Speed Forge Extreme is a snappy little racing game for the iPhone or iPod Touch. I love this game — I just wish I were better at it.

There’s a surprising amount of content in Speed Forge Extreme for such a tiny package. You start with one vehicle and can unlock five more as you progress through the game. Each vehicle has its own stats for mass, speed, agility, engine and ammunition. Since my personal car skills rank with knowing where to put gas, oil and wiper fluid, these stats weren’t that important to me, but they are provided. To me, the cool thing about the vehicles is that they’re all low-flying futuristic aircraft. There are no cars here. You’re literally flying in this one.

The THQ Kids, Family and Casual games division stopped in New York during its Q1 Media Tour, and this little journalist had the chance to check out some of the latest family-friendly titles coming to gamers this spring, including SpongeBob's Boating Bash, Beat City, World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars and Nancy Drew: The Model Mysteries.

BioShock was one of the most highly acclaimed games of the decade. The graphics, story and gameplay were all praised universally for going above and beyond the standards set by story-driven first-person shooters up to that point. Now, the sequel to one of the best games of recent years is set to be released this week. BioShock 2 will be hitting stores Feb. 9, but you don’t have to wait until then to get the details. Developers and designers from 2K Marin and Digital Extremes recently gave an interview in which they explained the ins and outs of their highly anticipated sequel.

First-person perspective role-playing games are almost as old as the personal computer. Wire frames and simplistic monsters created an intriguing game. However, back in those days these types of games were difficult to play. It was complex as complex could be. Manuals were more than 70 pages of thickness that was necessary to play well. I honestly do not know how early PC gamers were able to play most of them. Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven serves as a bridge between old-school PC gaming and modern accessible PC games.

I think my fellow role-playing gamers know about those love/hate relationships a lot of us suffer from some of our favorite games. We can’t stop playing them, and they enter our thoughts and dreams more than we really want. If this is what defines a game as legendary, something we talk about years from now, then Dragon Age: Origins is definitely one of the most epic; I still can’t stop thinking about it.