Rumble Roses XX—At last, a game receives the rare and provocative “double X” rating! (Actually, the “XX” means “tag team.”) Konami has added four-girl brawls and a “relationship system” to this version. Sounds a little...awesome.

Frame City Killer—Namco’s FCK (heh) impressed with its bustling city streets and Matrix-style gun fu.

World Air Force—Taito’s air-combat game collects the world’s niftiest jets and lets you dogfight in ’em online.

Ridge Racer 6—Launching with the system, RR6 will be the first in the series to support online racing.

And Keep Your Eye On...

N3: Ninety Nine Nights—Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the man who made trippy shooter Rez and PSP puzzler Lumines, says this is his best game yet. So naturally we’re interested in this fantasy title that has you single-handedly decimating entire armies.

Copyright © 2005 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Originally appearing in Electronic Gaming Monthly.