Metroid Other M
Wii As sci-fi action adventure games on Wii go, Metroid Other M is spectacular. Stack it up against any given game in the genre for other systems and this latest Samus outing is just typically good.   Madden NFL 11
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 It's August, and for sports fans that means two things: the National Football League pre-season has begun and there's a new Madden game on the market. Both, however, are pretty anti-climatic.   Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game
PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade An odd case of art imitating art, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is a side-scrolling beat 'em up set in Toronto, based on a comic book beat 'em up set in Toronto, now a movie beat 'em up set in Toronto, too.   Clash of the Titans
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 That games based on movies are typically bad is obvious. But those based on bad movies, man, that's just sad. Case in point: Clash of the Titans.   Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Tiger Woods' 2010 golf season might be a write-off, but Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 for PlayStation3 and Xbox 360 is the complete opposite.

  Motorola FlipOut 
Mobility Odd looking but stylish about it, pocket-worthy as all get out and sporting a surprise twist, Motorola's latest Android phone has social media mojo to spare.   HTC Desire 
Mobility HTC's latest Android phone may stand on the shoulders of giants, but it manages to improve on the already successful formula put forth by the HTC Legend and Google's Nexus One nonetheless.   N210 Netbook 
Windows PC A netbook boasting more battery life and less screen glare than anything in its class, there's little not to like about the N210.   Motorola Backflip at AT&T 
Mobility Of the three recently released Motoblur-enabled Android phones, the Motorola Backflip has received the most attention - and rightfully so - and AT&T's got it.   Tunebug Vibe 
Audio As 'surfacesound' technology goes, Tunebug's Vibe is more geek than chic. It looks cool and functions as advertised, but it's also pretty darn superfluous.

  Coraline
DVD A typical Neil Gaiman story, Coraline delivers a top-notch stop-motion adventure punctuated by magic, quirky dialogue and a rich gaggle of misfit characters.   Knowing
DVD What starts out as an action packed study in numerology degenerates into hopeless pseudo-religious sci-fi tripe; the utter lack of bonus content on DVD does nothing elevate Knowing above epic twaddle. With bunnies.   Speed Racer
DVD Sure, cars shouldn't be able to jump on demand much less pirouette like motorized shurikens. But girls don't give you kooties, either. Speed Racer is all about the life-is-racing fantasy. As in larger-than and fantastic.   Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
DVD The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical, this film has all the hallmarks of a Burton/Depp labor of love.   Cloverfield
DVD An innovative flick about a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people, even better if you consider it a horror movie rather than sci-fi.