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1. Game On | March 05, 2008
Thinning Crowds: It's always dead at The Club

"To all the gun-toting video-game bad guys out there: Please stop standing next to exploding barrels. Seriously now. Of the..."
Other Tags: The Club, PlayStation, first-person shooters

2. Game On | February 27, 2008
Text Adventure: Words get in the way of an otherwise stellar Lost Odyssey

" Lost Odyssey wants to be Microsoft's answer to Final Fantasy — not that that's such a good idea. Like Star..."
Other Tags: Lost Odyssey

3. Game On | February 20, 2008
Dante's inferno rages on in Devil May Cry 4

"Let's just get it out right now: " Devil May Cry " is a weak-ass name for a wicked action game. But what's..."
Other Tags: Devil May Cry 4, Xbox 360 games, PlayStation games

4. Game On | February 06, 2008
Car lovers find a new flame in Burnout Paradise

" Long have we waited to be taken down to the Paradise City, where the girls are green and the grass..."
Other Tags: Burnout Paradise, PlayStation

5. Game On | October 10, 2007
Hype Machine - Does Halo 3 live up to its billing?

"What's left to say about Halo 3 ? How about this: All the pomp and circumstance surrounding its launch sure have..."
Other Tags: Halo 3

6. Game On | September 12, 2007
Atlas Drowned - A sunken utopia sets the stage for a fascinating shooter.

"Typically, first-person shooters are a lot like virtual shooting galleries: Great fun, yes, but not exactly thought-provoking. So it's nice..."
Other Tags: Xbox 360, BioShock

7. Game On | September 05, 2007
Getting Medieval - Two Worlds sends next-gen RPGs back to the Dark Ages.

"Funny how gaming's most epic genre -- the role-playing game -- often feels the most limited in scope. After all,..."
Other Tags: role-playing games, Xbox360, Two Worlds

8. Game On | August 01, 2007
Trick Play - NFL greats shake off the rust in All-Pro Football.

"The concept behind All-Pro Football 2K8 is simply wonderful: Imagine a fantasy football league where you draft from a pool..."
Other Tags: All-Pro Football 2K8, PlayStation

9. Game On | July 25, 2007
Mechanical Bull - A few more changes would've helped Transformers.

"Examining the roots of Transformers: The Game is deep stuff: It's a video game based on a movie based on..."
Other Tags: PlayStation, Wii, Transformers

10. Game On | July 18, 2007
Dim and Dimmer - The Darkness could stand to lighten up a little.

"The last hour of The Darkness is exactly what the game should have been from its opening moments: a magnificent,..."
Other Tags: Xbox 360, PlayStation, The Darkness

11. Game On | June 13, 2007
Car Lust - Take a ride with Forza 2, the greatest car sim ever.

"I was driving home from work the other day when it occurred to me that, despite being college-educated and reasonably..."
Other Tags: Xbox 360 , Forza Motorsport 2

12. Game On | June 06, 2007
Three's a Charm - A promising glimpse of the next Halo.

"Bold proclamation time: There wouldn't even be an Xbox 360 without Halo. Microsoft lost billions on the original Xbox even..."
Other Tags: Halo 3

13. Game On | May 23, 2007
Superzero - Spider-Man 3 spins a web of mediocrity.

"There's a unique challenge in designing superhero games: How do you make it fun to play a character who, by..."
Other Tags: PlayStation, Spider-Man

14. Game On | March 01, 2006
Back to the Future - The Xbox Live Arcade is a high-tech twist on the old-fashioned coin-op.

"Last fall, Microsoft hyped its pricey Xbox 360 by promising to reinvent gaming as we know it. The blockbuster "next..."
Other Tags: Xbox Live Arcade

15. Game On | December 28, 2005
Generation Next - Microsoft's Xbox 360 fires the first shot in the next-gen console war.

"Microsoft isn't described as an underdog very often. But in the world of videogames, Sony's PlayStation is king, and all..."
Other Tags: Xbox 360

16. Feature | December 21, 2005
Generation Next - Microsoft's Xbox 360 fires the first shot in the next-gen console war

"Microsoft isn't described as an underdog very often. But in the world of videogames, Sony's PlayStation is king, and all..."
Other Tags: Xbox 360

17. Game On | October 12, 2005
Prophecy Not Fulfilled - Indigo Prophecy offers creepy fun, but fails to live up to the hype.

"Waking from a trance, you find yourself in the restroom of a diner. You just stabbed a complete stranger to..."
Other Tags: Indigo Prophecy Manufacturer: Atari Platform: PC, PS2, XBox Price: $39.99 ESRB Rating: M for Mature Score (out of 10): 7