I Want
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (Xbox 360)

With meticulously detailed realism applied to some great modern warfare and an amazing co-op mode, this one differentiates itself enough from others shooters for players to make room for it ...

Fracture (Xbox 360)

A sci-fi third-person wargame in which you play a soldier who can reshape the very terrain around you. Makes digging the enemy's grave a lot easier. The level design ...

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.
Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360)

While its story, characters and conversations are interesting and fun to play around with, Alpha’s third-person shooting – which makes up the bulk of the game – is not. It’s ...

I've Beaten
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'm Tracking
Metro 2033 (Xbox 360)

This post-apocalyptic, survival-horror, real-fantasy setting, first-person-shooter may be high concept (and full of hyphens), but it looks frighteningly promising.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (Xbox 360)

With meticulously detailed realism applied to some great modern warfare and an amazing co-op mode, this one differentiates itself enough from others shooters for players to make room for it ...