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.

Super Mario 3D Land

The blue overall-clad plumber takes his peachy rescue attempts to new Goomba-bopping dimensions.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

It’s a land of blood and honey, as they say, full of dragons and darkness, but also heroes and beauty. And if you choose to journey there, you might not make it back in time for … breakfast.

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Jack and Jill

Adam Sandler plays both Jack and his sister Jill. And that can mean only one thing: There’s no fairy tale being told here.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

The Call of Duty battle continues on. And on. And on. And …

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Tower Heist

A Bernie Madoff-type sticks it to the little guy once again. So what’s a little guy to do? Well, how ’bout stealing some of that cash right back?

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Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Well-crafted (or should that read well-Crofted?) treasure hunting meets cinematic pizzazz in this T-rated adventurer.

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To the Moon

Will this E-rated story about exploring memories and wish-fulfillment succeed in fulfilling your gaming dreams?

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Battlefield 3

Much like the real-life wars that tear up huge chunks of our globe, this battlefield feels permanent, with the war that’s waged on it never ending.

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Screeching with a Mouthful of Popcorn

Well, it’s Halloween time again. Jack-o-lanterns are in the windows, fake cobwebs are strung over the doorframes and Paranormal Activity 3 is raking in big bucks at the Cineplex. So it only makes sense, I guess, to ask that age-old question: Why do peo …

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A Heady Facebook Question

A new study by the University College of London found a link between the size of your brain and the number of friends you have on Facebook. That’s right, more friends, bigger brains. Now, I hesitated sharing this news because: 1. I always wonder just h …

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Kinect Sports: Season Two

This may feel like a very familiar collection of sports games, and… well, it is. But so is the Olympics, and you’ll probably watch that again.

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The Mighty Macs

A ragtag women’s basketball team—cheered on by nuns in high-top sneakers—sets its sights on a national championship. Can we get a GO TEAM!? And an amen?

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Paranormal Activity 3

Part three fills in the paranormal backstory but fails to ask the big question: Why won’t that guy put down that silly camera?

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Batman: Arkham City

Batman has to make sense of things in a city full of psychopaths in this sequel.

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Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure

This new collectable toy-based video game will make kids wanna “get ’em all.” Hmmm, that sounds familiar.

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