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Celebrate July 4th With These Games Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:50 PM PDT I don’t know what makes you happy – racing in a Chevy, throwing the pigskin, rocking out to classic anthems, or saving lives from government conspiracies – there are numerous video games to help you celebrate the 4th of July. Whatever your patriotic pick, enjoy it in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Sure, there will always be baseball and apple pie, but there are other symbols of good ol’ Uncle Sam that video games can conjure up. While there are decades of games that make us think about Old Glory, these games are current and still available on present gaming consoles. So, grab your bottle rockets and salute our choice for top all-American video games. Forza Motorsport What makes this game all-American: Command RPMs behind the wheel of a Chevy Stingray or a Dodge Charger – need we say more? Fast cars, exotic automobiles and good old-fashioned muscle machines can all be found in Microsoft Game Studios' simulation racing game. Forza boasts some of the best graphics available and allows gamers the chance to race stock cars, SUVs and high-end foreign and domestic vehicles. Sure, exploding fireworks and enemy tanks can bring out the patriot in all of us, but try a little heart-pumping, blood-rushing pedal-to-the-metal and you'll be able to smell the gasoline and burning rubber. source Halo 3: ODST What makes this game all-American: The camaraderie and the war setting are throwbacks to the old days of WWII and Audrey Murphy movies. Instead of being a cyborg fighting machine, you're a regular guy trying to do the right thing and protect freedom in the process. While the previous installments in the award-winning Halo series puts you in the armor of the super-soldier Master Chief, Halo 3: ODST puts you in the boots of a regular Joe. Playing as the rookie, you team up, look for and fight alongside your teammates against the invading Covenant. source NHL 10 What makes this game all-American: The chance to be your team's best player and kick ass on the ice (or be the general manager). While most people think hockey and Canada belong in the same sentence, we can't forget that the ice rink sport is loved in the U.S. as well. Suit up, hit the ice and try to keep cool during the hot 4th of July weekend with this EA Sports crowd-pleaser. NHL 10 features intense gameplay, major teams through the United States (go Redwings!), intimidation tactics, and even FPS fighting. source Rock Band 2 What makes this game all-American: A great blend of classic and current rock bridges the gaps between new gamers and old-school music lovers. Sing or play "American Woman" or "Carry On Wayward Son," and try to not see fireworks and red, white and blue. Gather up your guitar and go to town in Harmonix's entry in the long-running series. A great 4th of July weekend could easily feature some outdoor grilling, cold beer-drinking and straight-up rocking out. With a long list of bands that include Kansas, Metallica, Nirvana, and Bob Dylan, Rock Band 2 covers the epitome of American music. source UFC Undisputed 2010 What makes this game all-American: MMA offers something for every sports fan out there regardless of nationality. Drop some jujitsu on your opponent and see the rocket’s red glare. Given the chance, one can't help but feel that our founding fathers would have kicked back, grabbed a cold one and watched some UFC. UFC Undisputed 2010 lets fans not only watch great takedowns, but participate. THQ's MMA video game includes fighters such as Mauricio Rua, Quinton Jackson, Tim Sylvia, and Kimbo Slice. source Madden NFL 10 What makes this game all-American: Picking your favorite pigskin crushing team and going against the AI or a fellow gamer. Not every game that reminds us of being all-American is full of explosions and warfare. What’s more American than great sports, and when you talk sports you’ll need to talk about Madden NFL 10. The game gives players the chance to play as teams from the NFL with a 2009 lineup. Experience fumble pileups, multiplayer tackles and management of the franchise. source Metal Gear Solid 4 What makes this game all-American: Metal Gear has been discussing corrupt government, personal freedom and the true definition of liberty since it first debuted on the NES decades ago. Pick any discussion between Snake and his team or his enemies and you’ll wonder what being free truly is. Metal Gear is known for many things – mainly complex story lines, great graphics and intense political themes. Konami's stealth action game continues the saga of Solid Snake, now suffering from his own genetics, and his pursuit against terrorists out to hijack a worldwide computer network. source MLB 2K10 What makes this game all-American: It's baseball, what more could you ask for? Take a base, try to steal home and take off your hat for the national anthem. What would an American summer be without baseball? MLB lets players assume the control of some of Major League Baseball's hottest players. You can even track your own career as you progress from the minors to the majors. With a great soundtrack and real-life ballplayers available, MLB feels like a day at the ballpark. You may even sing "Take Me Out" at the seventh inning stretch. source Splinter Cell: Conviction What makes this game all-American: When Fisher has to storm the streets of Washington D.C. in order to save democracy, the video game is raised from vengeance to vigilance. Sam Fisher is one of the greatest spies in the world. Now, he's hunted by his former government and hunting its corrupt elements in return. Go around the world, fight terrorists both foreign and domestic and even storm the White House to save the president. EIDOS' Splinter Cell: Conviction lets gamers single-handedly save the United States from the shadows of covert operations. source Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 What makes this game all-American: When you jump into the boots of a United States Ranger defending Washington D.C. from invading forces. Join up and enlist, CoD: MW2 is a crowd-pleasing, award-winning hop around the globe where players can be all that they can be. CoD: MW2 is easily one of the best-selling games on current consoles and maybe of all time. Like its predecessor, the FPS puts the players and plot into different scenarios throughout the globe with an intricate plot of terrorism, space stations and questionable alliances. Add to that one of the best multiplayer platforms and CoD:MW2 is a great add-on to a holiday weekend. source

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