Backlash against Ubisoft for the PC version of From Dust’s DRM aside, it’s still a great game. It’s different, and it’s beautiful, and the ways you can manipulate the environment make it worth a look.

Editor's Note: “Dust 514,” a free-to-play massive multiplayer online first person shooter on the PlayStation 3, just released its open beta on the PlayStation Network last week. While it is still ...