Rating:8.7

Gears of War

By Smoov_B | Review Date: Dec 16, 2006 | X360

An addictive shooter with fluid mechanics, fantastic visuals and audio that begs you to crank up the surround sound

Let's face it, most video games are a dime a dozen. Every genre has its standard bag of tricks. The simple premise of shooters makes them an easy target. Run. Shoot. Kill. Gears of War changes it up slightly. Here, runni... Read Full Review

3 of 4 users found the following review helpful

Rating:7

Madden NFL 08

By Smoov_B | Review Date: Sep 28, 2007 | X360

Like democracy, Madden 08 is far from perfect but it's the best we've got.

Highlights - Spectacular player animations; calling individual player adjustments at the line; silky smooth framerate; it's football Lurking in the Shadows - a plethora of turnovers; uninspired, recycled commentary; n... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8

Rock Band 2

By Smoov_B | Review Date: Oct 01, 2008 | X360

Solid, familiar gameplay and a massive song library but Rock Band lacks music that rocks.

Good stuff Huge track list: With 84 songs included with the game there's a lot to like (and dislike). The music spans a couple generations and many genres. The songs are also well suited for each band member - generally... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

By Smoov_B | Review Date: Aug 13, 2007 | X360

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is the 360 at its finest. It raises the bar for games visually and engages the player i

"I thought you were watching a movie." When the initial line-up of games for the 360 was announced, what caught my eye was Ghost Recon. Even over the summer the visuals were stunning, and after playing the t... Read Full Review

0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

Rating:6.6

Armored Core 4

By Smoov_B | Review Date: Aug 05, 2007 | X360

The fundamentals are there but it misses the mark in the long run.

The Good: Enjoyable gameplay; nicely detailed Nexts The Bad: Missions are too short; building personal Nexts is fairly useless in the single player campaign; control can be erratic THE BREAKDOWN Growing up in the ... Read Full Review

0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9

GRID

By Smoov_B | Review Date: Jun 23, 2008 | X360

Though extremely challenging to casual players, GRID is rewarding and brings the fun back to sim racers.

Highlights: Fun, competitive racing; Wide variety of race types; Excellent damage modeling; Team racing; Sponsor goals; Customizable voice over Shadows: Hard; Driving model is a little too responsive for a sim; Very h... Read Full Review

6 of 6 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8.8

Forza Motorsport 2

By Smoov_B | Review Date: Jun 18, 2007 | X360

Pure and simple... Forza 2 delivers. Fans of Gran Turismo should feel right at home.

*updated Jun. 18, 2007 The good: Intelligent AI unique to each driver, damage modeling affects car behavior, well rounded variety of cars, excellent physics model, gameplay options make it suitable for all types and ... Read Full Review

2 of 2 users found the following review helpful