Not Quite Bringing It Home
For all the hype that surrounded this title, Homefront is remarkable only in the fact that it’s a completely average shooter, neither great nor terribly flawed. Overall, the game is fun but forgettable.
No Cop Out: LA Noire Is The Real Deal
LA Noire is probably the most anticipated game of the year so far, and for the most part it lives up to its billing, though a few plot holes and gameplay shortcomings drag down an otherwise perfect title.
Fun On The Farm
My Farm Life is a deceptively simple farming game that will addict you before you know you’ve been had. You could probably run a real farm with the hours you will happily put in here.
A Wonderful Wizarding Adventure
Magicka does the impossible and brings some unique gameplay to the market, mixing RPG, puzzles and adventure. As a downloadable and inexpensive title, it’s quite the champion.
Crasher Offers A Wild Ride
Crashers is a downloadable game that puts you on a battlefield comprised of teams of other drivers with customized death machines. And its fun too, when someone else shows up to play.
Mario’s Extra Features Makes Him A Star
The Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition is packed with many extras, like a soundtrack, ringtones for your phone and a fine collection of Mario games. Its just plain super.
Putting On The Knight Moves
Knight’s Contract is a pretty good game with two major gameplay flaws: horrible companion AI and ridiculous boss battles. Between that tag team, frustration is the name of the game.
The Force Is Strong With This One
Lego Star Wars III goes back to the well of cute and fun Lego-based games, and once again comes out a winner. This fixes the minor problems of the past, and improves everything else.
Kickin It Old School Is Cool
If you sometimes feel a little bit 8-bit, then Super Meatboy may be the perfect game for you. Available on the PC and Xbox Live network, this old school platformer is totally cool.
A Champion of Role-Playing Games
Dragon Age II brings us a new story, more action-oriented RPGing, new companions, a brilliant graphical transformation and a streamlined interface in a great game.