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  • Rating:8.5

    Battlefield 2

  • Rating:8.5

    Battlefield 1942

  • Rating:7
    Skyward Sword is an example of a true flawed masterpiece...

    The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

    Skyward Sword is an example of a true flawed masterpiece...

    The Legend of Zelda series is one of gaming's greatest mainstays, and aside from a couple infamous Philips CD-i titles, has been a remarkable series in terms of consistent quality. For the most part, this may be due to t... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Assassin's Creed: Revelations proves that truly great concepts and mechanics will always entertain...

    Assassin's Creed: Revelations

    Assassin's Creed: Revelations proves that truly great concepts and mechanics will always entertain...

    The Assassin's Creed series' protagonist used to go by the rather longwinded name of Ezio Auditore da Firenze. But the truth is, players have seen him come a long way from his humble beginnings in Florence, and it's the ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Skyrim is thus far the most compelling and memorable open-world game of this console generation...

    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Skyrim is thus far the most compelling and memorable open-world game of this console generation...

    It seems dragons were indeed a fitting centerpiece for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's marketing campaign. In most fantasy realms, dragons are often a looming, inescapable presence that take their place as the most intimid... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5
    Even considering what a huge technical feat Uncharted 3 represents, the game is simply falling apart in every other way

    Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

    Even considering what a huge technical feat Uncharted 3 represents, the game is simply falling apart in every other way

    Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will surely be remembered as one of gaming's great masterpieces; a title who's every aspect was truly stunning, immersive and thoroughly unprecedented. Not only was Uncharted 2 an incredible ga... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5
    Point Lookout's dark marshes, and interesting quests make for by far the best piece of Fallout 3 DLC we've seen so far..

    Fallout 3: Point Lookout

    Point Lookout's dark marshes, and interesting quests make for by far the best piece of Fallout 3 DLC we've seen so far..

    Fallout 3 had a loyal fanbase, so naturally once DLC for the game started popping up people got excited. But, the DLC had mostly proven to be shallow in terms of content, and not nearly worth the 800 Microsoft Points one... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6
    Though Resistance 3 gets a few things right, it's ultimately a lazily put together, underwhelming game...

    Resistance 3

    Though Resistance 3 gets a few things right, it's ultimately a lazily put together, underwhelming game...

    When Resistance: Fall of Man released alongside the Playstation 3 in 2006, it was, for a time, the system's only killer app; it was a slick shooter with an interesting story, fun multiplayer and most importantly, tons of... Read Full Review

    6 of 11 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8
    The game is great, but put together a little sloppily...

    Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Greatest Hits)

    The game is great, but put together a little sloppily...

    The Grand Theft Auto franchise has hit the PSP with GTA: Liberty City Stories. The game is great but put together a little sloppily. The game takes place 3 (or so) years before GTA3 and you play as Toni Cipriani, who... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.9
    Doom's singleplayer component is very good and pretty lengthy, the multiplayer component, however, isn't too great...

    DOOM

    Doom's singleplayer component is very good and pretty lengthy, the multiplayer component, however, isn't too great...

    Doom is a classic game that pretty much invented the shooter genre. Now, 13 years later it's released again on one of the most advanced gaming machines available. Doom's singleplayer component is very good and pretty len... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    X-Men Origins is derivative, but what it lacks in originality, it certainly makes up for in white-knuckled action...

    X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Uncaged Edition)

    X-Men Origins is derivative, but what it lacks in originality, it certainly makes up for in white-knuckled action...

    Dropping 60 dollars on the video game tie-in to the worst movie of this year may seem like a pretty terrible idea, right? Wrong. X-Men Origins Wolverine is a brutal, bloody good time. It's derivative, but what it lacks i... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    Chrono Trigger is a truly remarkable game even now...

    Chrono Trigger

    Chrono Trigger is a truly remarkable game even now...

    Chrono Trigger first came out more than a decade ago, and has been continuously hailed as one of the greatest games of all time, so with a rerelease on the DS, I figured it was time to try it out. I now know where all th... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    God of War: Chains of Olympus brings the AAA series to a portable for the first time, and the result is stunning...

    God of War: Chains of Olympus

    God of War: Chains of Olympus brings the AAA series to a portable for the first time, and the result is stunning...

    God of War: Chains of Olympus brings the AAA series to a portable for the first time, and the result is stunning. It brings the same epic atmosphere, still borrows heavily from Greek mythology, and plays just as great. ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Dark Mirror has flaws, but ends up being one of the few great shooters on the PSP...

    Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror

    Dark Mirror has flaws, but ends up being one of the few great shooters on the PSP...

    The Syphon Filter series has been around for a long time, and it has been a good series for the most part. But, the last title in the series, Omega Strain, was a pretty horrible game, and didn't come close to living up t... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    The Shivering Isles provides great new content that will make your Oblivion experience be even longer and more enjoyable

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles

    The Shivering Isles provides great new content that will make your Oblivion experience be even longer and more enjoyable

    Sure Elder Scrolls IV was a massive game and sure it's already been made even more massive thanks to previous add-ons, but this one is by far the best, longest and most original one yet, plus it even improves on certain ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    The Club is one of the most accessible games ever made...

    The Club

    The Club is one of the most accessible games ever made...

    The Club is a new shooter created by the team behind the Project Gotham games. And just as the Project Gotham games were about racing to the finish while throwing in as much style as possible to you driving, The Club doe... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.4
    Knights of the Nine is a great way to continue your Elder Scrolls IV experience...

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine

    Knights of the Nine is a great way to continue your Elder Scrolls IV experience...

    Elder Scrolls IV is an amazing RPG that is bigger than any other you've seen before and is filled with tons of different adventures. But, Bethesda has been adding new downloadable content to the game to make the game eve... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    The Resident Evil series is reinvented with it's fourth entry, and the results are stunning...

    Resident Evil 4

    The Resident Evil series is reinvented with it's fourth entry, and the results are stunning...

    The Resident Evil series has long been known for it's eerie environments and scares that'll make you jump out of your seat. Of course, it's also known for terrible controls and slow-moving gameplay, but this time, the de... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    The Witcher is a game you will not easily forget...

    The Witcher

    The Witcher is a game you will not easily forget...

    Geralt of Rivia is far from your standard RPG hero. He's a drunk, a womanizer, and a swordsman for hire who doesn't like to take sides, and is always looking out for himself. But, Geralt's world isn't populate with savor... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    Rock Band is simply the most fully featured rhythm game to date...

    Rock Band

    Rock Band is simply the most fully featured rhythm game to date...

    Harmonix ditched the Guitar Hero series in order to create Rock Band. At first, I wished that they had kept to the original Guitar Hero IP, but all I can say now is that I'm glad they came up with this gem. Rock Band is ... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6
    Turok has plenty of white-knuckled action, but not much beyond that...

    Turok

    Turok has plenty of white-knuckled action, but not much beyond that...

    The Turok series has had ups and downs. Okay, mostly down. But, the newest title in the series is one of the few ups, but its still got some problems. Turok has plenty of white-knuckled action, but not much beyond that.S... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.2
    Just when you thought the Xbox Live Arcade couldn't offer anything truly great, along comes Assault Heroes...

    Assault Heroes

    Just when you thought the Xbox Live Arcade couldn't offer anything truly great, along comes Assault Heroes...

    Now, it's a common fact that the Xbox Live Arcade is home to the bad, to the mediocre, to the pretty good games of old and from indie developers; no game has offered a really engaging experience. Just when you thought th... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    Oblivion is what an RPG should be all about...

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

    Oblivion is what an RPG should be all about...

    The Elder Scrolls series has been a pretty long running one, and Oblivion is what an RPG should be all about, and is easily the best one in the series. Oblivion is a massive game. The main quest is about 15 hours long... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.8
    Chronicles of Riddick is easily the best action game on the Xbox, and has the best presentation I've seen in a game...

    The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

    Chronicles of Riddick is easily the best action game on the Xbox, and has the best presentation I've seen in a game...

    Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay is an awesome game. Chronicles of Riddick is easily the best action game on the Xbox, and has the best presentation I've seen in a game. The story in Riddick takes place ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.6
    Battlefield 2: Modern Combat makes its way to the Xbox 360, and proves itself a worthy game for the next-gen system...

    Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

    Battlefield 2: Modern Combat makes its way to the Xbox 360, and proves itself a worthy game for the next-gen system...

    Battlefield 2: Modern Combat was a successful game on the Xbox and PS2 when it came out about a year ago. Well, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat makes its way to the Xbox 360, and proves itself the worthy game for a next-gen... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.1
    Fight Night Round 3 is a knockout...

    Fight Night Round 3

    Fight Night Round 3 is a knockout...

    The Fight Night series returns and hits the next-gen consoles for the first time and is better than ever. Fight Night Round 3 is a knockout. The game recreates pretty much every style of offensive hitting and defensiv... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.7
    24 The Game is great, provided you're a fan of the show...

    24: The Game

    24 The Game is great, provided you're a fan of the show...

    24 The Game is great, provided you're a fan of the show. In terms of the actual gameplay, 24 is a mixed bag, but it's presentation is amazing. The story in 24 The Game has a story similar to that of the shows. There's... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.3
    Crackdown is an amazingly fun game... for 6 hours...

    Riot Act

    Crackdown is an amazingly fun game... for 6 hours...

    A part of the development team that made Grand Theft Auto 3, a game that set the bar for all other sandbox style games, has gone off on their own to create Crackdown. Crackdown is an amazingly fun game... for 6 hours. ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5
    No More Heroes is flawed, but is also one of the most quirky, stylized, and all around memorable games you can buy...

    No More Heroes

    No More Heroes is flawed, but is also one of the most quirky, stylized, and all around memorable games you can buy...

    No More Heroes is SUDA 51/Grasshopper's first next-gen game, and for those of you who are familiar with Killer7, you'll know just what kind of crazyness to expect. No More Heroes is flawed, but is also one of the most qu... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    MadWorld is a thoroughly entertaining romp that Wii owner who are not faint of heart should definitely check out...

    MadWorld

    MadWorld is a thoroughly entertaining romp that Wii owner who are not faint of heart should definitely check out...

    It seems like this round of console's most family friendly unit, the Wii, is getting some of the most gruesome games period. 2007's Manhunt 2 was pretty macabre, and last year's No More Heroes had you spilling buckets of... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.8
    Shadow of The Colossus is the kind of game that is unmatched in originality...

    Shadow of the Colossus

    Shadow of The Colossus is the kind of game that is unmatched in originality...

    Shadow of The Colossus is the kind of game that is unmatched in originality and is one of the few games that treat video gaming as a whole like an art form. Shadow of The Colossus is a masterpiece that even writing a rev... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6
    From portable to next-gen console, Untold Legends seems to have gotten lost in translation...

    Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom

    From portable to next-gen console, Untold Legends seems to have gotten lost in translation...

    The popular PSP series, Untold Legends hits the PS3. From portable to next-gen console, Untold Legends seems to have gotten lost in translation. Dark Kingdom puts you in the role of some hero guy working for some hero... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Undertow is one of the very best games the Arcade has to offer...

    Undertow

    Undertow is one of the very best games the Arcade has to offer...

    Undertow looked pretty promising when it was first shown off, and it definitely lives up to that promise. Undertow is one of the very best games the Arcade has to offer. STORY - You will play through the campaign thro... Read Full Review

    2 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    The same great Unreal Tournament gameplay is intact and the game has great potential, but all in all is pretty basic...

    Unreal Tournament III

    The same great Unreal Tournament gameplay is intact and the game has great potential, but all in all is pretty basic...

    Epic's classic franchise is back with Unreal Tournament 3 for the Playstation 3, but, unfortunately, it's not all it's cracked up to be. The same great Unreal Tournament gameplay is intact and the game has great potentia... Read Full Review

    3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.3
    Big Red One is a good entry in the Call of Duty series but lacks some qualities that made previous ones really great...

    Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

    Big Red One is a good entry in the Call of Duty series but lacks some qualities that made previous ones really great...

    After the first attempt to translate Call of Duty from PCs to consoles failed, Treyarch tries again and gets it pretty much right. Big Red One is a good entry in the Call of Duty series but lacks some qualities that made... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    The Orange Box offers up pretty much the best deal in the history of video games...

    The Orange Box

    The Orange Box offers up pretty much the best deal in the history of video games...

    When I first heard about The Orange Box, it seemed pretty unreal, 5 games on one disc at the price of one game is pretty mind-blowing, and not one part of this collection is less than superb. The Orange Box offers up pre... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.7
    Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is the most free, most fun and most epic game currently available…

    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is the most free, most fun and most epic game currently available…

    The GTA series returns to grace the current-gen consoles one last time with Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is the most free, most fun and most epic game currently available. You play as CJ ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Traitor's Keep is a shining example of what DLC can be when done right...

    Fable III: Traitor's Keep Quest Pack

    Traitor's Keep is a shining example of what DLC can be when done right...

    At best, DLC is at least as good as the game its attached to, but most of the time it ends up being worse. There are, however, instances of downloadable content packs that build upon the core game, and ultimately provide... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    Medal of Honor Heroes 2 isn't great, but thanks to good multiplayer and controls, it's one of the better Wii shooters...

    Medal of Honor Heroes 2

    Medal of Honor Heroes 2 isn't great, but thanks to good multiplayer and controls, it's one of the better Wii shooters...

    It would be hard to blame someone for being skeptical about wanting to purchase this game, after all, it's a port from a PSP series and portable to console ports usually aren't good. But, EA seems to have pulled it off p... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful