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Dark Athena joins more content to the brilliant, grim Escape From Butcher Bay, which for the most part has aged quite well.

This demanding new PlayStation Network shooter offers rewarding score-based action--once you commit to learning its complex, unique mechanics.

Rhythm Heaven's quirky minigames keep you guessing while giving you plenty of things to do and plenty of reasons to keep coming back.

Uno Rush is vastly different from its predecessor, replacing cold strategy and slow-paced fun with something much more intense.

Retribution is a surprisingly good third-person shooter on the PSP, a platform where you don't see a lot of good third-person shooters.

Wanted: Weapons of Fate is fun while it lasts, but it doesn't last very long and doesn't give you great reasons to play through it a second time.

WWE Legends of Wrestlemania contains some great, nostalgic moments, but the rest of the package is a letdown.

While the bloody combat in MadWorld makes a terrific first impression, this is a perfect example of a game that puts style over substance.

While the game is conceptually interesting, Matt Hazard's "return" comes up short in just about every way imaginable.

If you can get past some glaring pathfinding and AI issues, Empire: Total War is a game without peer in the strategy genre.

Watchmen: The End is Nigh looks great, but the co-op elements are poorly thought-out, and the simplistic action gets old well before this brief, bloody brawler is over.

Tom Clancy's HAWX changes up the flight combat formula in a couple of interesting ways, but at its core it's a little too basic to hold your attention.

Dawn of War II successfully introduces RPG elements to its single-player campaign and provides a polished, if familiar, online experience that focuses on brisk combat.

Killzone 2 offers terrific class-based multiplayer that will keep you coming back long after the campaign is finished.

There are moments of questionable quality sprinkled throughout 50 Cent's latest video game adventure, but if you're looking for something silly and totally over-the-top, Blood on the Sand is actually kind of hilarious.

For what Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection lacks in quality, it at least partially makes up for by its sheer quantity of emulated games.

Retro Game Challenge has some awesome concepts behind it, but it gets painfully repetitive in spots, which throws a wet blanket on an otherwise-charming game.

Equally long on endearing personality and challenging strategy, this stylus-driven tower defense game makes a great travel companion in bite-size chunks.

It's less tactical than its forebear, but Monolith delivers a tightly paced and atmospheric ride with F.E.A.R. 2.

Afro Samurai's exciting and graphic combat is its strongest suit, but that fighting is bogged down by enough issues that make it tough to recommend.