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9th May Iron Man

If you're a fan of the film, don't buy this game. If you like movie tie-ins in general, you'll end up very disappointed by this one.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 4.8

21st April Football Manager 2008

Football Manager offers a staggering level of depth.

Genre: Simulator | Our score: 8.0

11th April Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

Despite the odd pleasing moment, Turning Point is never in danger of being a good game.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 3.8

11th April Condemned 2: Bloodshot

All in all, Condemned 2: Bloodshot is the true definition of what we've come to expect from sequels nowadays.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.3

9th April Rocketmen: Axis of Evil

Rocketman: Axis Of Evil is a dull shooter which tried to be an RPG and barely follows the conventions of the original tabletop game.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 3.5

8th April Universe at War: Earth Assault

If you really like RTS games Universe at War might be worth a punt when it comes down in price a bit.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 3.8

2nd April Viking: Battle For Asgard

Despite its various flaws and largely unremarkable premise, Viking never leaves you hanging.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.3

1st April Dark Sector

A mixed bag of meh, that was awesome, and shoulda-woulda-couldas

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 6.7

21st March Lost

Lost has proven to be one of the most popular new television series in recent years, mainly due to its serialized storyline which gets ridiculously more complex with each passing season.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 5.0

20th March The Spiderwick Chronicles

Spiderwick Chronicles is one of the best titles aimed at children I’ve had the fortune to play, probably since Toy Story way back on the PlayStation.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.7

19th March SEGA Superstars Tennis

Overall, if it weren’t for the slightly lacklustre Virtua Tennis 3 gameplay in the actual tennis matches, Sega Superstars Tennis would be absolutely essential.

Genre: Sport | Our score: 7.8

11th March Army of Two

On the whole, Army of Two is really a stand-out title when it comes to stressing the importance of teamwork.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 8.0

7th March Beautiful Katamari

Beautiful Katamari... regardless of this review, regardless of the score, the console needs a game like this.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.0

6th March FIFA Street 3

Fifa Street 3 attempts to capture the adrenaline-infused magic of showboating skill and frenetic attacking play...

Genre: Sport | Our score: 4.7

4th March Band of Bugs

All in all Band of Bugs was a good play, though how much replayability for the price tag it has is yet to be seen.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.0

25th February Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements

Dark Messiah on the 360 combines the staple elements of an RPG class system with combat mechanics pilfered from both FPS and fighting games.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 5.0

21st February Lost Odyssey

Weighing in at four discs and a relatively hefty 40-50 hours, Lost Odyssey is for the pure Japanese RPG fan.

Genre: RPG | Our score: 7.5

20th February Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess

Wings of the Goddess is the fourth expansion pack to Square-Enix's widely overlooked Xbox 360 port of the PS2 and PC MMO franchise.

Genre: RPG | Our score: 5.7

9th February Devil May Cry 4

In short, if you haven't worked it out by now, Devil May Cry 4 could and should have been so much more than it ultimately was.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.3

6th February The Club

In order to make The Club, you need to take one part Gears of War, add in a dash of Street Fighter, blend with a good dose of Geometry Wars, and sprinkle liberally with PGR.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.8

1st February Burnout Paradise

The hotly anticipated update from Criterion delivers the goods, although not packaged as you might expect.

Genre: Driving | Our score: 9.0

1st February Rez HD

Rez always represented what games were all about: simple, beautiful and fun to play. The sometimes cell-shaded but mostly wire-frame graphics are all that fill your screen in this rhythm action shooter, but that’s all you need.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 9.7

29th January Sensible World of Soccer

In the world of video game football we have come a long way since the days where Kick Off 2 and Sensible Soccer battled it out for supremacy.

Genre: Sport | Our score: 6.3

28th January Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom

CoD offers up a total choice of six playable characters, fitting very much to the fantasy archetypes previously seen in a million and one other games/movies/books.

Genre: RPG | Our score: 6.0

19th January Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

The aircraft models themselves however are in stark contrast to the landscapes and are beautifully and realistically rendered for your plane spotting pleasure.

Genre: Simulator | Our score: 7.3

12th January Rock Band

In spite of its minor flaws there's no question that Rock Band is the reigning champion not only of rhythm games but of party games in general.

Genre: Simulator | Our score: 8.7

6th December 2007 PopCap Arcade Volume 1

PopCap Arcade Volume 1 is certainly a deal if you are without any access to broadband and are craving a casual game fix on your 360.

Genre: Simulator | Our score: 7.4

5th December 2007 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Since the birth of air guitar players, people have dreamed of playing the guitar and doing amazing things on it without the lifetime of practice.

Genre: RPG | Our score: 8.6

4th December 2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is exactly what the Call of Duty franchise needed. An exquisite title with an awe-inducing single player campaign, fast paced and exciting multiplayer.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 9.5

30th November 2007 Mass Effect

The most prominent element to Mass Effect is certainly the gorgeous complimentary pairing of the character graphics and terrific voice-over work.

Genre: RPG | Our score: 9.0

28th November 2007 Viva Pinata: Party Animals

Viva Pinata: Party Animals struggles to recapture the innovation of its progenitor, nor provide the slapstick escapism of good humoured mini-games.

Genre: RPG | Our score: 4.7

22nd November 2007 TimeShift

Timeshift is a well rounded package and offers a lengthy single player campaign and lots of hours over Xbox Live if multiplayer is your type of thing.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.7

21st November 2007 F.E.A.R. Files

F.E.A.R Files offers FPS fans a quick burst of activity before the next triple A title arrives and if you've played the original you'll certainly like this.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.8

20th November 2007 Crash of the Titans

After the lukewarm reception to Twinsanity, can this new game light a fire underneath the once triumphant bandicoot's flagging franchise, or will it cause the whole thing to crash and burn?

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 6.0

16th November 2007 The Simpsons

In good Simpsons fashion, the developers have decided not to try and work some kind of relevant, series-synchronous plot into this latest outing for America's first family.

Genre: Adventure | Our score: 6.2

12th November 2007 FIFA 08

FIFA 08 is looking to be a major success for EA. Never before have the team captured the reality of football and condensed it into a comprehensive footballing title.

Genre: Sport | Our score: 8.3

29th October 2007 Spider-Man: Friend or Foe

Spiderman: Friend or Foe is a children's title that will put adults to sleep, either through the tedious battles or juvenile dialogue.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.0

29th October 2007 Project Gotham Racing 4

Of the major racing series' that have come to the Xbox 360, the most renowned is Project Gotham Racing.

Genre: Driving | Our score: 8.5

26th October 2007 The Orange Box

From what started as the game of the year with a short and sweet sequel, the Half-Life franchise is now well known for being the best of the best.

Genre: Shooter | Our score: 9.8

24th October 2007 Tomb Raider: Anniversary

She's had her ups and downs, highs and lows, and we've been waiting to celebrate her anniversary on the Xbox 360 since long after it had passed.

Genre: Adventure | Our score: 7.0

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