70. Tomb Raider: Anniversary
PS2/PSP/X360/Wii/PC
700K
81%
June/Action
Eidos/Crystal Dynamics
Jeff McAllister (GameShark): “Even though Tomb Raider: Anniversary has its ups and downs, it is most certainly worthy of anyone who had a chance to play the original or anyone who had wanted to.”
69. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas
PS3/PSP (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
700K
86%
June/Shooter
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal
John Davison (1Up): “For anyone holding out to play the PlayStation 3 version of Rainbow Six: Vegas, the wait has certainly yielded the most generous version of the game so far.”
68. Medal of Honor: Airborne
X360/PS3/PC
710K
73%
September/Shooter
EA/EA LA
Matt Bertz (GameInformer): “Medal of Honor: Airborne sprinkles minor moments of brilliance though a minefield of questionable game design. Fans of the series will experience some memorable gunfights, but if you’re a casual gamer looking for a great World War II title, stick with Call of Duty.”
67. Imagine: Fashion Designer
DS Exclusive
710K
30%*
October/Other (Fashion Sim)
Ubisoft/Virtual Toys
Lucas M. Thomas (IGN): “All of these issues being in place, Imagine: Fashion Designer just ends up being a frustrating, unfocused and ultimately soulless product.”
66. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
PS2 (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
720K
75%
March/Action
Rockstar/Rockstar Leeds
Chris Roper (IGN): “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is essentially more of the same, for better or for worse. It's a nice leap over what we saw in Liberty City Stories, but it still feels "safe" by many standards.”
65. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
PS3 Exclusive
730K
88%
November/Action
SCE/Naughty Dog
Kristan Reed (Eurogamer): “Far from being just another Tomb Raider, Uncharted, at times, feels like a wish-list of all the best bits of your favourite action games of the past five years.”
64. The Bigs
Wii/X360/PS2/PS3/PSP
730K
66%
June/Sports
2K Games/Blue Castle Games
Liam Pritchard (AceGames): “Look past the annoying fielding issues and the scarcity of options and you are left with one of the better sports games to currently grace the Wii.”
63. MX Vs ATV: Untamed
360/PS2/PS3/PSP/Wii/DS
750K
70%
December/Racing
THQ/Rainbow Studios
Jonas Allen (DailyGame): “THQ's game is still entertaining on its own, but videogames don't exist in a vacuum, and gamers need to allocate their next-gen budgets wisely. Unfortunately, with its graphical and gameplay oversights, MX vs. ATV Untamed just doesn't have what it takes to keep up with the pack.”
62. Skate
360/PS3
780K
86%
September/Sports
EA/EA Black Box
Phillip Levin (Kombo): “Bottom line: the analog stick-based Flickit controls beat the pants off conventional button presses for doing flip tricks.”
61. Drawn to Life
DS Exclusive
820K
73%
September/Action
THQ/5th Cell
Bryan Stratton (GameSpy): “…while many elements of it have been executed better in other games, it's a testament to how one big new idea can make tired old gimmicks seem fresh again.”
*: Metacritic score was not available due to a lack of available reviews. The number presented here is an average of review scores that were available to Metacritic.
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