>>>I'm getting Halo Reach as a birthday present tomorrow (not a big suprise there).
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>>>New ways to kill aliens... MWAA HAA HAA!!
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>>Halo 2 and 3 universally got pretty below average reviews (even though I loved both of them). I have heard some reviewers call Reach the best video game they've ever played.
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>>I just picked up Guitar Hero a few weeks ago. I had a lot of fun with that. The Aerosmith edition is in GameStop for 7 bucks, so I'll probably pick that up soon.
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>>I don't know if puzzle games are your thing, but I bought Puzzle Quest 2 from XBox Live a few weeks ago (~ 15 bucks) and have really enjoyed it. It's a lot longer game that I thought it would be for the price.
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>My 10 yr old (he'll be 11 this week) and I regularly shred each other on on Halo PC and Halo 360.
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>My current favorite is Battlefield Bad Company II - the language is a little stiff so my son is not allowed (yet).
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>I may have to take a look at Puzzle Quest..

Yeah, at least download the demo. I'm not a fan of most puzzle games, but I enjoy this one.