Jeff Gerstmann

Modern Warfare 3 feels split between the great excitement of its time-tested multiplayer and the feeling that this whole style of game has just gotten old.

TrackMania 2: Canyon is a weird, wonderful driving game, but everything surrounding the game itself feels like it's actively trying to discourage you from playing at all.

Forza Motorsport 4 is a fantastic driving game, but the improvements over Forza 3 feel pretty incremental.

Gears of War 3 is a fantastic follow-up that answers important questions about the nature of the Gears universe while backing it all up with an even bigger, better multiplayer suite.

Driver: San Francisco takes the series in a supernatural direction with surprisingly exciting results.

Bodycount has a few solid ideas buried underneath layers and layers of boring gameplay.

Even if you completely disregarded Street Fighter III upon its initial release, Third Strike Online Edition is still worth checking out.

The world of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is absolutely worth seeing, and that trumps any of the little issues that pop up along the way.

You won't find another game on the market that's quite like Catherine, but it fumbles too frequently to work.

Though some aspects of it are short-lived, there are enough great multiplayer moments in Trenched to make it worth your while.

Duke Nukem Forever is a sad mess of a game, but hey, at least it finally came out, right?

Dirt 3 isn't as big a jump forward as Dirt 2 was, but tweaks and additional modes and features make it as deep as it is fun.

Flat combat and a lack of variety are just two of the things that make Brink such a disappointment.

WWE All Stars has the wrestlers you want performing their moves in the craziest ways imaginable, making for a fresh-feeling game that's a lot of fun to play.

Ridge Racer 3D adds a couple of new features to the same tracks, cars, and ideas that have been driving the series since 2005, if not earlier.

Super Street Fighter IV is a great fighting game that uses just about every feature the 3DS offers.

It might not feel as special as its predecessor, but Crysis 2 is still a high-quality shooter, both alone or in multiplayer.

Full House Poker has more features than the rest of the downloadable poker games on 360, and its live event option gives you a reason to keep playing.

Bulletstorm presents a thrilling alternative to today's first-person shooters.

Killzone 3 delivers an experience that's a little too similar to its predecessor in spots, but it still has plenty explosive moments to see both online and off.