Gears of War, from Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360, rated M for mature, $59.99. If it were not for this game's incredibly cinematic, groundbreaking interactivity, which throws players into a sci-fi universe devastated by a subterranean species, I might just pass on it. I have seen this type of brutally violent scenario too many times before for nearly every entertainment console, and I am not sure how many more extraterrestrial entrails I can wade through before I need a psychiatrist.
November 29, 2006