I Want
Battlestations: Pacific (PC)

Being surprisingly deep and having great multiplayer won't hide the clunky controls in this flying game.

I'm playing
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.
I've Beaten
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.
Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox 360)
The reins get passed to a new hero named Nero in this slash-bang sequel.
Collecting Dust
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!
Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
The highly-anticipated sequel to the carjack-fest of the century is sure to satisfy all your mob and hooker related fantasy. Okay, maybe not ALL your hooker fantasies.
Unreal Tournament III (Xbox 360)
The fastest, most elegantly designed and gloriously bloody of arena shooters arrives on the 360.
Alone in the Dark (Xbox 360)
This survival-horror game isn't quite what it should have been - but when those credits finally roll we're quietly confident that you'll have got your money's worth ...
Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360)
Loaded with customization and options, the best and most authentic racing experience in recent memory burns donuts around any other driving game on the Xbox 360.
Turok (Xbox 360)
A cookie-cutter next-gen shooter with dinosaurs. If you want to see Turok restored to his original awesome, shell out for it. If you've played Call of Duty 4 one ...
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
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 ...

The Orange Box (Xbox 360)
The Orange Box has five big sections - Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, Portal, Half-Life 2, and Half-Life 2: Episode One - and they're juicy, delicious, and priced to ...
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.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360)
We're still not sure what war this is and the solo campaign could have been longer; but it's the same Call of Duty that we all know and ...
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 ...
I Hate
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Xbox 360)
Tony Hawk returns with all new online functionality, a video editor and fresh Nail the Trick modes.
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.