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Of all of the crimes which would destabilize society if they were to be legalized, vigilantism may well be the most attractive. Living as many of us do in a society where various constitutional restrictions keep the police from jailing anyone who looks at them funny (for now, at least), it can be frustrating for anyone with a strong sense of right and wrong to ever see criminals going unpunished for their crimes. Obviously there are logistical problems that keep summary execution from being a practical solution to the world's crime problems, most of them in the area of misidentification and misunderstanding.

According to ESRB, this game contains: Blood and Gore, Drug References, Intense Violence

According to ESRB, this game contains: Cartoon Violence

The beauty of Tak 2 is almost sublime—it manages to strike the perfect balance between being accessible to children yet entertaining for adults. Kids will love the characters and the silly humor (as will adults—the writing cleverly mixes in some jokes that work for multiple age groups) while grown-up gamers will appreciate the title's varied and challenging gameplay. This is, quite honestly, one of those games that people of all ages will enjoy.

Game Description: One of the best-selling RPG's on GameCube, Summoner: A Goddess Reborn introduced RPG fans to an original and immersive fantasy universe. Queen Maia fights to save her people from the enemy and fulfill her destiny. Battle your enemies in real time with a party-driven combat system; craft deadly poisons, cast a meteor storm or devour your enemy's soul; transform into twelve powerful summons from the blood iuggernaut to the blade of sand; explore over 3D excite and imaginative 3D locales.

Being a game critic is a little like being a soldier. Armies keep their countries safe; we play problematic games so other people don't have to. Spending 45 hours with Summoner: A Goddess Reborn won't get me the Medal of Honor—Daniel Weissenberger deserves that award, hands down. Nevertheless, I hope that I can protect others from the game's badness. Don't get me wrong—Summoner: A Goddess Reborn has some good ideas. They're simply crushed by its technical flaws and boring, boxed-in gameworld.

According to ESRB, this game contains: Blood, Violence

Full Spectrum Warrior wants to start an entirely new genre (one that I really plan to support wholeheartedly) that attempts to capture the dullness of reality. Okay, that seemed a whole lot harsher than I actually meant it to be. In fact, I've been one of the biggest proponents of making videogames, especially ones set in the "real world," more realistic (whatever that means), but FSW really brings that notion to a whole new level in simulating the military experience as long periods of stultifying boredom punctuated by sudden, horrible violence.

According to ESRB, this game contains: Blood, Strong Language, Violence

Game Description: Full Spectrum Warrior is the ultimate war simulation. Break away from the usual tactical shooter games, and get on the ground with actual U.S. Army weapons and tactics. Based on Software designed to train real soldiers for real ground operations—so you know it's as close to the real thing as possible! Realistic animations for squad members—motions for soldiers were modeled after combat veterans Xbox Live support for teaming up and facing terrorists and guerillas in realistic, amazing urban combat.