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.
Universe at War: Earth Assault
Xbox 360
Brought to you by some of the developers involved with the lovingly campy Command & Conquer games, Universe at War: Earth Assault doesn't quite match C&C's kitschy real-time strategy (RTS) shtick, though its gameplay mechanics and interesting mix of races does offer an engaging, albeit wildly unbalanced take on the whole RTS thing.
Devil May Cry 4
Xbox 360
Long awaited, hotly anticipated, and never understated, Capcom's Devil May Cry 4 for Xbox 360 arrives with all its expected stylishness and glam-goth-garishness intact -- and buffed, in fact, as Cry 4 also marks franchise's first showing in high-def on the new generation consoles, eye-candy for the soul.
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Xbox 360
Sometimes you can call excessive, gruesome, brutal violence "art." Sometimes you can call it Condemned 2: Bloodshot.
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Xbox 360
Frontlines: Fuel of War just goes to show that you can teach an old dog new tricks, but it's still an old dog, and tricks, new or old, knick knack or paddywhack, are just a reason to give the dog a bone.
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.
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.
