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Evergeek Gift Guide '08: Seasonal Hit and Miss Games
For gamers, Christmas is a bittersweet time of year. It's the season for way too many games to come to market at the last minute, all vying for your holiday shopping dollar, all betting you won't look past the pretty box art. In other words, it's the season of Russian Roulette game buying; maybe you'll score a hit, maybe a total dud, netting you maybe a big fat whoop of thanks, maybe a groan and a screwy look that begs to question your grasp on what is cool and what is stupid. Here's a guide to help with that.
Posted December 06, 2008
By SHAUN CONLIN, EVERGEEK MEDIA
 
Seasonal Hits and Misses '08: Wii Games


Oh Poor Wii, so celebrated for expanding the definition of "gamer" with its come-one, come-all appeal, its come-waggle-this, go-whap-at-that controller... too bad most Wii game do little more than cash in on uninformed, whap-happy consumers that don't know a waggle from a wank. There are some good Wii games out there -- you'll just be hard pressed to find them amongst the sea of shameless shovelware and derivative knock-offs. Here's a guide that ought to help. More...


Seasonal Hits and Misses '08: Xbox 360 Games


For all its high-definition dandiness, Xbox 360 is not without its share of dud games that only look high end by the gloss of the box art. Inside, not so glossy. On the upside, there's more good than bad and it's pretty hard to go wrong, just know that there are some very bad games to offset the recent glut of very good ones. Here's a run down on some of each. More...


Seasonal Hits and Misses '08: PlayStation3 Games

Though PlayStation3 came on like gangbusters in 2008, the system nonetheless continues to play catch-up when it comes to a large and diverse games library. As such, crap games were an easy sell just for the lack of options. The good games filling the void, fortunately, were really good at being great. More...


Seasonal Hits and Misses '08: PC Games

Though the Windows PC platform was rightly described as the "cradle of innovation" by Michael Wolf, a Senior Marketing Manager at Microsoft, it is also rife with crummy games -- albeit on the cheap, more often than not. As it stands, the "diaper pail of innovation" isn't a secondary label PC is going to shake anytime soon. Still, PC is home to some of the very best games ever made; breathtaking, robust, intricate, the stuff that console gamers dream of but must wait a year or five until the technology catches up. Here's a quick run down on what PC gamers can play right now. More...
 
 
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Evergeek Gift Guide '08: Seasonal Hit and Miss Games

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Buying Guide, Round-up, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox 360, Various Vendors
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