I Want
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Xbox 360)

Like every other LEGO game, you run dumpy LEGO people around like madmen, swinging your weapon nonchalantly and destroying everything you come in contact with. You're rewarded with LEGO ...

LEGO Rock Band (Xbox 360)

Rock Band wasn’t that complex to begin with, but this kid-friendly rhythm action title deserves to exist simply because it’s nearly as fun and far cuter.

The Beatles: Rock Band (Xbox 360)

The best music game around brings the Beatles into your living room in one of the fullest band-specific experiences around. Unless you hate the Beatles, this is for you.

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Xbox 360)

Continuing the LEGO-ized adventures of Indiana Jones, it improves on the previous formula, though it has some low points, mostly involving levels from the Crystal Skull.

Rock Band 3 (Xbox 360)

The entire game feels like a defiantly kickass celebration of music. Combined with the complete success and undeniable innovation of Pro Mode, how could anyone resist Rock Band 3?

I'm playing
Earth Defense Force 2017 (Xbox 360)
A glorious third-person shooter that blends campy sci-fi staples like monster ants and giant robots so enthusiastically - and with such huge bursts of gears and guts - that you won't ...
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
The second instalment of Nathan Drake's archaelogical adventuring.
Catan - Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox 360)
This award-winning European board game makes the digital transition quite smoothly with strategic, addicting gameplay.
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 ...

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox 360)
It's the RPG puzzle gamers never knew they wanted!
Fight Night Round 4 (Xbox 360)
Maybe a little too technical for casual players, the newest round of Fight Night delivers for real fans of the sweet science.
I've Beaten
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Xbox 360)

Fixing some of the issues that made Legend only pretty good, Underworld's focus is entirely on platforming, and it's all the better for it.

Dragon Age II (Xbox 360)

BioWare applies the Mass Effect formula to Dragon Age, with some success.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
This Wind Waker sequel spells success on the high seas with a DS stylus. Goodbye end-of-the-world plot device and hello good times in (sorta) tough dungeons.
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.
Portal (Xbox 360)
This surreal puzzler will mess with your mind. The fact that it comes bundled with Half-Life 2, Episode One and Two, and Team Fortress 2 is the icing on the ...
Collecting Dust
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 ...
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (Xbox 360)

This classic adventure game returns to XBLA so a whole new audience can enjoy the world-class humor, but with a graphical update that's easy on the eyes.

Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
Hexic HD - Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox 360)
Utterly addictive and unusually deep, Hexic HD sits proudly alongside puzzle classics like Tetris and Lumines.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Xbox 360)
Comic-book fanboys will love this universe-spanning adventure featuring a ridiculous amount of Marvel superheroes and villains.
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.
I Love
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Xbox 360)

Fixing some of the issues that made Legend only pretty good, Underworld's focus is entirely on platforming, and it's all the better for it.

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.
Dragon Age II (Xbox 360)

BioWare applies the Mass Effect formula to Dragon Age, with some success.

Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
I Hate
Full Auto (Xbox 360)
Psuedo Interactive has packed in a variety of surprising treats to sweeten the diabetic's nightmare that is Full Auto.
Unreal Tournament III (Xbox 360)
The fastest, most elegantly designed and gloriously bloody of arena shooters arrives on the 360.
Scribblenauts (DS)

While there are a few puzzles with satisfyingly original solutions, the freedom to write anything you want is outweighed by the limitations of the core mechanic and the lousy controls.

Project Sylpheed (Xbox 360)
Project Sylpheed puts you in charge of a fleet of planes and tasks you with destroying your enemies. We're hoping for some more original twists.
Too Human (Xbox 360)
Too Human would be a severely underwhelming game even if it weren't for its ten-year-long development or its outspoken creator. Awkward combat, a braindead camera and a laundry list ...
I'm Tracking
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.
Eternal Darkness II (Xbox 360)
The next Eternal Darkness is only a vague possibility for now, but we've got our fingers crossed.
Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360)
This sequel to the open world, super-powered romp hopes to ramp up the awesome.
Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360)

The Gears of War trilogy ends in epic style, as Marcus Fenix and fellow roid rage chums take on alien evil doers in new jungle and underwater sections. The Locust ...

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 ...
Uno - Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox 360)
A refined online version of a family card classic, complete with wacky house rules and computer players who try too hard to play like stupid humans.