Transformers: War for Cybertron
Review:

Transformers: War for Cybertron is the newest Transformers game. It is not based on the more recent movies.

They have returned to their original (and greatest, in my opinion) G1 designs, which are the cartoons from the 1980s.

The game is your standard 3rd-person shooter with the ability to transform into your vehicle form anytime and wreak some havoc. The campaign part of the story consists of the Autobot story and the Decepticon story, each having four good length stages and a big boss fight to finish. The real fun comes from the game’s Online Multiplayer, which has your standard modes—Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Escalation (Horde like mode), etc.

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The lack of any kind of off-line co-op (especially in Escalation) is a real bummer, but aside from that what you get is one of the best Transformer games ever made so far and a nice nod to fans of the original series.

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Ranking: 4 out of 5 Ninja Stars

Super Street Fighter IV
Review:
If you played the last game, Street Fighter 4, then you should be familiar with how the game works. If not, it’s classic Street Fighter, but with a new 3D look, characters, moves, stages, and features.

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 Not everything is “new”, but a few classic fighters return, such as Jamaican kickboxer Dee Jay and Karate girl Makoto. But there’s some new blood—Turkish oil wrestler Hakan and South Korean Tae Kwon Doist Juri add flavor to the mix. A new Ultra Move is also given to each character you choose  before the match.

The important thing is the great game play, which is the same as in Street Fighter 4. The online multiplayer gets some new modes, such as Endless Battle, where two players fight and the winner stays while the loser switches with the next player.

Combine all these new features with everything from the original Street Fighter 4 and you have a winning combination. Super Street Fighter 4 is a fighting game that keeps bringing you back for more.
 
Systems: Xbox 360 & PS3

 Ranking: 5 out of 5 Ninja Stars