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5* Games (34 titles)

These are the games I've given 5 stars to, in order of preference.

by: A customer

Even bigger, badder and more intense than it's predecessors but also more awe-inspiring visuals, locations and battles.

Gears of War 3 on Xbox 360
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In Gears of War 3, players fight on as Marcus Fenix, grizzled leader of Delta Squad. 18 Months after the fall of the last human city, the war against the Locust rages on. Meanwhile, deep beneath the surface, a fearsome new threat is infecting the planet from within. With civilisation in ruins, time ..read more »
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- 80
- from 4339 members

Great end to the original trilogy - classic Halo goodness but updated for the 360.

Halo 3 on Xbox 360
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The epic saga continues with Halo 3, the hugely anticipated third chapter in the highly successful and critically acclaimed Halo franchise. Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding ..read more »
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- 80
- from 8215 members

Not quite as good a finish as ME1 but gameplay is more varied and more detailed.

Mass Effect 2 on Xbox 360
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Two years after Commander Shepard repelled invading Reapers bent on the destruction of organic life, a mysterious new enemy has emerged. On the fringes of known space, something is silently abducting entire human colonies. Now Shepard must work with Cerberus, a ruthless organisation devoted to ..read more »
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- 90
- from 4912 members

Best arcade racer ever, going fast has never been more fun.

Split/Second Velocity on Xbox 360 (2010)
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Split Second or Split Second: Velocity as it's also been known is a racer from Disney Interactive and Black Rock Studio (the team behind Moto GP and Pure, so it's got a good pedigree). The game is set in an unreal 'reality' TV series, giving the gamer the incentive not just to win for the sake of ..read more »
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- 70
- from 2420 members

Fantastic set of weapons in this game.

Gears Of War on Xbox 360
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Gears of War, an Xbox 360 exclusive game that blends tactical action with survival horror, thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing tale of humankind's epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet. The storyline plays ..read more »
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- 80
- from 9927 members
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More complicated and harder than Tricky but added some great new elements.

SSX 3 on PS2 (2003)
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Ever since 1080 arrived on the N64, the art of virtual snowboarding has come on in leaps and bounds. Veteran of the genre is Electronic Arts with its SSX series, which is now in its third iteration and quite possibly the most ambitious take on the snowboarding game yet.The main concept behind SSX 3 ..read more »
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- 80
- from 184 members

Best trick game ever and a superb soundtrack.

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 on PS2 (2001)
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Ten-times world BMX champion Dave Mirra is back on the PlayStation 2. In this game you embark on the career of a professional BMX rider and try to break into the big league. Earn respect from the other riders to be invited to competitions, then rip up the dirt and impress the judges. There?s no ..read more »
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- 50
- from 18 members

This remake is more tense, more scary and obviously better looking.

Resident Evil on GameCube (2002)
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There?s an ongoing debate in video games as to which game created the genre we have all come know and love as survival horror. Some people trace its history back to the text-based adventures of the seventies and eighties, but most consider the original Alone in the Dark the game that started it all...read more »
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- 80
- from 448 members

Good fun story with a crazy twist and enjoyable gameplay.

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune on PS3 (2007)
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Uncharted: Drake?s Fortune, brings players into a world ripe with realism and unexpected juxtapositions. A fallible hero akin to those depicted in pulp-adventure genre films, Nathan Drake brings a humanity and believability never seen before in video gaming, enabled entirely through PS3 technology ..read more »
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- 90
- from 8668 members

Best football game ever, and there have been many!

FIFA 09 on Xbox 360
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The soccer simulation returns featuring core gameplay enhancements and improved visuals.
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- 80
- from 2218 members