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.

Halo 3

Halo 3: ODST

Gamers are pulling down their blocky visors and once again keeping a steely eye peeled for Covenant forces. Which can mean only one thing: Halo is back.

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Prototype

Today’s action video games are, on the whole, often pretty similar. Gamemakers drop players into hyper-adrenalized situations, give them obliterating weapons, high-powered vehicles or bulging-muscle superpowers (sometimes all three) and let them have a …

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Scribblenauts

Solve puzzles with anything you can imagine and write down—from atom bombs to zebras.

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Thrillville

There comes a day in every kid’s life when he or she sits on the front porch—brow furrowed, head in hands—and puts some serious thought into the future. What is he going to be? What will she do with her life? Most of my friends and I definitely conclud …

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Wonder Park

This pic about an imaginative kid, her mom and the fantastically fanciful park they create together is, well, pretty wonder-ful.

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Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

This third-person shooter is better than its predecessor, but that doesn’t necessarily make it a better target for your gaming console.

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Handhelds

A handheld game console is a lightweight, portable electronic machine for playing video games (and, as the technology evolves, do other tech-related things too). Unlike consoles tied to TVs, the controls, screen and speakers are all part of a single un …

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Assassin’s Creed

What would you think if science could pull some genetic tidbit out of your DNA and give you the power to relive past memories? I’m not just talking about your own memories, either. How about your grandmother’s or your great-great-great-great-grandfathe …

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Guitar Hero: World Tour

In 2005, Harmonix Music Systems partnered with video game publisher RedOctane to create a fresh, plastic guitar-wielding, colored button-bashing, rhythm/music game called Guitar Hero. But that is oh-so-old news by now. To date, 23 million copies of gam …

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LittleBigPlanet

This E-rated creation for PlayStation 3 reminds our game critic of days that were filled with cardboard boxes and anthills. Now the fun is on a screen.

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Fight Night: Round 3

Even twig-men can step into the ring and reach for fisticuffs glory. So, does the fight stay clean, or do things get dirty?

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Spore Hero

WARNING! Spores have now mutated and are capable of escaping PCs everywhere! They are, at this very moment, invading family rooms via Wii game consoles.

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Devil May Cry 5

The latest DMC entry is a stylish-but-brainless, hack-and-slash demonic gore-fest.

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Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn

This familiar platforming franchise offers a new twist in its fabric for young 3DS gamers.

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Escape the Museum

As much as this game’s title might sound like a video game tie-in to Ben Stiller’s cinematic Night at the Museum sequel, it’s not. The two share a similar setting, and that’s about it. All the action of this hidden-object video game does take place in …

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