I Want
Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360)
This sequel to the open world, super-powered romp hopes to ramp up the awesome.
Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP)

Dissidia: Final Fantasy delivers a great experience to fans with its deep storylines and presentation. For non-fans? One of the best fighting games for the portable system.

Shadow Complex (Xbox 360)

As fresh as the XBLA-exclusive title Shadow Complex looks and feels on the surface, it’s really a cleverly disguised homage to the SNES heydays of a certain armor-clad bounty ...

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Xbox 360)

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reinvigorates the franchise by borrowing from other games, adding its own wonderful magic system, and ratcheting up the epic factor to ludicrous degrees. It’s huge ...

I'm playing
Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360)

The gameplay has been honed to near-perfection, but the erratic presentation hiccups get more irritating with each passing day.

Fallout 3 (PC)
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 ...
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3)

BlazBlue has everything we’d want from a hi-def, 2009-vintage Guilty Gear.

I've Beaten
Fight Night Round 3 (Xbox 360)
Boxing rivalries can erupt into knuckle-tearing street brawls at press conferences, or even at the scales while weighing in before a fight.
Red Faction: Guerrilla (Xbox 360)

Guerrilla is the surprise summer blockbuster this year, filled to the brim with gaming superlatives and free of any pretentiousness or doubt as to what it wants to be. Volition ...

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
Snake's next adventure takes him out of the jungles and corridors he's used to, dropping him into the middle of full-on futuristic battlefields as a mercenary superspy.
Assassin's Creed (PC)
Ubisoft Montreal's formerly secret project seems to mix elements of Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia.
I Love
Devil May Cry 4 (PS3)
The reins get passed to a new hero named Nero in this slash-bang sequel.
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.