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Taking place some years after the original title, BioShock 2 features the first Big Daddy returning to Rapture to stop the Big Sister and her ilk. Also, some long-awaited multiplayer has been added to the series.
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Mass Effect 2 strikes a perfect balance between intense shooter action and gut-wrenching drama, set in a richly textured world on the brink of destruction. It’s a must-own for science fiction fans, who will love exploring the depths of the galaxy and fighting to save humanity.
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Containing the intense atmosphere of the Stalker series, Call of Pripyat is a great game. It’s just sad that, with a bit more effort it could have been the eye-popping classic the series could create.
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Let’s keep it good and simple: Modern Warfare 2 is this year’s must-buy first-person shooter.
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Mass Effect 2 strikes a perfect balance between intense shooter action and gut-wrenching drama, set in a richly textured world on the brink of destruction. It’s a must-own for science fiction fans, who will love exploring the depths of the galaxy and fighting to save humanity.
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If you’re expecting it to be funny and clever and allow you to flex your evil muscle at the expense of some faceless minions, you’ll be disappointed. If you like seeing virtual cash flow in by the shipload and making ever-larger tacky tourist traps, there’s more than enough here to keep you going for a few Sunday afternoons.
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Gameplay is accessible, easy to learn and very polished, but too often Age of Empires III has a “been there, done that” feeling.
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However you play it, Borderlands is a fun, addictive and overwhelming game. It’s a gun-nut’s paradise.
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Explore your inner Vulcan in this upcoming MMO which promises Star Trek fans everything they could ever hope for from a Star Trek game.
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pMore maps, more enemies, more weapons, more glorious spectacle than the original, and that#8217;s just the co-op. Fresh versus modes and intense violence make this the apocalypse to beat./p
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pSure, in 2009 we expect innovation from even our craziest shooters. This is just a touched up portrait of a lesser-known, much-loved ancestor, but there are#160;much worse things./p
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pMore maps, more enemies, more weapons, more glorious spectacle than the original, and that#8217;s just the co-op. Fresh versus modes and intense violence make this the apocalypse to beat./p
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pDetails are sparse at the moment, but it looks like Assassin’s Creed II stars a descendant of Altair named Ezio and takes place in renaissance Italy./p
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pLet#8217;s keep it good and simple: Modern Warfare 2 is this year#8217;s must-buy first-person shooter./p
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Little is known about this action shooter other than: you play as a witch, you have guns in your hands and on your feet, and it’s from the guy who invented Devil May Cry. Sign us up!
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With meticulously detailed realism applied to some great modern warfare and an amazing co-op mode, this one differentiates itself enough from others shooters for players to make room for it in their busy schedule.
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The newest entry in the long-running football management series introduces a 3D match engine for the first time ever.
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pThe sequel to the World War II flight combat game Heroes of the Pacific, it’s packed with arcade-style fun, though that may be too shallow for some players./p
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pPixar’s latest film offering has, not surprisingly, a videogame tie-in./p
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pPsychological horror games that stray away from the norm are few and far between. This is one of them. Available for purchase#160;from Steam./p
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Command and corrupt the Empire and become the most notorious criminal in the galaxy, in the follow up expansion to the hit Star Wars RTS.
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pGo back to WWII via download, with 24 player multiplayer action over three classic and tropic locations: Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. With its through-the-gun and vehicle warfare online experience, Battlefield 1943 will have players battling in ruthless aerial dog fights and intense trench combat./p
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pFor a simple combination of some basic ideas, Overlord II#8217;s an incredibly fun game. The depth is obscured behind some console-minded interfaces #8211; running around your tower to access what are essentially different menu screens is a pain #8211; but everything#8217;s delivered with great pace and an engaging sense of progression./p
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pAn expansion pack for Spore, Galactic Adventures allows players to beam down to planets, play mission-based adventures and even create their own customized adventures for the first time./p
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You#8217;ll spend your time with Fuel trying to love it, endlessly probing it from all angles like an awkward virgin, certain there#8217;s at least one way in but repeatedly finding yourself rebuked, unsatisfied and frustrated.
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