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Mass Effect

Wow where to start? Other than the original Pokemon, Mass Effect is the best RPG I have ever played. It has probably the best graphics of any game I have ever played. It really pushes the 360 to its limits, and perhaps past them as there are some very very noticable texture pops (think pre-patch Halo 2 back in the day but worse). The gameplay is where this game really excells in my view. Because I am not a big RPG fan, the combat is a Godsend. When just walking around talking to people, the game feels very much like a next-gen Knights of the Old Republic. The combat, however is actually very similar to Gears of War. Third-person view and cover-based, it still uses RPG like elements of armor and weapon upgrades, powers, and special attacks that all flow very well. The story is also one of the best of any game ever. Truely a spactacular game with a few tech issues that can be overlooked.

9.9/10

Assassin's Creed is Done

I beat it yesterday. The game is beautiful....great graphics, charicter animations, textures, scope, etc....but the little flaws in the gameplay really add up after playing for more than a streight hour. Apparently I missed some of the fine (and important) details in the story, but after looking around online I get it now. The story is actually pretty cool. The ending is very cliffhangerish, but not in the Halo 2 "throw controller, smash tv, curse, yell, set off nuclear bombs" sort of way, but more like the "I am very intregued now" sort of way. Here's hoping that Ubisoft makes the rest of the triogy more human-friendly.

Guitar Hero Commentary

It's so freaking addictive. I was one of those jaded anti-G.H. people but its so rediculously addictive. Also difficult.

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Forza Motorsport 2 Review

If you've played Forza on the original Xbox, you're in for more of the same in the sequal, which isn't a bad thing. While getting rid of some old tracks (frown) and adding some new ones (meh), you get many, many, many new cars, more detailed upgrading, and way advanced tuning options. Graphics are more polished than the last gen, but not revolutionary. The new photo option is pretty cool and you can upload pictures of your custom cars with cooler paint options than before and share them with the world. It's the most realistic racing sim on the market.

9/10

Splinter Cell: Double Agent Review

I am a huge fan of Splinter Cell games, having played every game since the first. That said, DA is somewhat if a departure from the series. The AI is slightly improved and the graphics are much improved over the last generation. The point of Splinter Cell is to sneak around in the dark, slowly stalking your prey before slicing their throat and dragging their limp husk of a body to a concealled location. DA incorperates maybe two levels of sneaking, and the rest is a really bad third-person shooter. Quite lame. Chaos Theory is still the best.

6.5/10