7. RATCHET & CLANK FUTURE: TOOLS OF DESTRUCTION
(Insomniac/Sony, PS3, Everyone)

What's this, you ask, another anotherPS3 game? Score one for the Cell microprocessor: Tools of Destruction shines as a stunning demonstration of all that processing muscle Sony likes to brag about. Which means that the universe inhabited by the titular wisecracking goofballs fairly glistens with polish and teems with hyperactive energy. Hopefully, other development studios will follow Insomniac's lead and deliver the software that PS3 owners have long been asking for. — Evan Narcisse