Burnout Paradise

				At its core, Burnout Paradise is a traditional arcade racing game. You can expect to drive your car at insanely fast speeds, launch off dozens of jumps, and crash frequently. However, from there the similarities quickly vanish. Burnout Paradise is one of the first racing games to feature . . .

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Dead Space

				Dead Space is a sci-fi survival horror game set in the distant future. After a friendly mining ship losing communications with headquarters, you and your crew are sent in to investigate the problem. Upon arrival, your ship loses control and collides into the friendly mining ship . . .

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Fallout 3

				Fallout 3 takes place in the eastern United States after a devastating nuclear apocalypse in the distant future. You take the role of a teenager in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe with many role-playing aspects. For one, the game employs a full leveling system which maxes out at . . .

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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

				First off, many aspects of this game are outdated, which will be covered in later parts of the review, but each of these aspects brings down the fun in gameplay by a significant amount. The intensity and suspense of the first F.E.A.R.'s environments disappear in this sequel. The stages can . . .

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Flower

				Flower is first and foremost more of an experience than a game. In Flower you aren’t a person, place or thing, but rather the wind blowing calmly through beautifully detailed areas. When any button on the PS3 controller is pressed, the wind gains speed and the tilt . . .

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Grand Theft Auto IV

				The Grand Theft Auto series has had amazing success in the past decade, and this latest installment from Rockstar has had a lot to live up to. As in past Grand Theft Auto titles, the game puts you in control of a character living in Liberty City, a very hostile environment. In the case . . .

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Killzone 2

				Killzone 2 is a sci-fi game set on the planet of Helghan, where the humans 300 years in the future (the ISA) have invaded the distant home of the Helghast people due to a shortage of resources on Earth. This is probably the very first Sci-Fi first-person shooter to go with a . . .

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Little Big Planet

				Little Big Planet isn't a game that can be categorized with nearly any other game on the market. Being one of the first games to ever integrate user-created content into core gameplay is something that makes this accomplishment by Media Molecule deserving of appraisal . . .

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Metal Gear Solid 4

				For those that have played a Metal Gear Solid game before, the gameplay comes as no surprise. In the single-player campaign, you are given the role of Solid Snake, a mercenary who lives his life trying to do what is right. As in the previous games, Metal Gear Solid 4 . . .

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NBA Street Homecourt

				NBA Street is an arcade style basketball game that hosts teams of 3 versus 3 with no standard basketball rules except for the standard 24-second shot clock. The mechanics of the game are greatly exaggerated with players able to do double dunks, but it makes for a very fun. . .

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Resident Evil 5

				Resident Evil has been the premier survival horror game for the past decade, and has given rise to many zombie games that have tried to match its success. This new iteration of the series puts you in charge of Chris Redfield, a returning veteran, as well as Sheva Alomar . . .

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Skate

				When Skate and Tony Hawk went into the ring, it was TKO for Tony Hawk once and for all.  Now you are planted into the life of a real skateboarder.  Start from the bottom as an amateur on the streets with a friend recording some of your tricks, get noticed by sponsors . . .

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Street Figher IV

				If you’re one of the millions of people that have played a fighting game then you know what Street Fighter is all about. Capcom’s Street Fighter series has been celebrated as the most widely successful fighting game series to date. Among the more than half-dozen Street Fighter . . .

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

				If you’ve ever play the previous Elder Scrolls games, you won’t see too many new additions to the gameplay here.  The main improvement is more story, more missions, more land to explore, and more character customizations.  Start off and choose between 10 races of characters . . .

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Valkyria Chronicles

				Valkyria Chronicles is a strategy RPG like never seen before. Traditionally, strategy RPGs have used geometrical grids in a 2D turn-based environment. Valkyria Chronicles is also turn-based, but functions in a 3D world using combat most similar to a third-person shooter . . .