I Want
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Xbox 360)

The newest entry in the Metal Gear series, this one stars the once hated Raiden with no Solid Snake to be seen.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (PS3)
Continuum Shift improves on Calamity Trigger in every way, and it's undoubtedly one of the best fighting games available; it oozes style, incorporates some truly radical ideas into its ...
Catherine (Xbox 360)

We don’t exactly remember when we decided Catherine was one hell of a mind-trip. We just know we dug it.

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RAGE (PS3)

RAGE is a brand new first-person shooter from id Software, inventors of the FPS and creators of Doom & Quake, but with added vehicular action segments and an open, post-apocalyptic world.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360)
The fourth Elder Scrolls entry is utterly brilliant and should not be missed by any adventure-spirited gamer.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
An excellent, very unusual legal adventure game that will test your mind, if not your reflexes.
Pokemon Platinum (DS)

Lots of little things have been “freshened up” in Platinum, but there aren’t any major changes or additions – it’s really Diamond and Pearl again, dusted off, sprayed with ...

The Binding of Isaac (PC)
What We Say: The Binding of Isaac is a great way to spend five bucks, and a terrible way to spend your childhood.
I've Beaten
Shadows of the Damned (PS3)

Combining childish humor with bloody demon murder, Shadows of the Damned pays off on the promise of the creative team of developers involved. It may momentarily waver, but SotD has ...

Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
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.
Bayonetta (Xbox 360)

It’s an almost flawless exhibition of gaming greatness, which can effortlessly make even the most ham-fisted of gamers feel like they’ve got elite skills. Bayonetta is already an ...

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.

BioShock 2 (Xbox 360)

Taking place some years after the original title, BioShock 2 features the first Big Daddy returning to Rapture to stop the Big Sister and her ilk. Also, some long-awaited multiplayer ...

Collecting Dust
Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
The near infinite amount of personalization makes it easy to get sucked up in this super cute, if familiar, world.
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 ...
LittleBigPlanet (PS3)

LittleBigPlanet is a game that’s virtually infinite in its content, and the platforming isn’t too bad either. PS3 finally has its killer app.

Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)

Just as addictive at its core, Animal Crossing makes the transition to the Wii looking almost exactly the same as on the GameCube, but with some cool online functionality.

Fallout: New Vegas (Xbox 360)

Not Fallout 4 but its own unrelated game, this will have you taking a post-apocalyptic road trip to Vegas.

Wii Fit Plus (Wii)

Not so much a sequel as a revision to Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus adds new minigames, activities and increased customization abilities. While the game is technically improved, it isn ...

I Love
RAGE (PS3)

RAGE is a brand new first-person shooter from id Software, inventors of the FPS and creators of Doom & Quake, but with added vehicular action segments and an open, post-apocalyptic world.

Pokemon Black / White (DS)

It may not break the Pokemon mold, but Black/White offers enough new content coupled with the series' classic, deep battle mechanics to make it endlessly playable. If you could ...

Shadows of the Damned (PS3)

Combining childish humor with bloody demon murder, Shadows of the Damned pays off on the promise of the creative team of developers involved. It may momentarily waver, but SotD has ...

Gears of War (Xbox 360)
When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War
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 ...
LittleBigPlanet (PS3)

LittleBigPlanet is a game that’s virtually infinite in its content, and the platforming isn’t too bad either. PS3 finally has its killer app.

I Hate
Wii Fit Plus (Wii)

Not so much a sequel as a revision to Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus adds new minigames, activities and increased customization abilities. While the game is technically improved, it isn ...

Fable III (Xbox 360)

Third instalment of the flagship Xbox 360 RPG, first unveiled at Gamecom 09.

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Knights of the Nine (Xbox 360)
Pushing the borders of the ginormous Elder Scrolls IV even further, this adventure centers around the knight brotherhood in Leyawiin.
Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360)

While its story, characters and conversations are interesting and fun to play around with, Alpha’s third-person shooting – which makes up the bulk of the game – is not. It’s ...

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 ...

Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)

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

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Alice: Madness Returns (Xbox 360)

Excellent combat, a riveting story, and exciting puzzles are marred by redundancy. Alice is a surprisingly long game, and the inclusion of the original means it’s a price worth ...