Heroes of an Average World?
ArcaniA: Gothic IV is the first game of the Arcania series not developed by Piranha Bytes. New developer Spellbound did a good job, but nothing that would help the game to stand out.
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A Really Big Hit
Becoming far more than a stopgap between Assassin’s Creed Two and Three, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood offers tantalizing open world gameplay within the massive ancient city of Rome.
At The Buzzer…It’s Good!
With the sudden cancellation of competitor Elite, NBA 2K11 has a golden opportunity to capture the hearts of basketball fans. And it will!
We’ve Got Two Turntables And A Microphone
Happy Holidays! If you got DJ Hero 2 under your tree, you aren’t going to regret it. The game puts the emphasis solidly on freestyle play, letting budding club DJs scratch and mix their way to greatness.
Chainsaws + Zombies = A Good Day
Fixing many of the problems of the first game, Dead Rising 2 lets you use your noodle to fight zombies, you know, by building mega weapons using leaf blowers and chainsaws.
Fantastic Flying Fists, Part 2
Mixing in RPG elements to a straight fighter is a very good thing. Although shallow by pure RPG standards, Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja: Storm 2 will delight its fans.
Paint It Black
Call of Duty: Black Ops takes over the end-of-the-year games market, hitting the ground with a flashbacking single player campaign spanning from WWII to Vietnam to the Cold War.
Reaching For The Stars
Halo Reach completes this excellent series in a way that will make gamers proud. It’s so good, it almost makes us sad to know that it’s all over. And any sins of the past (ODST) are forgiven.
Dragon Age’s Expanding Epic
Dragon Age has become known for having a ton of DLCs. But Dragon Age: Awakening is the cream of the crop, giving us a new story and a standalone adventure worthy of the main game.
Paintball 2 Hits the Mark
Greg Hastings Paintball 2 puts you in command of a team of paintball warriors, and turns out to be just as exciting as any war game in the heat of battle.