Genre: Action / Role-Playing
Released: 2009
Developer: Namco Tales Studio
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Language: English

Tales of Vesperia is a strong anime-style Japanese RPG with a wide- ranging story, compelling characters and an intense real-time battle system that keeps you on your toes. Although it has a somewhat inconsistent visual style and is relatively low on graphical details, the character designs and animations are very good, and there’s a ton to explore in the world. The storyline isn’t breaking any new ground and begins to unravel somewhat at the end, but there’s power here, and the characters will definitely stay with you after the battle ends.

Developer: From Software
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action Adventure> Historic
Language: English

Tenchu: Shadow Assassins is by no means a revolution, either for the series or the stealth genre, and if you've played any of the previous titles, you will already have accurate expectations of this PSP sequel. But despite some issues with regard to character control, and the fact that some series staples like lots of rooftop exploration are oddly missing from the PSP effort, the end product is still fun. The 10-plus- hour game is full of thrills and strategy, not to mention satisfying assassination sequences, and you can keep playing long after you've completed the main mission, either...