Jeff Gerstmann

While many will bristle at the mere sight of Marvel vs. Capcom 3's brand of crazy, it's actually a lot of fun once you put in some time and figure it all out.

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 has the right idea when it comes to revamping its controls, but the level and boss design brings things crashing to a halt.

The variety afforded by LBP2's more sophisticated tools allow creators to build levels that are exponentially more complicated and interesting than what was possible in the first game.

DC Universe Online is not without ambition, but its action-oriented combat and quest design are positively monotonous.

Tron: Evolution fleshes out the Tron universe in some really interesting ways, but it doesn't make for an especially exciting game.

NBA Jam is positively killer... provided you've got some like-minded basketball junkies around to compete against.

Hot Pursuit has some of the best online play that the Need For Speed series has ever seen.

Bond's newest adventure has a few thrilling moments, but the mix of cover-based shooting and car chases doesn't hold up for the duration of its story.

Most of DJ Hero 2's additions greatly expand the game, while the lengthy and varied soundtrack gives players plenty to do.

Fallout: New Vegas somehow manages to have even more technical problems than Fallout 3 did, but its great characters and setting still shine through.

Medal of Honor's derivative style is cool for a while, but it suffers from too many technical issues to last.

Def Jam Rapstar provides a solid home base for hip-hop-loving rhythm game fans.

Comic Jumper isn't a great game, but it's such a hilarious one that it's still worth seeing from start to finish.

Sports Champions feels cold and calculated, but it's hard to argue with its solid base of motion-based gameplay.

Reach's expanded multiplayer component offers a huge amount of variety that will keep Halo fans going for a good, long time.

Kane and Lynch's trek through Shanghai's underworld is astoundingly brief, leaving you just enough time to get a feel for the game's great visual style, but not much else. Also, we experienced a fairly crippling technical issue while testing the Xbox 360 version.

Harmony of Despair's multiplayer design isn't fleshed out well enough to make you forget about the grind.

Look past the dull single-player modes and get online if you want to have a great time racing boats.

DeathSpank can be very charming, but it's rarely much more than that.

Quick, bloody death makes Deadliest Warrior kind of charming, but its "first mistake loses" mentality wears thin fast.