While you might know Atlus for Social Links, Rock of Ages is all about being unsociable.

Namco Bandai is filling the Mario Party void with Pac-Man Party. Pac-Man and ghosts – Blink, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde join up with newcomers like Woofa. He looked like a snowman, so I started my mini-game adventure with Woofa.

Mario Sports Mix has Nintendo’s main mascot take on new sports like volleyball, dodgeball, and hockey. When I played the game, I went with something more familiar, basketball.

I played Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom too, but didn’t control Majin. The friendly giant is mainly controlled by the computer. Although, the nimble thief I played as could give Majin orders like attack or retreat.

In one area, the ground was littered with mines. I had to get Trip and Monkey past the minefield, but the game only let’s you control Monkey.

Contra with Guilty Gear art is the easiest way to describe Hard Corps: Uprising.

Echochrome II has a “II” in the title, but it’s a more of a spiritual successor than a direct sequel.

While E3 attendees made a beeline to play the Nintendo 3DS and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, some games in Nintendo’s booth got more attention than others.

In a behind closed doors presentation, Mary DeMarle, Writer, presented a small portion of Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Lost in Shadow has a surreal setting where you play a shadowy boy climbing a tower. The style is gorgeous, but what’s missing in this screenshot is a hefty heads up display.

Donkey Kong Country Returns is a blast from the past. The demo level I played at E3 reminded me of the Super Nintendo games.

The instant I heard Kirby’s Epic Yarn was playable at E3, I made sure to find out exactly where it was so I could test it out.

“The voice acting, to put it lightly, has gotten less than favorable reactions,” I said to Shane Bettenhausen, New Business Development Director at Ignition, during an E3 meeting.

Dragon Ball Z: Raging Blast 2 should be familiar to anyone who played Spike’s last Dragon Ball fighting game.