If you're a role-playing freak who hasn't given this series a shot, I'm comin' to take your nerd card. [Jan 2009, p.88]

It's still quite a good game--I just wonder why it feels like a step back from the previous trology. [Jan 2009, p.69]

It's still quite a good game--I just wonder why it feels like a step back from the previous trology. [Jan 2009, p.69]

Underworld is an excursion worth taking for fans of low-impact, low-commitment adventuring; I just wanted more. [Jan 2009, p.71]

L4D is one zombie apocalypse I completely and utterly embrace. [Jan 2009, p.84]

The outstanding music and the tension of pursuit make this a first-person experience like few others. [Dec 2008, p.65]

The outstanding music and the tension of pursuit make this a first-person experience like few others. [Dec 2008, p.65]

The campaign's quick-paced action and violent nature will entice any FPS fan. [Jan 2009, p.75]

Tearing into Gears 2 is a treat--this blood-soaked sequel offers a smorgasbord of sadistically entertaining content. [Dec 2008, p.78]

Single-player's certainly the game's weakness, but the multiplayer excelence more than makes up for it. [Jan 2009, p.81]

Still, it's the kind of hugely ambitious game that doesn't come around very often. [Dec 2008, p.69]

An improvement in every possible way over the original MotorStorm, this is what we all knew the original could be. [Dec 2008, p.76]

Yes, it's the most charming game I've ever played, and it's one of the most enjoyable. [Dec 2008, p.72]

Fable II is the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for folks who hated(and liked, too)the latter. [Dec 2008, p.80]

Still, despite the tedious travel periods, Far Cry 2 features some truly gorgeous environments, (mostly) satisfying combat, and a lengthy, entertaining campaign. [Dec 2008, p.66]

Still, despite the tedious travel periods, Far Cry 2 features some truly gorgeous environments, (mostly) satisfying combat, and a lengthy, entertaining campaign. [Dec 2008, p.66]

Still, Saints 2 evolves the genre with its character creator and the ability to play the entire game cooperatively online. [Dec 2008, p.74]

Still, Saints 2 evolves the genre with its character creator and the ability to play the entire game cooperatively online. [Dec 2008, p.74]

It's a fun, beautiful, and intense alien-zombie game wrapped around a mediocre sci-fi horror center. [Dec 2008, p.70]

It's a fun, beautiful, and intense alien-zombie game wrapped around a mediocre sci-fi horror center. [Dec 2008, p.70]

And once the music ended, it was pretty clear: Rock Band 2 is another chart-topper. [Nov 2008, p.79]

It won't light the world on fire, but this playground offers plenty of things to do and destroy. [Nov 2008, p.69]

It won't light the world on fire, but this playground offers plenty of things to do and destroy. [Nov 2008, p.69]

Parity's finally come to Madden multiplayer, though - the new difficulty-balancing feature works great, and it allows me to finally play competitive games against better players. [Sept 2008, p.80]

As for total newcomers, welcome to what is, in my opinion, the most fun, fully 3D fighter on the market. [Sept 2008, p.76]

As for total newcomers, welcome to what is, in my opinion, the most fun, fully 3D fighter on the market. [Sept 2008, p.76]

The controls are indeed a dream, effectively putting to rest the notion that a strategy game can't work on a console. [Aug 2008, p.70]

The controls are indeed a dream, effectively putting to rest the notion that a strategy game can't work on a console. [Aug 2008, p.70]