2007 is shaping up to be a big year for gaming. New consoles, more powerful hardware, and loads of promising titles are set to grace the fine year of ought-seven. Here are some of the top choices, hand-picked by our own game-hungry CNET editors.
This is the spiritual successor to System Shock 2 I've been waiting for. It takes place underwater and SHODAN (Sentient Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network) is nowhere to be seen, but the art deco style, the bizarre premise, and the truly creepy atmosphere make up for it. Any game in which you can get genetic augmentations from vending machines is one I'm going to be playing.
--Will Greenwald, assistant editor