Sonic fills need for speed
Sonic Heroes embraces the hedgehog-and-friends' 2D roots, reverting to the franchise's strength - speed - and keeping attempts at action to a minimum.
( BY LISETT FERNANDEZ, lfernandez@herald.com, 01/16/2004 03:01 AM EST)

Drab, awkward action with `Arx'
You begin Arx Fatalis as a prisoner in a cell, and after sitting through this first-person role-playing game for a while, you feel as trapped as your character.
( BY LISETT FERNANDEZ, lfernandez@herald.com, 01/09/2004 03:01 AM EST)

'Bustin' Out' - the all-powerful you
The Sims Bustin' Out lets us go back into the dollhouse for more misadventures, this time giving gamers greater control over characters in the intricate simulated world created by the developer, Maxis.
( BY LISETT FERNANDEZ, lfernandez@herald.com, 01/02/2004 03:01 AM EST)

Max Payne back with a vengeance
It’s more of the same for Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, which is not necessarily a bad thing for the sequel to the popular gritty shooter that brings back a cop with a chip on his shoulder.
( BY LISETT FERNANDEZ, lfernandez@herald.com, 01/02/2004 03:01 AM EST)