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Reviews
First off, let's take a look at the reviews, which includes Lair, Mario Strikers Charged, Blue Dragon, Persona 3, and more. Only one of those games actualy got a notably good score, two of them got downright dissapointing scores, and one of them was expected! Let's see -
*Lair - 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 (one of the dissapointing ones!)
*Persona 3 - 8.5, 9.5, 9.5 (game of the month)
*Mario Strikers Charged - 7.5, 7.5, 7.5 (expected one)
*Blue Dragon - 6.5, 7.5, 6.5 (the other dissapointing one)
*All Pro Football - 6.5, 6.5, 7.0
*NCAA Football 2008 - 8.5, 9.0, 8.5
*Stuntman Ignition - 7.5, 7.5, 7.0
*Dynasty Warriors Gundam - 6.5, 5.5, 5.0
*Nascar 08 - 6.5, 6.5, 6.5
*Guitar Hero Rocks the 80s - 7.5, 6.0, 6.0
*Jeanne D'arc - 8.0, 7.0, 8.0
*Picross DS - 8.5, 8.0, 8.0
*Brain Age 2 - 8.0, 7.0, 6.0
*Heroes of Mana - 7.5, 5.5, 6.0
*Luminous Arc - 5.5, 6.0, 6.0

Rumors
- level 5 is going to announce 4 new rpgs at tokyo game show
- squeenix to start remaking dragon quest games starting with dq4 on ds
- microsoft is funnelling all the best 360 parts to the elite model, which is why lower models crap out more
- next def jam game will be better than icon. ea knows it sucked
- io interactive (kane and lynch) making a kids' game
- next james bond game will use call of duty 4 engine