This game is a C+ PS2 game which is unfortunate since it's on the PS3. It only has two selling points, the art and the battle system, and both are awful. First off, don't paint "anime" style characters. It almost never works and the aesthetic is best when it is cell shaded. The art in Last Rebellion looks like it's by a middle aged American who got into anime a couple years ago and likes to paint. Secondly the battle system is painful. Every enemy has a list of limbs and targets which, through trial and error, must be hit in the right sequence to do real damage. This game is unplayable by anyone who has a life. The music is terrible, the visuals are terrible, the whole thing is a pile of weakness. It is empty, boring, lifeless, and every aspect of it, from the dialogue to the battles, takes an excrutiatingly long time. This is the very essence of wasting time. Not entertaining. I wiki'd the game after I played it and it quotes the publisher's president as saying he felt "really sorry for our customers because we released that title." I should have read that before I got it. (.40)

- J Paige

This was the first game I played in the Battlefield franchise and I have to say I was pretty impressed.  Having played the entire Call of Duty library (and feeling a litlle let down after Black Ops) it was hard not to compare Battlefield to COD.  Even though Battlefield has been living in the shadow of COD for years now, I think those days are coming to an end.  Battlefield delivers a solid storyline (although rather short) and gives you a so-so co-op experience, but what really makes this game shine is the online multiplayer.  DICE is definitely known for a killer online experience and Battlefield continues this tradition.  No other game out there (including COD) lets you wage war the way this game does.  The maps are huge.  The vehicles are a blast to mess around in.  And the ability to level a building that some opponent is camping in is surprisingly satisfying.  If you are looking for a single player game, then avoid this one.  However, if you enjoy epic battles on huge maps then this is the FPS for you.  (.86)

-Jeff

-Jeff

You're a little burlap sack doll man that gets to platform all around on different wacky levels that can be customized to create new levels. The best part of this game is getting to be a little sackman with lots of platforming action and the bajillion levels that have been created by the online community. The worst part of this game is that you're a lame little sackman and you just jump and swing around on bajillions of stupid levels that have been made by tons of different people but all kinda feel the same after awhile. Nice friendly fun videogame. (.84)

- J Paige

-Christian 

Free fantasy anime-tinged South Korean mmorgp. There are a ton of these and they come with a new one each year that is pretty much the same as all the other titles but a little prettier and a little more unique in its story or design. This one is the same as the rest... just a little prettier and a little weirder with it's fantasy names. Choose your character from among races but beginning customization is limited. The visuals are great for a free mmorpg and there's an epic feel to it. Unfortunately much like the rest that get dragged over the Pacific, it's South Korean flair is overwhelming. The character designs are all mangwa/flamboyant and the translations are abysmal. The game is glitchy and while there's some good music here and there, the overall sound quality is horrible with voice acting and sound effects mixed all wrong. It's choppy and engrished but if you take that as par for the course on these style of mmorpgs than you'll find all the comforts of the genre in this one with some spots of nice eye candy. (.70)

- J Paige

If you are a big fan of RPGs then this is definitely the game for you.  With 50-60 hours of gameplay and plenty of opportunities to tweak attributes, master crafting, enchant weapons, and mess around with armor, you should be busy for a long, long time.  There are also plenty of quests to do, dungeons to crawl through, and tons of NPCs to talk to.  You play as a Grey Warden, one of the last of this legendary order of guardians to Ferelden on a quest to slay the Archdemon once and for all.  Along your journey you encounter various recruit-able characters that help you create a worthy team.  One thing that really sets this game apart from others in the genre is the rich storytelling.  Bioware has become synonymous with epic storytelling and it is obvious in this game as well as in the Mass Effect series.  I never found myself skipping through dialogues because I was that interested in what the story was.  The story is a classic good versus evil, but the complexities make this one worth it.  Even with the 50+ hours of story you will find that the story requires multiple playthroughs if you want to experience all of the possible endings (and all the possible romances too!).  If you are going to check this game out, then you definitely have to try out the Ultimate Edition which comes with all nine of the DLCs packages that came out for this game.  Dragon Age: Origins is one that cannot be missed if you are a true fan of the RPG.  (.87)

-Jeff

Solid straight forward first person military shooter. I'm not a huge first person gamer but Call of Duty is pretty standard fare. Black Ops is of the same caliber and gameplay as previous Calls of Duty so if you love the series than you'll love this. You won't be blown away by it but you'll love it. Pour moi, it's a bit too cliche. I'd like to see the pace a teensy bit slower, the story significantly better, and the realism kicked up a notch. For most people the goal will be the mulitplayer and while there's nothing ground breaking it's still all very solidly professionally put together and will keep players trigger happy for hour after hour. And you can kick it into a zombie mode too. (.80)

- J Paige

A fitting end to the epic trilogy that is Gears of War.  In an age where there are fewer and fewer console exclusive games, Microsoft and Epic have blessed 360 owners with this gem of a game.  Gears 3 takes full advantage of everything the 360 has to offer, delivering a stunning game with fantastic gameplay, both online and off, a seamless multiplayer system, and one of the best cooperative experiences to date.  In terms of the story Gears 3 has made sure to deliver something that is completely new to the user, keeping you interested throughout the campaign and supplying a fitting send off for our beloved protagonist Marcus Fenix.  Gears 3 will definitely keep me busy for a while and should keep you busy too.  Definitely worth the money.  Who doesn't enjoy the satifaction of chainsawing through a buddy or curbstomping an annoying enemy? (.95)

-Jeff

Top shelf western video gaming. Writing is some of the best out there, great controls throughout the minigames and main story, and a huge endless environment to play around in. Take GTA and put it in the turn of the century as the wild west is closing and pull in the best of the western genre. I'm a huge spaghetti western fan and wish I could have had even more but the game was mature enough not to let that be the main focus but you'll still get your Ennio Moricone tasting soundtrack. The whole west is there so if you want more of the period or more shooting or more ranching it's all there. This is a top caliber game that takes a huge effort of a company that knows exactly what their doing and it all pays off. (.97)

- J Paige