I Want
TimeSplitters 4 (Xbox 360)
Screenwirter Rob Yescombe says, "TimeSplitters 4 will be a great big joke at the expense of the world of games - ourselves included. God, that's a terrible sound bite."
I'm playing
The Sims 3 (PC)
What EA has done is create a platform for a new generation of expansion packs and downloadable content. If you already have expansion packs for Sims 2 that add seasons ...
Sins of a Solar Empire (PC)
A slow-paced and large-scale real-time strategy that incorporates all the best parts of the traditionally turn-based 4X games. It would be an unforgivable sin for a strategy fan to pass ...
Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)

With nary a problem to be found, Street Fighter IV is the definition of perfection within the genre. New characters fit in perfectly with those of old and there is ...

Tom Clancy's EndWar (DS)

Unlike its real-time console versions, this turns out to be a more than serviceable turn-based war game in the style of Advance Wars.

I've Beaten
Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360)
Battlefield shifts its focus to a single-player experience and the results are thrilling, immersive and just plain fun. Multiplayer's still no slouch, though. Also: tanks!
BioShock (Xbox 360)
Dive beneath the ocean's surface for a dark masterpiece of gameplay design. Scaring you is just the first of many, many things BioShock does spectacularly right.
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Xbox 360)
Mercs 2 has many shortcomings; dialogue repeats annoyingly fast, vehicle handling is twitchy, and missions aren't involving enough to really grip you.
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Knights of the Nine (Xbox 360)
Pushing the borders of the ginormous Elder Scrolls IV even further, this adventure centers around the knight brotherhood in Leyawiin.
Call of Juarez (Xbox 360)
A fire-and-brimstone shooter that pays homage to the spaghetti western with plenty of duels, wagons, Stetsons, sheriffs and quick-draw shootouts.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360)
When you actually get to bust out a Rage Against the Machine song by Rage themselves, there's nothing like it. It's another step in air-guitar fantasy fulfillment.
Collecting Dust
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (Xbox 360)
Clean the filth out of Vegas - one headshot at a time - in this deep, strategic and intense team-based shooter.
Crysis (PC)
Despite its occasional lapse, it is a game with a taste of the future - of what can and will be done with PC gaming. At its root it recognises that ...
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Xbox 360)
The squad-based military shooter returns with a better story, better graphics, better multiplayer and, of course, better explosions.
WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2008 (Xbox 360)
Rip up the squared circle in yet another game from the WWE. Hopefully the Bra and Panties match returns, 'cause frankly not enough games have that mode.
Tom Clancy's EndWar (Xbox 360)

This Tom Clancy title takes the strategy route, allowing for online competition with army troops numbering in the hundreds. It’s a more accessible RTS making use of unique yet ...

Age of Empires III (PC)
Gameplay is accessible, easy to learn and very polished, but too often Age of Empires III has a "been there, done that" feeling.
I Love
Spore (PC)
SimCity creator Will Wright is creating his most ambitious simulation ever: one for the entire universe.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360)
The fourth Elder Scrolls entry is utterly brilliant and should not be missed by any adventure-spirited gamer.
Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360)
PGR4 has got the goods with new features and refined racing. Grab yourself a Kawasaki crotch rocket or an Aston DB9 and blaze through downtown Shinjuku.
Tom Clancy's EndWar (Xbox 360)

This Tom Clancy title takes the strategy route, allowing for online competition with army troops numbering in the hundreds. It’s a more accessible RTS making use of unique yet ...

Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
The freedom may scare people used to more linear shooters and the simplified customization might disappoint hardcore RPGers, but if ever a game was worth broadening your horizons for, this ...
Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)

With nary a problem to be found, Street Fighter IV is the definition of perfection within the genre. New characters fit in perfectly with those of old and there is ...

I Hate
SimCity Societies (PC)
In this SimCity, the focus is much more on the Sims than the city, but that may not exactly be a bad thing.
Call of Juarez (Xbox 360)
A fire-and-brimstone shooter that pays homage to the spaghetti western with plenty of duels, wagons, Stetsons, sheriffs and quick-draw shootouts.
Empire Earth III (PC)
The final nail in a rickety coffin.
WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2008 (Xbox 360)
Rip up the squared circle in yet another game from the WWE. Hopefully the Bra and Panties match returns, 'cause frankly not enough games have that mode.
I'm Tracking
TimeSplitters 4 (Xbox 360)
Screenwirter Rob Yescombe says, "TimeSplitters 4 will be a great big joke at the expense of the world of games - ourselves included. God, that's a terrible sound bite."