I Want
Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)

Just as addictive at its core, Animal Crossing makes the transition to the Wii looking almost exactly the same as on the GameCube, but with some cool online functionality.

Spore (Wii)
SimCity creator Will Wright is creating his most ambitious simulation ever: one for the entire universe.
Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (DS)

The second round of Guitar Hero on the DS is much like the first: same wacky, cramp-inducing controller attachment, same spotty strum detection, but same fundamental rockingness.

I'm playing
Pokemon Platinum (DS)

Lots of little things have been “freshened up” in Platinum, but there aren’t any major changes or additions – it’s really Diamond and Pearl again, dusted off, sprayed with ...

I've Beaten
Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
The near infinite amount of personalization makes it easy to get sucked up in this super cute, if familiar, world.
Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
A beautiful, richly convoluted, sci-fi-tinged romp through the back alleys of Damascus, Acre and Jerusalem during the Third Crusade.
Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)

While fixing the tiny problems of Gears, the sequel gives you all you wanted and more, occasionally feeling like too much more. Still this is the explosive bloodfest you've ...

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Wii)

This sequel is equal in its fun and infuriation, making it ultimately sort of above average.

Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360)
After several wayward missteps, could this really be the return of solid, fast-paced Sonic platforming?
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Four-player fighting returns with new characters like Wario, Pit from Kid Icarus - and yes, Solid Snake.
Collecting Dust
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (PS2)
This twitchy fighting game is more streamlined (and more mentally demanding) than Budokai Tenkaichi 2, but we can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Kingdom Hearts II (PS2)
It's back: that mystical merger of Disney characters, Final Fantasy cameos and Action RPG combat against sub-human agents of nothingness. Weird? Oh, yeah. But also wonderful.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2)
With nearly 130 fighters, 24 full storylines and countless lightning-fast martial-arts battles, this is the definitive DBZ experience.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
It's the same Zelda we've been playing since 1998, tweaked and balanced to perfection.
Rock Band (Xbox 360)
This is the perfectly polished, logical extension of what Guitar Hero started and where the music genre needed to go.
I Love
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
The near infinite amount of personalization makes it easy to get sucked up in this super cute, if familiar, world.
Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
A beautiful, richly convoluted, sci-fi-tinged romp through the back alleys of Damascus, Acre and Jerusalem during the Third Crusade.
Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)

While fixing the tiny problems of Gears, the sequel gives you all you wanted and more, occasionally feeling like too much more. Still this is the explosive bloodfest you've ...

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Wii)

This sequel is equal in its fun and infuriation, making it ultimately sort of above average.

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (PS2)
This twitchy fighting game is more streamlined (and more mentally demanding) than Budokai Tenkaichi 2, but we can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
I Hate
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360)
After several wayward missteps, could this really be the return of solid, fast-paced Sonic platforming?
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (DS)
Indy hits the small screen in block form. It's fun in small doses, but not as consistently entertaining as LEGO Star Wars.
Sonic Riders (PS2)
Straightforward and arcadey to the core, Riders offers a lot of Sonic fan service but is just too busted for anyone else.
I'm Tracking
Spore (Wii)
SimCity creator Will Wright is creating his most ambitious simulation ever: one for the entire universe.