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.

Gato Roboto

Gato Roboto is an E-rated platformer that’s easy to start and stop, and one that doesn’t suck up weeks of gameplay time.

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Outer Wilds

Outer Wilds is tricky and rewarding, but this space exploration game comes with an unexpected twist.

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The Sinking City

Fans of H.P. Lovecraft might be drawn to this game. But what they’ll find is a grinding, grotesque and goopy narrative.

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Saints Row 2

“The game requires you cast your morality aside, and I’m sure the intended audience (you know who you are) will relish this celebration of depravity.” —Electronic Gaming Monthly There are some video game titles out there that don’t require hours and ho …

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BioShock

“No Gods or Kings. Only Man.” That’s the banner bidding you enter the underwater Art Deco mecca of Rapture. You get there via 2K Games’ newest first-person shooter, BioShock. It’s a city built by an eccentric, billionaire genius (Andrew Ryan) as a shin …

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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Oh yeah, that’s the Indiana Jones I remember. That perpetual stubble and derring-do. The swaggering bravado mixed with a dash of self-deprecating humor. A whip at the ready and a dusty fedora shading his brow. That’s the Indy I know. Of course, this on …

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PlayStation

The newest Sony console, the PlayStation 4, has a much smaller trapezoid profile than its now last-gen sibling, the PS3, and into that tighter territory it packs any number of upgrades. • The console sports a new graphics engine and processing chip mak …

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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

If someone sauntered up to ya, spit out his chaw and started talkin’ ’bout a Western, yer brain might jump to the title of an old Louis L’Amour paperback you once picked up in a used bookstore. Or maybe you’d think of that John Wayne DVD that’s collect …

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Aladdin (2019)

This version of Aladdin isn’t “A Whole New World.” But that’s a good thing.

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The Simpsons Game

With ‘The Simpsons Movie’ on DVD, no self-respecting Springfieldian will head home from the mall with just a movie in his bag. He’ll want the game, too.

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Burnout Paradise

Scientists have proven that some parts of the human brain develop more quickly than others. The parts that desire action and emotional exhilaration start revving their engines first. On the other hand, the reasoning center of the brain (the prefrontal …

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Observation

This engaging, puzzle-focused space odyssey has a big black hole in its mix, too.

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Team Sonic Racing

Can Sonic give Mario a run for his money?

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Mass Effect 2

Commander Shepard just loves to save the universe! When he’s not dead, of course. And when he’s not hitting on his crew mates.

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A Dog’s Journey

This canine sequel is unquestionably of the same breed and straight out of the same litter as the original.

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