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  • Game: Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier

    I rate this titleonand give it3.0

    Cool sci-fi weapons & steampunk levels, but just OK overall.

    Although it's somewhat repetitive, the best portion of the game happens in the air during dogfights in planes. There, you don't deal with the same confounding issues you deal with on the ground in ...

  • Game: Disney's A Christmas Carol

    I rate this titleonand give it4.0

    This classic holiday story is less scary than the movie.

    This surprisingly delightful game is part narrated story, part point-and-click adventure, and part mini-games. Full of ghosts to catch and puzzles to solve, you explore each location until you solve ...

  • Game: Nerf N-Strike Elite

    I rate this titleonand give it3.0

    Fun kids' shooter where Wii controller fits into Nerf gun.

    Nerf N-Strike Elite's play mechanic of shooting through wild environments can be an exhilarating ride -- if you haven’t played last year's

  • Game: Fairytale Fights

    I rate this titlenokidsand give it3.0

    Fairytale heroes as serial killers in farcical bloodbath.

    Clearly, Fairytale Fights will confuse or scare children who've been weaned on edited versions of Grimm. This is a game with such over-the-top violence that the blood its characters spill ...

  • Game: Nostalgia

    I rate this titleonand give it4.0

    Captivating fortune-seeking adventure with steampunk theme.

    You begin the game in the sewers of London by vanquishing the bane of seasoned RPG players everywhere -- not-so-powerful rats. More interesting is moving along in your airship, the Maverick, via ...

  • Game: FIFA Soccer 10

    I rate this titleonand give it5.0

    Add your photo to player in nearly perfect soccer sim

    EA has left no stone unturned in making FIFA Soccer 10, one of the most elegant and most realistic sports games available to date. Sure, you’ll be able to upload your photo and paste it on ...

  • Game: Demon's Souls

    I rate this titlenokidsand give it5.0

    Brilliant, extremely difficult, violent RPG in bleak world.

    It’s not easy. This extraordinary sleeper hit features a short, wham-bam tutorial and a challenging, dungeon crawler experience from the first fight onward. The steep difficulty level itself (you ...

  • Game: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

    I rate this titleonand give it4.0

    Series game has deep, satisfying story; adds multiplayer.

    The Kingdom Hearts series is one of the strangest mashup in video games, but it works. After lush pop music and a graphically decent opening movie that introduces many characters, an ...

  • Game: Spyborgs

    I rate this titleonand give it3.0

    Cyborg fighting game satisfies the need to save the world.

    Some of the more massive enemy robots here are awesome to behold, almost like the big, bad bosses found in the God of War ...

  • Game: Battle of Giants: Dragons

    I rate this titleonand give it4.0

    Roaringly good action game lets you become dragon hero.

    Here’s a fairly unique, feature-filled game that makes full use of the Nintendo DS’ touchscreen technology. You make your dragon fly by tapping the beast twice and  you can breathe fire by ...

  • Game: Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny

    I rate this titleiffyand give it4.0

    Fantasty brawler series premieres on the PSP, offers depth.

    Basically, Soulcalibur Broken Destiny is SoulCalibur IV with the new addition of the Kratos, the godly character from Sony’s ...

  • Game: Dissidia: Final Fantasy

    I rate this titleonand give it4.0

    Admirable mix of RPG and fighting creates complex game.

    Dissidia sports one of the most awesome, most stunning opening movies ever seen. That’s saying a lot since the game’s presented on the smaller PSP screen and made by Square/Enix, a ...

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