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 ...

Fable II (Xbox 360)

This is role-playing in the child's sense: dress up and pretend. Despite the long load times and clunky inventory screens you can be who you want and have a ...

Left 4 Dead (PC)

An incredibly tense multiplayer experience like no other. A must buy for shooter fans.

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 ...
STALKER: Clear Sky (PC)
A first-person shooter that has you returning to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to kill ugly, ugly things; that's still fun, but not all that different from our last ...
I'm playing
Medieval II: Total War (PC)
Call your armies to the front lines for the best Total War game yet
Day of Defeat: Source (PC)
Get sent to the frontlines with five different classes inside unique battlegrounds for intense Axis vs. Allies action.
Worms - Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox 360)
This brilliant game about invertebrate warfare is the perfect multiplayer title.
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 ...

Unreal Tournament III (PC)
Bigger, louder and everything awesome that ever made Unreal Tournament worth the server connecting wait. Farewell to Onslaught and hello to the good old days of gore and more.
Company of Heroes (PC)
There are approximately a billion World War II strategy games to choose from. This is the one to buy - it's a masterpiece.
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!
Call of Duty: World at War (PC)

Treyarch ditches the number subtitle and expectedly returns to WWII and the Pacific theatre of war. World at War has extremely brutal gunplay and amazing online multiplayer and co-op modes ...

Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
Hitman: Blood Money (PC)
Io Interactive is upping the ante not only by giving players new ways to kill, but also by giving them incentives to use them.
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.
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Xbox 360)
Blends slick visuals and storytelling with solid shooting action in an alien-infested winter wasteland.
Collecting Dust
Battlefield 2: Special Forces (PC)
Players who've enjoyed the Battlefield franchise for its rollicking vehicular combat can skip this expansion altogether.
Infernal (PC)
Thick on atmosphere and sporting a devilish visual style, Infernal is set to turn your gaming morality on its ear.
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.
Stranglehold (Xbox 360)
The spiritual successor to the Hong Kong smash Hard Boiled, Stranglehold aims to blow you away with ridiculous action, amazing physics, and John Woo's matchless style.
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.
Carcassonne - Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox 360)
Set in a medieval landscape composed of 72 tiles, you'll start with just one tile and steadily expand into a virtual bathroom floor of territory.
I Love
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'm Tracking
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 ...