Reviews - Xbox 360

For Red Dead Redemption, the team at Rockstar San Diego created a large and beautiful game world that authentically depicts life in the wild west and provides players with tons to do; whether they play as part of a posse or as a lone gunman.

In the single-player campaign, you play as John Marsten, a man out to save his wife from the clutches of a former fellow gang member. Marsten is an inherently good man with a checkered past, but unlike the Grand Theft Auto games there is a real sense of right and wrong in Red Dead Redemption thanks to a dynamic honour system. More…

Reviews - Xbox 360

A barebones presentation and somewhat thin event roster detract from an otherwise fun, and often intense experience. Developed by veteran studio Eurocom, Vancouver 2010: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games allows you to compete in 14 events spread across eight categories while representing one of 24 countries.

The button-mashing gameplay elements of older Olympic video games are generally replaced with fluid mechanics, though a rather high difficulty level and a number of control schemes to master could scare away the casual audience that this game is intended for. More…

Reviews - Xbox 360

A host of new and improved features and refinements to the visual presentation highlight Guitar Hero 5. Developer Neversoft has also stripped away layers of frustration and clutter from the experience, making this the best main installment in the prolific rhythm game series since Guitar Hero II.

Perhaps the biggest addition is Party Play mode. Upon launching Guitar Hero 5, the game will randomly start playing a song from your library and allow up to four players to jump in at any time and select their instrument and difficulty level without the song ever stopping.  Players can also make difficulty adjustments or even swap instruments without interruption. More…

Reviews - Xbox 360

Set between Episodes III and IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed tells a fantastic tale for fans of the series. The art, dialogue and acting are all top-notch, but because of some glaring technical issues the game itself feels unfinished.

The story begins with Darth Vader tracking down one of the last remaining Jedi Knights on the Wookie planet of Kashyyyk. While on this world Lord Vader comes across the young son of a rogue Jedi Knight and claims him as his own apprentice, whom he dubs Starkiller. Years later, he assigns Starkiller to track down and destroy the remaining Jedi with the help of pilot Juno Valentine and a training and communications droid named PROXY. More…