Giant Bomb

A terrific, varied soundtrack, plus some conceptually interesting new community features get marginalized by gameplay that is demanding and indifferent in equal measure.

Harmonix makes its original standard-setting dancing game all but obsolete with a little more structure, a few new features, and a fresh playlist of danceable new songs.

Nathan Drake's new adventure doesn't rewrite the book like his last one did, but damn if it's not a great action game anyway.

Bank heists meet Left 4 Dead in this sometimes exciting shooter.

Ratchet & Clank with multiplayer is strange, crazy, and mostly fun...but might not be for you.

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.

2K's latest hoops simulator isn't without issue, but those few problems barely register compared with the sheer volume of incredible content contained within this package.

Save for some occasionally witty banter, this generally generic brawler is too concerned with the window-dressing of time-travel to capitalize on Spider-Man’s character, abilities, or mythology.

In some important ways, Off the Record is the best Dead Rising yet. It's just a shame you've probably seen most of it before.

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

As mediocre as it is half-finished, X-Men: Destiny’s rare glimpses of something better make it all the more disappointing.

A collection of truly great games unfortunately marred by frame-rate-breaking 3D.

Pure vehicular mayhem should be a lot more fun than it is in Burnout Crash.

The fundamentals of hockey are polished to a glistening sheen in this tightly focused, if not particularly revolutionary sequel.

Top-down vehicle shooting hasn't been this much fun in ages.

Star Fox 64 3D is too short and feature-deprived at $40 to satisfy newcomers while missing some of the nostalgic hooks that made its predecessor beloved.

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.

Twisted Pixel’s plucky, “let’s put on a show!” can-do attitude has never been as prominent as it is in The Gunstringer.

Rock of Ages is as belligerently weird a game as you're ever likely to play, but by all means, you absolutely should play it.

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