First-person truth about the latest games.

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• Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
• An enormous fan of the past installments in the Persona franchise, I'll be the first to admit that I was a tad skeptical when I heard that Persona 4 was dropping as soon as the end of 2008. Wrapping up my fourth run-through of Persona 3: FES, I was starting to feel like there wasn't anything else the series could throw at me that I hadn't seen before - and certainly n

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• Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
• When Square Enix re-releases RPG games, they often tread a fine line between creating thoughtful remakes or hatred-inspiring rehashes. I'm happy to report that Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, a PS2 port of a GBA game, falls in the former category-it's a worthy addition to the much beloved franchise as well as a compelling choice for diehard fans as it sheds some

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• Eternal Poison
• Atlus is loaded with fantastic strategy RPG titles, and their latest release of the Japanese title, Eternal Pink, literally keeps us waiting for more. THE BOTTOM LINE: If you're looking for a fast-paced game, this is not one of them. Although the load times can be excruciatingly long, there are quite a few things worth waiting for--especially if you ca

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• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 may not be the "ultimate" ninja game (that's a bit like aspiring to be the utimate Pope), but it's still loaded with enough content and features to keep fans of the series happy for hours.

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• Warriors Orochi
• Prepare yourself for a feast of mashed buttons as Warriors Orochi dishes out a heap of hack-and-slash action. You'll slice and dice the Asia of old in this hybrid button-masher, but unfortunately, the game's monotonous action and lackluster presentation offer little sustenance.

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• Hot Shots Tennis
• The well established golf game franchise, Hot Shots, has traded its clubs for a racket--and oh what a racket it is. After ten years of making fun and accessible golf games, Hot Shots Tennis arrives, attempting to adapt Hot Shots Golf's winning formula and turn it into another lucrative franchise.