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The video game Iron Man is based on the film of the same name as well as the classic iterations of the character.  The game is published by Sega, and was released on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 (developed by Secret Level), Playstation 2, Playstation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, PC (developed by Artificial Mind and Movement) and Mobile Platforms.  It features the voices of Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, and Saun Toub, reprising their roles from the movie.

The enemies are Advanced Idea Mechanics, the Maggia and the Ten Rings terrorist group.  The super villians in the game includes Blacklash, Controller, Titanium Man, Melter, and Iron Monger. 

As the game starts, Tony Stark is kidnapped by the terrorist group Ten Rings, who orders him to build a missile for them.

The video game Soulcalibur IV is the latest installment in Namco’s Soul series of fighting games, and was released on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.  

Character Creation from Soul Calibur III  returns in Soul Calibur IV.  Instead of including original weapon styles for use with certain classes of fighters, Soul Calibur IV now only allows players to simply choose which character from the series they would like to have their created character mimic (excluding Algol, bonus characters, and the Star Wars guest characters).

Armor, weapons, and accessories may increase health, attack or defense; they may also grant skill points that allow the character to equip special traits that affect the character’s playstyle.  These traits range from automatically triggered guard impacts, the ability to cause damage against a blocking opponent, or even a stat increase based on parameters such as an opponent’s alignment or gender.

Soul Calibur IV features an all-new Critical Finish system.  Next to a player’s Health Meter is a colored gem that represents the “Soul Gauge”.  The gem changes color when the player guards and is attacked.  The color gradually changes from blue to green and eventually to red and then flashing red.  The player’s own Soul Gauge will regenerate if he or she makes an attack and hits the opponent (guarding or otherwise).  If the character manages to empty out the opponent’s Soul Gauge, he or she will get a short chance to perform a powerful Critical Finish move, which will defeat the opponent instantly, by pressing all four face buttons at the same time after the player destroys a piece of armor or breaks the opponents guard.  Each character has his or her own personal Critical Finish move.

The video game F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is a horror first-person shooter video game, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros, for Microsoft Windows, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.  It is a sequel to F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon. 

F.E.A.R. 2 does not allow the player to manually save and features a single save slot.  However, the game allows the player to replay any level from the main menu after first completing that level.

The second heart-stopping shooter by Monolith (after F.E.A.R.) continues the spine-tingling supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city.  At the center of the calamity is the mysterious Alma, whose rage against those who wronged her triggered a chain of events that has spiraled completely out of control.  Now that she has been loosed upon the world, the consequences will be unimaginable.

You must utilize the world interaction enhancements to create instant cover or remove obstacles.  The game include iron sight aiming, creating cover by pushing objects, and the ability to use mechs during vehicle segments.  You can play with and against friends in multiplayer competition.  Enhanced graphics engine takes action horror to new heights through enhanced visuals and effects.  Enemies behave realistically and use the environment against you through vastly enhanced enemy.  Artificial Intelligence maintains the authenticity of the Alma storyline.

If you’ve never been interested in video games, you might be confused or indifferent to an acronym like PS3. But for video game enthusiasts, those three little characters induce a big reaction. PS3 actually stands for PlayStation 3. This is the third generation of the video game console known as PlayStation, which is released and produced by Sony. Differentiating itself from previous generations and other consoles, the PS3 boasts the PlayStation Network. The innovative console made its debut in 2006.

It was first released in Japan followed by the North American market and then the European market. Its main competitors are the Nintendo Wii and the Microsoft Xbox 360. Offering different options to its customer base, the PlayStation boasted an impressive amount of hard drive space, released as both a 20 GB and 60 GB option. While some people dismiss PlayStation because it has been outperformed and out-advertised by the Wii, those people should recall the console’s impressive opening day numbers. Within the first 24 hours in Japan, over 82,000 units were moved, and in North America, several instances of violence broke out from crazed fans driven to a frenzy by limited available units.

The video game Killzone 2 follows the events of Killzone and Killzone: Liberation, and entirely takes place on the planet Helghan, the home-world of the Helghast, who invaded an Interplanetary Strategic Alliance (ISA) colony.

Two years after the Helghast assault on Vekta, the ISA is bringing the fight to the enemy’s home world of Helghan.  Taking the role of Sev, the battle-hardened veteran of the special forces unit known as the Legion, players will embark upon a mission to the planet Helghan to capture the Helghast leader, Emperor Visari, and bring the enemy’s war machine to a halt.  For Sev and his squad, the invasion of Helghan is just the beginning.

Tasked with securing Pyrrhus, the Capital City, the team quickly discovers that the Helghast are a formidable enemy on their home planet.  Not only have they adjusted to the planet’s hostile conditions, they have also harnessed a source of power from the environment that can be used against the ISA.  Sev and his team soon discover the fight is greater than simply addressing the enemy forces; the Legion must also learn how to handle the effects of the fierce enemy planet.

Characters include Sergeant Tomas “Sev” Sevchenko, the main character and part of the ISA Special Forces Alpha Team; Corporal Dante Garza - a member of the ISA Special Forces Alpha Team; Sergeant Rico Velasquez - a veteran of the ISA; Corporal Shawn Natko - the demolitions expert for the ISA Special Forces Alpha Team;  Colonel Jan Templar - the commander of the ISA fleet and the cruiser ‘New Sun’; Emperor Scolar Visari - the leader of Helghast forces and ruler of Helghan planet; and Colonel Mael Radec - the commander of the Helghast Imperial Guard.

Alpha Protocol is an upcoming third-person action role-playing video game, developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by SEGA.  The game will be released in February 2009 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.  

The game revolves around the adventures of rookie CIA field agent Michael Thorton.  After a mission goes awry, Michael Thorton is cut off from all of his contacts and betrayed by his superiors and is being hunted by the United States government.  In response, Michael uses the ”Alpha Protocol”, though it is normally reserved for more senior agents, and begins to operate undercover, to uncover the conspiracy.

The tools at the player’s disposal include numerous firearms, hand to hand combat using American Kenpo and spy gadgets.  Players also earn Advancement Points, which can be placed into any of the ten different skills in the game.  These skills will increase Thorton’s ability to use certain weapons and grant different abilities to him.  These abilities are free to use, but require a “cooldown” period before they can be used again.

Alpha Protocol has a hub structure, in which Thorton must utilize safe houses in each of his hub cities in order to lay low between missions.  From a safe house, Thorton can change clothing, access a weapons locker, telephone contacts, and attempt missions.

Thornton will be encountering different characters throughout his missions and depending on his specific reactions to them will determine the bigger picture in the long run so who he aligns with will be particularly tricky since he does not want to let a bad guy go free!

Dead Space is a third-person survival horror-action video game, developed by Electronic Arts for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC and released in October 2008.

The player takes on the role of an engineer named Isaac Clarke, who battles a polymorphic, virus-like, alien infestation which turns humans into grotesque alien monsters called “Necromorphs”, on board a stricken interstellar mining ship named USG Ishimura.

Information is relayed to the player via holographic projections, which hover over or in front of Isaac’s weapons and suit; his armor also plays as an indicator, the ‘health meter’ which is integrated into his spine of his armor indicates how much life he has left which ranges from red (indicating low/critical), yellow (half) and blue (full or near-full).

Weapons in the game are mostly improvised from mining tools, such as a plasma cutter, a hydrazine torch used as a flamethrower, a force cannon emitting powerful shock waves, and a triple-barreled automatic military rifle.

In the video game Prince of Persia, the game is non-linear and you are given the opportunity to explore any part of the world at any time you want to.   In this strange land, the Prince must use all of his skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman’s corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light.

Also, history’s greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world.   Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with you in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving, enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks.

In addition, she saves the Prince from death while in combat or exploring the world.  The Prince cannot “die” in this game, as Elika will save him from any danger and bring him back to the last safe point of the game.

There are four main combat options:  there is a sword attack, which is where the Prince uses his sword to attack enemies; a gauntlet attack, by which he lifts and throws enemies; a magic attack, by which Elika uses her magic to damage enemies; and an acrobatic attack, which is useful for switching places with the enemy, and performing combat feats in tandem with Elika.  All of these four combat options can be linked together to perform combos which do variably more damage to enemies.

The video game Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice takes place in a Netherworld school called the Maritsu Evil Academy.  In this demon school, a good student is one who engages in delinquent activities such as ditching classes, or not doing homework.  The student who participates the most in these kind of activities is known as the Honor Student, while demons who arrive to class early and do their homework are known as delinquents. 

Mao, son of the chairman, has not once attended class since the beginning of school.  His ambition is to overthrow his father, who also happens to be an Overlord, and take his title.  After reading a few volumes in his manga, Mao comes to the conclusion that “heroes are the ones who defeat devils”.  From that point on, Mao resolves to become a hero, convinced it will help him achieve his goal.  While he is overly enthusiastic about his ruthlessness and lack of morals, it turns out he may have a compansionate heart afterall.

Disgaea 3 is a Tactical Role Playing Game.  Most of the game involves battles on square-grid maps where the player moves their characters to destroy all the enemy characters.

The bonus maps and characters cannot be accessed until the final boss is defeated, at which point an epilogue chapter opens, where the player may choose to continue to the extra maps, or to replay the entire game with stronger characters as in previous titles.

The video game LittleBigPlanet consists of a number of levels and are based around different themes from real-world locations, such as Japanese gardens, dry deserts, New York City streets and icy Russian stages.  Once you complete a level, you may then advance the story and play further unlocked levels.  The story mode comprises eight themed areas, with each area comprising three to four main levels, and each level in turn containing collectable keys to unlock bonus mini-levels; thus, the main story mode comprises more than 50 pre-built levels in total.

To control your Sackboy character, you move by using the analogue sticks, jump with varying degrees of height depending on the pressure applied to the button, and grab onto objects to either move or swing on them.  You can also control your Sackboy delight, fear, sadness, and rage, control each arm independently through the analogue sticks, slap other players by jerking the arm movement with the analogue sticks, and use the Sixaxis motion-sensing functionality to animate the character’s head and body.

You can also access the character’s menu, known as the Popit, at any time to select materials and outfits for your Sackboy as well as choosing stickers from a large selection, which can then be plastered onto any surface in the game world.  Stickers may also be created from photos taken using the Playstation Eye.

Each level contains a number of “score bubbles” which may be collected in order to increase your score.  You may also collect larger “prize bubbles” which contain collectable items.  Many of these bubbles are hidden or are in hard-to-reach places, and contain items such as new stickers and decorations, as well as new materials and objects that may be used in the Create mode for your own levels.  You can create and share your custom objects with other players.