Grand Theft Auto IV
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
It turns out, sometimes hyped-up things really are all they're cracked up to be. Not often, but sometimes. This is one of those times. If you want to see a monster of a videogame and don't have a new-generation console yet, get one. Then get Grand Theft Auto IV.
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
PlayStation 3
Not actually the Gran Turismo 5 that has motorsport aficionados around the world all hot and bothered with anticipation. No, it's a "prologue," an interactive prolegomenon of the full game that still doesn't have a release date. A tease. But, oxymoronically, a tease that satisfies.
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
PlayStation 3
The time-tested and player approved Hot Shots Golf series debuts on PlayStation3 as Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds. Practically a no-brainer... if you're into the whole 'brevity' thing anyway...
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
PlayStation 3
Intimately excessive violence has its place in videogames... the good ones, anyway. However, when violence for the sake of violence shows up like a 1st amendment protester who forgot to put his pants on, it's hard to take seriously. In fact, it's hard to take for anything other than lame attempt to make headlines.
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
PlayStation 3, Windows PC, Xbox 360
It could have gone some other way, but Rainbow Six Vegas 2 exemplifies the sequel done right. It's new but not radically different from the original, adding instead just a few key mechanics that you didn't know you wanted, subtle yet key and forever required hereafter.
MLB 08 The Show
PlayStation 3
Making great leaps forward from last year's Sony-made baseball game -- which had great potential but came off the bat as an double rather then a homerun --, MLB 08 for the PlayStation3 still doesn't not knock it out of the park, but it's a solid stand-up triple.
Lost: Via Domus
PlayStation 3, Windows PC, Xbox 360
If you were trapped on a deserted island, you would definitely want to have a copy of Lost: Via Domus with you. You'd need it to keep the fire going.
Army of Two
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
As the title suggests, Army of Two features a dynamic duo of contract killers doing their thing, one-man-army style, except with two (duh). Play by yourself and buddy is an idiot. Played with a real live buddy and maybe not so much with the idiocy, though that depends how idiotic your friend is or isn't. Or how idiotic you aren't, for that matter.
