsters. http://www.game-era.com/Game/IL-2-Sturmovik-1946 Oleg Maddox's world famous IL-2 Sturmovik series of flight simulators continues to expand. The latest offering, IL-2 1946, adds 36 new planes, four new gigantic maps, over a hundred new ground objects, and nearly 200 new campaign missions. This new opus also includes all of the previous Il-2 series content. What years ago began as a one-aircraft study sim is now an astonishing anthology, with a whopping 229 flyable aircraft and over 300 aircraft total! Not to mention that players will have the opportunity to get a first glance at the future of the series arriving next year: Storm of War Battle of Britain via exclusive bonus videos. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Rayman-Raving-Rabbids Hordes of crazed out-of control bunnies have invaded, enslaving Rayman and forcing him to participate in 'gladiator' style trials. Help Rayman win his freedom back by entertaining and outwitting these fury foes. Use the most hilarious fighting moves imaginable. Run races on animals, fight in the arena, mesmerize the bunnies with your dance moves, throw cows, milk pigs or engage in plunger shooting madness! The possibilities for fun are endless. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Red-Steel As the story unfolds, your fianc#233;e has been kidnapped and her father - a Japanese mafia kingpin - murdered by a rival gang. The only way to save your loved one is to journey from Los Angeles to Japan and confront the Tokyo underworld. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Super-Monkey-Ball-Banana-Blitz AiAi and friends come to the Nintendo Wii! An all-action extravaganza of unique new puzzles and madcap multiplayer gameplay, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz takes the ground-breaking Wii controller and shows the world exactly what it can do!Get stuck into scores of new puzzle levels and a barrel-load of thrilling new party games, all specifically designed to take spectacular advantage of the pioneering Wii controller.One for you and every last one of your friends, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz takes the classic, fan-favourite Super Monkey Ball gameplay and adds a whole new world of fun. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Superman-Returns-The-Videogame Superman's great at saving the world, but he sure hasn't had much success when it comes to video games. The disastrous Superman 64 was no doubt the low point in the Man of Steel's video game history, but even his highs haven't been all that high. Superman Returns: The Videogame was originally slated to release alongside the movie in June (which had its own tumultuous production saga), but it wasn't ready in time and the release date was pushed back to coincide with the DVD of the movie going on sale. Despite the delay, the game still doesn't seem to be ready, but that hasn't stopped it from being released. It's certainly not as bad as Superman 64, but it's still plenty bad. Superman Returns does do a few things well, and it does manage to be entertaining for the first hour or so, but it's all downhill from there. http://www.game-era.com/Game/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Creature-from-the-Krusty-Krab Your perception of Bikini Bottom will never be the same as you embark on a series of fantastic tales of the bizarre and unusual. Adventure your way through nine deeply outrageous and visually wacky levels. Experience the world of SpongeBob like never before as you rampage through Bikini Bottom as gigantic Plankton, fly as SpongeBob through the savage jaw of the enormous bull worm and even blast off into outer space as you survive a high-speed asteroid field as Patrick. http://www.game-era.com/Game/GT-Pro-Series # Free steering wheel included (compatible with most racing games)# Race 80+ authentically modeled cars, each with 11 tunable components# Dominate the competition in drift mode by mastering awesome drift combos# Split-screen multiplayer modes for up to 4 players http://www.game-era.com/Game/King-of-Fighters-XI Nothing pisses off long time gaming nerds like us more than when developers mess around with our beloved game franchises, perhaps by making an attempt to introduce something new, or when they dare to ever so slightly alter a subtle nuance such as the colour of a favourite character's hair. Or that is what the internet would have you believe, more so than ever each time The King Of Fighters is wheeled out. Don't believe us? Then check our Neowave review elsewhere on the site, which began in similar fashion.In this case, SNK Playmore have callously destroyed the time-honoured manner in which the name of each instalment is followed by a particular year, going instead with unfamiliar, slightly scary Roman numerals. To top this off, the maligned Maximum Impact sequel has snatched the '2006' moniker in the USA, thus confusing and bewildering fans unable to accept this new twist in the series' lineage. As the Yorkshire News points out every Saturday morning, it is a perfect example of why change isn't good. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Monster-4x4-World-Circuit Monster 4x4: World Circuit!Get ready to pilot the world's most powerful trucks and go head-to-head in pulse-pounding off-road competitions all over the world. Whether you're grinding through the desert of Egypt, crunching up snowy mountains in Russia, or smashing up trees in California to make the ride a little bumpier for the guy behind you, keep your eyes on the prize: the cash you earn on the circuit goes to customize your trucks and build up your ultimate Monster machine. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Open-Season Take a Walk on the Wild Side!Team up with a cast of crazy critters, unleashing your animal instincts in Open Season, the game - a riotous romp in the great outdoors where the rowdy brood of forest animals turns the tables on a bunch of unsuspecting hunters.When a domesticated grizzly named Boog gets lured into leaving the creature comforts of home by a fast-talking mule deer named Elliot, he finds himself lost in the woods just three days before hunting season. Forced to 'rough it' in the great outdoors, Boog goes native, rallying all the forest animals to take back their home and send the hunters packing.Take a walk on the wild side in this outrageous adventure based on Open Season, the movie (in theaters now)! http://www.game-era.com/Game/Rampage-Total-Destruction Get ready to roam, rage and Rampage your way through cities of the world destroying everything in your path in Rampage: Total Destruction! George, Lizzy and Ralph are back along with 27 new monsters that you can find, collect and play as. Wander through 3D neighborhoods of major cities trashing everything in sight as you uncover hidden monsters and power-ups. As an added bonus the original arcade versions of Rampage and Rampage World Tour are included. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Thrillville Upon first glance, it would be easy to pass off Frontier's latest theme park-building management game, Thrillville, as a kid's version of its amusement park-management series, RollerCoaster Tycoon. Thrillville does not offer anywhere near the depth or complexity of the Tycoon series in terms of micromanaging resources to maximize profits and attract large crowds, and its presentation takes a page more out of Psychonauts' book than anything Will Wright would dream up. However, instead of targeting the niche business-management crowd with more of the same, or dumbing down the product for an equally niche children's market, Frontier seems to be going after more-casual players, by focusing more on easy-to-pick-up yet often surprisingly complex minigames, and by wrapping the experience up in a nicely put-together package. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Viva-Pinata Giving the world Horstachios, Buzzlegums and Fudgehogs After four years in some form of development, an initially humble game concept has blossomed into something far, far bigger. Let's shakeup the Xbox 360 demographic as we experience the joys of life on Pi#241;ata Island... http://www.game-era.com/Game/Barnyard Bring the Barnyard movie to life! Battle the coyote invaders, tee up for a game of golf, target the bulls eye with your flying chicken and race downhill on your speedy bike. Explore a fully interactive, 3D world and prove they have what it takes to be the biggest party animal of them all. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Brothers-In-Arms-D-Day 2 MEN. 1 STORY.On the night before D-Day, the 101st Airborne parachuted behind enemy lines in Normandy. The hopes of the free world rested upon their shoulders. As either Sgt. Matt Baker or Cpl. Joe Hartsock, lead your Screaming Eagles into the largest airborne invasion the world has ever known. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Dead-or-Alive-Xtreme-2 Join the DOA girls at the beach--frolic at your own pace, compete in new beach games and see all their curves up close and personal. Play as Kasumi, Christie or any of the nine female characters that appear in the DEAD OR ALIVE series. This is the way resort life was meant to be enjoyed.Visit New Zack Island and have an enjoyable stay! http://www.game-era.com/Game/EA-Replay As if! EA Replay is a throw back to what you loved about videogames in the first place! Let EA bring you back to a simpler time when movies were still on VHS, Boy Bands were all the rage, people adorned themselves in layers of plaid and called themselves 'grunge', everyone wanted to live in 90210, and the dawn of gaming's golden age took hold.Embrace the 90's nostalgia with a compilation of 14 classic console games from EA exclusively for the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system! EA Replay promises to deliver the same great console experience on-the-go for all 14 games including hit franchises such as the Strike series, Road Rash, and Wing Commander.Go head-to-head with friends in multiplayer on select titles, unlock original game art, and save your game at any point. Let the memories come rushing back and take the fun of the 90's wherever you go with EA Replay. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Curious-George Video games are about to become quite curious.Curious George, star of the beloved children's book series for over 60 years, is making his way to a video game console or PC near you. Based on the upcoming animated feature by Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, Curious George follows the adventures of George from the jungles of Africa to the concrete jungle of the Big City where he joins Ted, the Man with the Yellow Hat. Follow the adventures of George and Ted as they try to find a new museum attraction that is spectacular enough to attract new customers and keep the museum from being turned into a parking lot. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Star-Trek-Encounters STAR TREK: ENCOUNTERS is a shoot 'em-up arcade style space combat game featuring ships, characters, and weapons from 40 years of Star Trek. Take command of your starship and blast through the universe, defending your vessel and demolishing your opponents' in fast action battles. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Star-Trek-Tactical-Assault Star Trek: Tactical Assault is a real-time spaceship combat game for 1 or 2 players, featuring a wide array of authentic Star Trek races, ships, and weaponry from the universe of the original Star Trek series. Players take command of powerful Federation and Klingon warships and must outthink and out duel their opponents in order to succeed. Play through more than 30 missions spread between the Federation or Klingon campaigns in single-player mode or go head-to-head against a friend in wireless multiplayer action. You are in command; and as the Captain, it is up to you to make the best decisions for your crew. With a branching missions, you will decide the direction and ultimate outcome of your campaign. http://www.game-era.com/Game/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Battle-for-Middle-Earth-II-The-Rise-of-the-Witch-king In The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-King *, the expansion pack** to the critically acclaimed, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, players can now command the rise of evil in Middle-earth.With all new content from J.R.R. Tolkien's original fiction, EA continues to expand the Lord of the Rings universe, offering gamers the opportunity to experience the epic battles that took place before those depicted in the New Line Cinema films. Expanding on every feature found in The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II as well as boasting entirely new content. The all new single player campaign's innovative new units will help to tell the story of the evil Witch-King's rise to power, domination of Angmar, and invasion of the great kingdom of Arnor, home to Aragorn's ancestors. To fully experience the evil side of Middle-earth, gamers can now play as the all new Angmar faction in skirmish, multiplayer, and War of the Ring modes.Experience a whole new depth of strategy with upgraded War of the Ring and Create-A-Hero features. Create-A-Hero's entirely new Troll class boasts additional weapons and armour that will allow players to have even more freedom in customizing their game play. War of the Ring, the risk-style meta-game, offers upgraded army persistence, a new siege dynamic on the Living World Map, and unified territories that serve as major control points. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Europa-Universalis-III The Europa Universalis series put Paradox Interactive on the map as a leading strategy developer and publisher, which is why fans the world over took notice when the company recently revealed more information on its long-awaited release, Europa Universalis III.Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy. This soon-to-be classic PC Strategy title will be characterized by immense depth and historical content that charge its challenging gameplay with incredible replayability value. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Defcon In a sincere act of tribute, developer Introversion has taken the deadly global thermonuclear warfare simulation from the classic 1983 Cold War film WarGames and fleshed it out into a full game called Defcon: Everybody Dies. The game stays true to the message of its source material, which is that there are no winners in nuclear war, though it does posit that perhaps with the right strategy, you can lose less when it finally does happen. The game's abstract visual style is absolutely striking, presenting Armageddon with a certain cool detachment, and the simple, clear-cut objective makes it an easy game to pick up. Defcon's biggest weakness is that beyond the queasy thrill of simulating full-scale nuclear war, there's not much structure. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Just-Cause Suspension of disbelief is such a fundamental part of the video game experience that we often take it for granted. Multiple lives and first-aid kits that instantly mend whatever ails you are conventions that we accept without batting an eye, even in games that purport to have realistic settings. That said, Just Cause is a visceral third-person action game with some outrageous action that will require an extra helping of that suspension of disbelief to be able to enjoy. But, if you can get past the infeasibility of a man hanging onto the tail of a flying jet with one hand, you might find a lot to like in Just Cause. http://www.game-era.com/Game/EyeToy-Kinetic-Combat Embark on a 16 week Martial Arts inspired fitness programme featuring over 25 hours of classes. New Martial Arts Personal Trainer uses Motion Matching Technology to monitor your technique, providing increased interaction and feedback. Improve your skills in 12 training games, then put your moves to the test against 4 sparring opponents. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Final-Fantasy-VII-Dirge-of-Cerberus It's difficult not to have high expectations of a game that carries the title of one of the most popular and beloved video games ever made, so right from the start the odds are stacked against Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII. It also doesn't help that the game eschews its role-playing roots in favor of a generic third-person shooter design. If you're looking for another character-driven epic that lives up to the Final Fantasy VII name, you'll be disappointed with Dirge of Cerberus. If you could care less about all that and are just looking for a mindless action game to blast through in a weekend or two, you can find some moderate enjoyment in Dirge of Cerberus. But in a market that is filled to bursting with great action games, it takes more than some mediocre gunplay and Final Fantasy window dressing to make a game worth your time and money. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Heroes-of-Might-Magic-V-Hammers-of-Fate Take part into a thrilling new adventure in the world of Ashan with the Hammers of Fate expansion. Discover uncharted territories and experience new ways of playing Heroes of Might Magic V.Queen Isabel's war is over and the Griffin Empire is on its knees. The Empire is paralyzed by a vicious civil war, having barely recovered from the massive conflict against the demon hordes and the undead legions.Isabel, now worshipped as a Saint, leads a merciless inquisition to purge the Empire of any trace of corruption. Rebel forces gather at the fringe of the realm to counter the Queen's fanatics. Meanwhile, from the north awakens a new power. After centuries of isolation, the Mountain Lords once again fuel their forges and blow their war horns... http://www.game-era.com/Game/L-A-Rush-Showdown 'LA Rush' was first released on the PlayStation 2 and was one of the most intense, exciting racing games on the console at the time. 'LA Rush: Showdown' is the latest offering, and is an all out, speed-fest for your PSP.The groundbreaking story mode of 'LA Rush: Showdown' has players take on the role of Trikz, a street racer from Los Angeles at the top of his game who arrives home from vacation to discover all of his rides have been stolen by his chief rival, Lidell Rey. The game includes vocal performances from actor/comedian Orlando Jones (Drumline, Evolution, The Replacements) in the role of Trikz's partner, Ty Malix. Lending their voice and likeness to the game's cast are Ryan, Mad Mike, Q, Big Dane, Ish and Alex from West Coast Customs Inc., and platinum-selling rapper Twista who appears as the world's fastest man brought to Los Angeles as a driver for Lidell Rey. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Made-Man Made ManToday's a big day for me. When it's all over I'm either gonna be a Made ManTM or I'm gonna be dead.But before I get ahead of myself, let me tell you that if it's job security you're after, growing old and drawing a pension - a normal life - then you can stop reading right now.You'd be better off sticking to your nine-to-five job, day-time TV or whatever it is you normal people do all day. I guess I might have had a normal life, but then that would be a whole different story. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Disneys-Kim-Possible-Whats-the-Switch Kim Possible: What's The Switch? gives you the chance to play as Kim, Shego and Rufus! Kim and her nemesis Shego grudgingly team up to bring everything back to normal when the minds of Dr. Drakken and Ron Stoppable are switched. Save the day together in global missions, in this action-packed adventure exclusively for Playstation 2. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Enemy-Territory-Quake-Wars Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is an online, tactical shooter in which the armies of Earth are fighting an alien race known as the Strogg. http://www.game-era.com/Game/EverQuest-II-Echoes-of-Faydwer My original EverQuest character began his adventures in the bustling city of Qeynos, he spent much of his career far to the east in a land called Faydwer. The massive dwarven city of Kaladim stood beneath the Butcherblock Mountains and served as a haven for adventurers who warred with the goblins camped nearby. Nearby, orcs from the Crushbone Keep patrolled the vast forests of the Faydark, but the greatest danger was in taking a wrong step off of the platforms of the elves' treetop city of Kelethin. The less said about the castle inhabited by a dark elf vampire or the surprisingly deadly chessboard, the better.The point is that Faydwer had a seemingly endless supply of delights and diversions for players brave enough to seek them out. The latest expansion for EverQuest II, Echoes of Faydwer, allows players to return to these lands and see how they've changed over the course of 500 years. And though some of the place names and some of the sights might be familiar, those players who traveled through the same territory in the original EverQuest will find loads of changes. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Defender Defender, originally released in arcades back in 1980, can be a hard, hard game. The arcade classic has you flying a ship above a planet, attempting to stop alien ships from abducting humans and combining with them to form deadly mutants. The Xbox Live Arcade version offers multiple control schemes, an online mode, and an alternate graphics mode. If you were a fan of the original game, chances are you'll enjoy this version. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Asterix-Obelix-XXL-2-Mission-Wifix The version for Nintendo DS takes the story and gives it a shake with use of the stylus and touch screen so cunning that even the druid Getafix would be impressed. A number of hectic mini-games are incorporated into the central game to get that stylus moving, while the addition of two Wi-Fi multiplayer games gives players an extra burst of magic potion-fuelled Gallic mayhem. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Biker-Mice-From-Mars The Biker Mice From Mars are on a quest to get hold of the Regenerator - the only device that can save their home planet from destruction. Stoker, a famous General from the Martian Wars, is the only one who can build it for them, but he has been kidnapped and is being held captive at Rump Towers. They must rescue Stoker, protect him from the bad guys and help him collect some of the vital components he needs to build the regenerator. Will they be able to protect both the regenerator and Stokes? http://www.game-era.com/Game/Bratz-Forever-Diamondz Cloe, Jade, Sasha, and Yasmin are back in a whole new adventure as they compete in the America Rocks Fashion TV show, traveling across the country in search of the hottest young fashion designer. Their road trip across America takes the girls on a wild race, where high fashion and out-of-this-world encounters make for stylin' adventures. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Disney-Princess-Royal-Adventure Disney Princess: Royal Adventure is an enchanted interactive adventure game starring your favorite Disney Princesses.You play the role of Lily, the clever young caretaker of Castle Bright. A collection of special tiaras is missing from the castle and you must find them so the village can hold their annual celebration of the crowns. Complete tasks as you explore the castle and the village to earn your way into seven magical Disney Princess worlds. During your adventure, become friends with the Disney Princesses, Jasmine, Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, Snow White and Aurora -- who will help you on your quest to save the day! http://www.game-era.com/Game/Disneys-Chicken-Little-Ace-in-Action Blast off with Chicken Little's superhero alter ego, Ace, and the valiant versions of his misfit friends Runt, Abby and Mr. Fish, Foxy Loxy and her sidekick, Goosey Loosey, are planning a totally terrible takeover of the planet Earth! Will Ace and his squadron prevail? Only if you can hatch an egg-stravagant operation to oust those pesky alien robots. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Terrawars-New-York-Invasion Terrawars: New York Invasion encompasses some of the most overused themes in the history of video games. You'll experience alien invasion, gun fights, platform jumping, and time travel. OK, so there's no time travel actually in the game, but playing it will give you the distinct feeling that you've traveled back in time to play a mediocre Half-Life mod from 1999. The overall lack of quality is painfully evident throughout Terrawars, from the eye-gouging visuals to the rudimentary, almost primitive, design. Compared to modern PC shooters, Terrawars is outclassed in every possible way, and it certainly isn't worth even a budget price. http://www.game-era.com/Game/FIFA-Manager-07 Player Career ModeWhen the user joins a new club they have the option to turn on Action Mode. If they go for it they then have two modes they can select, Player Career (where you follow the same player through their career) or Match to Match Decision.Player CareerThe aim here is for the user to train up a pre-selected player, and once they achieve certain targets in training, the user then has the ability to take control of the player in the 3D match. This feature is already proving popular. The manager can also switch to a new player by simply selling or loaning out the current player (or if the player retires). You cannot switch by simply moving the player to the reserves. If the player is injured or banned, you can not play this mode. http://www.game-era.com/Game/NBA-2K7 The legacy lives on! NHL® 2K7 reigns supreme as the category leader in innovation, design and critical acclaim with 4 straight years as the #1 rated* NHL video game. 2K7 marks a 2nd year of next-generation domination with a groundbreaking presentation system and all-new controls, delivering yet another year of truly immersive and authentic NHL action. http://www.game-era.com/Game/NHL-2K7 The legacy lives on! NHL® 2K7 reigns supreme as the category leader in innovation, design and critical acclaim with 4 straight years as the #1 rated* NHL video game. 2K7 marks a 2nd year of next-generation domination with a groundbreaking presentation system and all-new controls, delivering yet another year of truly immersive and authentic NHL action. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Scooby-Doo-Whos-Watching-Who Mystery Inc. are the stars of a hit reality TV show about ghost hunting. However, when rival show team GSI (Ghost Scene Investigators) question Mystery Inc's 'unscientific' methods of ghost detection, the challenge is on to see who can debunk the most ghosts!Scooby, Shaggy and the gang will travel cross-country visiting spooky locations and unmasking classic ghosts. Are their 'old-fashioned' methods up to the challenge? http://www.game-era.com/Game/Scurge-Hive 'Scurge: Hive' - 48 hours ago a distress signal was sent from a remote research lab studying a virulent organism identified as the 'Scurge'. Bounty hunter Jenosa Arma has been sent to investigate and salvage any research technology from within the facility. Armed with top-secret projectile gauntlets and a prototype battle suit capable of integrating technologies, she must use her skills and abilities to complete her objectives on the remote planet. 50 types of infected biological, mechanical, and energy-based creatures spanning over 350 levels of intense combat and exploration. However time is of the essence as she races to nullify the Scurge cours http://www.game-era.com/Game/Space-Invaders-Evolution Space Invaders Evolution encapsulates the Evolution ethos by taking the original concept onto entirely new ground with its Future Mode. Here the basic concept of Taito's iconic shooter is transposed, mutated and evolved into an entirely new game. By combining furious shooting action with multiple viewpoints and incorporating rhythm action elements to add an unexpected edge to the gameplay, Space Invaders Evolution marks a genuine evolution of the game design into a new concept only possible on modern hardware. Keeping the game's original premise of repelling an invasion, this time the battle is fought in space with the player controlling a mobile cannon moving along an orbital path. Your main objective is subtly different as levels are completed by destroying an elusive mother ship rather than simply clearing the screen of enemies. The catch is that this crucially important vessel can only be harmed by executing special attacks fuelled by items harvested from destroying wave after wave of invaders that it constantly seeds. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Worldwide-Soccer-Manager-2007 The next step in Sports Interactive's genre-defining Football Manager series will be ready to take over your PC and Mac screens in time for Christmas 2006.The game, not surprisingly titled Football Manager 2007, will be packed with more than 100 new features, many of which have been introduced due to popular demand from fans. Some of the features have yet to be announced, but the ones that have look like moving yet another step closer to the goal of making the game a real football management experience.A new feeder club feature looks set to add further realism to dealing in the transfer market. And if last years overhaul on the Training module is anything to go by, the revamp of the Scouting and Youth Team features are going to be another festive treat from the guys at Sport's Interactive. http://www.game-era.com/Game/SEGA-Genesis-Collection Sega Genesis was one of, if not the best, game console of all time. The Genesis featured knockout graphics for its time and, more importantly, exciting and innovative games. From engrossing RPGs to fast-paced action titles to addictive puzzle games, the Genesis had it all. With the glut of cookie-cutter titles on current-gen systems, it's nice to be able to go back to a time when games were fresh and exciting and the potential for virtual adventure seemed limitless. Sega Genesis Collection is exactly what a nostalgic gamer needs for a worthwhile trip down memory lane.Featuring 27 Sega-published Genesis games and five unlockable Sega arcade games, the SGC is one of the most robust collections I've seen. Considering it retails for just $19.99, this is the best deal you'll find in any store this year. Where most collections have 30% great games and 70% crap you'd never play, the Sega Genesis Collection is more of an 80/20 split between good and bad. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Contra You're not looking for this Contra. While there's certainly nothing too wrong with the arcade version of Contra, it's the NES version of the game that made the name so popular. So it's inherently disappointing that the arcade version is the one making an appearance on Xbox Live Arcade. It's well emulated and offers some pretty good online co-op play, so the news isn't all bad. On top of that, the developers even slid the NES version's code for 30 lives into the arcade version of the game. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Capcom-Classic-Collection-Reloaded A solid compilation based on last year's PS2 anthology, Capcom's most recent PSP effort, Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded, is a downsized port with 19 games that revisits some of the company's best arcade titles from 1984-1992. For Portable owners this is particularly good news as Reloaded is certainly better than Capcom's last omnibus for the system, Classics Remixed.Now it was widely accepted that the original PlayStation 2 version of this collection was a nod to renowned videogame designer, Yoshiki Okamoto (after all, he was involved with the creation or development of almost half the games in the assortment). Best known to recent players for his contributions to Devil May Cry, Resident Evil and Genji, Okamoto had an equally important role in titles such as Street Fighter, Final Fight, and 1942. Sure, his namesake in America isn't as recognizable as that of Kojima or Miyamoto's, but his games are... and that's pretty impressive. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Pokemon-Mystery-Dungeon-Red-Rescue-Team What if you woke up one day, and you were a Pok#233;mon? What if all of the sudden you find yourself in a NEW world, where you can speak and interact with other Pok#233;mon? The adventure begins when you and your partner Pok#233;mon set out on rescue missions in a world ravaged by natural disasters. But what is your true purpose and destiny in this Pok#233;mon world? That's the REAL mystery . http://www.game-era.com/Game/Rebel-Raiders-Operation-Nighthawk Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk is a futuristic jet combat game with three unique aircraft, 16 missions, and 32 challenges. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Great-Journey-Mr-Penguins-Letter Great Journey - Mr. Penguin's Letter is a children's adventure game featuring 7 mini-games and 30 locations all over the world. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Air-Conflicts Air Conflicts is an arcade style WWII sim, with a historical timeline and authentic planes. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Bad-Day-LA Murphy's Law--the assertion that if something can go wrong, it will--is in full effect in Bad Day LA. Taking place in modern-day Los Angeles, the game sees the city plunge into chaos as it's plagued by terrorist attacks, earthquakes, meteor showers, fires, gang wars, tsunamis, and more. With so many divisive elements, from the crazy homeless protagonist to the regular jabs at Homeland Security, there was great potential for some cutting satire here. Unfortunately, Bad Day LA has all the subtlety of a hammer, and the occasional commentary on the absurdities of modern life is drowned out by a constant barrage of uninspired vulgarity. Even the game's shock value rings hollow, and it doesn't distract from the fact that this third-person action game is short, ugly, and sloppy. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Rome-Total-War-Alexander Alexander the Great supposedly once said, 'There is nothing impossible to him who would try.' Well, he never played his namesake expansion pack for Rome: Total War. This latest, download-only addition to The Creative Assembly's long-running series of historic epics is so spectacularly difficult that even the legendary Macedonian conqueror would have a rough go of subduing those pesky Persians. The game provides an illuminating lesson on just how tough of a task the monarch set for himself when he journeyed out to conquer the known world in 335 BC, and it's a splash of cold Grecian wine in the face of Total War-series veterans who think they've done it all. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Caesar-IV-Demo The Caesar IV demo comes complete with one full scenario and tutorial content. http://www.game-era.com/Game/1701-AD This demo includes a tutorial, one single-player map, and one multiplayer map. There is a 90-minute time limit for each game session. http://www.game-era.com/Game/GTR2 Climb behind the wheel and experience the thrill of driving to new heights in the GTR 2 single-player demo! http://www.game-era.com/Game/Sonic-Riders This demo of Sonic Riders lets you try your air board tricks. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Stronghold-Legends This demo lets you try out the tutorial and one skirmish level of king of the hill, which is playable using any of the three sides. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Age-of-Empires-III-The-WarChiefs This demo gives you the ability to build your Indian empire as you play out one skirmish and one campaign map as either the Iroquois or the Germans. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Undercover-Operation-Wintersun-PC The game features real-time 3D rendered characters with lighting and shadow effects, highly detailed realistic graphics and complex animation system. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Prey-Demo Take on your alien captures as you explore both their spaceship and your Indian heritage in this demo for Prey. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Call-of-Juarez LEIPZIG, Germany--Call of Juarez, a Western-themed first-person shooter from Ubisoft and Techland, promises to bring you all the excitement of being a cowboy without having to suffer the saddle sores. Beyond the Western theme, there are some interesting gameplay mechanics in Call of Juarez that should set it apart from the glut of other shooters on the market. We visited the Ubisoft booth at the 2006 Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, for a lengthy demo showcasing a few levels from the game. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Dikanka-2 Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka 2 http://www.game-era.com/Game/War-World-Tactical-Combat Designed with both single and multiplayer modes, War World: Tactical Combat is a fighting game where players build and battle the other mech warriors. http://www.game-era.com/Game/RIP R.I.P. is an arcade shooter that puts you in the role of one of three anti-heroes: Death, Halloween, or Rock'n'Roll http://www.game-era.com/Game/GTI-Racing Do you miss Fahrvergn#252;gen? Well, don't worry, because this all-Volkswagen racing game features five generations of Golfs, as well as classic cars. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Secrets-of-Da-Vinci-Forbidden-Manuscript Does the name Leonardo mean more to you than a katana-wielding turtle? Does the mention of the name Da Vinci conjure up more than an image of Tom Hanks? If so, and if you're interested in the works of the immensely talented artist, inventor, and all-around genius known as Leonardo Da Vinci, then you might be interested in the latest adventure game from Kheops Studio. The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript is a fictional adventure that has you searching for the lost works of the master himself. The game doesn't actually reveal any secrets about Da Vinci, so if you're looking to back up any conspiracy theories, you'll be disappointed. Beyond the name, there isn't anything remarkable about The Secrets of Da Vinci. It's a solid but standard point-and-click adventure that isn't the least bit adventurous. Despite that, it still proves satisfying enough for fans of adventure games. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Shinobido-Imashime Shinobido Imashime is an action title for the PS2 http://www.game-era.com/Game/Company-of-Heroes While intimidating, this visceral real-time strategy reenactment of World War II's Western Front showcases just how far RTS game design and presentation quality have come. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Spyro-Season-of-Ice Once you're used to floating diagonally and hopping ledges toward loftier areas, the game becomes quite fun. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Ultimate-Ride Ultimate Ride has a great basic premise that is sure to appeal to roller coaster fans of all ages. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Zax-The-Alien-Hunter Zax succeeds admirably with its simple aims. It handles one vital game design element extremely well: pacing. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Mario-Party-3 Hudson's dedication to solid, addictive puzzle gaming that makes for a wholly enjoyable multiplayer experience is apparent. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Project-Justice Originally designed for the Naomi hardware in arcades, the Dreamcast version looks virtually identical to its coin-op counterpart. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Tech-Deck-Skateboarding Tech Deck Skateboarding is a solid video game re-creation of the uniquely hands-on Tech Deck experience. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Front-Office-Football-2001 It's easily the game of choice for football fanatics who want to micromanage every aspect of their favorite teams' operations. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Dark-Age-of-Camelot-Labyrinth-of-the-Minotaur Dark Age of Camelot celebrates its fifth anniversary with the release of Labyrinth of the Minotaur, the new expansion for the epic fantasy massively-multiplayer online role-playing game. This is the seventh expansion for Camelot and it introduces a hulking new player race, a unique new player class, a massive new dungeon, and an exciting new Realm vs. Realm (RvR) game play experience.The ancient race of Minotaur has returned to the lands of Albion, Midgard, and Hibernia to reclaim powerful but corrupt relics hidden long ago by their ancestors. Lust for these relics once brought about the downfall of the powerful Minotaur kingdom and their evil influence now threatens the kingdoms of Man.The Minotaur seek the help of the three Realms to reclaim the lost relics and prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. In exchange, the Minotaur have promised to share the secrets of the Mauler, a unique profession whose practitioners draw upon the powers of the earth to enhance their martial arts prowess.Only the mightiest of heroes will be called in the service of their king to aid the Minotaur with their quest. They will venture deep beneath the former Minotaur capital on the island of Agramon to explore the maze-like Labyrinth, a dungeon whose size knows no equal. Rumors of an army of mechanical constructs powered by dark magic abound and it is said that Cerberus himself watches over the relics.Those heroes lucky enough to emerge from the Labyrinth in possession of a relic travel the Frontiers as marked men. There are many that covet these relics and they will stop at nothing to possess them. The pursuit of these relics will escalate into a vast struggle that will burn like a wild fire, engulfing all races and beings across the Realms. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Death-Jr-2-Root-of-Evil Death Jr. returns to the PSP® system in an all-new adventure in a spooky tree house of terror! Teaming up for even more firepower, DJ and Pandora will take on a variety of possessed enemies as they progress through an adventure that seamlessly blends smooth platforming, intense combat, complex enemy AI and a unique sense of humor. Destroy spirits and enemies with all new upgradable weapons like the C4 Hamster Mark II's, Pandora's Tommy Gun, Cherry Bomb Launcher and the Flaming TP Thrower! http://www.game-era.com/Game/Death-Jr-and-the-Science-Fair-of-Doom It's the worst science fair ever as Death Jr. and his pals make their way through a crazy world of science projects gone wrong! Use the touch pad to execute cool scythe combos, switch between DJ and Pandora and play seriously twisted mini-games in a warped and twisted platforming adventure. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Deep-Labyrinth A boy and his dog, a drive through the countryside, a mysterious castle-and an epic adventure. Explore a world populated by magical creatures and monstrous foes. Descend, if you dare, into the dark heart of the Deep Labyrinth!The first 3D first-person RPG for cellular phones has become the first 3D first-person RPG for the Nintendo DS, taking full advantage of the DS's dual screens and touch screen in the process. Players explore dozens of dungeon levels, fighting hordes of hideous monsters in real-time with swords and spells. Two engrossing scenarios weave two amazing stories--one for newcomers to role-playing games, and one for RPG veterans. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Dungeons-Dragons-Tactics Take a party of six adventurers into an epic DD® adventure of turn-based action. Players take on the role of a mortal child caught in a conflict of two competing dragons striving for godhood. Alignment is critical, as it affects the end of the story and allows players to change from good to evil, or the other way around, depending on which quests they choose. The game has a co-op mode for players to team together through the quest, and also a deathmatch mode where players fight one another with their saved parties. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Elite-Beat-Agents In a jam? Well, all these guys DO is jam! Prepare to rock as these beat masters use their groovy moves to save the day.Features * As the music plays, players tap the screen, trace rhythmic patterns and keep the beat as the story unfolds on the top screen. * Every scene is accompanied by rump-shaking tunes, but players have to keep the Elite Beat Agents grooving. The worse players do, the worse the story might end up. * Rhythm games have come and gone, but no one has ever seen anything like the Elite Beat Agents. Whether they're helping a lost dog find its way home or helping a babysitter charm a hunky football player, no crisis is too weird. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Fahrenheit The term 'cinematic gameplay' gets tossed around an awful lot these days. And it's often tossed around by game makers who simply throw in a few letterboxed cutscenes and minimalist heads-up displays and then call it a day. Developer Quantic Dream's Indigo Prophecy is a game that actually gives cinematic gameplay some context, as well as some real heartfelt meaning. More movie with an interactive progression than video game pretending to be a movie, Indigo Prophecy eschews practically any modern gameplay convention in favor of a significantly more subtle mechanical interface. You take part in every action in Indigo Prophecy--from the biggest fight sequence, to the most minor of day-to-day tasks--and you do it all with simple movements of the analog sticks on your PC gamepad or with some quick button presses that are more akin to a rhythm game than a typical third-person adventure. But where Indigo Prophecy truly shines is in its story, which is a deep, captivating, and sometimes disturbing tale of one average man's journey to solve a murder that he himself committed. http://www.game-era.com/Game/American-Civil-War-Gettysburg American Civil War: Gettysburg is a strategy game based on the historic Civil War battle. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Terrorist-Takedown-Payback Terrorist Takedown: Payback is the sequel to the value-priced shooter, Terrorist Takedown. The game features 10 missions and a variety of weapons and vehicles. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Pilot-Down-Behind-Enemy-Lines This action game is set during the winter of 1944, when your plane is shot down over Germany and it's up to you to avoid German patrols and make it to Switzerland. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Brothers-In-Arms-Hells-Highway Featuring unprecedented visuals and gameplay, Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway drops you into the boots of a 101st Airborne paratrooper during Operation Market Garden, the largest Airborne operation of WWII. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Championship-Manager-2007 Developed by London based Beautiful Game Studios (BGS), Championship Manager 2007 is a totally new iteration of the best-selling football management simulation. Championship Manager 2007 has a completely new look with new skins, menu shortcuts and a dynamic side bar all ensuring that every gaming taste is catered for. The introduction of an International Management option enables players to manage their country and be a part of the biggest football tournament in the world. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Charlottes-Web Set out on an inspiring adventure based on the Charlotte's Web movie and experience one of the best-loved stories of all time!Play as Wilbur or Templeton and unravel the mysteries of Charlotte's Web, exploring the amazing world of the Zukerman Farm as you go.A moving and engaging game for PC, Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, it expertly recreates the world of Charlotte's Web from the December 2006 Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures film. Roam around four unique worlds from the movie - each comprising four levels - and play as one of several characters, including Wilbur and Templeton.Charlotte's Web Activity Center for PC CD offers nine complete games featuring the popular characters from the Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures film in cinemas this December and will make the perfect holiday gift.The exciting, varied gameplay features primary and secondary objectives on every stage to make sure the adventure never lets up, while unlockable mini-games add to the fun. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Contact You turn on your DS. What you see is a Professor in a spaceship under attack by an enemy ship. You watch as he crash-lands on a planet and abducts a young boy named Terry.What happens next is unprecedented. The Professor turns and asks you--yes, YOU--to guide Terry in a quest to locate the lost 'cells' which power his ship. It's already too late--you've been Contacted.This journey will take you across deserts, into a military fortress, through an otaku paradise, and into a foreboding castle. You'll play old-school arcade games, collect over 100 items, and help Terry collect costumes and build stats. You'll even interact with the Professor and his space dog Mochi. But you won't be alone. Through the magic of the Nintendo WiFi Connection, you can Contact your friends. Their 'Terrys' will come live in your game, on WiFisland.It's weird, it's wacky, it's totally unconventional--and it's coming soon, only for the Nintendo DS. http://www.game-era.com/Game/Dance-Dance-Revolution-Ultramix-4 The hottest revolution and bestselling video game in the music game category delivers its best dance performance yet on the Xbox with Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX4. Jam-packed with new features, modes, music and gameplay, Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX4 offers incredible content for casual, beginner and advanced dancers. For first time players, Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX4 is the perfect introductory game in the series with new tutorials and super-easy levels to make anyone a dancing machine! http://www.game-era.com/Game/American-McGee-Presents-Bad-Day-LA Los Angeles will experience everything unimaginable all in one day and you have a front row seat. This third person action/adventure can easily be described as revolutionary in concept, execution, play and unparalleled perspective on our daily lives. PCs all over will be windows into the hilarious disasters realized by American McGee.