Despite the ominous-sounding title, Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is actually a colourfully animated adventure game that casts you as an American tourist vacationing in Paris.

But dont let cartoonish graphics fool you into thinking this is kiddie fare, as the game opens with a malevolent-looking clown bombing a café where youre sitting, leaving a man dead and many questions unanswered. Fancying himself to be a better detective than the local authorities, your nosy to..

Segas mascot made his 3-D debut on the Dreamcast, but with the demise of that system the zippy blue hedgehog is popping up everywhere--including the GameCube. Unfortunately his first next-gen appearance, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, is marred by the same 3-D camera problems that plagued the Dreamcast version of the game, and the multiplayer "Battle" component isnt all its cracked up to be.

From the off, players have the option of choosing the Hero (Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles) or Dark (Dr..