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Game Description: Battlestations: Midway in direct command of multiple warships, planes and submarines in this epic solo and online tactical action game. The game follows the story of naval recruit Henry Walker, whose first assignment as a gunner at Pearl Harbor is the starting point of an incredible career at the heart of the US Pacific Fleet in 1942, in what was to become one of the most inspirational military campaigns in history. Play 11 campaign missions, 12 bonus challenges, plus naval training academy in an immersive storyline.

I know it's been said before, but it bears repeating: when it comes to videogames, World War II is the gift that just keeps on giving. It exists in a perfect middle ground where technology was just advanced enough to allow for interesting gameplay possibilities, but still primitive enough that individual humans were still an important part of the equation.

According to ESRB, this game contains: Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 offers essentially the same experience as the original, though with a shorter campaign. Unfortunately, it also shares the same fundamental weaknesses—namely, unwieldy controls and unsatisfying shooting gameplay.

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

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Game Description: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 builds on the events of the first hit game, for an all-new tactical combat experience. In the year 2014, rising conflict between Mexican loyalists and insurgent forces throws Mexico into full-scale civil war. Under the command of Captain Scott Mitchell, the Ghosts are called upon to face an imminent threat to the United States. The fate of two countries now lies in the hands of the Ghosts as they fend off an attack on U.S. soil. Equipped with the most cutting-edge weaponry and technology, the Ghosts must battle on both sides of the border.

Game Description: Cabela's African Safari lets you experience the challenge of hunting African Big Game beyond belief and the danger of the Feared Big Five—Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Rhinos and Cape Buffalo. Live the adventure of a lifetime, as you go on 40 safari hunts for a variety of dangerous game. Go on 7, 10 or 14 day safari hunts & track big game, antelope and plains game.

The player gets to visit six different African countries, and hunt the rarest and most dangerous animals that they have to offer. This is accomplished by walking and running around an African landscape, then switching over to scope mode and blasting animals as they drink from streams or sun themselves on a rock.

According to ESRB, this game contains: Blood, Violence

As part of a new wave of "next-generation" 360 games which are short on content, questionable in structure, and passed off to the public at a high retail price, is certainly a title to be cautious of for gamers on a budget. If I could only afford to buy one title in a store full of choices, wouldn't be it.