New Releases

In Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5, players pilot heavily armed, tricked-out combat vehicles, through missions to save the planet Earth from alien intruders in another dimension. Released alongside the computer-animated television adventure series, the game features racing and battle sequences that pit the heroic Battle Force 5 team against its recurring enemies, the robotic Sark and the beast-like Vandals. The game features all of the show's main heroes as playable characters, including Vert Wheeler, in his "Saber" race car, Agura Ibaden in her "Tangler" ATV, Stanford Isaac Rhodes IV in his "Reverb" sports car, Zoom Takazumi in the "Chopper" motorcycle, and brothers Spinner and Sherman Cortez, who operate the high-velocity "Buster" tank. Players race and crash into opponents, in order to find the keys to Battle Zones, and then transform their vehicles for head-to-head combat. Races and battles play out in areas and locations featured in the syndicated television series. The Wii version of the game features competitive and co-operative multiplayer modes, with split-screen racing for two players and tournament-style battles for up to four. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Handheld gamers can rock sold-out clubs and scratch their way to worldwide fame in DJ Star. The career mode finds players working their way up from small parties to giant clubs in New York, Miami, Tokyo, London, Paris, and Berlin, all by using the stylus and touch screen to mix and scratch 40 popular electro, house, funk, and hip-hop songs. Gamers can use the "Creation Studio" to compose their own mixes, choosing from 200 different samples in the process, and those seeking feedback can wirelessly share their original tracks with friends. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

Designed for social gaming, Hasbro Family Game Night offers players digitized versions of classic Hasbro board games. Up to four players can participate in local or online games of "Yahtzee," "Boggle," "Scrabble," and "Sorry!" while two players can go head-to-head in games of "Battleship" and "Connect Four." Hasbro Family Game Night also puts a new twist on the old standards, letting players try out "Sorry! Sliders." The games is hosted by Mr. Potato Head and takes place in a digital living room that can be decorated, filled with furniture, and adorned with trophies. Players who seek more creativity or control can use the "Party" mode to make a custom party game by choosing which games to play, how many players are involved, and what the time limit will be. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

Fans both old and new can play through favorite moments of the historic manga and anime series in Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans. The interactive adventure plays like a console-style role-playing game, with turn-based combat and small-squad strategy. Choosing from a handful of main characters, players can put together their own three-member teams to lead through the story. They'll need to use teamwork and powerful Ki attacks, both in battle and to overcome game world obstacles. As characters progress through the plot, they gain experience and become stronger, with new and more powerful attacks and special abilities. In style and theme, the game fits in with a 20th anniversary retelling of the Dragon Ball Z story. It includes several side-quests and alternate plotlines, allowing hardcore fans to explore familiar tales from new perspectives, and giving newcomers to the series a broader view of the Dragon Ball universe. Beginning at the 23rd World Tournament, in which Goku defeats Piccolo, the game's main campaign follows the plot of the anime and manga series, through Vegeta's saga in the Saiyan storyline. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is a 3D fighting game for high-def generation consoles, featuring more than 40 heroes, villains, and supporting characters from the Dragon Ball Z franchise. The roster swells above 70 playable characters when including the Super Saiyan variations and form transformations available for many key personalities such as Goku, Gohan, Frieza, Vegeta, Cell, and Broly. Alternate costumes are available for many of the characters as well. In the tradition of the previous console generation's Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series, the focus of play in Raging Blast is fast-paced, supernaturally powered martial arts combat, on solid ground and high in the skies above, as featured throughout the influential anime series. Battles are fought in large, interactive and destructible arenas, taken from key moments throughout the manga and anime. Characters display real-time damage, such as scrapes, bruises, and torn clothing from a tough fight. Single-player modes include the "Dragon Battle Collection" main story campaign, which runs from the Saiyan Saga up to the Kid Buu Saga, and "Super Battle Trial," which allows players to duke it out and test new tactics with their favorite fighters in quick pick-up matches. Players can customize the Super Attack moves of their favorite characters, using points earned by playing through the campaign. Online, players have access to multiplayer modes including team tournaments, spectator-ranked matches, and straight up "Versus" battles. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Konami's best-selling soccer series returns with updated features designed around consumer feedback. The AI for both referees and goalkeepers has been adjusted, and there are more feints and special moves available on the pitch. Over 300 moves have been added in total, with new animations for dribbling, turning, and kicking. Other refinements include enhanced stadium details and new crowd chants and cheers. The franchise-style Master League mode adds depth with new fiscal responsibilities, corporate sponsorships, and youth team coaching. Online play is once again supported with a two-on-two option as well as an assortment of new competitions to enter. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Infinity Ward's critically acclaimed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare comes to the Wii thanks to the efforts of Treyarch, known for its slightly less polished, if still highly competent, contributions to Activision's hugely popular franchise. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare -- Reflex Edition eschews the traditional WWII setting that had been the hallmark of the series, instead taking on the more nebulous world of modern warfare. Nazi storm troopers and kamikaze pilots have been replaced by a patchwork group of terrorists and insurgents, and traditional WWII weapons have been jettisoned in favor of more than 70 modern armaments. Though the story is a departure from the previous games, Modern Warfare -- Reflex still features intense mission-based first-person shooter gameplay that should be familiar to fans.

The plot centers on two megalomaniacal madmen who are fomenting unrest around the world in an attempt to cement their own power. Imran Zakhaev is a one-armed Russia nationalist who longs to return his country to a Soviet Union style of government by seizing a stockpile of nuclear weapons. Zakhaev has support from several divisions of the Russian army, but, knowing that the United States would quickly come to the aid of the Russian government, he funds a coup in the Middle East to divert attention. Led by Zakhaev ally Khaled Al-Asad, the Middle Eastern coup results in intense fighting which eventually leads to the launch of a Russian nuclear missile toward American soil. Players fight through this chaos as both Sergeant John MacTavish, a British SAS operative doing battle in Russia, and Sergeant Paul Jackson, a U.S. Marine fighting in the Middle East.

Modern Warfare -- Reflex Edition aims to capture the challenges of modern war by pitting the superior technology of the U.S Marines and British SAS against the cunning guerilla tactics of a terrorist group. In addition to close quarters combat, players will be called upon to perform fast-rope helicopter drops, provide air support from an AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter, call in precision air strikes, and man the turret of an AC-130 Spectre Gunship to engage enemy fighters from the sky. Gamers also join a two man sniper team on a flashback mission in which players head to the Chernobyl Zone of Alienation on a mission to assassinate a younger Zakhaev.

The Wii version of the game lets two players join forces to take on the main campaign, but it otherwise features the same expansive set of online multiplayer modes as its console cousins. Players will be able to choose from Assault, Special Ops, Light Machine Gunner, Demolitions, and Sniper classes, or create up to five special classes with customizable weapons and perks. Gamers can then take their fighters through a dozen different multiplayer modes like Free-for-All, Team Deathmatch, Search and Destroy, Headquarters, Domination, and Sabotage. Players who frequently battle online will be able to accrue experience points, unlock special weapons and gear, and eventually unlock Prestige Mode in which gamers can trade in their rank for special insignias. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

Based on the trading card game and inspired by the animated television series, the first Chaotic video game is designed to bring the supernatural mugic spells, fantastic battle gear, and amazing heroes and creatures to life, in strategic turn-based battle. Set on the world of Perim, the game's plays through an ongoing struggle for survival and supremacy between the forces of the heroic OverWorlders and the dark UnderWorlders, along with the ant-like Danians, the reptilian Mipedians, and the spooky, mind-controlling M'arrillians. Gamers can take on the role of any of 40 playable characters, making use of tactical combinations of dozens devastating spells and empowered pieces of battle gear, in eight winner-take-all fighting arenas. Battles are fought in the Chaotic realm, following the rules of the card game, with onscreen creatures acting out each strike and counter-strike in colorful, 3D animations. Victory unlocks new cards, representing additional gear and mugic powers. Two players can match their card-battle skills in head-to-head play, or a single player can face an RPG-style "Story" mode campaign against computer-controlled opponents. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Based on the trading card game and inspired by the animated television series, the first Chaotic video game is designed to bring the supernatural mugic spells, fantastic battle gear, and amazing heroes and creatures to life, in strategic turn-based battle. Set on the world of Perim, the game's plays through an ongoing struggle for survival and supremacy between the forces of the heroic OverWorlders and the dark UnderWorlders, along with the ant-like Danians, the reptilian Mipedians, and the spooky, mind-controlling M'arrillians. Gamers can take on the role of any of 40 playable characters, making use of tactical combinations of dozens devastating spells and empowered pieces of battle gear, in eight winner-take-all fighting arenas. Battles are fought in the Chaotic realm, following the rules of the card game, with onscreen creatures acting out each strike and counter-strike in colorful, 3D animations. Victory unlocks new cards, representing additional gear and mugic powers. Two players can match their card-battle skills in head-to-head play, or a single player can face an RPG-style "Story" mode campaign against computer-controlled opponents. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Konami's best-selling soccer series returns with updated features designed around consumer feedback. The AI for both referees and goalkeepers has been adjusted, and there are more feints and special moves available on the pitch. Over 300 moves have been added in total, with new animations for dribbling, turning, and kicking. Other refinements include more expressive player faces, dynamic lighting, enhanced stadium details, and new crowd chants and cheers. The franchise-style Master League mode adds depth with new fiscal responsibilities, corporate sponsorships, and youth team coaching. Online play is once again supported with a two-on-two option as well as an assortment of new competitions to enter. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Following the top-rated simulation-style NBA game on PlayStation and Xbox consoles in previous years, the 2K Sports series expands to play its pro basketball on Wii and PSP with NBA 2K10. Across all platforms, the game retains the basic flow and feel of the 2K series' play style on the court, while refining league management features and adding new presentational elements intended to bring NBA authenticity. The series' Signature Play system builds on the player-specific styles featured in earlier games. New Signature Tendencies influence player decisions in the heat of the moment, and new facial expressions convey emotion while adding realism to the presentation. The 2K Sports "Association" franchise mode returns, offering almost complete control over trades across the league, and the ability to run real-time practices and assess how players work together as a team. NBA 2K10 also provides new defensive controls, which allow gamers to take charge of pressure, off-ball positioning, and shot blocks. For gamers who prefer to see themselves as the heroes of the hardwood, an enhanced "My Player" mode allows the custom creation of an NBA superstar-to-be, who can begin in summer training camps and try to earn a starting position on a favorite pro team -- with patience, hard work, and skills. Released in autumn 2009, NBA 2K10 represents the tenth season of the basketball series, with developer Visual Concepts creating the Dreamcast-exclusive original NBA 2K a decade earlier. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Serving as a sequel to the games My Baby Boy and My Baby Girl, My Baby: First Steps once again finds players rearing a young child, only this time the baby has grown from a helpless infant into a rambunctious toddler. Gamers take care of their child from the age of one up until the age of three, overseeing key developmental stages and witnessing crawling, first words, and first steps. The curious tots will also explore every aspect of their environment and try to put anything they find in their mouth, so players must remain vigilant to ensure their baby stays healthy. Players can also supply their kids with new toys, outfit their homes with custom furniture, and give their toddlers haircuts to keep them up on the latest preschool trends. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide