(www.finalfantasy13-2game.com) Rated T for Teen by ESRB. The Final Fantasy series had been on a trend of impeccable visuals, creating worlds of unimaginable beauty for years past. That, no doubt is the strongest aspect of Final Fantasy XIII. Although that particular game was criticized in many other areas, the Final Fantasy team created a vast universe and stunning tools to bring about equally anticipated sequels and spin-offs – Final Fantasy XIII-2 is the first to come.

(www.swtor.com) Rated T for Teen by ESRB. Think massive online role playing games, and World of Warcraft comes to mind. But now, there’s a new player in the online gaming community looking to push World of Warcraft right off its throne, and the force is strong with this one. I’m speaking of the excellent MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) Star Wars: The Old Republic, or SWTOR for short.

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(www.marvelvscapcom3.com) Rated T for Teen by ESRB. Fan of fighting games have no doubt been keeping an eye on announcements from Capcom regarding Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The first MvC3 was met with excitement and fanfare from the fighting game community. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 ups the ante by adding 12 new fighters and a plethora of features and improvements.

(www.tecmokoeiamerica.com/dw7xl) Rated T for Teen by ESRB. Like its attack-spamming vicious warriors, the grand daddy of beat em’ up gives us no break. It hadn’t even been a year since the release of Dynasty Warriors 7, and its mandatory spin off Xtreme Legends had already arrived. However, this really isn’t a surprise to anyone who knows anything about the series.

(www.thesims.com/the-sims-3-pets) Rated Everyone 10+ by ESRB. The Sims has invaded our world once again. And this time they brought their pets. The Sim world has evolved and expanded much since their humble beginnings over 20 years ago with SimCity. We’ve gone beyond controlling the entire city to controlling its citizens’ very lives. If you were thinking that there was nowhere else for them to go, you were wrong. Players now can choose to give their Sims an animal companion. Whether you want to have a man’s best friend or a skittish cat (or even a horse in the console versions), your Sims can finally experience the joy of having animals.

(www.konami.com/otomedius) Rated T for Teen by ESRB. Dodging enemy lasers; flying through space; pounding those arcade buttons at the pizza parlor as if your life depended on it. Those were the days of the classic space shooter arcade games. While gamers have drifted from these simplistic games to more complex shooters and action games, seeing a release of a fresh new space shooter is a truly wonderful thing.