The PS3 Recommendations Thread -What game should I get?- V.2.1 56K Warning

Introduction

Welcome to the PS3 Recommendation thread. Here, you will find the top rated and most popular games for the PS3. This thread was created to give you an advice about what game(s) to get. Every game is linked to its gamespace and its written review,in some cases its video review. It also contains some useful information about the ERSB rating system.Also, be sure to check the EDIT HISTORY, there you will find when the thread is updated with a tag.

*NOTE* ALL"What game should I get?" or any similar questions relating to game recommendation threads outside this stickied thread will be locked. This is THE ONLY place to ask for recommendations in the PS3 board. Thanks. - Caddy06_88

Table of Contents

Post 2-Edit History
Post 3-First Person Shooters
Post 4-Shooters
Post 5-Tactical Shooters
Post 6-Role-Playing games
Post 7-Action-Adventure games
Post 8-Racing ganes
Post 9-Fighting games
Post 10-Music games
Post 11-Sport games
Post 12-Platform games
Post 13-Other games
Post 14-Party games
Post 15-Real Time Strategy games
Post 16-Playstation Network games
Post 17-Upcoming titles

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Bioshock

"Intriguing moral choices and a chilling story make BioShock a must-play adventure, even a year later. "

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:9.0

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The Good

* Environments are realistic and haunting
* Combat and skill progression are really satisfying
* Moral choices are quite powerful
* Story is dark and twisting.

The Bad

* Not much new added from last year's releases.

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

"The single-player campaign is over in a flash, but the high quality of that campaign and its terrific multiplayer options make Call of Duty 4 a fantastic package."

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:9.0

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Video Review

The Good

* High-quality story mode packs in a lot of thrilling and unexpected moments
* Well-designed multiplayer progression gives you something to shoot for online
* Terrific audiovisual presentation.

The Bad

* Campaign mode is much shorter than those of the average shooter.

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Resistance 2

"Resistance 2 is bigger, better, and broader--everything a stellar sequel should be. "

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:9.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Fantastic eight-player cooperative mode
* Large, vividly detailed environments
* Smart, tough enemies and huge, huge bosses
* Lag-free online matches with up to 60 players
* Varied and powerful weapons.

The Bad

* Weak story with uninteresting characters.

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Killzone 2

"Killzone 2 boasts amazing visuals, an intense campaign, and extraordinary online play that will keep you coming back for more"

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:9.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Well-paced campaign keeps you in the thick of action
* Great online play constantly rewards you
* Intricate, balanced multiplayer maps
* Weapons are beefy and fun to shoot
* Visually stunning, both technically and artistically.

The Bad

* Forgettable story and characters
* Tacked-on motion controls.

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Call of Duty:World at War

"World at War brings proven Call of Duty mechanics back to WWII with great success."

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:8.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Gritty, exciting story
* Same excellent multiplayer system
* Four-player cooperative campaign
* Bayonets and flamethrowers
* Nazi Zombies.

The Bad

* Familiar setting
* Familiar game mechanics
* Familiar guns.

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Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

"Hell's Highway proves to be an exciting, engaging ride despite a few bumps along the way."

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:8.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Great blend of squad control and first-person combat
* Vibrant, detailed environments
* Battlefield sounds will put you on edge
* Interesting characters
* Action camera is exhilarating.

The Bad

* Story relies too much on knowledge of past games
* Texture irregularities can sour cutscenes.

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Far Cry 2

"Although you can't say the same for the plot, Far Cry 2's first-person action squeezes every last drop of potential out of the unique African setting. "

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:8.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Incredible amount of freedom to approach each mission
* 50 square kilometers of visually stunning African landscape
* Hefty single-player campaign should take at least 30 hours
* Diverse reward and upgrade systems feed off each other very well
* Robust map editor on all three versions.

The Bad

* Story does very little with politically-charged setting
* Traveling for long stretches can become tedious.

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Battlefield: Bad Company

"With its great multiplayer action and fleshed-out single-player campaign, Bad Company really isn't bad at all."

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.5

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The Good

* Blowing stuff up has rarely been this fun
* Great collection of gadgets and vehicles
* Massive 24-player multiplayer maps
* Finally a fleshed-out single-player game
* Excellent balance in player ****s, vehicle strength, and map layouts.

The Bad

* Some enemies in campaign never graduated basic training
* Conquest mode not available at launch
* Graphics and textures appear grainy.

Dead Space

"An incredibly atmospheric and disturbingly gruesome deep-space adventure that will haunt your dreams and leave you begging for more."

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:9.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Deeply engrossing story
* Breathtaking visuals and nerve-wracking audio
* Strategic dismemberment adds an entirely new, satisfying dimension to combat
* Truly terrifying gameplay keeps you on the edge of your seat.

The Bad

* Repetitive mission objectives
* Close-quarters combat is troublesome.

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Red Faction Guerilla

Though repetitive, this third-person action game is a great open-world adventure for anyone with an appetite for destruction

ESRB: Mature

GS Score: 8.5

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Video Review

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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy

"Jason Bourne's quick-fisted head-busting combat $tyle makes the transition to consoles with panache. "

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Simple, yet immensely satisfying fisticuffs
* Brutal takedowns
* Tense music and great sound effects
* Captures the excitement of the films.

The Bad

* Mediocre gunplay hamstrings replay value
* Collecting passports to unlock boss fights is tedious.

Burnout Paradise

"Burnout Paradise includes all the fast-driving, hard-wrecking action you'd expect from a Burnout game, but with a fantastic new open-world design that gives it its own stand-alone flavor."

ESRB: Everyone 10+

GS Score:9.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Racing and wrecking is as thrilling as ever
* Open-world design creates a great sense of destructive freedom
* Showtime mode is a hoot
* Online functionality is seamless and addicting
* Superb visuals.

The Bad

* Could have used more variety in race and event types
* Soundtrack and DJ dialogue are awful
* Early in the game, you'll probably be a little confused and overwhelmed by the whole thing.

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MotorStorm: Pacific Rift

"More content and clever courses make Pacific Rift everything you'd want in a Motorstorm sequel."

ESRB: Teen

GSScore:8.0

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The Good

* Twice the number of tracks as the original
* Many course designs are utterly fantastic
* Core racing is an absolute blast
* Great multiplayer, both online and off.

The Bad

* Inconsistent vehicle handling
* Oversensitive physics.

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Pure

"Pure doesn't blaze many new trails, but this off-road racer still delivers an intense, tricked-out thrill ride."

ESRB: Everyone

GSScore:8.0

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The Good

* Breathtaking environments
* Trick system is straightforward and compelling
* Good track variety
* Excellent online play

The Bad

* Doesn't offer much in the way of originality

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles

"Midnight Club is fast, beautiful, and way too hard. "

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:7.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Cool-looking interface
* 16-player online with quite a few different modes
* Gorgeous rendition of the City of Angels
* Fast, exciting racing.

The Bad

* Excessive difficulty hinders fun
* Not very original
* Interface favors form over function.

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

"Rainbow Six is reinvented and reinvigorated for a new age thanks to beautiful visuals and top-notch tactical shooting action."

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:9.0

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The Good

* Impressive tactical action that requires the realistic use of cover
* Fast rope out of helicopters, rappel down buildings, and smash through windows like a real commando
* Beautiful visuals that let you battle in a glittering first-world setting
* Incredible amount of multiplayer content with a wide range of cooperative and competitive games.

The Bad

* Sixaxis motion controls feel tacked on and annoying
* Story features some standard plot devices and lacks a satisfying ending.

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2

"Rainbow Six Vegas 2 isn't the best sequel ever made, but it's still a great tactical shooter in its own right."

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:8.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Some of the best tactical shooter action on consoles to date
* New sprint ability speeds up the whole game
* The control scheme has evolved and is better than ever
* Looks and sounds great.

The Bad

* Takes too few risks
* Your AI partners still go nuts occasionally.

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GRAW 2

"GRAW2 offers up a solid, though short, single-player campaign. But the bulk of its gameplay can be found in its impressive multiplayer offering. "

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.5

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The Good

* Intense, gritty modern infantry combat
* Impressive multiplayer suite with countless combinations of competitive and cooperative game modes
* Good looking graphics and excellent sound effects.

The Bad

* The single-player campaign is over before you know it
* Since GRAW2 is the first GRAW game for PS3, you feel like you're missing part of the story.

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Fallout 3

"Fallout 3 is a profoundly engrossing role-playing game just waiting to reveal its deep, dark mysteries."

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:8.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Freedom to explore what you want, when you want
* Fantastic, intricate quests can be completed in a variety of satisfying ways
* VATS combat system results in all sorts of tense and gruesome encounters
* Outstanding art design makes for a desolate DC
* Rewarding mixture of excitement and atmospheric exploration.

The Bad

* The story and characters can feel a bit sterile
* Combat feels mildly clunky
* Marked aliasing and other visual blemishes.

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Valkyria Chronicles

"A boldly refreshing strategy RPG that is both beautiful to look at and fun to play."

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.5

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The Good

* Exceptionally beautiful visual design
* Unique combination of turn-based strategy and third-person movement
* Wonderful, subtle soundtrack
* Eliminates multiple genre-specific frustrations.

The Bad

* Foolish AI
* Story is very slow to get moving.

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Eternal Sonata

"A year later, this captivating role-playing game is still gorgeous to look at and fun to play."

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.5

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The Good

* Gorgeous visuals look even better on the PlayStation 3
* Charming story is populated by an appealing cast
* Fantastic soundtrack includes new music
* Combination real-time/turn-based combat is flashy and fun.

The Bad

* Easy and linear adventure with little exploration
* Occasionally erratic framerate.

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Metal Gear Solid 4

"Metal Gear Solid 4 is an awe-inspiring synthesis of dramatic storytelling and entertaining gameplay."

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:10

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Video Review

The Good

* A brilliant mixture of storytelling and gameplay
* Mind-blowing audiovisual presentation
* Tight and compelling shooting mechanics
* Gratifying stealth mechanics
* Lots of cool gadgets and weapons that you can tailor to your own $tyle of play.

The Bad

* Storytelling is heavy-handed
* The single-player experience ends.

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Grand Theft Auto IV

"A superb single-player story mode and online support for up to 16 players make this the best Grand Theft Auto game yet. "

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:10

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Video Review

The Good

* Superb character-driven story
* Liberty City really does feel alive
* Multiplayer modes that let 16 players go wild across the entire city
* Genuinely funny radio and TV shows, comedy acts, and character dialogue
* Controls are much improved over previous games.

The Bad

* Occasional problems with friendly AI
* Some minor visual quirks.

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inFamous

"Incredible freedom of movement, intense combat, and an enthralling story make Infamous an impressive open-world action game"

ESRB: Teen

GS Score: 9.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Moving around the city is easy and exciting
* Fast combat with a variety of awesome powers
* Engrossing story with interesting characters
* Powerful moral choices
* Great pacing and lots of different mission types

The Bad

* A variety of both gameplay and visual glitches

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Prototype

"This open-world action game set in Manhattan is proof that even viral outbreaks can be incredibly fun if they're done right"

ESRB: Mature

GS Score: 8.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Intriguing storyline and protagonist
* Varied missions that can be approached in numerous ways
* Massive arsenal of moves and abilities
* Plenty of activities and challenges outside of main story
* Challenging, but almost never frustrating

The Bad

* The scenery is dull and never changes
* Occasionally fiddly controls

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Resident Evil 5

"Resident Evil 5 is a fun and frantic evolution of RE4's breakthrough gameplay and the series' horror themes"

ESRB:Mature

GS Score: 8.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Beautifully detailed graphics and character animations
* Having a partner enhances the fun and excitement while adding tension
* Real-time menu system keeps you immersed
* Plenty to do once you've beaten it

The Bad

* Frustrating hurdles to leap when joining an online game
* Slow, deliberate movement and gunplay may not appeal to everyone
* Can't swap weapons with a human teammate online

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Saints Row 2

"Saints Row 2 is crass, immature, and really fun."

ESRB: Mature

GS Score:8.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Satisfying combat
* Tons of variety
* Zombie Uprising is awesome
* Co-op mode is a blast
* You can throw people 20 feet.

The Bad

* Friendly AI is frustratingly stupid
* Multiplayer is forgettable.

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Prince of Persia

"Prince of Persia's shimmering veneer and joyous platforming will cast a spell on you."

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Intricate level design
* Beautiful art direction
* Platforming is entertaining and looks great
* Cinematic combat moves are cool to pull off and impressive to watch
* Elika's presence leads to unique gameplay mechanics.

The Bad

* Really, really easy
* The new prince isn't a good leading man
* Some combat and platforming annoyances.

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Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

"Web of Shadows is a fast-paced, soaring superhero adventure that delivers just about everything a Spider-Man game should."

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.0

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The Good

* Great original story
* Fun, accessible combat system
* Swinging around the city is a delight
* Good variety of enemies and mission objectives
* Some memorable boss fights.

The Bad

* Occasional technical issues with graphics and sound
* Camera occasionally comes unstuck.

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Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

"Incredible production values and plenty of thrilling moments help make Uncharted an action-packed adventure, in spite of some slightly uneven gameplay."

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.0

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The Good

* Lush jungle environments are stunningly realized
* Drake's animations are nuanced and naturalistic.

The Bad

* Tough and plentiful enemies can make firefights frustrating
* Platforming elements can be too forgiving
* Certain story elements are underdeveloped

Street Fighter IV

"Robust and challenging single-player modes, strong online multiplayer, and gorgeous visuals make this a must-have for any fighter fan"

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:9.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Gorgeous character models, animations, and background art
* Comprehensive multiplayer modes
* Accessible but nuanced gameplay
* Plenty of replay value for completionists

The Bad

* No tournament mode
* Online play suffers if either fighter's connection is slow

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Soulcalibur IV

"Soulcalibur returns with the same deep fighting system and a new online mode that makes it an easy game to recommend."

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Online play is smooth and hassle-free
* Plenty of different characters, plus you can make your own
* Gameplay is accessible for newcomers and has plenty of depth for veterans
* Tower of Lost Souls mode offers plenty of single-player challenge
* Looks great

The Bad

* There's no team battle mode
* Story mode is short and disappointing
* You can't pit Yoda against Darth Vader, yet

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Fight Night Round 4

"Though definitely an improvement over its predecessor, this boxing game isn't without a few problems"

ESRB: Teen

GS Score: 8.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Great roster of fighters that you can add user-created characters to
* Fast-paced action that encourages you to think like a boxer
* Powerful character creation tools
* Great fight commentary and sound effects
* Online play is almost always lag-free

The Bad

* Mindlessly spamming punches is more effective than it should be
* Some of the career mode minigames are frustratingly difficult

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UFC 2009 Undisputed

"This great fighting game nails the look and feel of the UFC and demands strategy as well as quick reflexes"

ESRB: Teen

GS Score: 8.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Dozens of real fighters on the roster
* Different **** ensure that matches are rarely the same twice
* Career mode is compelling
* No fight is ever over until it's stopped
* Great fight commentary

The Bad

* Online play is often laggy
* Menu navigation is unnecessarily time-consuming

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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009

"SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 successfully returns to the fundamentals of realistic WWE action and impressive creation tools"

ESRB: Teen

GS Score: 7.5

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The Good

* Impressive array of different moves
* Great-looking superstars and arenas
* Robust creation tools, including new create-a-finisher
* Solid single-player modes
* Lots of different match types

The Bad

* Weak sound effects lessen the impact
* Lag hampers online matches
* Characters maneuver somewhat clumsily
* Occasional clipping and animation issues

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Rock Band 2

"Even though Rock Band 2 plays it safe with only minor improvements and additions, it still rocks."

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.5

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Video Review

The Good

* 80-plus songs on disc
* Ability to import songs from Rock Band
* Online World Tour mode
* Great gameplay is a blast alone or with friends

The Bad

* Very few significant changes since the first game
* Some songs aren't much fun

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Guitar Hero World Tour

"That's one giant leap for a franchise, one small step for a genre. "

ESRB: Teen

GS Score:8.0

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The Good

* Great setlist with more than 80 songs
* You can now sing and play bass, guitar, drums
* Lets you create, share, and download original music.

The Bad

* Some new additions don't enhance experience
* Doesn't do much that other, similar games haven't done

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MLB 09: The Show

This superb video game adaptation of baseball knocks authenticity and realism out of the park

ESRB: Everyone

GS Score: 9.0

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The Good

* Absolutely authentic in just about every possible way
* Lifelike pitcher-batter duels
* Realistic visuals and animations
* Spectacularly addictive Road to the Show mode of play

The Bad

* Casual players might find the game too challenging at first
* Loading times are long and frequent in Road to the Show mode

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NHL 09

"The latest entry in EA's venerable hockey franchise is the best yet."

ESRB: Everyone

GS Score:9.0

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The Good

* Skill stick gives you great control on both sides of the puck
* AI forces you to play realistic brand of hockey
* Be a Pro mode is incredibly immersive
* EA Sports Hockey League is a great innovation in online play

The Bad

* Online connection issues will hamper your dreams of glory
* Poor frame rate in cutscenes and replays
* Online interface is far from user-friendly

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NBA 2K9

"NBA 2K9's game is strong, but most of its new features won't be appreciated by the average Joe."

ESRB: Everyone

GS Score:8.0

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The Good

* Gameplay is excellent
* Fewer missed layups this year
* Living rosters provide up-to-the-minute statistical changes
* Announcers do a nice job calling and analyzing the action
* Signature player animations look great.

The Bad

* Very few noteworthy additions
* Free throws are still harder than they should be
* Controls are too complex
* Play-calling and ads sometimes obscure gameplay

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Madden NFL 09

"A few key gameplay additions and enhancements make this year's Madden great despite some unseemly flaws."

ESRB: Everyone

GS Score: 8.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Cris Collinsworth's commentary is superb
* Backtrack feature breaks down exactly why a play failed and rewinding lets you try again
* Formation audibles allow you to change plays without tipping your hand
* Vastly improved visuals
* Tight controls and varied player animations

The Bad

* Quirks and glitches hamper otherwise solid gameplay
* Superstar and Franchise modes have received almost no attention
* Madden IQ feature isn't as helpful as it claims to be
* Tom Hammond and John Madden's voice work is poor
* Online leagues are a huge letdown

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

"No matter what you're looking for in a golf game, Tiger Woods 10 almost certainly has you covered"

ESRB: Everyone

GS Score: 8.0

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The Good

* Features 16 of the world's best golf courses
* Four difficulty levels that cater to everyone
* Lots of different online and offline modes
* Great controls, especially the new precision putting

The Bad

* Commentary is so bad you'll almost certainly mute it
* Not all difficulty levels are supported online

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FIFA Soccer 09

"FIFA 09 plays better than ever before, and a wealth of new modes and features add plenty of longevity."

ESRB: Everyone

GS Score:8.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Realistic gameplay with plenty of depth
* Be a Pro online mode is great fun
* Huge number of solo and multiplayer game modes
* Unparalleled presentation and attention to detail

The Bad

* AI is a bit too good at getting the ball
* Expensive Adidas Live Season updates
* Frequently laggy online play
* Some dodgy AI goalkeeping

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LittleBigPlanet

"Little Big Planet is a novel, imaginative, and highly customisable platform game."

ESRB:Everyone

GS Score:9.0

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Video Review

The Good

* Incredibly varied and imaginative levels
* Excellent musical score and narration
* Immense customisation and creativity potential
* High replayability factor

The Bad

* Short story mode
* Camera struggles in multiplayer
* Building a compelling level can be time-consuming

Armored Core: For Answer

"The latest Armored Core makes up for the series' lack of progress by simply being fun to play."

ERSB:Teen

GS Score:7.0

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The Good

* Taking on an arms fort is awesome and exhilarating
* Heightened speed and destructible environments make for thrilling battles
* Improved interface makes customization easier
* Online co-op play for the first time in the series

The Bad

* It's functionally the same as previous games in the series
* Environments are bland and unappealing
* Practically no one plays online

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SingStar: Vol. 3

"SingStar Vol. 3 adds only 30 new tracks to the karaoke series, but it remains the benchmark for the genre."

ERSB:N/A

GS Score:7.0

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The Good

* Great gameplay and selection of modes
* Good range of tracks
* My SingStar Online offers great longevity

The Bad

* Still no wireless mics or trophies
* Not much better value than just buying songs separately online

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Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution

"Civilization Revolution is an excellent, streamlined console version of the popular PC strategy series."

ESRB:Everyone +10

GS Score:9.0

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The Good

* Engrossing strategic depth
* Many ways to claim victory
* Fantastic visual presentation
* Wealth of interesting historical knowledge
* Meets high standard of the Civilization series

The Bad

* Multiplayer moves at a slow pace
* Diplomacy is a bit limited

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Tom Clancy's EndWar

"At its core, EndWar is a bit too simple, but it does offer a unique voice command system and terrific production values"

ESRB:Teen

GS Score:7.5

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Video Review

The Good

* Innovative voice command mechanic makes you feel powerful
* Fantastic audio and visuals put you in the thick of the action
* Persistent online campaign makes matches feel meaningful
* Different match types make good use of uplink capture mechanic

The Bad

* Single-player campaign has no story to speak of
* All three factions play the same way
* Limited unit types make for simple rock-paper-scissors skirmishes

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Comet Crash

"Cunning defensive strategies and the ability to build up attacking armies make this one amazing tower-defense game"

ESRB: N/A

GS Score: 9.0

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The Good

* Superb balance between offense and defense
* Constructing a maze to slow down and destroy your foes is a blast
* Great pacing
* Chaotic competitive mode and engaging co-op

The Bad

* Sterile visuals are occasionally detrimental to gameplay
* No online multiplayer

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ZEN Pinball

"Great theme tables and fast-paced action make Zen Pinball a winner"

ESRB: N/A

GS Score: 8.5

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The Good

* Colorful, detailed graphics
* Superb physics
* Great themes and varied action in the four pinball tables

The Bad

* Multiplayer has some issues

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Warhawk

"Whether you do your best work on foot, in a tank, or in the air, you will have plenty of exciting options to choose from in Warhawk."

ESRB:Teen

GS Score:8.5

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The Good

* Great flight control
* Different tactics feel like they've been balanced out pretty well
* Plenty of map configuration options give the game a lot of different looks
* Rank and medal system gives you something to shoot for as you play

The Bad

* In-game help isn't especially effective

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Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

"Overhauled visuals and overloaded features makes this redux a top-tier Street Fighter game."

ESRB:Teen

GS Score:8.5

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The Good

* Stellar new art and music
* Fantastic fighting is cleverly balanced
* Smooth online multiplayer
* Ludicrous variety of options, features, and additions

The Bad

* AI can be ruthlessly difficult
* No online skill-matching

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Mega Man 9

"The original blue bomber returns in an all new adventure that will bring you back to the good old days of incredibly hard but simple games. "

ESRB:Everyone

GS Score:8.5

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The Good

* Incredibly challenging but rewarding gameplay
* Retro graphics appeal to old-school series fans and 8-bit aficionados
* Online leaderboards

The Bad

* Buying extra difficulty settings is ultra lame

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Bionic Commando Rearmed

"The updated graphics and new modes in Bionic Commando Rearmed are enough to make this c.lassic still fun today, despite some control issues."

ESRB:Mature

GS Score:8.0

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The Good

* Impressive graphics
* Co-op works surprisingly well
* Challenge rooms add tons of new wickedly hard tasks
* Plenty of well-hidden secrets to discover

The Bad

* Top-down levels are a drag
* 3D puzzles are a bore
* Ancient and oftentimes cheap design choices
* Sometimes finicky controls

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Crash Commando

"Crash Commando fuses established ideas to create a wholly addictive side-scrolling multiplayer shooter"

ESRB:Teen

GS Score:8.0

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The Good

* Loads of balanced, diverse weapons
* Huge maps are masterfully designed
* Fantastic, lag-free multiplayer
* Furious pace is addictive
* Visual detail is through the roof

The Bad

* Single-player mode is easy and brief

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Flower

"Flower is a gorgeously crafted fable, and though short, it's genuinely mesmerising."

ESRB:Everyone

GS Score: 8.0

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The Good

* Superb artistic design
* Beautiful interactive audio
* Well-implemented control system
* Great diversity between levels

The Bad

* Incredibly short
* Limited replay value

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Wipeout HD

"Wipeout HD may be a rehash of other games in the series, but a bargain price and fantastic 1080p visuals should please new and old fans alike."

ESRB:Everyone +10

GS Score:7.5

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The Good

* Beautiful visuals and immaculate presentation
* High-value price point
* Deep single-player and competent multiplayer

The Bad

* Tracks, ships, and music have all appeared before
* Lack of multiplayer modes

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Sorry for the delay, new thread is ready. :)

if you have a PS3 get Blazblue: Calamity's Trigger it is a fighting game that will suck you in, although the buttons ingame and in the booklet are designed for joysticks when you figure out which buton is A B C and D it isnt as hard

if you have a PS3 get Blazblue: Calamity's Trigger it is a fighting game that will suck you in, although the buttons ingame and in the booklet are designed for joysticks when you figure out which buton is A B C and D it isnt as hard

eo_the_shaman

Why did you make a new one if the older one is perfectly fine? Solid_Tango

if you have a PS3 get Blazblue: Calamity's Trigger it is a fighting game that will suck you in, although the buttons ingame and in the booklet are designed for joysticks when you figure out which buton is A B C and D it isnt as hard

eo_the_shaman

Suhhhweet, when ever you do a new update hit me up and ill do some photoshop work for the Headers :D

Awesome thread as usual

Yeah.. thanks Canana ^^

Nice one. :D

Ok I have a problem here. I had my friends street fighter for a while( about 3 weeks) and i absolutely loved that game and iw as planning to buy it for myself but now Blazblue came out(which i never even payed attention to b4) and im soo hyped up about it that i want to get it. problem is that i dont even know if i will like it and it looks harder to get into the fighting than compared to street fighter.

I have $200 to spend and i am 70% sure i want these 3:

Bioshock(PS3) - $30

Megaman Starforce 3: Red Joker (DS) - $30

Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion - $20 (No GOTY because of some bloodgrass gltch in it that ive been seen every 5 threads on the oblivion board)

That Leaves $120 and im not sure what to do. I was wondering if i should spend the $120 on Street Fighter 4 & Blazblue but im thinking Two fighting games would be redundant but i dunno cuz i know i love street fighter but i so want to play Blazblue that im not even sure i mgiht like or understand.

Another Option i have is to buy one or the other and then use the other $60 on a good ps3 game which now poses another problem. Are any of them even worth the $60. The first thing id look at obviously is in famous but ive been hearing its short and not worth $60 and everyones saying soon as they finish it they never pick it up again.

So with that i check the next thing that might be worth the $60 and thats Resistance 2. With this now i have Killzone 2 & Call of Duty 4 already which i have been playing alot online recently. I have Resistance: fall of Man and love the story and would like to see what happens next but people have been saying Resistance 2 story sucks compared to Fall of Man so i not sure on that either. Thing is alot of people say Killzone 2 story is horrible but i liked that and Resistance 2 should be better? I do plan to buy this game either way eventually and i would want to get the Platinum so i have to take into acount the 10,000 kills before no one is online.

3rd option I see is LittleBigPlanet. Problem with this is that I have no interest whatsoever at all in this game. That could change if i ever got to play it but for now i dont even care to buy that.

4th and final option I have is two $30 games with Metal Gear Solid & Ratchet & Clank: Future Tools of Destruction. With these two games,first off ive only played Metal Gear Solid 3 to some little ways after beating The Fury and i have played the MGS4 demo and thought it was good. With Ratchet & Clank now i played one of the prevous ones and loevd it(Up Your Arsenal) and i Loved the demo when i played it ages back but for some reason i just dont feel like buying it and i dunno why. With option 4 theres also teh fact that theres no trophies which ive becoming recently interested in but not addicted to(If i was addicted i would go and get 90%+ on Burnout Paradise but dont care to so).

So yeah Please Help me out with the Options:

#1. Street Fighter 4 & BlazBlue

#2. Street Fighter 4 & InFamous

#3. Street Fighter 4 & Resistance 2

#4. Street Fighter 4 & LittleBigPlanet

#5. Street Fighter 4 & Metal Gear Solid 4 & Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

#6. BlazBlue & Infamous

#7. BlazBlue & Resistance 2

#8. BlazBlue & littleBigPlanet

#9 BlazBlue & Metal Gear Solid 4 & Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Please state which #number and why i should pick that combination. Also if it helps im most interested in the Infamous % Resistance 2 choices and least interested in the MGS4 and Ratchet & Clank choices. I have more interest in Blazblue because of the gameplay vids and the gametrailers review and hype but i dont know if i will like the game or find it complicated to get good at but with street fighter i know what im doing and know ill love it. MGS4 & Ratchet & Clank i know i can buy any time and the prices are only gonna get cheaper so not much priority on those. I have alot of interest in Resistance 2 and thinking it might be worth $60 the most because of the multiplayer which i guess ill love because i love the first 1

How's the warhawk community? Would I have any trouble finding a games if I picked that up?H0LLAT1P

No, the Warhawk community is one one the most active that you have. You won't have any problems in finding a game.

How's the warhawk community? Would I have any trouble finding a games if I picked that up?H0LLAT1P

The Warhawk community is doing fine. I'm always playing and have no problems. :)

i was hoping to get some suggestions for good (and possibly cheap) 2 player co-cop (or vs) games. i have a friend who likes sports and racing, but we also had fun throwing down on guilty gear back in the day (so i was thinking on grabbing blazblu since i've heard comparisons to gg) he also likes blowing stuff up, shooting stuff and customization (to some degree it doesnt have to be super in depth, just like weapon/skill upgrades and the like) so any suggestions, im all ears.

[QUOTE="H0LLAT1P"]How's the warhawk community? Would I have any trouble finding a games if I picked that up?smithster118

The Warhawk community is doing fine. I'm always playing and have no problems. :)

[QUOTE="smithster118"]

[QUOTE="H0LLAT1P"]How's the warhawk community? Would I have any trouble finding a games if I picked that up?Mokajing

The Warhawk community is doing fine. I'm always playing and have no problems. :)

I'm relating it to trophies. :P

[QUOTE="Mokajing"][QUOTE="smithster118"]

The Warhawk community is doing fine. I'm always playing and have no problems. :)

smithster118

I'm relating it to trophies. :P

Ok 90% of people who have played both Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 say Killzone 2 is better. Would it feel dull playing resistance 2 after experiencing killzone 2?

Ok 90% of people who have played both Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 say Killzone 2 is better. Would it feel dull playing resistance 2 after experiencing killzone 2?

MassiveKaos

Not neccessarily, there are plenty of people who prefer Resistance 2 and Killzone 2 doesn't have awesome co-op.

[QUOTE="MassiveKaos"]

Ok 90% of people who have played both Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 say Killzone 2 is better. Would it feel dull playing resistance 2 after experiencing killzone 2?

smithster118

Not neccessarily, there are plenty of people who prefer Resistance 2 and Killzone 2 doesn't have awesome co-op.

So i would like to know not if people prefer R2 but if R2 would feel dull after i have played and beaten KZ2 and R:FOM when everyone is saying Fall of man is betetr than R2 much less than Killzone 2. I want to spend $60 on a ps3 exclusive and this seems like it could be the only one thats worth with the online,co-op and alot of other stuff ect. I was also looking at InFamous but everyones saying its too short and not worth $60 and i should wait for a price drop.

Ok 90% of people who have played both Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 say Killzone 2 is better. Would it feel dull playing resistance 2 after experiencing killzone 2?

MassiveKaos

[QUOTE="smithster118"]

[QUOTE="MassiveKaos"]

Ok 90% of people who have played both Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 say Killzone 2 is better. Would it feel dull playing resistance 2 after experiencing killzone 2?

MassiveKaos

Not neccessarily, there are plenty of people who prefer Resistance 2 and Killzone 2 doesn't have awesome co-op.

So i would like to know not if people prefer R2 but if R2 would feel dull after i have played and beaten KZ2 and R:FOM when everyone is saying Fall of man is betetr than R2 much less than Killzone 2. I want to spend $60 on a ps3 exclusive and this seems like it could be the only one thats worth with the online,co-op and alot of other stuff ect. I was also looking at InFamous but everyones saying its too short and not worth $60 and i should wait for a price drop.

Ok, to answer your question. Yes, it may feel dull. The online community is much bigger at Killzone 2 and Resistance 2s community is decreasing majorly.

IMO, I like them both the same, but like you said, the majority prefer Killzone 2. I say rent it, because you maybe part of the minority that prefers Resistance 2.

And yes, wait for a inFamous price drop. :)

I think racing games can be fun, but I have never really gotten into them any deeper than that. I've been hearing great things about Burnout Paradise. Is is a good game to get for a casual gamer in the racing genre?

On another note, great update. I agree the old one was getting to big.

I think racing games can be fun, but I have never really gotten into them any deeper than that. I've been hearing great things about Burnout Paradise. Is is a good game to get for a casual gamer in the racing genre?

On another note, great update. I agree the old one was getting to big.

crusadeonacid

I'm not an hardcore racer fan, and I loved Burnout. :D

[QUOTE="crusadeonacid"]

I think racing games can be fun, but I have never really gotten into them any deeper than that. I've been hearing great things about Burnout Paradise. Is is a good game to get for a casual gamer in the racing genre?

On another note, great update. I agree the old one was getting to big.

smithster118

I'm not an hardcore racer fan, and I loved Burnout. :D