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Even though they'll finish the game in a hurry, fans of the Contra series should by all means play Contra: Shattered Soldier. Read the Review

Mister Mosquito is a thoroughly original title that brings to a new audience, through parody, a touch of what makes Japanese culture so appealing to so many Westerners. Read the Review

Rockstar's Western-themed shooter has some great style and enough fun moments to justify the rough edges. Read the Review

Hitman: Contracts delivers some time-tested and sometimes highly entertaining stealth action, which any fan of the genre might as well check out. Read the Review

If you can't play this intense, original action game on any platform except the PS2, then that's where you should play it--but only by default. Read the Review

Everything or Nothing is a really great game--perhaps the best James Bond game ever made. Read the Review

This sequel to Star Wars Battlefront improves upon its predecessor with a variety of gameplay enhancements, such as upgraded AI, more than 16 new battlegrounds, and greater story emphasis. In addition to the rebel, clone, and droid warriors from the original game, you can play as a Jedi, complete with lightsaber attacks and force powers. Read the Review

Van Helsing, the game, can make for a pretty entertaining time if you don't go in expecting too much and just want a few hours of gothic-styled action. Read the Review

Ratchet: Deadlocked features co-op and squad-based gameplay, new weapons, and nonlinear gameplay. Read the Review

It's not the best Resident Evil game, and it isn't a stellar light-gun game, but Dead Aim creates an interesting, unique hybrid of the two, and that is a commendable feat. Read the Review

This particular version of what, at its core, is a stylish and intense shooter, loses much, if not most, of its appeal in translation. Read the Review

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow features more than 50 playable mobile suits from the TV series, 40 minutes of movie quality CGI and cut scenes from the TV show, and 4 game play modes including Story Mode, Mission Mode and 2 player Versus Mode. Read the Review

Fur Fighters holds its own with a quirky, refreshing style. Read the Review

The game's exciting, free-form combat makes up for most of its deficiencies. Read the Review

Transformers is an especially easy sell to diehard fans of the franchise, but it's equally recommendable to fans of action games in general, too. Read the Review