Top 10 Video Games

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Company: Namco Bandai
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: Teen
$59.99
Company: Namco Bandai
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: Teen
$59.99
#9. Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Whip through the skies in a succession of high-performance fighters, around peaks and over cities and under bridges, while surprisingly crafty foes dog you turn for turn. Isn't this what video games are for? The action is blisteringly fast-paced, and the landscapes and atmospheric effects are astonishingly vivid. You'll bliss out on the vapor trails the missiles leave even as they're snaking up your tailpipe.

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