Mario arrives on Nintendo's latest console as a fun and joyous game as ever, but place New Super Mario Bros. U right next to its 2009 predecessor, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and it might be tough to tell them apart.
My mother (pictured with me above) is an absolute sweetheart and an angel. She also knows almost nothing about video games. So I thought I'd show her some trailers for the biggest games coming out this fall and record her reactions. The results...well, they were pretty special.
Sonic the Hedgehog revs up for a sidescrolling adventure in another attempt to recapture those wonderful days when his games didn’t suck. While last fall’s Sonic Generations took some good strides in helping the spiky rodent reclaim his place among gaming royalty, Episode II feels like a return to the Sonic we got to know during the last 15 years...
...the one that always disappoints us.