Its gameplay is diverse yet solid, and it all combines to form a game that will keep you interested for quite some time.
Killer Loop has enough differences to give it its own identity, ruining perfectly good lines such as "Wipeout done by a cover band."
Now you'll be able to play with your favorite Playmobil knights on the run.
Speed Devils is an arcade-style racing game along the general lines of Midway's Crusin' series and California Speed... except it doesn't suck.
Grandia is every bit as worthwhile as Final Fantasy VIII, just in different ways.
It is a very good game marred by some very bad design decisions.
If this game is remembered at all, it will be as the game that's not Rayman 2.
All Star Tennis 99's good-natured quirkiness is something of an afterthought to its middle-of-the-road gameplay.
Though Rogue Spear is in many ways a much better game than its similar predecessor, it too is not without a laundry list of problems.
It has two tragic flaws, and these problems are so overwhelming that the good parts seem wasted.
There's no question that Seven Kingdoms II is a richer, more fully realized game.
Jade Cocoon is easily one of the best-looking games of the year.
Driver is a game that might be mediocre in its presentation but more than makes up for it in its gameplay and concept.
The game's best features are all but lost behind a poorly designed interface, insidious crash bugs, and a handful of design flaws.
Casual Rayman fans will want to pass on this collection, while die-hards and aspiring level designers will have a good time.
Don't buy an F-1 title before first taking this game out for a spin.
Where the game deviates from the norm, and succeeds beyond expectations, is in its rendering of three distinct viewpoints and its effective re-creation of the film series' unrelieved sense of ...
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.
A few screamed expletives and chucked controllers later, you are rewarded with the sight of Hello Kitty Angel, and honestly, what more could you possibly want?
EverQuest is the best game in its class. At the same time, it is loaded with problems.
The Settlers - Kingdoms of Anteria is the first game of the series with a unique combination of persistent city building and real time strategy action. Players build up a prosperous economy ...
Even though it doesn't stack up to other fighting games in terms of depth or polish, Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers is worthy of some respect.
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland is an engaging, long-lasting experience, and it may just be some of the most fun you can have on a lazy weekend afternoon.
The age of the engine is apparent, and the presentation and gameplay simply aren't up to par with those of more modern surfing games.
Disney's Tarzan Untamed is a great game for children and perhaps for adults looking for a quick rental, but it's certainly not something you'd induct into your permanent collection.
Murakumo might seem like a highly entertaining game at first, but it is in fact one of the worst games to come out for the Xbox this year.
More sophisticated players will likely find this 3D platformer to be too repetitive and easy.
Might and Magic IX is the sort of game that can't please either longtime fans or series newcomers looking to get a role-playing fix.
The game bears no comparison to Hitchcock's world of paranoia, intrigue, and ugly deeds.
Resident Evil 4 marks a new chapter in the Resident Evil series. You'll rejoin Leon S. Kennedy six years after his first mission as a rookie cop from Resident Evil ...
Dokapon is a deep, long playing, thoroughly absorbing RPG that takes place on Dokkano Island in the town of Poponga, a mystical place full of mystical creatures. Your goal is ...
Evolution Worlds doesn't set its sights particularly high and as such is fine for what it is: a lighthearted, entry-level role-playing game best suited for younger players.
Warlords Battlecry II's many playable factions, persistent heroes, and dynamic campaign are innovative elements on top of a solid real-time strategy game.
Once competition picks up against the aggressive AI, Capitalism II shows its colors as a great strategy game. Also, as if to help your own bottom line, the game's a ...
Charlie's Angels is a beat-'em-up through and through, but a very, very bad one.
It's a Serious Sam knockoff that fails to recapture the magic.
Race through Alcatraz, the Great Wall of China, and other landmarks in Crave's GBA in-line skating game.
Many of Dark Planet's problems have been solved in other real-time strategy games, so it's disappointing to find them marring what should have been a better game.
Fans of arcade-style fishing may turn their noses up at the complexity of the game, but in the end, this is a solid game that will satiate avid anglers.
Ice Age is a straightforward platform game with a host of problems that ultimately make it a completely joyless experience.
E.T. The Extraterrestrial returns to video games in a brand new game that mixes both action and puzzle elements.
Rayman Rush certainly doesn't maintain the same level of quality as the main games in the Rayman series, but it can prove to be a decent diversion for a short ...
While this light-gun game falls short more often than it succeeds, it does give a glimpse of what could be done within the settings of the wild Wild West.
The game's relative ease is offset by the sheer number of weird unlockable items, and the end result is a platform game that is, above all, great fun.
The lengthy quest offers a meaty challenge for RPG fans to get sucked into and a surprise or two to satisfy those who look for them.
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