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Though it's miles from perfect, WWE '12 represents the biggest step forward THQ's wrestling franchise has made in years.

It's easy enough to look past the original Halo's more dated qualities given Anniversary's tasteful visual refresh and a combat formula that's still plenty exciting.

The Run starts with an incredible idea for a racing game, but everything surrounding this year's Need for Speed feels like a cross-country calamity.

Super Mario 3D Land wastes a bit of time up front with some levels that are a little too basic, but once it gets going, it reveals some terrific moments that make the 3DS make sense.

For mostly better and only a little bit worse, Skyward Sword is the best Zelda game in years, and makes a strong case for motion controls when done right.

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.

It's not exactly the Burger Time you remember, but World Tour is a decent little multiplayer game in its own right.

A few valuable gameplay additions and thick Halloween atmosphere make Festival of Blood easy to bite on for its modest price.

A short, derivative campaign does little to get in the way of the best version of multiplayer Battlefield yet.

Snappy support for the PlayStation Move makes it easier to appreciate the loving grindhouse aesthetics stitched over this otherwise familiar light-gun shooter.

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.

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

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.