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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: PlayStation, first-person shooters, The Club

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, Lost Odyssey

3. Game On | February 20, 2008
Dante’s Inferno Rages on in Devil May Cry 4 for Xbox 360, PS3

" 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, PlayStation, Devil May Cry

4. Game On | February 06, 2008
Burnout Paradise Rekindles Auto Erotica on PS3, XBOX 360

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

5. Game On | December 05, 2007
Future Shock - Mass Effect is riveting — and a bit aggravating too.

" For a game that's considered Microsoft's premier 360 title this holiday season, it's amazing how sloppy Mass Effect is. Graphical..."
Other Tags: Mass Effect

6. Game On | September 12, 2007
Bioshock to the Xbox - A crumbling utopia sets the stage for the world's most fascinating shooter

" First-person shooters are rarely more than virtual shooting galleries. Great fun, yes, but not exactly thought-provoking. That's why it's nice when..."
Other Tags: Xbox 360, BioShock

7. 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

8. 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

9. Game On | May 30, 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

10. 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: Spider-Man, PlayStation

11. 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