The Orange Box

The Orange Box is compilation game released by Valve that allows you to play the original Half Life 2 with enhanced graphics which was one of the best video games of the decade. It also has Half 2 episode add ons called Half Life 2 Ep. 1 and Half Life 2 Ep. 2 which expand on the story of Half Life 2 and add co-op play. Finally there is an awesome online shooter game that is called Team Fortress 2 and Portal which is a puzzle game where you get the character from point A to B through the use of a portal gun. If your a huge Half Life fan this is already a must buy. I'm not that big on the game but it still scores 9.3/10.

MAG

This Massive Action Game is a FPS online multiplayer only game. With the possibility of 256 players all in one match. MAG put through an experience that no other shooter has done. It makes you actually feel like your a soldier in war minus the whole actual death thing. MAG is largely focused on teamwork unlike games such as Mw2 where camping and solo streaking seems to be the trend. In Mw2 you might be able to take out 6 opposing guys all by yourself. But in MAG there is no way in hell you are going to be able take out 128 opposing enemies. MAG is unique in the fact that it's multiplayer drives the story of the game. You will choose between one faction: Raven, SVER, or Valor. Before each battle there will always be a little voiceover of why there is a battle and what you should be doing. This adds to the realism of actual war. Now although these 'wars' may seem more like a police action because they only last 20 minutes. This is about as close to war as a game has come. I have had a bit of framerate issues and graphics aren't amazing. The gameplay also isn't as addicting as Call of Duty or Bad Company but it is still fun and a contender for FPS game of the year. Another problem you may find is that it's PS3 exclusive. Still, war is hell and therefore this makes one hell of a game and scores a 8.5/10.

Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare and Call of Duty Reflex

CoD 4 was a groundbreaker for FPS games. This was the first time that the game allowed to create your own custom classes and have a legitimate ranking system. Reflex is essentially the same game except for Wii. The original was for PS3 and 360. CoD 4 had pretty solid graphics. I wasn't totally amazed by them, I wanted more gore but the environments looked great. Reflex couldn't run some of the maps and some bits of the campaign had to be edited it out because it couldn't work the enhanced visuals of certain parts. The sound for both parts was good the music and VO were the same. The gameplay for CoD 4 was amazingly fun and addicting but I found that even though Reflex had the same idea in mind, is that the multiplayer seemed less intense because every so often a few people would drift off and being looking all over the place out of frustration with the wii controls. One of these games is good, the other's just amazing. CoD 4 scores a 9.2/10. Reflex is just like the wii, always inferior. It scored a 7.5/10.

Left 4 Dead

Okay, so Left 4 Dead 2 came out last year and I decided to take a peak at the first one. Now Left 4 Dead is a 360 exclusive title that has you submerged in a plot of unloading clips into zombies and surviving the horrors of the undead. This game is very similar to Resident Evil but it doesn't make you feel like your being bullshitted sometimes. This game has a strong emphasis on co-op and the shooting is just so addicting. I'm the type of person that loves games where when you kill someone. their body explodes. It makes the experience seem somewhat rewarding like "Yeah, I caused that stain in the couch". I found the dialogue and overall sound in this game to be humourous at times and well done. I feel (Call me a fanboy, idc) that this game would've done better on PS3 with the enhanced graphics and that Xbox guys would be missing their sole good exclusive title over PS3 owners. But hey, I still got to play the game and it's one hell of a game. I've probably capped about every 9/10 zombies.

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain is a mystery game that depicts you as four different characters as they all try to discover who this Origami Killer is. You'll be pointing them up in the right direction. I can't quite describe Heavy Rain but the gameplay is all one-time events that can get really intense in certain situations. The game is non-mulitplayer and entirely plot driven which can be a little risky. What's unique about this game is that when your character dies, there is no GAME OVER screen. The game just goes along with it and that character actually died. Heavy Rain is probably one of those few games that people will be enthralled to watch while one person plays. This game is pure cinematics at it's best. The graphics rival Uncharted 2 and the voice acting does as well. 9/10. Point blank period.