t's back to the gridiron this week — Madden NFL 10 launches for just about every platform known to man. This latest version sports a new animation engine and the usual assortment of gameplay upgrades. While I'm still happy with my copy of Madden 2001 for the PlayStation 2, those of you who actually care about the sport of football may want to give this one a try.
The PC has always been the realm of ridiculously complex strategy titles. Just think about it — ten times the buttons makes for ten times the game, right? Hearts of Iron III seeks to recreate World War Two in painstaking detail. Micromanagers, this is your game. Everyone else: be afraid.
Part Pokemon, part archaeology sim — I'm pretty sure every seven-year-old boy in America just fainted. Fossil Fighters is a DS title that lets players unearth fossils, reconstruct dinosaurs and then pit their creations against one another in prehistoric combat. While I fear the mechanic may grow a bit stale for older players, younger ones (i.e. seven-year-olds) are bound to have a blast with this one. Birthday shopping for your niece or nephew has never been this easy.
