The content, excitement and sheer amount of fun re-imagines Lara Croft in a way that will ensure she remains a powerful force in gaming for a long time to come.

The game has always looked amazing, and now they’ve taken it up a notch by giving more detail to each character, especially Sam, and environments.

What this game will be remembered for is the ability to bring down the rain and watch buildings as they buckle from extreme destruction, all the while having a huge grin across your face.

More than ever before, Madden looks, feels and plays like any given Sunday. If you purchase one football game this decade, this is it.

This Guitar Hero might be on its first World Tour, but it is assuredly world class.

The best game currently out for the 360 and one of the best fighting games ever made.

It is hard not to like LocoRoco 2. It relishes in a happy mood and does its best to spread the happiness to everyone that picks up the game.

SCIV takes the existing winning formula and carefully adds new elements to make this edition the best edition ever.

Indeed, though Fable has been continuously compared to the likes of "Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind," this is not Morrowind. It is much more linear – more so than that title and even Bioware's 2003 hit, "Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic."

For those fans, it's a blast from the past chock full of nostalgia and other fuzzy feelings. Unfortunately, new players with an ever-growing backlog of games that are begging to be experienced simply won't have the time to enjoy Monkey Island 2.

Someone must have switched to regular coffee because Guitar Hero 5 is fresh and reinvigorates the series with outstanding presentation value and entertaining modes.

Super Stardust HD one-ups "Geometry Wars" on every front, and as such, should be a game that keeps players coming back for a long time. Seven months after the PS3's launch, it sounds silly to say that one of the best games for the system only costs eight dollars, but it might be true.

While the game is overly easy at times and some of the level design isn't as likable or memorable as past Paper Marios, we absolutely recommend Super Paper Mario. It's a great Wii game that just about anybody can enjoy.

But is Professor Layton a puzzler or an adventure game? It doesn't really matter, because visiting the Curious Village will be the best vacation you'll have in quite some time.

While it's a lot of fun to play and provides quite a bit of replay value, the horrid save system and some other minor annoyances keep Dead Rising from rising to the status of instant classic.

The best addition to The Two Thrones is Babylon itself. Gone are the lifeless vistas of ancient palaces and forgotten islands. Babylon is a living/breathing city filled with a fearful populace oppressed by an enemy army.

Yet another remarkable production by the skilled developers at Intelligent Systems. The series finally returns to the console realm, and its radiance should incite anyone to do one thing: cross the path, and never look back.

Boom Blox might not be the blockbuster, cinematic video game that many -- including myself -- expected from the mind of Spielberg, but that doesn't make it any less fun.

Far Cry 2 is a great FPS once you get by the control system.

Make no mistake about it, Fight Night 2004, is by far the best boxing game ever. Period. The new total punch control system adds an unprecedented amount of realism to the genre without sacrificing any of the fun.

Final Fantasy IV is another DS masterpiece.

A cocktail of equal parts exhilaration and terror, F.E.A.R. excels in every facet of game design. The definition of a must-play title.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is a must buy for any fan of the 2D Castlevania games or for anybody looking for a solid action/adventure experience.

The best part is that Sucker Punch created a game that invites you to explore the world and makes it hard to leave.

The improvements made to the Battlefield formula have changed the way future Battlefield games will be judged. Right now, the only company to be with is Bad Company.

Call of Duty: World at War is an excellent shooter.

All in all, Tiger Woods 11 is a great choice for fans of the sport, and a good time is guaranteed whether the player is a golf buff or a complete newcomer to the sport.

A “play-it-safe” sequel.