The best summer games you need to play before going back to school

EX: "Note: Summer vacation typically runs from early June to mid-August

Before you consign yourself to another agonizing gauntlet of mundane classes, droning professors and sycophantic teacher's assistants, take solace in the fact that you still probably have a few blessed days of freedom left. It's not a lot of time, granted, but it should be enough to sneak in at least one or two of the best video games that were released since school let out in early August."

[Urmomlol]

Decent list. I would've removed Arc Rise (IMO, the game sucked because of the voice acting) and added Limbo. Also, don't know about Metal Gear. That franchise really hasn't done anything for me in years.

Same boring characters, same overly complex plot, same thinly veiled pedophilia...

[gillri]

MGS : Peace Walker is now my 2nd favourite GOTY, after Mass Effect 2 and ahead of big hitters like GOW3, RDR, Heavy Rain etc

it was awesome, so much depth partcularly for a handheld game

Limbo was awesome, obviously RDR also

[Chris_Hansen_Rocks]

I don't approve with the Paz lingerie scenes in MGS:PW tough, she was underage.

Mothers of america, your kids are not safe until this game gets banned

[gillri]

she was 16 wasnt she? thats ok in the UK