Itunes's GameCenter is a good idea executed poorly. GameCenter is basically Xbox Live for the iTouch/iPhone. You have a username, freinds, games and achievements all controlled from a central hub. This is controlled by Apple. Think of it as an Apple sanctioned Open Feint. The games on it, although limited, are great ranging from favorites Angry Birds and Tetris to newcomers like Plunderland and UFO on Tape.

Now there are a lot of bad things about GameCenter. It activates very weirdly as it only activates when you start a game and it only does that periodically. Achievements are not officially sanctioned by Apple so games achievement number, achievement points and value vary wildly from game to game making it very annoying to keep track of achievements. Also for all you iTouch owners GameCenter only works with an internet connection so unless you're at home you'll probably lose achievements if you decide to game outside the house.

Despite the difficulties, GameCenter is a great concept that if fixed could bloom into a great gaming interface for all Apple mobile devices.

Written by Matthew Byrd: Gamertag: ColonelByrd95

I love Mafia movies. If you told me you would be watching Goodfellas at yopur house, you should expect me to show up on your doorstep with a bowl of pasta. As much as I love Mafia stories, I haven't played, or for that matter found, a really good Mafia game. Mafia II has changed that.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance holds a special place in my heart. The 2006 game held a special place in my heart and was one of my favorite games so I was psyched the sequel was announced. However the original developer, Raven Software was replaced by Vicarious Visions and trust me. That was a mistake.

The game takes place during the Marvel Civil War were heroes are split over the Superhero registration act and you can either play the Pro or Anti Registration. A chance at multiple enjoyable playthroughs was squandered as the campaign's are simply carbon copies of each other. As you play through the game, something very clear comes up. This game took all the good things from the first game and made them repetitive. They then took all the bad things from the first game and amplified them.

Seriously. This game sucks. This game is putrid bargain bin, generic, graphically glitched trash. This game belongs in garbage cans across the world. Why? Because the brawler action gets repetitive real quick and listening to bad voice actors gets tiresome real fast. The game's weak attempt at Mass Effect like conversation has no impact and makes your hero seem like a stupid little kid who's going on an adventure with his favorite superhero. The camera is even worse as sometimes it goes behind walls and sometimes it goes up in the sky and leaves you OFF-SCREEN!!!!! And that's just the start. Enemies disappear into walls and fly into the air (and not because their supposed to.). Co-op is unenjoyable as camera issues make what was an enjoyable experience in the first game into a chore to play.

Bad. Bad. Bad. This is one of the worst games I've ever played. I had so much difficulty completing this game, not because it's hard but because it's such a chore to play. This game is barely a step above Superman 64 in terms of badness. Avoid this game at all cost. Go play a good game like Red Dead Redemption or the first Marvel Ultimate Alliance game but please skip this trash.

Written by Matthew Byrd, Gamertag: ColonelByrd95

Let's get three things straight real quick. This is the greatest Western video game of all time. This is the best game of the year so far and one of the greatest video games I've ever played. Yes I know it sounds like hyperbole but it's true. Red Dead Redemption is set in the old west circa 1911. The federal goverment is quickly taming the west and the days of outlaws and renegades are coming to an end. You play as John Marston. A former outlaw who hung up his guns and started a family on a small farm when his fellow gang members abandoned him wounded after a robbery. Now the goverment has kidnapped Marston's family and threatend to kill them if Marston does not hunt down his former brothers in arms. This begins the amazing and epic story which sweeps you from the old west to revelutionary era Mexico.

Red Dead Redemption is the brainchild of Rockstar and Rockstar San Diego, the creators of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Many of the same gunplay mechanics are in this game and GTA veterans will be right at home but this is not simply a GTA Wild West game. Several new mechanics are in this game which include an updated wanted system and a new dead eye aim mechanic which slow down time and allows you to mark targets Splinter Cell style in an amazing display of gunplay.

Another awesome part of this game is just how real it feels. The color's and graphics of this game make it feel your both in a spaghetti western movie and the real world. The gunplay is magnificantly realistic and every gunshot is met with a visceral visual sight of blood and screams that add a grittyness and realism rarely seen in games.

The story is the best part of Red Dead Redemption. It is an incredible deep and intelligent story that allows you to meet many intresting characters my favorite being the philandering Nigel West Dickens. The ending is fantastic and is one of the best video game endings in history and is well worth the 20-30 hour wait.

The multiplayer is a side note to the single player but is still cool to check out. It is a free roam multiplayer like GTA and has many intresting games like gang shootout and grab the bag and let's you have even more fun.

Red Dead Redemption is one of the greatest game I have ever played. It is flawless in almost everyway gameplay, writing, music, voice acting, graphics etc. Rockstar should be extremely proud and they have finally made a blockbuster game that leapts out of GTA's shadow. This game is definitaly a must-by you will not regret it. Buy. Buy. Buy.

Written by Matthew Byrd - Gamertag: ColonelByrd95