This entry to the Valkyrie series makes a graceful shift into the action RPG genre while only stumbling in a few small ways.
Dakar Desert Rally is almost great with its beautiful environments and nice variety, but falls short because of its inability to nail down some of the basics.
The Last Oricru gains momentum about as often as it trips over itself, resulting in a very mediocre game overall.
New Tales from the Borderlands is a safe, risk-averse sequel that gets more right than wrong.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beats out the last several Call of Duty games, but resists the potential to be truly great.
WRC Generations lacks the depth and polish of its simulation counterparts but still delivers a fun capstone to the several WRC games that lead up to it.
The newest Dark Pictures game tries some new things and offers some good scares despite not out-doing previous entries by much.
If you don't mind the short campaign and the underwhelming story, Evil West's above average combat and cool graphics make the game a fun ride.
Some occasional technical issues and an unwillingness to truly burst out of the norms for the genre keep Darktide from reaching enormous heights, but within the confines it sets for itself, this is about as good as it gets.