I Want
The Last Guardian (PS3)

The spiritual successor to Team ICO's Shadow of the Colossus sees a young boy team up with a Griffin-like creature in a charming adventure game.

Dead Rising 2 (Xbox 360)

The zombie apocalypse descends on Fortune City, and the hard-edged Chuck is caught in the middle.

Green Day: Rock Band (Xbox 360)

Green Day doesn’t quite do what the Beatles game did, opting instead to offer superior gameplay. Fun as any Rock Band game could be, but only if you’re ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)

With the hype and excitement surrounding Treyarch's first Call of Duty where they aren't bound by a World War II setting, it's a shame that they went ...

I'm playing
Super Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)

In this age of DLC and $2.00 costume unlocks, this upcoming Street Fighter IV update is fittingly old school, as it comes packaged as a whole new game with ...

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!
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
The second instalment of Nathan Drake's archaelogical adventuring.
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
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.
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Mario's first appearance on Wii launches him into outer space, where you tilt, bob and shake him across spinning globes in Mario 64 fashion.
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.
Collecting Dust
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
Mixes uneven platforming and Gears of War-style gunplay with one of the best-looking, most immersive stories on the PS3.
LittleBigPlanet (PS3)

LittleBigPlanet is a game that’s virtually infinite in its content, and the platforming isn’t too bad either. PS3 finally has its killer app.

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 ...
Red Faction: Guerrilla (Xbox 360)

Guerrilla is the surprise summer blockbuster this year, filled to the brim with gaming superlatives and free of any pretentiousness or doubt as to what it wants to be. Volition ...

Shadow Complex (Xbox 360)

As fresh as the XBLA-exclusive title Shadow Complex looks and feels on the surface, it’s really a cleverly disguised homage to the SNES heydays of a certain armor-clad bounty ...

Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360)
The fifth installment to the series arrives promising "a truly next-generation game" and a seamless open-world environment.
I Love
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 - Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox 360)
Retro Evolved 2 is a cacophony of light and sound to any spectator, but a zen-like trance for the player. Bizarre Creations has managed to reinvent the wheel for another ...
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
The second instalment of Nathan Drake's archaelogical adventuring.
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Mario's first appearance on Wii launches him into outer space, where you tilt, bob and shake him across spinning globes in Mario 64 fashion.
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.
Galaga - Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox 360)
This arcade classic still plays great, but we're not forgiving the creators for taking away all the two-player modes.
I Hate
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 ...
Halo Wars (Xbox 360)

Halo fans rejoice! RTS fans grieve!

Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)

Has just enough changes, including the amazing online co-op, to keep this feeling new while drawing heavily on all the good in RE4. A Gold Edition that includes DLC content ...