From the jungles of the South Pacific to the snow-capped mountains of Russia, “Battlefield,” one of the most popular first-person shooter franchises of all time is back. In “Battlefield: Bad Company 2,” you will traverse the globe and fight battles, all of which could easily ignite a new World War if not dealt with properly.

The physics of the game itself is among its biggest, newest improvements over the original. With what developers call Destruction 2.0, you can not only blow holes in buildings to give yourself a good vantage point on the action, now, you can blow up entire buildings if you have the will and the weaponry.

But the strength of the “Battlefield” games is always in its online multiplayer modes and this one, once again, offers lots of options. Not only are there several new weapons and vehicles, but also new four-person squad-specific modes.

There are also the more traditional online battles that can take place in one of eight locations and feature up to 24 gamers.

“Battlefield: Bad Company 2” is out March 2nd on the PS3, XBox360, and PC for between $50 and $60. The game is rated M for Mature.

For those who prefer exploring to fighting, there is the just-released “Endless Ocean: Blue World.” In the second version of this game, you once again use your Wii-mote to explore the beautiful plant and animal life of the world beneath the water.

This time though it is a little bit more game-like, so there are goals that revolve around a storyline that involves lost artifacts and ancient ruins. You'll also have a whole bunch of new tools at your disposal now, including those that help subdue dangerous fish or heal hurt ones. And, you can branch out and dive beyond just Caribbean-type waters.

“If you're by the coral reef, you'll see the colorful coral reef under the water,” says Nate Williams of Nintendo. “If you're in a river, for example the Amazon, you're going to be constantly going against the current and so forth and at the water's going to be a bit murkier, because it's not out in the ocean. There are also arctic locations where you're going to be swimming around icebergs and whatnot.”

Two other big changes with this version: you will also need to surface occasionally and interact with animals above water, and gamers can play together online and communicate via Nintendo's online voice-chat microphone, the Wii Speak.

“Endless Ocean: Blue World” is rated E for Everyone and costs $30.