I Want
Afro Samurai (Xbox 360)

Its cute, bloody gimmicks are fun at first, but can't mask a repetitive action title and its many quality control issues.

Mirror's Edge (PC)
It’s ambitious in a multitude of ways, both in making a platformer from a first-person perspective and in its implementation of free running. It’s really, really good and ...
The World Ends With You (DS)
This game's trip to Shibuya proves that Squeenix can actually put a real game on a handheld and the results are pretty awesome.
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.
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360)

This third-person action game takes Batman inside the iconic, ultra-creepy Arkham Asylum, and this stellar release raises the bar quite high for all future comic book games.

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.

I'm playing
Prototype (Xbox 360)

This free-roaming gore-a-thon has a super-powered monster man running around NYC cutting folks to ribbons. If we need to tell you any more to convince you it's awesome, then ...

Dark Sector (Xbox 360)
There's a good game here - but it looks so much like Resident Evil 4, you might miss it.
Left 4 Dead (PC)

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

Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox 360)
The reins get passed to a new hero named Nero in this slash-bang sequel.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations (DS)

No objections to this sequel - it ties up the entire series in a neat little crime procedural that does Law and Order fans proud.

Dementium: The Ward (DS)
In a land of tap-and-drag minigames, Dementium: The Ward sticks out like a blood-thirsty gremlin in a Smurf village. And we mean that as a compliment.
I've Beaten
Fight Night Round 3 (PS2)
Boxing rivalries can erupt into knuckle-tearing street brawls at press conferences or even at the scales while weighing in before a fight.
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
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 ...
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.
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 ...

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 ...

Collecting Dust
FEAR Files (Xbox 360)
This shooter contains the expansion pack FEAR: Extraction Point as well as a new Perseus Mandate campaign.
I Love
Fight Night Round 3 (PS2)
Boxing rivalries can erupt into knuckle-tearing street brawls at press conferences or even at the scales while weighing in before a fight.
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
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 ...
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.
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 ...

Prototype (Xbox 360)

This free-roaming gore-a-thon has a super-powered monster man running around NYC cutting folks to ribbons. If we need to tell you any more to convince you it's awesome, then ...

I Hate
FEAR Files (Xbox 360)
This shooter contains the expansion pack FEAR: Extraction Point as well as a new Perseus Mandate campaign.
Dark Sector (Xbox 360)
There's a good game here - but it looks so much like Resident Evil 4, you might miss it.
Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox 360)
The reins get passed to a new hero named Nero in this slash-bang sequel.
I'm Tracking
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.
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360)

This third-person action game takes Batman inside the iconic, ultra-creepy Arkham Asylum, and this stellar release raises the bar quite high for all future comic book games.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Xbox 360)

This gritty, squad-based WWII shooter is still well made and gory as all get out, but it really doesn't stray from the formula of other games in the series ...