Even after 70 years, the image of Batman — a lone figure prowling the night to protect the innocent — has lost none of its potency. By adopting a code of honor and turning the trappings of evil against those who would do evil, Bruce Wayne transformed his personal torments into an almost chivalric quest to save others.
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Battlefield 3
The first-person shooter is possibly the most competitive of all video game genres. So it’s up to each new title to carve out its own niche.
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
“Where are all the good games, the games that present my children with both high-quality entertainment and worthy role models?”
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Approached from a strictly secular point of view, “Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” (Bethesda Softworks) is epic interactive storytelling at its best. Yet this successor to the popular “Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion” includes action, imagery and opportunities — both significant and peripheral — that render it inappropriate for youngsters and dicey even for mature gamers.
Gears of War 3
With apologies to those teens who may be asking for it as a Christmas gift, the first thing to be said about “Gears of War 3″ (Microsoft) is that this latest iteration of the popular franchise is just too violent and vulgar to be appropriate for youngsters.
FIFA Soccer 12
One complaint perhaps too easily lodged against “FIFA Soccer 12″ (Electronic Arts) is that it seems to amount to little more than a minor upgrade over last year’s edition. That criticism has been leveled at almost every installment of the franchise since its 1993 inception.
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