Watch out. The lion is attacking a gazelle. Don’t get too close, there will always be other pictures. Afrika is a world full of promise and everlasting excitement for photographers and advocates who enjoy the relaxing sensation of a blissful calm in nature’s beauty. For PlayStation 3 owners, this exclusive title by Rhino Studios is undeniably one that shouldn’t be missed out on. As photographers stationed in Africa, players will be equipped with ironically only Sony camera’s and secure laptops in order to embark in a journey to collect evidence of how animals interact and form the community that amazes so many. Run around in the open landscape that stretches for thousands of miles capturing photos of all sorts of animals, impressing the sheer scope of size and power that comes from the innovation that is Afrika and a duty as simple as capturing the wild for what it becomes as the game progresses. Not being good with the camera doesn’t need to be your forte to appreciate the vast wilderness that the circle of life’s habitat has to offer and imbue yourself into the most enlivening title for the PlayStation 3 by far.

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Grab your pints and get ready to get competitive in PDC World Championship Darts which has finally arrived for the Xbox 360.

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The horror genre has always been somewhat of a parody in films, from the overly obvious storyline to the antediluvian protagonist of the outmoded and depleted performances that make an unremarkable concerto. The constitution that Eden Games derived from Alone in the Dark doesn’t falter notwithstanding some technical issues in minor places. Life isn’t easy for the paranormal investigator Edward Carnby who finds himself in a night where he must fight to survive and in doing so, learns the horrible truths behind New York’s Central Park. Contented with wide-screen cinematic, including decent environmental interaction and physics, really amazing visuals with a storyline meshed in with an easy to follow interface, Alone in the Dark is doing a lot of things that most games fail to do in this generation.

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Twenty years ago, many of you weren’t even born. For many longtime gamers of the original NES classic Bionic Commando, this clingy title still holds a warm place in the heart. Cherished for its difficulty, Bionic Commando: Rearmed is a 8-bit classic revamp that comes in the form of a next generation tune up that keeps all the greatness from the days gone by to modernize it, and adds various new bad ass challenges for you to shoot, swing, and grapple. Remakes are usually never enough, and Capcom realizes this to undeniably recreate one of the best remade downloadable games on XBLA and PSN to date.

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Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty just invaded home PlayStation 3 consoles on the PlayStation network with all familiar features we have grown to love from this high-profile series developed by the highly-acclaimed independent developer Insomniac Games. Picking up soon after the events of Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction with an unfortunate turn of events, Ratchet heads out to discover his friend Clank, a level headed robot that was taken by small blue BaBaDeeda aliens called Zoni. Eventually, Ratchet ends up on the shores of a small island where he must overcome life-threatening challenges. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty adds several new gameplay elements, new worlds to explore, and more puzzles for everyone that all  leads into the next epic adventure currently scheduled for Autumn 2009.  For those anxious for great action platforming again, decent production values and clever dialogue all in a tiny bite size portion, Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty is the way to go. Looking for something newer, you’re out of luck.

Every once in a while, a game is released that has expectations and hype that can never be met.  Too Human is not one of these ill-fated titles.  Developed by Silicon Knights, the company known for such titles as: Legacy of Kain, Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes, and Eternal Darkness, Too Human has massive expectations as a publicized Xbox 360 exclusive. As a cybernetic protector Baldur, players find themselves in the midst of an ongoing battle that makes existence an anomaly for mankind. As a favored son of Odin and one of a group of humanity’s protector, the Aesir, Baldur is the agent of responsibility to protect mankind in the utter war against the diabolical machines bent to destroy everything in their path. From weaponry to all sorts of armor and from combat techniques and combos in a studded world with a driven graphics system that makes combat cinematic, Too Human is a journey that every protector around the world can have fun defending. For others, it’s a journey that might not be worth taking.

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War has changed. Very commonly are rebels born, but very rarely are they heroes. As time shifts, these heroes rise up and change the world as we know it today and become legends. Kojima Productions introduced a warrior literally twenty years ago arising from the shoddy lighting of the scenery that the world is. This time, Solid Snake is embarking on his last and final mission with all his strength. Old age isn’t stopping him. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a livid spot of stealth beauty and emotive action adventure full of the current best graphics on any system, and over encompassing factors that are nothing short of revolutionary in the classic realm, becoming a true masterpiece from creator Hideo Kojima.

The world just isn’t the same in Metal Gear Solid 4 as wars now engulf the lands six years in the future, nothing is less or more dangerous. War is an industry, replacing military corporations (PMCs) and the global economy of the capitalistic society which we have so come to know. Mercenaries are running rampant and nanomachine-enhanced soldiers are whirling battles in the depths of the city. No one is safe from anything. War is everywhere, and destruction of the entire world is imminent.

Echochrome is a game that will have anyone, especially a collegian, gizz in their pants. Inspired by the optical illusions of MC Esher, the game focuses a sort of respect to not just trying to solve problems, but really understanding everything that falls in the plane and why it is the way it is. The focus is there, and the sheer amount of thought that the game makes you put into it is something really worthwhile for anyone. Given that they like thinking more than usual, that is.

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Stepping back into our series called “The Olden Times,” our friend Donny would like to let you all reminisce in a little flavor of the past, Shadow of The Collosus. We’ll cut the talk, so you can get your watch on.

The story of Army of Two takes place across 16 years, centering on Elliott Salem and Tyson Rios, two battle-hardened former Army Rangers that join the private sector as mercenaries for hire. Following their former commander Dalton to Security and Strategy Corporation, or SSC, Salem and Rios are dispatched across the globe to “take care of problems” in war zones while raking in large sums of cash. However, as time goes by, both Salem and Rios start to notice that a number of leaks and secrets seem to coincide with their missions as well as a Bill in Congress to fully privatize the military. Trying to get their heads around what’s going on, Salem and Rios fight their way through battlefields in a tale of betrayal, conspiracy and revenge. Army of Two has great visuals and excellent graphics with tons to do. The gameplay is great, with precision controls and the works. The only issue comes up with sensitivity, which can be fixed quite easily. As for the two player co-op, it’s definitely a challenge but manages to pull off a great blend of co-op tactics. Upgrading your weapons is a cool feature, but not being able to pick up enemy weapons plainly put: sucks.

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