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A while back I read an article over on Trusted Reviews where the editors listed their top 5 games of all time (in no particular order). At the time I had made my own top 5 list on the Xbox-Scene forums. I recently saw the topic revisited and decided to rethink my list.
So here are mine, with a brief reason why. I’d appreciate it if you shared your personal top 5 list as well. (more…)

          

[this is a repost of the original article posted on Xbox-Scene.]

Rockstar is probably most well known for their Grand Theft Auto series of games. A game that sells in enormous quantities with each new release and is constantly in the press over due to it’s excessive use of video game violence, sexual content, and language that would make a sailor blush. Even Rockstar’s other games are fairly “adult oriented” in terms of their content. So when the announcement dropped they would be making an exclusive Xbox 360 game it’s pretty clear what people were expecting to see. (more…)

          

[this is a repost of the original article posted on Xbox-Scene.]

The X-men movies have been doing well in the theaters and on DVD over the past few years. With the release of the third and final film into theaters comes the first video game based around the X-men movie franchise. While the game uses characters and locations from the films, as well as video game likenesses of the real life actors, the plot line is completely different. (more…)

          

[this is a repost of the original article posted on Xbox-Scene.]

Tomb Raider has easily been one of the most well known franchises in video games, ever since the first Tomb Raider game was released in November of 1996. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend marks the seventh release of the series in 10 years. (more…)

          

[this is a repost of the original article posted on Xbox-Scene.]

Full Auto is a new franchise from Sega, being a game based in automotive destruction it was met with great anticipation, however delays that pushed it past the Xbox 360′s launch followed by a demo that left a lot to be desired put off many of the game’s would-be fans. I myself fall into this category; however, I also had the opportunity to rent the final game and play it all the way through. While it does have some shortcomings the game is a whole lot more fun and offers far more replay value then the demo let on. (more…)