Sony

Is there a technology-based virus infecting development houses that prevents perfectly good ideas from coming together? An Eastern-themed third-person Action-RPG, Kingdom of Paradise should have been a much-needed killer app for the PSP, but instead amounts to about three days of boredom and repetition.

Game Description: 300 years ago, 5 martial clans peacefully ruled Ohka, the center of the known world. In an attempt to gain total supremacy, the Kirin clan brutally attacked the 4 other martial clans to secure the Divine Swords, the symbols of absolute power. A young warrior named Shinbu, along with a girl named Suirin, are the only survivors of their clan. Set in a vast, living world, players will learn to master five styles of martial arts * explore active environments in a crusade to defeat an evil clan. Kingdom of Paradise features more than 150 styles of programmable sword fighting, 15 types of Qigong martial arts, wireless multiplayer connectivity via ad hoc mode and more than 20 hours of gameplay set in a fantastical world. Also download content via infrastructure mode.

According to ESRB, this game contains: Language, Violence

According to ESRB, this game contains: Fantasy Violence

VIS have succeeded in not alienating their young target audience, but sacrificed any memorable gameplay that could well have emerged from having a bit more fun with the design brief. It's a depressingly familiar pyrrhic victory...

Game Description: Set in a fantastic world based upon the mythology of Native America, the game tells the coming of age story of Brave, a young Native American boy embarking on an epic journey to save his tribe. When his village is set upon by the evil Wendigo, and his friends are enslaved, Brave is sent to find the only one that can free them - Spirit Dancer, the greatest Shaman who ever lived.

Sly has evolved from his platforming roots. There are still plenty of props to smash which bestow the destruction-minded gamer with coins to collect, but it hardly seems worthwhile when careful pickpocketing is more viable. The various thief moves make a return (including my favorite, Paraglider) and navigating the levels as Sly is as joyous as ever.

According to the ESRB, this game contains: Violence, Comic Mischief

Game Description: In Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves you'll become a master thief and a master of disguise, as you preapre for an impossible robbery. Sly may be the best thief around, but even he can't pull this one off alone. Recruit five returning as well as new members of the thieving gang to take down the maniacal Dr. M. With the pursuant Carmelita Fox and the mad professor on his tail, Sly learns of his family's thieving heritage and the one great secret his father kept from him for years. It'll take all of his team's abilities to take on this last great heist!

Game Description: Get in shape with an engaging and challenging workout all in the comfort of your own home. EyeToy: Kinetic, exclusive to the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, is a unique and innovative fitness product that acts as an in-home personal trainer to create authentic customized exercise routines with real-time performance evaluations for more effective workouts. Utilizing the revolutionary EyeToy technology, EyeToy: Kinetic offers players an all-in-one fitness program of cardio, mind and body, and strength exercises inspired by Aerobics, Capoeira, Kick Boxing, Yoga, Modern Dance and Tai Chi. Choose between two unique personal trainers each of whom provide guidance and assess players' performances as they engage in 12-week training programs or select individual routines to tone specific areas of the body.