Even though Rock Band 2 plays it safe with only minor improvements and additions, it still rocks.

This rich, action-packed space adventure is immensely entertaining on its new platform, though the transition isn't wholly smooth.

This role-playing/fighting hybrid is more than just fan service: It is a fun and flashy game that keeps on giving.

The standard that subsequent fighting games published for the Game Boy Advance must meet or beat. It compromises nothing in delivering the arcade KOF experience to the palm of your hand.

A great game that brings together a few styles of gameplay startlingly well.

Fun combat and a steady flow of rewards make this journey a massively enjoyable one, especially with some fellow mercenaries along for the ride.

The Xbox 360 version of this great tower defense game is the best yet and is the first to feature both cooperative and competitive multiplayer.

This great pinball game gets better every time another of your friends starts playing it, even if you're not playing together.

Crazy stunts, a huge and gorgeous gameworld, and a playful attitude make Just Cause 2 a lot of fun.

Horizon's occasional missteps may clash with the machinelike precision of the Motorsport games that preceded it, but its ambition and untethered road map more than make up for those faults. This is a game that understands the thrill of the open road, and in delivering that thrill it's an unqualified success.

This delightfully retro download packs an entertaining punch.

A mix of real-time and turn-based conventions makes Age of Empires: Mythologies an addictive venture into the ancient world.

Simply a smart game, bursting with great touches.

Bastion is a wonderfully diverse game that offers up a great deal of flexibility in how you approach its many challenges.

The PSP puzzler finds a natural home on Nintendo's console, where the Wii Remote finally gives you much-needed tilt control.

Battlefield 3 may not offer much beyond the multiplayer, but there are so many ways to contribute and feel like a powerful soldier that after hours and hours of playing, all you'll want to do is play more.

As Spelunky makes it way to the PC, the rewards and dangers are just as alluring as they were one year ago.

Cataclysm doesn't improve World of Warcraft as dramatically as the free update that preceded it did, but it's still a great expansion pack for anyone with high-level characters.

Exploration, combat, and puzzle-solving come together beautifully in this rewarding, replayable arcade adventure.

An intoxicating celebration of violence that will have you pounding the restart button for more.

One of the most complete online-enabled console shooters around.

MLB 08: The Show does very little new, but most everything it does is done very, very well.

The follow-up to the innovative Guild Wars features a large new fantasy world to explore and enough competitive and cooperative role-playing action to easily keep you busy for weeks.

The beautiful landscapes complement the gritty combat, and thoughtful cinematic techniques breathe life into the engaging characters. Despite the somewhat spotty story and sundry oddities, Hell's Highway is a game you should consider playing twice.

Killer storytelling and creative demon slaying make the haunting Alan Wake one for the books.

With a variety of driving disciplines pulled from all corners of the globe, Grid 2 is an exciting blend of arcade and simulation racing.

Fantastic missions, outrageous weapons, and awesome vehicles make the open-world mayhem of Saints Row: The Third an absolute blast.

World Adventures introduces a number of fresh ideas and a bunch of great new content to the series.