18 Wheeler would be easier to recommend as a budget title; with a price comparable to more lasting games, however, it's probably best left as a rental.
The combination of the unbearable load times, the smattering of minigames, and the poor minigame design make Sonic Shuffle a boring diversion at best.
Skies of Arcadia is the product of a legacy of role-playing games that hearkens back to Sega's earliest days in the home console market.
Indeed, while Shenmue is revolutionary, the game is far from perfect.
Visual Concepts has tweaked and buffed out the annoying gameplay traits that plagued its original hoops game, and the result is a highly polished product.
If you're the kind of person who loves challenging tank games or happens to have a few trigger-happy friends, the game takes on a life of its own.
Jet Set Radio is an original Dreamcast game coming to the PSN, XBLA, and PC digital download.
Samba de Amigo, one of the first popular rhythm games, comes to the Wii with samba-infused maraca-shakin' action.
It's a definitive role-playing experience, and the only reason it can't be called the best game in its class is because in a sense there's nothing available that compares to ...
F355 Challenge is the best driving game currently available on any console, let alone the Dreamcast, and once you crest the game's steep learning curve, the addictive need to constantly ...
Ecco holds up the standards of creative execution that Sega has set for its flagship titles and simultaneously makes clearer the potential for artistry in video games.
In the end, NFL 2K1 is a deeper, more refined version of the original game.
This is the perfect game for kids 6 to 66 who want platform gaming at its finest.
Sega and the AM2 team have delivered an incredible sequel that takes the concept to a whole new level.
Straight from the arcades, Virtua Fighter 2 comes to the Sega Genesis with its distinct brand of 3D fighting.
The gaming community at large may find the prospects of two children beating the hell out of each other a little disturbing.
If you have even a passing interest in 3-D fighters, Virtua Fighter PC is not to be missed.
PC users can mercilessly take out hundreds of suit-and-tie gun-runners in a single play session on the desktop.
Virtua Striker 2 is a classic example of good ideas gone horribly wrong.
Tennis fans should be in heaven after playing Virtua Tennis.
Have five minutes to spare? Play a round or two of Virtual-On, and then move on with your life.
Despite its simplicity and the immediate potential for carpal tunnel syndrome, Winter Heat succeeds at providing a fun and varied batch of snowy competitions.
World Series Baseball II beats the nearly perfect original simply by adding so many new features.
There is really nothing that sets it above some of the other, more established, PC soccer offerings.
Does the fact that Sega has added exclusive home-only features mean that Zombie Revenge is much more than a gussied-up arcade port? Not exactly.
The game puts even less of an emphasis on combat than Resident Evil-style games; instead it focuses more on the process of identifying, and subsequently neutralizing, traps.
Roommania #203 is a well-made game, especially in the storytelling and sound departments.
The Typing of the Dead certainly looks dated, but it's also surprisingly fun.
One can't use high expectations to explain away all of WSB 2K1's flaws.
If you're expecting SmackDown! with better graphics and more modes, you'll be disappointed by Royal Rumble's tightly focused gameplay.
This tank-based action game offers up a solid dose of good old-fashioned gameplay wrapped up in slick graphics and an innovative use of technology.
No other PC game to date has so effectively combined so many seemingly incompatible elements into one highly polished game.
It's well suited for fans of Black Isle Studios' previous games, classic hack-and-slash AD&D computer games, and anyone looking for an action-packed role-playing game with a lot of depth.
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