| Xbox 360 was the number one smash hit for
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| | consequences of your actions--kill too
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| Christmas gifts last year. The reasons
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| | many terrorists and blow your cover.
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| are obvious: more visual effects, better
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| | Hesitate and millions will die. Do
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| console, incredible action, and excellent
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| | whatever it takes to complete your
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| game choices. This year again teens will
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| | mission, but get out alive.
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| be playing Xbox 360 games with their
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| | 6. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original
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| friends, comparing games at school, and
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| | Trilogy - Action
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| buying, renting or swapping the new Xbox
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| | The war between the Galactic Empire and
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| games out this year. Here are some of the
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| | the Rebel Alliance has left the galaxy
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| top picks for Christmas 2006, in a
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| | far, far away a huge mess! But luckily
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| variety of categories, such as action,
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| | with LEGOs, rebuilding is easy! Play
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| adventure, shooters, sports, and
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| | through the original trilogy, Star Wars,
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| role-playing. Something for everyone.
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| | The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of
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| 1. Gears of War - Shooter
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| | the Jedi, as all three movies are
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| Now this is what next-gen gaming is all
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| | re-created using LEGO bricks. You can
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| about! I've logged over 13 hours of game
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| | play as one of 50 different characters
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| time so far, and haven't even finished
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| | and can even get out of vehicles and ride
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| it, but that's because I'm milking this
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| | on various creatures.
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| baby for all it's worth. The campaign
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| | Our recommendation: If you liked the
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| experience is one to be savored, as there
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| | first Star Wars game, this one should
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| probably won't be anything like it again
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| | definitely be on your list. If you've
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| for quite some time. Gears of War is one
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| | never played the first game, then this
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| of those titles that comes around every
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| | one must be on your list! So really,
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| couple of years and raises the bar so
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| | there isn't any reason not to own and
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| high that it almost spoils every game
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| | play this game.
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| released in the next six months.
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| | 7. Madden NFL 07 - Sports
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| This third-person shooter thrusts gamers
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| | With Madden NFL 07, innovative rushing
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| into a deep and harrowing story of
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| | controls allow you to control the running
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| humankind's epic battle for survival
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| | game like never before, with all-new
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| against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish
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| | jukes, cutbacks, and the distinct running
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| race of creatures that surface from the
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| | styles of your favorite backs.
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| bowels of the earth.
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| | For the first time, in a football video
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| Gears of War is about teamwork in a big
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| | game, you can step up as the lead blocker
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| way. All game modes, levels and scenarios
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| | to create a hole, and then take control
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| are designed specifically to encourage
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| | of the tailback to smash through, jump
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| cooperative play, whether it be with A.I.
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| | over, or tear away from any would-be
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| partners or human players (with A.I.
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| | tackler as you head for the end zone.
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| teammates designed with specific
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| | One fan raved, "Overall it was exactly
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| strengths, weaknesses and personalities).
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| | what i was looking for, ... the new
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| Also, voice recognition will be available
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| | features are all fun, and the individual
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| for players, and voice chat to discuss
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| | camera view for every position in
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| strategy with your friends.
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| | superstar mode gave u a feeling of really
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| 2. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced
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| | playing as the character. This will be a
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| Warfighter - Shooter
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| | great game to play alone or with a group
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| The face of war has changed with Tom
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| | of friends."
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| Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.
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| | 8. Dead Rising - Action
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| Enemy lines are blurred and there is no
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| | Dead Rising follows the harrowing saga of
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| clear opponent. New enemies and threats
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| | Frank West, an overly zealous freelance
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| require a new type of warfare and a new
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| | photojournalist on a hunt for the scoop
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| kind of soldier. Enter the Ghosts.
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| | of a lifetime. In pursuit of a clue, he
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| In 2013, the U.S. Army will implement its
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| | makes his way to a small suburban town
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| Integrated Warfighter System. IWS
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| | only to find that it has been overrun by
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| combines advanced weapon systems,
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| | zombies. He escapes to the local shopping
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| satellite communication devices, and
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| | mall, thinking it will be a bastion of
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| enhanced survivability features into a
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| | safety, but it turns out to be anything
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| fully integrated warfare combat system.
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| | but.
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| Equipped with cutting edge weapons and
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| | In the intense struggle to survive the
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| communications systems, you will find
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| | endless stream of zombies, players have
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| yourself, one of the Ghosts, immersed in
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| | full reign of a realistic shopping
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| a detailed universe which is warfare of
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| | center, utilizing anything they find to
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| the future.
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| | fight off the flesh-hungry mob. The
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| One gamer exclaimed, "This game is a pure
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| | variety of stores in the mall offers
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| showcase of next gen gaming. the graphica
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| | players an endless supply of resources
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| are downright gorgeous and this actually
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| | including vehicles, makeshift weapons and
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| helps to immerse you into the story. and
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| | more. Players encounter other survivors
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| the story is riveting enough to actually
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| | along the way, and by helping them,
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| make you care about mexico city... do
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| | acquire valuable clues as to what has
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| your self a favor and buy this game."
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| | happened and how to survive.
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| 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - RPG
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| | I couldn't say it better than one fan:
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| Like earlier games in the Elder Scrolls
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| | "Thousands and thousands of zombies to
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| series, Oblivion is designed to present a
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| | kill in a myriad of ridiculous ways; tons
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| living fantasy world that gamers
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| | of things to see and try throughout the
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| experience on their own terms. The game
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| | mall; great sense of style; a plot that
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| is populated with over 1,000 NPCs, each
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| | manages to be intriguing without
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| leading a fully realized life, following
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| | intruding too much on the action; and
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| regular schedules according to their
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| | fantastic sound effects."
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| individual wants, needs, and positions.
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| | 9. Saints Row - Action
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| Players are encouraged to interact in the
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| | Welcome to Stilwater, an open-world city
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| world as they choose, as noble heroes,
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| | with attitude, a city controlled by rival
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| greedy villains, or anything in between.
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| | gangs, a city you are about to take over
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| The game's main story and its
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| | in Saints Row. As a low-level thug in the
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| sidemissions provide plenty of
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| | Third Street Saints, you'll do whatever
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| fast-moving adventure.
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| | it takes to get the money and build the
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| Advised one fan: "This Game Is Like
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| | respect and power you need to muscle your
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| Crack. Massive enivornment; Beautiful
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| | way to the top. Be careful, though. Your
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| graphics; Great ambient music and sound;
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| | actions have consequences within the
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| Totally engrossing gameplay. This game is
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| | game, and around every corner lurks a new
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| unbelieveable. If you like RPG's in the
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| | threat.
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| SLIGHTEST, buy it."
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| | Numerous vehicles are available to
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| 4. Fight Night Round 3 - Sports
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| | "borrow," pedestrians can be slugged or
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| Easily beating the competition, Fight
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| | robbed at gunpoint, and there are an
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| Night Round 3 brings the most intense
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| | assortment of missions to advance the
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| boxing videogame experience ever to the
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| | game's primarily storyline. Some features
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| virtual boxing ring. Film-quality
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| | include: fun, responsive driving
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| graphics establish Fight Night Round 3 as
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| | controls; excellent on-foot shooting
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| one of the best looking and playing Xbox
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| | action; impressive presentation,
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| 360 sports games ever produced. The
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| | featuring amazing explosions and great
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| graphics feature devastating punch
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| | audio; and a well-written, well-acted
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| impacts unparalleled in any game or film.
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| | story to compel you to keep playing.
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| Outside of the ring, gamers can establish
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| | 10. Hitman: Blood Money - Action
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| intense rivalries through pre-fight
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| | On the run from rival assassins, Agent 47
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| events and trash talk, putting more
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| | hops a plane to take care of business
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| purpose and passion behind their every
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| | stateside in Hitman: Blood Money. Players
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| hit. The visuals in Fight Night Round 3
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| | will guide Agent 47 through a number of
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| are so excellent that they actually
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| | locales, including New Orleans, Los
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| enhance the gameplay. The gameplay has
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| | Angeles, and Las Vegas as he performs
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| been revamped from what was already an
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| | hits. It's up to the player to determine
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| excellent experience in Round 2.
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| | the manner in which a hit is executed,
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| 5. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double
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| | but the "rookie training" mode can show
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| Agent - Action
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| | amateur assassins how to help targets
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| The bestselling Tom Clancy's "Splinter
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| | have "accidents," by pushing the victim
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| Cell" game takes on an entirely new
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| | over a ledge or pinning him underneath a
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| direction. You play as a double agent for
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| | heavy object.
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| the first time ever in Splinter Cell
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| | The amount of money earned from completed
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| Double Agent. You'll take on the dual
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| | jobs varies depending on the cleanliness
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| roles of covert operative and ruthless
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| | and professionalism of the hit. Agent
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| terrorist, where your choices of whom to
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| | 47's paychecks can be spent in a number
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| betray and whom to protect actually
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| | of ways including bribing reporters,
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| affect the outcome of your game.
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| | customizing weapons with one of 15
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| Experience the relentless tension and
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| | upgrades, or paying pedestrians for
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| gut-wrenching dilemmas of life as a
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| | information. Open-ended stealth action
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| double agent. Lie. Kill. Sabotage.
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| | gameplay lets you sneak around, or run
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| Betray. But above all, save and protect
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| | and gun; beautifully crafted mission set
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| the innocent. How far will you go to gain
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| | pieces seem appropriately big and
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| the enemy's trust? As covert operative
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| | complex; large variety of realistic
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| Sam Fisher, you'll infiltrate a vicious
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| | weapons; and great combination of action
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| terrorist group and seek to destroy it
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| | and strategy.
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| from within. Carefully weigh the
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