Fantastic Fierce Fighting
Tekken 6 continues the glorious fighting tradition that the other games in the series offered, and does it for the first time on the Xbox 360 as well as the PS3, with 42 fighters ready at startup.
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A Killer Game
Assassin’s Creed II is everything the first game should have been and more. Gone is all the repetitive grinding, replaced with a deep storyline and white-hot assassination action.
Indy Returns Again
Actually there is no need to fight over the new LEGO Indiana Smith 2: The Adventure Continues game, with an innovative split screen mode that lets multiple people play, and spread out within a level too.
A Frustrating Ride
Tony Hawk: Ride features an innovative skateboard controller, but for $120, it offers more frustration than thrills for the average player finding it under their tree.
Putting Life Into The Dead
Left 4 Dead 2 brings us a whole new group of survivors from the zombie apocalypse. And while it maintains the flavor of the original, it also makes up for a lot of its sins.
A Pop Sensation
Band Hero has all the whistles and bells of Guitar Hero 5, but puts the focus on pop music like that played by Taylor Smith, Maroon 5, The Go-Go’s and The Jackson 5. If that’s your type of tunes, Band Hero is for you.
Borderlands Sits Between Shooter And RPG Action
Borderlands offers a cel-shaded Mad Max-type of wasteland world where you can find billions of different guns to kill enemies in exiting and unique ways. What could be better?
Still Gettin' Down And Dirty
Even with the death of Colin McRae, his series continues to thrive, though with more of an X-games feel. DiRT 2 gets it right, and looks amazing at the same time.
Are You The Warrior?
The Warriors: Street Brawl, now available for Xbox Live, is taking aim at The Warriors cult hit movie, though less successfully than the original Rockstar Games title.
Modern Warfare 2 Kicks Combat Up A Notch
One of the most anticipated games of the holiday season arrives like a nuclear blast. We find a complex shooter, amazing visuals, a strong story and lots and lots of bullets in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.