I Want
Homefront (Xbox 360)

War comes to Main Street, as fire fights are happening in suburbia for the fate of the US. Based on a plot by the screenwriter of Apocalypse Now, Homefront has ...

Brink (Xbox 360)
Quake Wars dev, Splash Damage, goes on the Brink.
Dante's Inferno (Xbox 360)

God of War is a mighty tough act to emulate and Inferno clearly isn’t in the same league, but though this copycat is flawed it’s a guilty pleasure ...

Singularity (Xbox 360)

So what if the shooting’s often spongy, the health system frustratingly archaic and the visuals dated and uneven? Terrific weapons, powers and boss scraps mean the good times come ...

Darksiders (Xbox 360)

In spite of lifting nearly every gameplay element from other, often better games, Darksiders still succeeds at bringing these disparate threads together into a brutally satisfying whole. It’s also ...

I've Beaten
Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
Graphics are sharp and the story is one worth multiple plays - even if it only has one ending. This RPG/Shooter gives an actual sense of space exploration.
Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)

Mass Effect 2 strikes a perfect balance between intense shooter action and gut-wrenching drama, set in a richly textured world on the brink of destruction. It's a must-own for ...

BioShock (Xbox 360)
Dive beneath the ocean's surface for a dark masterpiece of gameplay design. Scaring you is just the first of many, many things BioShock does spectacularly right.
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
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!
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
Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360)
PGR4 has got the goods with new features and refined racing. Grab yourself a Kawasaki crotch rocket or an Aston DB9 and blaze through downtown Shinjuku.
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy (Xbox 360)
Essentially a Matt Damon-free adaptation of The Bourne Identity, this spy story delivers average - but extremely stylish - shooting, punching and occasional driving action.
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.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Xbox 360)

While Nuts & Bolts' vehicle based gameplay is a bit different from the Banjos of old, this is as good as the old ones with enough things to collect to choke ...

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Xbox 360)

A prequel to the original Call of Juarez, Bound in Blood has lots of great ideas and very improved FPS combat. Now if only it had campaign co-op.

Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)

Let’s keep it good and simple: Modern Warfare 2 is this year’s must-buy first-person shooter.

I Love
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.

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 ...

Rock Band (Xbox 360)
This is the perfectly polished, logical extension of what Guitar Hero started and where the music genre needed to go.
Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360)
This refined entry replaces the original Rock Band as quite possibly the most fun-filled four person co-op game in creation. Just don't go looking for a huge evolutionary jump.
Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
The freedom may scare people used to more linear shooters and the simplified customization might disappoint hardcore RPGers, but if ever a game was worth broadening your horizons for, this ...
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Xbox 360)
Comic-book fanboys will love this universe-spanning adventure featuring a ridiculous amount of Marvel superheroes and villains.
I Hate
Def Jam: Icon (PS3)
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'm Tracking
Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)

Mass Effect 2 strikes a perfect balance between intense shooter action and gut-wrenching drama, set in a richly textured world on the brink of destruction. It's a must-own for ...

Homefront (Xbox 360)

War comes to Main Street, as fire fights are happening in suburbia for the fate of the US. Based on a plot by the screenwriter of Apocalypse Now, Homefront has ...

Brink (Xbox 360)
Quake Wars dev, Splash Damage, goes on the Brink.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360)
Sneaky people, slip on your three-pronged goggles and slink like a slithery snake in this splintery sequel.
Dante's Inferno (Xbox 360)

God of War is a mighty tough act to emulate and Inferno clearly isn’t in the same league, but though this copycat is flawed it’s a guilty pleasure ...