Each iteration of the Fable franchise has been preceded with great promises of innovation that would turn the genre on its head. This has mostly materialized in a pretty standard, real-time combat RPG with some SIMS-type gameplay features sprinkled in. For Fable III, Lionhead Studio's figurehead, Peter Molyneux, was once again quick to proclaim a new dawn for this successful franchise with creative new updates that would revolutionize the genre. So are these yet more overstated promises or has the prodigal son of video games finally arrived? Read on the find out...

Almost exactly 2 years to the day Bethesda  published the follow-up to Fallout 3, one of the best open-world RPGs of this console generation. This time around the developer is not Bethesda Game Studios however, but Obsidian Entertainment, a group not unfamiliar with taking over a "grade A" franchise, see their development of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II for instance. Now observant people might recall that although decent, KOTOR II didn't outshine its predecessor, so what about Fallout: New Vegas, did Obsidian manage to elevate it to new heights? Read on to find out...

Developer: Bungie Software Publisher: Microsoft Genre: First-Person Shooter Players: 1-4 (2-16 online) Console: Xbox 360 ESRB Rating: M (Mature) Hours Played: 20 (around 8-9 in single-player) Progress: Completed the campaign on Heroic in Co-op, Reached Warrant Officer in Multiplayer

Read our original Halo Reach review here

nwitbraad recently posted a glowing review for Halo Reach.  I had a fairly different experience with the new Halo game and would like to share it with you.  To give context, I am a proponent of Halo in general.  I bought the Legendary editions of both Halo 3 and Halo Reach as well as the controller bundle of Halo 3: ODST.  I have played through all of the Halo games (with the exception of Halo Wars) and enjoyed them all to varying degrees.  I played 199 Halo 3 online matches since the game came out and am therefore well acquainted with the series.  How much less do I think the latest Halo game deserves than the 9.4 it was awarded recently?  Read more to find out...

Read a Second Opinion review for Halo Reach here

One wonders if Bungie, the developers of the Halo series, ever expected their first incarnation of Halo to become the phenomenon it is today. Regardless, the series has become one of the most important FPS games in the industry and having explored the adventures of the Spartan known as Master Chief, Bungie is ending the series by going back to the origins of the conflict between mankind and the Covenant by taking us to Reach, the birthplace of the Spartan project. A monumental title as Bungie has made it clear they'll explore new franchises while handing over the reigns to the Halo series to Microsoft. While the last two titles in the series, Halo 3 and Halo ODST respectively, disappointed somewhat, Halo 3 with its multiplayer and ODST in the single player campaign, there is significant pressure on Bungie to go out with a bang and give players everything they liked about the franchise in one last game, read on to see if they succeeded....