I Want
Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)

More maps, more enemies, more weapons, more glorious spectacle than the original, and that’s just the co-op. Fresh versus modes and intense violence make this the apocalypse to beat.

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!
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.
Army of Two (Xbox 360)
A watched pot finally boils and it came out all right. Though not the AAA game it was built up to be many moons ago, Army of Two doles out ...
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.
Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360)

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 ...

Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Xbox 360)

This game has so many problems, but it also has so much stupid fun inside that it's the guilty pleasure of the season.

Collecting Dust
Far Cry 2 (Xbox 360)

Once you get past Far Cry 2’s huge learning curve, you will find a lovely looking and intricately strategic shooter.

The Sims 2 (PC)
As close as you can legally come to keeping people as pets.
Dead Rising (Xbox 360)
It might look like a simple game of Whack-A-Zombie, but Dead Rising brings multi-layered gameplay and tough decisions that hardcore gamers will love making.
I Love
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.
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 ...
Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
Master Chief returns to fuel another round of alien-smashing blood-bathery. What are you waiting for? Finish the fight!
The Sims 2 (PC)
As close as you can legally come to keeping people as pets.
I Hate
Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360)

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 ...