I Want
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon (Xbox 360)

The latest third-person action adventure starring grump alien Crypto finally wears thin. It plays badly, it’s full of bugs and graphical glitches, and the humor isn’t lowbrow – it ...

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (Xbox 360)

An average shooter that somehow takes a golden premise and dumbs it down to the point of blandness. Weird.

StarCraft II (PC)
One of the most legendary, beloved PC real-time strategy games is back after nearly a decade. It looks incredible.
FEAR 2: Project Origin (Xbox 360)

After a long battle, the official FEAR sequel is here, and the positives, like majorly creepy atmospheres and great AI, are back. Unfortunately the previous game's story shortcomings are ...

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Xbox 360)
Mankind wanders the universe in Valykrie Profile developer tri-Ace's newest, a prequel to this long-running franchise.
Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)

Master Chief takes a backseat as a new UNSC hero is drafted in for this standalone expansion that explores the fate of Earth before the events of Halo 3. More ...

I'm playing
Generation of Chaos (PSP)
A sprawling fantasy war game that can reward you if you're very, very, very, very patient.
Space Rangers 2 (PC)
Unless you hate strategy games or are allergic to "goof" in your game, Space Rangers 2 rates a no-brainer "buy me".
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 ...
Civilization IV (PC)
Even if you've never played a Civilization game, you're in for a treat. There's never been a better time to jump into the strategy genre and conquer ...
Civilization IV: Warlords (PC)
Take the world by the throat as one of the greatest war leaders in history and spread your influence in an epoch-spanning expansion pack to Civ IV.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Xbox 360)
The squad-based military shooter returns with a better story, better graphics, better multiplayer and, of course, better explosions.
I've Beaten
Def Jam: Icon (Xbox 360)
A photorealistic hip-hop fighter with complex stages and hazards that move with the music. When we say 'next-gen,' this is exactly the sort of thing we mean.
I Love
Space Rangers 2 (PC)
Unless you hate strategy games or are allergic to "goof" in your game, Space Rangers 2 rates a no-brainer "buy me".
Def Jam: Icon (Xbox 360)
A photorealistic hip-hop fighter with complex stages and hazards that move with the music. When we say 'next-gen,' this is exactly the sort of thing we mean.
Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)

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

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
Fracture (Xbox 360)

A sci-fi third-person wargame in which you play a soldier who can reshape the very terrain around you. Makes digging the enemy's grave a lot easier. The level design ...

Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Xbox 360)
Burst Limit is both beautiful and faithful to the anime, even to the point of creating drawn-out battles with epic finishing moves that don't actually finish the fight. It ...
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'm Tracking
StarCraft II (PC)
One of the most legendary, beloved PC real-time strategy games is back after nearly a decade. It looks incredible.