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| Headline to Appear HereGame review: 'Final Fantasy XIII' falls flatDuring the 1990s, the Square brand was synonymous with the role-playing video game. A generation of gamers got hooked on the challenging quests, quirky characters and sweeping story lines of Square RPGs like "Chrono Trigger," "The Secret of Mana" and, of course, the "Final Fantasy" series. Full Story Game review: 'Battlefield:Bad Company 2' is a blastFor the last few years, Activision's "Call of Duty" series has dominated video-game warfare. The latest chapter, "Modern Warfare 2," was the best-selling game of 2009, and it still leads the list of Xbox Live's most-played titles, joined in the top five by two earlier "CoD" releases. Full Story Game review: 'BioShock 2' (VIDEO)Rapture used to be a nice place to live. That is, if you didn't mind being at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. And putting up with the occasional rants of its megalomaniacal founder, Andrew Ryan. Full Story Game review: 'Dark Void' running on fumes (VIDEO)The old-fashioned jetpack doesn't make much sense as a way to get around. Physics, gravity and the limitations of the human physique -- not to mention the potential threat of flaming buttocks -- have all conspired against the technology, which sci-fi geeks have been craving since the 1920s. Full Story Game review: 'Army of Two: The 40th Day' (VIDEO)Battle-hardened Army Rangers turned military contractors Elliot Salem and Tyson Rios are back, and the game built around them is better than ever. The wisecracking mercenaries helped define the co-op gaming experience in 2008's "Army of Two" by teaming up for a series of paid missions to kill terrorists and rescue hostages from various hotspots. Full Story Game review: 'Guitar Hero: Van Halen' strikes out (VIDEO)'Guitar Hero: Van Halen'
Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Playstation 2
Publisher: Neversoft/Activision
Rating: Teen (mild lyrics, mild suggestive themes)'G uitar Hero's" previous single-band releases, devoted to Aerosmith and Metallica, were already of questionable quality before "Rock Band" kicked the bar out of the atmosphere with "The Beatles: Rock Band. Full Story Game review: 'Assassin's Creed II' (VIDEO)Italian crime families have become a staple of video games over the last few years, starring in such hits as "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City," "The Godfather" and "Mafia." And don't get me started on "Mafia Wars," the browser game that's consuming half of my Facebook friends. Full Story Video game review: 'New Super Mario Bros. Wii' (VIDEO)Even before it refined family fun with the Wii, Nintendo was dedicated to creating satisfying multiplayer experiences. Games like "Mario Kart," "Super Smash Bros." and "GoldenEye 007" encouraged everyone to join in, and you missed the real action if you played them alone. Full Story 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' game review (VIDEO)"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," almost certain to be the year's best-selling video game, has also become its most notorious. That's because of a prerelease leak showing a terrorist raid on an airport -- exactly the sort of thing that's guaranteed to rile up anti-violence watchdogs and generate free publicity. Full Story |  | |
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