Killzone 2 proves that you don't need a pedigree to be awesome.:  Last generation Halo ruled the roost as far as console first person shooters were concerned. The game that built X-Box was pretty much unrivaled, both in sales and quality. Hoping to counter this behemoth of a series, Sony announced Killzone, a FPS title by Guerrilla Games that was billed as a "Halo killer." Unfortunately, the game was released to very poor fanfare, with critics and gamers a like blasting its ...

Gears of War delivers like a chainsaw gun to the face.: One of the X-Box 360's standout titles, Gears of War hits you like a chainsaw gun to the face and doesn't relent from start to finish. Players take control of bulky military man Marcus Fenix and tear through a world in chaos in an seemingly futile effort to destroy the monstrous Locust horde. Despite difficulty levels that fluctuate throughout the game, Gears of War is a classic that you should ...