Fear 3 contains the same indelible combination of visceral battle and the supernatural as its predecessors, but it won't win any awards for its unoriginal title.
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• The nefarious Paxton Fettel teams up with his brother Point Man (the mute protagonist from the first Fear) in Fear 3's co-op mode. While Point Man's combat prowess is unmatched, his looks smack of an unhealthy mixture between Rasputin and David Hayter. [GameVideos]
Continue after the break for the spectacular adventures of Spider Man: Shattered Dimensions, a trash-talking Kevin Butler playing ModNation Racers, and a beat-tastic music video for the Bit.Trip series of games.
• Spidey hops across dimensions — including a Tomb Raider-esque ancient temple — to deliver some webbed justice on his enemies. Noir Spider Man may prefer stealth, but those bug-eyed lamps in his mask would easily give him away. [GameTrailers]
• ModNation Racers can eke out the competitive spirit in anyone — even Sony's very own Kevin Butler. It could be just me, but calling your boss a "grown-up child actor" might hamper your chances of a raise. [YouTube]
• Precise Hero's "Only A Man" serves as a suitable musical backdrop for the quirky Bit.Trip games. I'll conjure up my inner geek and proclaim that rainbow-trailing ninjas beat rainbow-trailing unicorns quite handily. [YouTube]