A Swimmingly Good Ocean
Star Ocean: The Last Hope might have been Square’s last chance to impress our 360 reviewer. Thankfully, they met that challenge and exceeded it. This is a great Star Ocean.
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Purple With a Punch
Spyro the dragon is one of the hardest working computer game characters these days. He takes to the skies again with The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon.
Evil Is Resident, Again
The long awaited Resident Evil 5 is finally here, and despite some questionable AI, comes off as a great sequel to good old number four. It’s a spooky, action-packed hit.
The End Is Blah
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh is a downloadable, episodic adventure based on the hit movie, which is a cool concept. But the game quickly turns into an overpriced button masher.
Stuck in a Web
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows has a phenomenal character building engine, but falls a little flat in the graphics and story department, making it a forgettable Spider-man title.
Lara Is Back
Fresh off of Anniversary, Eidos strikes again with Tomb Raider: Underworld. And this time around, Lara is more realistic than ever. Plus it’s a pretty good game.
A Beautiful Fighter
Street Fighter IV is a marvelous addition to the series, combining stunning visuals, great controls and a host of old favorites and new characters. It’s perhaps the best fighting game ever.
It's Not Worthy!
Rock Revolution probably could have added a third competitor to the profitable rhythm game market, had it not come out years late and without needed features, like vocals or master tracks.
Play It Again, Simon
The Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore 2 offers some new songs, but forces you to pay an extra $10 for a microphone you probably already own.
Return of the Prince
Think of the new Prince of Persia as a total reset of the series, taking the game in a fascinating new direction that for the most part is a refreshing wind of change.