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X-Men Legends II: Rise of the Apocalypse is the sequel to the popular Action RPG that took gamers by surprise. This time around, not only do you have more characters to control, the entire gameplay and visual system has been completely reworked. These changes provide an even more fun and enjoyable adventure than the first.

I must admit, this year I wasn't too excited about playing this year's installment of madden. I was thinking it was going to be the same game with a new roster and a few new animations. I must admit after actually sitting down with the game for a few weeks, I'm very impressed.

Everybody knows that I am just not much of a college football fan on the consoles.
I will admit that I was, once again, not very excited about playing this year's installment of NCAA 06. I was thinking it was going to be the same game with a new roster and a few new animations. However, I must admit after actually sitting down with the game for a few weeks, I am very impressed. Something that I never thought would be possible.

After experiencing an NHL lockout for an entire season, I can safely say that I've encountered my worst nightmare as a hockey fan. That one year lost is just one more chance the Leafs could have used (and badly needed) to be Stanley Cup champs for the first time since '67, but I digress. It's now important to focus on the upcoming NHL season, and where there is hockey there are videogames, specifically, NHL 2K6.

What happens when you take one of the summer's most hyped movies, use an improved X-Men Legends game engine, and make the game follow the movie's storyline? Activision's Fantastic 4 is the end result. Unfortunately there are just entirely too many issues to warrant the word "Fantastic" being in the title.

I still remember it like it was yesterday. Years ago during the last days of the Nintendo 64, Nintendo and Rare showcased Conker's Bad Fur Day in their booth at E3. Not only was the game vulgar and completely out of place on the "kid friendly" Nintendo 64, Nintendo actually served Alcohol in their booth to those who were playing Conker. As a member of the press, I am accustomed to being offered free alcohol at certain events and parties. However, Nintendo was allowing anyone with ID to get alcohol for free. I still have the promotional Conker mug they gave me today. Later that year I went on to call the game a disgrace to both Nintendo and Rare and awarded the title an F score. Despite criticisms from readers and some staff at CVGames, we awarded Conker's Bad Fur Day the dishonorable Worst Game of the Year award. Now fast forward to 2005 and the game has been redone for the Xbox. Was I right in my judgments of the title back on the N64?

If you are looking for a game full of driving, fun and demolition, then Burnout 3 Takedown is what you are looking for. For once, you get rewarded for tailgating and smashing your opponents off the road. Not only do you get to ram your opponents but also you get levels where all you do is make big traffic jams. Lets first look into the racing. First off, you will notice some top-notch graphics. Second, you will enjoy the easy to use controls. Third, get ready for an adrenaline rush.

Well, for those of you who like sequels, we have another one for you. This time around, we get to play through the eyes of Henry Townsend who was unfortunate enough to get apartment Room 302. Silent Hill 4 takes place in what is downtown USA. Poor Henry is trapped in his apartment from the inside and begins a journey that is surreal. Henry's only escape to out of his apartment is through a hole that appears in his bathroom wall. Thus, the adventures begin as you unravel what is behind Room 302.

Let's get one thing straight here. I'm a gamer. My idea of an exciting Saturday night is a play-through of Doom on Nightmare skill level. And that's why I don't know a thing about illegal street racing; pretty much my entire mental landscape about it comes from movies and the occasional "Low Rider" magazine that my roommate lends me. In my mind, street racing consists of beautiful women in bikini tops, twenty bottles of "NOZ" stacked out like Gatorade cups at a marathon, the thunderous thuds of over-watted woofers, and the garish colors of the ten thousand LED lights attached to every conceivable surface of an automobile. (And, inexplicably, Vin Diesel sternly presiding over the entire affair.) And you know what? With the exception of Mr. Diesel, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition pretty much recreates my mental picture of street racing... and then some.