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Crackdown 2 Review
- X360
Crackdown 2's open nature can lead to some cool moments, but even the cool moments feel like they were lifted directly from the previous game.
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RISK: Factions Review
- XBLM
EA and Stainless Games went ahead and made Risk completely crazy, and Risk: Factions is ultimately better for it.
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Transformers: War For Cybertron Review
- PC
- PS3
- X360
War For Cybertron might be the best Transformers game ever made... but that isn't exactly a high bar to best.
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Backbreaker Review
- X360
This hard-hitting attempt at a Madden alternative is hardest hit by its own inept gameplay.
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Green Day: Rock Band Review
- PS3
- X360
Green Day: Rock Band makes good on the promises implicit in the title, but it requires an appreciation of both Green Day and Rock Band to really enjoy.
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Alpha Protocol Review
- X360
- PS3
There are brilliant moments in Alpha Protocol, but they're all but muted by poor gunplay and a list of unfortunate technical issues.
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ModNation Racers Review
- PS3
Creative users have already made ModNation Racers a ridiculous kart-racing good time.
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UFC Undisputed 2010 Review
- X360
UFC Undisputed 2010 has some great gameplay additions and solid online performance that makes you want to just keep fighting.
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Blur Review
- PS3
- X360
Bizarre Creations has found a game worthy of the developer's namesake in Blur, a game that finds something fun in the peculiar pairing of weighty, quietly technical real-world racing and over-the-top kart combat.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review
- WII
Super Mario Galaxy 2 sees both Nintendo and Mario himself in top form, delivering an adventure that's as consistently exciting and inventive as ever.
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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Review
- X360
This is no more and no less than a pretty good reprisal of last generation's Prince of Persia games.
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Split/Second Review
- PS3
- X360
Split/Second's high-gloss mayhem is best-in-class, though it peaks early, and the chaos can overwhelm the actual racing.
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3D Dot Game Heroes Review
- PS3
An oddly reverent homage to the original Legend of Zelda, 3D Dot Game Heroes is enthusiastically nostalgic fun with a unique graphical twist.
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Lost Planet 2 Review
- X360
Everything about this nice-looking, mostly online shooter is cumbersome and unpleasant to deal with in one way or another.
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Skate 3 Review
- X360
- PS3
Skate 3's offline portions feel flat and sterile, but its deeper online focus helps bring more meaning to every facet of the game.
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Picross 3D Review
- DS
Picross 3D's twist on the traditional picture crossword takes a bit of work to learn, but it's terrific fun.
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Alan Wake Review
- X360
Remedy's troubled horror writer deftly balances solid shooting and ominous atmosphere in his great Xbox 360 debut.
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Dead to Rights: Retribution Review
- X360
- PS3
Dead To Rights: Retribution has its moments, but its generic, last-generation feel makes it a tough purchase to justify at full price.
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Super Street Fighter IV Review
- PS3
- X360
Super Street Fighter IV adds enough great new content to justify skipping over the "Champion Edition" and "Hyper Fighting" steps in the Street Fighter upgrade path.
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Sam & Max Episode 301: The Penal Zone Review
- PC
- PS3N
- MAC
Telltale sets up its third season with some slick presentation, a few new gameplay tricks, and enough lightly absurdist, self-aware gags to keep the adventure brisk.
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Final Fight: Double Impact Review
- XBLM
- PS3N
This is absolutely the right way to repackage and sell old arcade games.
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction Review
- X360
Conviction modernizes Splinter Cell's stealth-action formula in a lot of ways, and it's partnered with a quality story that makes playing it worth your while.
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Road Fighter Review
- XBLM
You might be able to find this sort of reflex-based gameplay in a free Flash game nowadays, but Road Fighter still holds up pretty well.
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Jungler Review
- XBLM
Jungler's mix of shooting, snakes, and mazes gives you just enough variety to make Game Room's challenge system worthwhile.
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Final Fantasy XIII Review
- PS3
- X360
Too longwinded and singleminded for its own good, Final Fantasy XIII still delivers a grand, gorgeous adventure...eventually.
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WarioWare D.I.Y. Review
- DS
It needs an easier way to track down user-made games, but the tools and concepts in WarioWare DIY are really sharp, which makes the process of making your own "microgames" a lot of fun.
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Just Cause 2 Review
- X360
Just Cause 2 refines and expands on everything that made the first so charming, delivering a joyous blend of B-movie goofiness and physics-defying open-world shenanigans.
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Metro 2033 Review
- X360
The atmospheric world of Metro 2033 is exciting while it lasts, but feels diluted by poor gunplay and monster AI.
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Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Review
- PC
Command & Conquer 4 attempts to be a smaller game than its predecessors, but rather than going back to basics, this new approach makes for a dull experience.
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God of War III Review
- PS3
Sony delivers a fittingly epic and savage PlayStation 3 debut for God of War, even if it does little to evolve the formula established by its predecessors.
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Borderlands Review (DLC)
- X360
- PS3
- PC
General Knoxx is Borderlands' best addition to date, offering more terrain, new enemies, and most importantly, more ways to build your character.
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Review
- PS3
- X360
- PC
Bad Company 2 is a terrific multiplayer shooter that offers the scope and strategy that made the Battlefield series so great in the first place. The single-player, however, feels a little flat this time around.
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Dante's Inferno Review
- X360
That Dante's Inferno is almost proudly derivative of Sony's God of War series isn't inherently a bad thing, but its lack of unique accomplishments makes for a hollow experience.
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Heavy Rain Review
- PS3
A few technical hiccups barely temper the emotional impact of this tense, character-driven thriller.
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Resident Evil 5 Review (DLC)
- X360
- PS3
This short, nostalgic add-on is cheap enough to make it worth returning to the old mansion.
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Aliens vs. Predator Review
- X360
While there's still a certain charm to its interspecies play, AVP is plagued with issues across the board.
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Tomena Sanner Review
- IPHN
- WSHP
Tomena Sanner is a silly little game. You'll burn out on it quickly, but it's cheap enough that you might be totally OK with that.
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BioShock 2 Review
- X360
- PS3
While the story doesn't always hit as hard as its predecessor, there are plenty of great gameplay changes that make BioShock 2 a worthwhile experience.
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No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Review
- WII
Grasshopper Manufacture punches you square in the nose with this double-live gonzo action sequel that's leaner, faster, and--in a feat that borders on the impossible--crazier than the original No More Heroes.
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MAG Review
- PS3
MAG doesn't always take direct advantage of its huge player count, but the base action is sharp enough to make it all work.
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