Awesome Games

Heretofore seen only in screenshots, Star Trek: D.A.C. is finally unveiled in a series of Walkthrough videos (Part 1, 2, 3); it’s basically a 2D shooter a-la Asteroids, albeit a beautiful one.

This Breed Something New trailer for Prototype proves several things: one, it always starts in a small town, and two, the government is behind everything, including cannibal babies.

Custom LBP levels are a dime a dozen, but Little Daft Punk is worth at least a few shiny helmets; it’s a remix of Daft Punk’s best hits set on some truly funktastic, Robot Rockin’s stages.

North American fans will finally get Patapon 2 May 5th; this Weapons & Warriors Trailer shows off the ability of units to evolve as well as the new Toripon, Robopon and Mahopon.

With over 100 blades, a distinctly Japanese style and hordes of enemies, this preview for Vanilla Ware’s Muramasa gives Wii owners plenty of reason to be excited; it comes out 7/28.

Available for preorder, this Star Wars Chess Set features 32 shiny silver and gold pewter renditions of Han, R2-D2, Darth; the board features a glass top etched with the Death Star.

With a looping spaghetti Western music track, we half expect Clint Eastwood to make an appearance in Bang! Heroes; it’s a well-designed steampunk meets Wild West platform shooter.

It’s not very long, but above is the intro cinematic from Ghostbusters; watching Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, et al. in the credits and hearing that siren sends happy chills up our spine.

Available 5/11, Hyperkin’s FC Mobile II allows you to play NES games on a portable console with a 2.5″ LCD; this new version includes two wireless controllers and a light gun.

They may be based off of CG characters, but these 1:6 Resident Evil 5 figures are uber realistic (and sexy in the case of Shiva Alomar); they’ll of course come loaded with weaponry, too.

Space Quest, Police Quest and Leisure Suit Larry fans will love Sarient.Net: it not only hosts playable flash versions of the classic Sierra games, but makes them somewhat multiplayer.

Connect 4 isn’t exactly the first game that comes to mind when we think of high luxury, but Dunhill’s ultra-swank Score 4 elevates the childhood game to gentlemanly status.

Currently in closed beta, Allods Online is a free MMORPG whose trailer has us salivating over its flying sailing ships, cannon volleys and swashbuckling boarding parties.

Based on a legendary, ongoing manga, this Golgo 13 Eyemask won’t be enough to fake out your coworkers, but those shifty eyes will make your boss think twice before waking you up.

Super strength and heat rays are great, but you can’t have a superhero game without Spidey-style swinging; this new trailer for Champions Online has us checking our web shooters.

Few things are as reviled in the workplace as meetings; Five Minutes To Kill Yourself tasks you with impaling, flambe-ing and maiming yourself so you can skip that next boring meeting.

Most cubicle drones have a few covert napping trips, but iNap@Work really ups the ante with a retinue of common office sounds including keyboard taps and paper rustling.

Art director Adam Miller gives us the lowdown on the steampunk style of Damnation; it’s definitely more hard-edged, more mechanical and less ornate than your typical Victorian fare.

iPhone and iPod Touch gamers are in for a treat this May: Star Defense is a 3D Tower Defense-style game situated on one of 7 planets, with 15 weapon types and a survival mode.

Namco Bandai continues to build up hype for the Xbox 360 version of Tekken 6; the trailer above is basically a fast-moving action onslaught; in other words, plenty of eye candy.

Capcom’s Bionic Fireman is a viral video done in style: it shows an alternate use for the Bionic Commando’s grappling arm, but both we and the kitty think he should keep his day job.

A long awaited reboot of a classic 80s game, Lode Runner is coming to XBLA Wednesday; you’ll have the ability to create or share levels with co-op or competitive multiplayer modes.

Few personalities fit in as well at Arkham Asylum as Harley Quinn; head-turning outfit aside, the voice acting does a good job conveying her special brand of insanity. Thanks, Whitney!