Unlike other games in the Halo franchise, Halo Wars goes back in time, letting you play UNSC troops or even the Covenant. For those who have played any amount of Halo (read: hours and hours of Halo), this is going to be a cool experience after fighting first person style in the future for so long.

Also unlike other Halo games, Halo Wars is an RTS (real time strategy) game. Unfortunately, if you’re a big RTS fan, you’re not going to be very impressed with the gameplay in Halo Wars. On the other hand, if you’re normally a FPS (first person shooter) player, Halo Wars may offer you an exciting new diversionary style of gameplay.

The game was created especially for the Xbox 360 and the Xbox controller, so even though it’s not exactly like a PC RTS where you have minute control over groups and squads, Halo Wars still does an adequate job of making controlling your army easy. When it comes down to it, Halo Wars is all about the battles, building up massive amounts of troops and sending them to vanguish your enemy – whatever side you might decide to play.

There is multiplayer gameplay, which adds a whole new level to the game.

If you’re a Halo fan, you’re going to want to check this game out.

The original Elebits came onto the scene right after the Nintendo Wii was introduced. It’s been a while, but the sequel is finally here, although now for the Nintendo DS. The controls, of course, are a little different, but that won’t stop fans of the original Nintendo Wii game.

And there’s a time machine in the game! What game that includes a time machine could be bad?

Along with the artwork and visual design of the game, the characterization isn’t really there. Sure, your character is named Kai, but there’s not much more to it than that.

Elebits are used for energy in the game, and you have to chase them down and round them up to be able to get power to do other things. Elebits in the game have different abilities that you can use to get from level to level.

The game does have its share of flaws and things that would make it better, but it’s still a great little game for puzzle lovers of all ages.

If you played the original Elebits on the Nintendo Wii or find yourself addicted to Elebits on the Nintendo DS, we’d love to hear from you. Leave a comment below and let us know what you think.

Until next time, remember to charge the batteries on your Nintendo DS!