In the up coming Street Fighter vs Tekken, the Playstation 3 and Vita versions will have bonus characters, and one of them is the long awaited appearance of Mega Man, but not quite the Mega Man your thinking of.

People have been waiting for Mega Man in a fighting game, but is this the version you have been waiting for? What do you think of the out of shape guy in a Mega Man suit?

Call of Duty Modern Warefare 3 is another game in a long line of Call of Duty games. By the title you can tell that these games no longer stick to just World War 2. The last game,  Black Ops covered the Cuban Missile Crisis. This title takes place in the near future, with Russia pretty much invading the whole planet.

The story is continued from the previous Modern Warfare games, there is an evil Russian general that has tricked Russia into going to war. Like usual, there are some over the top set pieces,  from the Eiffel Tower exploding, to whole buildings falling and fighting through them.

The single player is like playing a Micheal Bay movie, explosions and gunfire are the name of the game and if you have surround sound this game is one of the best sounding ones you will ever encounter. Really the only thing holding back the single player is the length which will probably only take around five hours.

The multiplayer is the bread and butter of this franchise, the spec ops is a lot of fun to do with a friend. But strangely you can not play co op in the campaign. There are tons of online modes, and for people who are rookies do not be afraid, I managed to get to level ten and I am horrible.

All in all the best Call of Duty game so far. 8 out of 10

The long awaited sequel to Marvel vs Capcom 2 is finally here, Marvel vs Capcom 3, is it worth the wait? Well sort of, Marvel vs Capcom 3 once again pits the super heroes of the Marvel Universe vs the characters of the Capcom universe. What Capcom has been able to do lately is really recapture the excitement of fighting games again, with 2D style game play with 3D visuals. If you have played Super Street Fighter 4 from last year you will be very familiar with this game.

The difference between this game and the Street Fighter series, is the simplicity of this game. The appeal of this game is anyone can play and have fun right away with it. There are still air combos and long chain combos, but they are not necessary to be competitive in this game. The hard core fighting fans in the long run will probably stick to Street Fighter, but for the rest of us, Marvel vs Capcom 3 will be your game.

The visuals and sounds really capture the feel of the old arcade, and there moments when the action is so crazy you can not even tell whats going on. Each match you get to choose three members of your team, and the objective is to knock out the three members of the other team before time runs out. There are about 39 characters to choose from, two of which will be released on March 15th for $5.00 each. The usual ones are in the game with a handful of new faces like Dante from Devil May Cry and Deadpool from Marvel.

As fun as this game is there is really not much to it, you get a standard arcade mode, where you fight about 8 different teams and then fight the main boss, Galactus. Then there is a mission mode, which is basically a mode to try to pull off all the combos for each character. Finally there is online which is a mixed bag, there is no spectator mode, so if you are in a lobby with people you just sit and wait and see nothing, kind of boring, also online you have your standard ranked matches and shadow matches where you play AI based on certain players.

Marvel vs Capcom 3 is a fun game, hands down, but could of used some more modes and features. Also the whole DLC route Capcom has been taking is a little on the cheesy side, $5.00 for one new character seems a little steep. The endings for each character are a little lame as well, just a still picture with a couple lines of text. Since it has been 10 years since the last game came out, they could of really loaded this game with more.

One piece of advice, if you get a chance and you can find an arcade stick for your system to play this on, go ahead and get it, it makes the game a lot more fun. The only problem is these can get a little expensive, so watch for sales!

By Steve Markey

Little Big Planet was released 2 years ago, and broke the mold of conventional video games. What Little Big Planet introduced was a level of creativity that other games did not offer. The visuals of the game were stunning mix of style and imagination, along with the quirky humor, Sony had a original hit on it’s hands. The big attraction of the game was the ability to create your own levels and share them online with other players, thus extending the life of the game ten fold.

With Little Big Planet 2, the sequel expands on the first game. Back are the great visuals and creative flair that the original game had. There are numerous developer made levels to play with a story attached, but of course the story does not make that much sense. The reason to play through these levels is to unlock objects and stickers you can use on your own levels. Another great feature of Little Big Planet 2, is the game imports all your DLC from the first game.

Although this game is a pretty solid game, there are some flaws. The one thing that baffles me, is this game is a platform type game at it’s core, like Super Mario Brothers, but the controls are very floaty. It is like every level is an ice stage, with the release of Little Big Planet 2 you would of thought they would fix this, but to no avail. Another problem is how much you like DLC, there is a ton to choose from, all of it at a cost, and can come off like they are nickel and diming the user.

The creative levels are a mixed bag as well, there are some truly stunning levels out there to play, but for every one of those you will get a hundred that are a waste of time. So be careful while browsing the levels. If you are a creative person and always had a desire to design your own game levels then this is the game for you. If you are a platform game lover, then there are better options out there for you with better controls.

A couple of years ago, EA (Electronic Arts) decided to launch some new franchises, Dead Space being one and Mirror Edge being the other. Neither game sold all that well, but EA felt that Dead Space was a franchise they could continue and profit from. Well their gambled paid off, Dead Space 2 out sold the original almost 3 to 1 making the sequel a much bigger hit and almost guaranteeing there will be more sequels to come.

How much you will like Dead Space 2 depends on how much you like sci-fi and horror movies. The game takes place on a moon of Saturn’s. You play as Engineer Isaac Clarke, and for the past several months you have been drugged and tricked into building a alien artifact. Of course everything goes wrong, you come out of your drug induced coma and now have to make it off the planet before the Necromorphs tear you limb from limb and you also have to destroy the alien artifact that you built, which is the size of a building.

Necromorphs are the monsters of this game, they are more or less mutated humans that just want to kill humans but not each other. You know I never understood that, why don’t monsters or zombies attack each other?  There seems to be more of them in these movies or games, you would think they would be easier targets for each other. Anyways, soon you find some gear and weapons and off you go through corridor after corridor of dimly lit rooms and hundreds of elevators.

The graphics are what you would expect from a AAA game, but the game is so dark at times it really does not matter what the graphics look like. The game play is your standard horror survival 3rd person view. On harder levels there is limited ammo and health, which is funny because they give you a ton of guns to choose from but just no ammo for them. There are also a few puzzles and anti gravity areas. The story is getting pretty large, not only do you have this game but you also have a animated movie and a downloadable game to help fill in all the back story, and there are also audio and text logs in this game to fill you in even more.

The game pretty much plays out  like this, go to a room kill the monsters, fix the object, then realize you need to fix another object in another room, so walk down dark corridor to elevator, then go into room kill monsters again, rinse and repeat for about 10 hours, while collecting health and ammo along the way. Dead Space is a fun game, but if this was a longer game it would probably become boring very quickly, but being about 10 hours is the appropriate length. Basically Dead Space 2 is Resident Evil in space.

Rent the game, play through one weekend and enjoy yourself.  You hardcore guys can play through it on all the different difficulty levels for many more hours of play.

Star Wars the Force Unleashed came out about 2 years ago, the first game was around 10 hours long, different enemy types, fun force powers and a flimsy but ok story that somewhat fit in with the Star Wars cannon. In the first game you play as Starkiller, Darth Vader’s secret apprentice, and depending on your actions you can kill Darth Vader and take his place or join the Rebels and die yourself. The Force Unleashed 2 assumes you  died in the first game, and the game begins as Starkiller is not sure if he is a clone or the real deal, and Darth Vader is trying to manipulate you again.

Unlike the first one, there is no good or bad, you are pretty much a good guy from the start, and the Imperials are your enemies. You are on the run from the beginning of the game till the end, with the Empire hunting you. There are some nice locations, but there are few and far between, there are only four different locations, that is pretty weak for a Star Wars game. Speaking of weak, this game is only five hours at the most and that is taking your time. With this game only being a single player game, you really need some more content for this. The game felt more like an expansion pack then a full sequel. At $60.00 they are asking a little much, $30.00 should of been the proper price.

The force powers are still fun, but you will get bored fighting the same Storm Troopers, over and over again. Some classic characters make and appearance like, Yoda, Princess Leia and Boba Fett. But as I said, they are just appearances, you do not fight them or team up with them. The Yoda stage is really pointless, so not only is the game short, they have pointless stages as well. There is a giant clash with Darth Vader in the end, but it is not anywhere as epic as you would expect.

The game play, graphics and controls are all done fairly well, it is the content and story where this game falls short. The ending is left up for a sequel, but judging how Lucas Arts laid of most of the studio that created the game I doubt that will happen, which is a shame, because with the proper budget and story this could be a great game. The first game was a fun full package worth playing, this game feels like a cheap cash grab by Lucas Art.

This game reflects the feelings of Star Wars fans lately, old dorks like myself, hold on to the Star Wars franchises hoping for the magic of the original trilogy will some how make its way to the new movies and games, but while they do show some flashes, mostly you are left feeling let down.  I could realize I am getting too old for Star Wars and move on, but why do that?

Rent it if bored, but do not buy, not worth the money.