Contributor: Bob Hoose

After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for Christian theater and radio (most recently for Adventures in Odyssey, which he still contributes to), Bob joined the Plugged In staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. He is also one of our primary movie reviewers.

Wreck-It Ralph

The level-ups in this animated arcade game send-up are messages encouraging friendship, love and self-sacrifice. But there are a few in-game “extras” that serve as obstacles along the way.

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Elmo Says It’s OK

Sesame Street’s little, giggly Elmo may just seem like a furry friend of the letters A and Q to you. But to me, he’s the tops. We have all, of course, been watching the impact that Frankenstorm Sandy had on the Atlantic coast—following its stories of d …

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Assassin’s Creed III

The video game world’s most famous and most popular assassin trades in castles and old-world mystique for a New World Revolutionary War frontier.

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Fun Size

If your kids scream for this Halloween romp, you may want to dress them up as … smarter kids.

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A Brave New Password

Ah, passwords. They’re our protectors. Our safety blankets. They’re good and we love them. Sorta. As we all know, nearly everything we do nowadays—from playing games to checking our office desktops to downloading cellphone apps to paying bills to tweet …

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Silent Hill: Revelation

This survival horror sequel features lots of mutilated flesh and twitching baddies. Which is exactly how you’ll feel after watching it.

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Medal of Honor: Warfighter

The latest Medal of Honor game gives us a Navy SEAL’s point of view. But it’s not so simple as saying Warfighter salutes our troops.

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Skylanders: Giants

Dragons, trolls and giants, oh my! The newest wave of collectibles form Skyland tag-team their way through a brand-new (super-sized) adventure.

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Alex Cross

Tyler Perry moves from playing a profane, overbearing grandma to a leaner, meaner action star. But is the determined crime-buster he portrays in this gritty, grisly thriller closer to Sherlock Holmes or Rambo?

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What Some Teens Don’t Want You to See

It may not rot your teeth or send you out on secret late-night trips to purchase baggies full of some illegal substance, but porn addiction is a train wreck waiting to happen. And it looks like it’s a bigger problem for kids than we may want to admit. …

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Sinister

Scott Derrickson makes a maddening movie in which pervasive and all-powerful evil rules … as loving family after loving family dies.

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Fable: The Journey

Another hero’s tale is about to unfold. But this time there are fewer wicked choices and more … calisthenics?

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

The space pods are landing! The space pods are landing! Part strategy planner, part resource manager and part skill-upgrading battler, this game gives you command of mankind’s last-ditch save-the-world campaign.

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Just Dance 4

Just one more dance? Who are we kidding? We’re on No. 4 already, with 5 through 9 waiting impatiently by the punch bowl.

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Dishonored

One masked man accused of treachery must beat the odds and save the kingdom. Or does he butcher everyone in vengeance and watch the world burn? It’s your choice.

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