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Mirror's Edge (PS3)
EA continues their extremely surprising trend of introducing new IPs with Mirror's Edge, a parkour-inspired action game. It features a great first-person perspective that really puts you in the action, but some of the gameplay decisions bring down what could have been a great, innovative experience.
Review: Buzz Quiz TV (PS3)
Considering there's already a huge amount of available questions (not to mention the downloadable packs), the online options add an almost limitless amount of replay value. It's a great title to have laying around when you've got company over, and well worth the purchase.
Review: Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (360)
While nothing is completely broken about Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (although the camera comes close), there's nothing particularly great about it. It offers little new in a genre that requires innovation in order to get noticed.
Fable II (360)
Fable II is a huge improvement over the original in every conceivable way. The first game could have never lived up to the hype Molyneaux surrounded it with, so it's good that the press around this sequel was respectively understated.
Review: Guitar Hero World Tour (360)
After the massive success of the Rock Band series, it was only natural for Guitar Hero (the originator of the "plastic guitar game" craze) to throw its hat in the "full band" ring. Unfortunately, it can't quite pull it off with the same level of polish that Harmonix's baby possesses.
Review: Lego Batman (360)
While the Lego Star Wars games had a good variety of characters, lightsabers, blasters, and Force powers, the Indy movies didn't have nearly as many memorable faces or weapons, and the game lacked because of it. Luckily, Batman is another series that is rich with abilities and characters, and it translates to the Lego framework very well.
Review: Little Big Planet (PS3)
Every single person that owns this game will have their own moments, own creative input, and own connection to the characters and stages. It's a milestone in gaming, and it will be offering new experiences for years to come.
Review: Wii Music
Wii Music is not a videogame. It's a Fisher Price "Baby's First Guitar" toy with a bigger price tag and probably less fun.
Review Roundup
We take a look at the recent video game releases Socom for PS3, Baja for 360, and NBA '09 for PS3
Review: Dead Space (PS3)
At no point do you feel safe, and the game preys on your vulnerabilities and even violates some unwritten rules of the survival horror genre in order to make you feel even more uneasy. This is a game that is to be played late at night on a nice HDTV, with the lights turned down, and the sound turned way up.
