Dec. 29 - Because the cake is a lie... pt. 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
The single-player campaign is short but as intense as CoD is known to be. The multiplayer, though, is fun an addictive. You have a persistent profile that lets you earn exp for kills, objectives, and other achievements and unlocks new weapons and abilities as you go.
Quake II
To me, this is the foundation all action games are built upon and it's as hard as the rock used for the soundtrack. Available for download on Steam.
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
The fantastic Wii controls makes this game even more immersing and makes those head shots really satisfying.
Half-Life 2
This is the Kwisatz Haderach of gaming: it is the culmination of everything that came before it and the source of everything that comes after it. An example of this is SiN Episodes 1: Emergence. It's basically a well dome HL2 total conversion with more shooting and less restricted use of the M rating. Am I shallow for liking it? Probably.
Homeworld
Build up a fleet that stays with you from mission to mission and reclaim your race's legacy. An ingenious interface makes your fleet fun and easy to command. The sequel is just as good and might be easier to find.
Super Mario Galaxy
It just won GameSpot's Game of the Year and for good reason. It's beautiful, charming, a blast to play, and strikes an excellent balance between innovative and familiar.
Crysis
The best looking game ever and the most detailed simulation of reality this side of a government security clearance.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Deep, highly customizable character development in a world with an amazingly large amount of stuff to do and plenty of official and user-generated downloadable content.
Posted by Nathan
