Batman Begins

Considering most of the Batman games have been terrible, and most of the Batman movies have been abominable, you’d expect a game based on a Batman movie to be worse than Celine Dion covering AC/DC. But Batman Begins isn’t just a good game, it’s two great games that play great together. When you’re the caped crusader, it’s an action game in the mold of Splinter Cell that has you sneaking around, using stealth attacks, and employing scare tactics to freak out bad guys before you beat them senseless. Then, when you’re driving the Batmobile, the game morphs into Burnout, with you knocking cars off the road as you careen through traffic. Of course, both aspects have been simplified a bit—it's clearly more for fans of the film than of Everquest—but everyone from the Joker to the Riddler to Alicia Silverstone will soon be locked in the basement with this one.