There are better choices than Inside Drive 2004, unless you're dead-set on having XSN-enabled features.
Anyone looking for an intense and rewarding shooter should give Metal Arms a try.
Even for a first try, NHL Rivals 2004 is a decidedly underwhelming effort.
Project Gotham Racing 2 is an excellent game overall, boasting a sheer quantity of features and options with which most other racing games simply cannot compare.
Despite the game's uneven presentation, Links 2004 is still a good choice, especially for Xbox owners to whom online play is of paramount importance.
Maximum Chase is a simple, straightforward 10-level driving and shooting game.
This 3D action adventure lets you take control of the cat from Dr. Seuss' classic children's book.
SWAT: Global Strike Team is an impressive and successful effort to bring the old series into the 21st century.
If you like the idea of a snowboarding game you can play online, Amped 2 suitably fits the bill.
Top Spin is, quite simply, the most well-rounded, feature-rich game of tennis to be found anywhere, on any system.
While the classic Tony Hawk gameplay is still fantastic after all this time, the new story mode doesn't make as dramatic of a change as it probably could have.
Microsoft and WildTangent are bringing the power of networked media and the magic of karaoke to the Xbox this holiday season.
While Grabbed by the Ghoulies may present itself quite well, the dull gameplay that hides behind the great graphics and sound really hurts the experience.
The awesome online mode and strong single-player segment combine to make Crimson Skies an easy game to recommend.
This limited-edition compilation includes Age of Mythology and the expansion Titans pack, plus Age of Empires II and The Conquerors expansion pack.
This game features 15 board games, including classics like chess, checkers, and dominoes, as well as new games like five dice and color match.
This add-on includes twenty additional courses for use with Links 2003.
Voodoo Vince adds an interesting twist to the regular platform game formula, and it's definitely worth at least a look.
While Fever 2004 is technically the best in the series, it doesn't have the quality or quantity of features, the rock-solid gameplay, or high level of polish of its competitors.
You could say that Flight Simulator 2004 is still a straightforward simulation, but if you have even a passing interest in flying, you'll definitely get your money's worth from it.
Players looking for a terrific online racing game won't be disappointed.
Brute Force is a well-done game, filled with challenging opponents and plenty of targets to shoot at, but it also doesn't fulfill its potential.
MotoGP2 for the PC falls short of its potential.
Fable Legends will take place in an "online world" and feature integration with SmartGlass.
Scalebound is an action-packed game that lets you battle alongside fearsome dragons.
For nostalgia buffs, these old games are worth your time and money, though you will miss the feel of the arcade controller.
It's a video game, it's a cartoon, it's a toy, it's a lunch box, and now it's a PC CD-ROM game.
A typical day at the beach: the sand under your feet, the roar of the surf... and the ripping sound of German machine guns as they cut your troops to ...
Atomic Games has managed to create the ideal sequel: It expands and adds many features while keeping everything that made the first game a joy to play.
If Microsoft and Pajitnov want to make us forget about Tetris, they're going to have to do a lot better than this.
Microsoft has proven itself fighting fit with a thorough retooling of the classic.
The strongest element of Combat Flight Simulator is the flight experience itself.
Revenge of Arcade's big problem is, surprisingly, the selection of games.
There are lots of missions and lots of branches so you can complete several missions in varying order, but all the missions end up playing the same.
If you've ever liked any other real-time strategy game in this classical style, then you'll clearly see why this one deserves so much credit.
Now that the Microsoft Golf series is no longer being developed by Access, it's really beginning to shine.
With its multitude of modes and good terrain graphics, this is pretty much everything you could hope for in a motocross simulation, and then some.
This is not quite the game you hoped for. Even worse, it has some definite problems.
Although its driving mechanics aren't terribly sophisticated, it can be a lot of fun because it affords you that very freedom that all driving games should but rarely deliver.
The problem isn't that the concept isn't good or that the game couldn't have been fun, it's that Access and Microsoft took a good idea and ran all of about ...
If you have the hardware to run it, this simulation really stands out.
It does a lot of things well and is a huge step up from the all-flash-and-no-substance gameplay of Full Court Press - and who can't love a $19.95 sticker price?
Its additional features are so unimpressive that there's not much reason for owners of the previous version to get excited.
Asheron's Call is a solid, well-rounded online role-playing experience that's at least as good as any other out there.
When it's happening, it looks and feels like real NFL football.
While the individual pieces may be a bit weak on their own, the overall experience is satisfying and worthwhile.
Its real-time strategy elements and its focus on cooperative piloting tactics are so central to its gameplay that Allegiance can be very challenging to learn, but it's well worth the ...
It doesn't stray too far from the formula, but it makes the logical progressions you would expect Nintendo to make.
The challenging breadth of the adventure, the richly detailed graphics, varied gameplay, killer sound, and multiplayer mode all fuse into one amazingly fun experience.
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