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A perfect game for a handheld.

You know, this game might deserve a 7.6, but I would tilt it higher for a simple reason: it's perfect on the PSP. On a car ride or in a waiting room, this is a terrific game to lose yourself in. It's shortcomings rapidly... Read Full Review

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II

First unexpected gem from the 360 lineup.

I've been pretty dissapointed with the predictability of the 360 lineup so far. I feel as though MS is making the same run of FPS clones and such that they did with the xbox release, and not some of the more creative out... Read Full Review

Prey (2006)

Unbelievably over-hyped mediocrity.

Prey is a game that probably would have less harsh words said about it, if it hadn't been so grossly overhyped. After all, Prey is not a bad FPS, but it's no revolution in the genre, and wouldn't have been a year ago, or... Read Full Review

Night Watch

Such a great movie, such a dissapointing game.

For anyone who doesn't know, this game is based on a russian made movie about vampires and other supernatural creatures waging an eons long war of light against dark. It was, for people who enjoy that genre, a stunningly... Read Full Review

International Cricket Captain 2006

Must... Control.... Urge... To... Kill...

Ok, first I have to admit up front that this game isn't broken, and DOES simulate many of the technical aspects of running a cricket team. That said, it does so in a PROUNDLY graphically and sonically uninspiring fashion... Read Full Review

Over G Fighters

This game is a slap in the face to anyone who owns an Xbox360.

I cannot imagine what possessed Taito to release this game for the 360, since an abacus worked by an infant could have produced better results. I know that some may argue that firing on enemy targets at 20+ miles is in f... Read Full Review

Persona 3

One Of The Best Games You Can Buy.

A lot of criticism can be leveled at the Megaten franchise, insofar as it's a large and long running "series" that tends to have a lot of shared conventions (fusion, demons, apocalypse, etc) and maybe people are tired of... Read Full Review

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow

Great source material, Bad Game.

After Chronicles of Riddick, I really believed that games released with movies might start to improve. Surely that game proved that a game could promote a movie and visa versa, AND be good! Alas time seem to have shown o... Read Full Review

Titan Quest

This game is simply found wanting once the setting and gloss is penetrated to reveal... Diablo 2 in ancient Greece.

First of all, let me say that when people in these player reviews say things like "Is it a Diablo II killer, it possibly could be." Please remember that Diablo II doesn't need to be killed. It's already died of old age. ... Read Full Review

inFamous

inFAMOUS Banks Heavily on Superpowers. That's Just Fine!

I'm not going to get into painful detail about this game, not in the least because it's probably impossible to tell you more about the story than is already known without giving things away. Suffice it to say that after ... Read Full Review

UFC Undisputed 2009

I'm Not A Sports Fan, But I Love This Game!

I should say first, that while I enjoy a UFC fight if it's replaying on some HD channel, I've never been a huge fan. That said, this game doesn't care if you are, or are not. I can only imagine that for the true UFC devo... Read Full Review

Stalin vs. Martians

Don't Look Directly At It...

For the record, I chose "Very Hard" as a difficulty becaue the game is so horribly broken, that it is essentially impossible to play. Of course, that saves you from playing it, and that probably is a good thing, since I'... Read Full Review

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War

Not quite Civ IV, Not quite Savage, Not quite FUN.

This is one of those games which immidiatly strikes you as a good idea that has been explored by bigger and better games. It also tries to be many things for many people, but not in the way that most people want. I think... Read Full Review

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar

We've come a long way since Spaceward Ho!

I loved GC II: DL so mcuh when it first game out, despite a few nagging flaws. Not only does Dark Avatar add a ton of new content, it essentially burns those flaws right out of the gameplay. I realize this game/genre is ... Read Full Review

Metal Slug Anthology

A fantastic buy at $40!! Goes beyond nostalgia.

So many gaming anthologies are just an excuse to take cheap licenses and cash in on gamers' nostalgia, however MSA really stands apart from the crowd. The Metal Slug arcade games were always a ton of fun, and to my taste... Read Full Review

Far Cry Vengeance

Another 3rd Party Port That Raises Warning Flags On The Wii.

My first reaction when my friend told me he was going to buy this game was "NO!! Wait... rent it first." We've been having a jolly time playing with my 360 and with his Wii, but some patterns have emerged. The ... Read Full Review

Star Trek: Legacy

A Masterful Act Of Self-Sabotage

Star Trek: Legacy is a great game that is about 2/3 finished. There is no way to get around it, and we're not talking about lack of polish, but rather a gaping series of holes where a portion of the finished game should ... Read Full Review

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels

The Bottom Line Is Grim

I don't know about you, but the first time I heard about the Wiimote I thought "Swordfights! Lightsabers! Yes!!!". It's a pretty bitter dissapointment to see all of that high concept end up as nothing more than shaking a... Read Full Review

Mirror's Edge

A Daring Game That Begs For A Sequel.

Mirror's Edge reminds me so much of the Xbox game Breakdown, that it I wonder if we'll ever be seeing either franchise again. Once again, a truly fun and new game bursts on the scene, gets a LOT right and some things wro... Read Full Review

NRA Gun Club

Possibly the worst game I've ever played.

I should say off the bat that I have nothing against guns or gun owners. I own a lovely Beretta 92FS and a Sig Sauer P228 and enjoy target shooting. Given that fact, I am BAFFLED as to why anyone would want to plink (sho... Read Full Review

Heroes of Annihilated Empires

An Unmitigated Disaster. 6.0 Is Charity.

Any gamer should see massive warning flags and hear sirens when the high point of a game is described as being the number of units seen onscreen. Certainly HoAE does manage to have boundless units ready to be mismanaged ... Read Full Review

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2

Better Game Than GS Is Giving Credit... Terrible Use Of the Wiimote.

I should start off by saying I've played this game more on the PS2 than the Wii, and in a way I'd say that's a good thing for this review. Coming to the Wii version first I might have been overly harsh in the biggest sin... Read Full Review

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Castlevania as it was meant to be.

Lets face it: Castlevania games for consoles have pretty much been either mediocre or awful. The game hasn't been the same for a loooong time, and I think C:PoR for the DS really shows why. Castlevania is all about dunge... Read Full Review

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

This had better not be the standard for 3rd party ports to the Wii.

Having played this game on the Xbox360, I was not at all pleased to see it's performance on the Wii. I don't know what the thinking behind the controller scheme was, but counterintuitive and unresponsive leap to mind. Gi... Read Full Review

Spider-Man: Friend or Foe

This Is A Game For Children, And ONLY For Children.

Spider-Man:FoF is somehwat misleading in that it seems on the surface to be yet another spider man game. In addition the reviews tend to emphasize that it's "good" for kids, rather than the reality which is tha... Read Full Review

SimCity Creator

Broken Control On Wii Game?! Not A Good Sign.

I've been in love with SimCity's various incarnations throughout the years, and the idea of using the Wii to "wave the magic wand" seemed pretty tempting. What. A. Letdown. I will leave it up to experience and the gam... Read Full Review

Coded Arms: Contagion

A Shooter That Could Exist At Any Point In The Past Decade

CA:C is just not a very fun or interesting game. Well, to be fair if you are a very new gamer, or new to the FPS genre I doubt you'll find anything wrong with it. If however, you are an experienced gamer who has played f... Read Full Review

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

A Classy And Polished Expansion

I'm terribly sick and tired of WWII in all of it's computerized iterations, but the original CoH really blew me away when I played a demo. Needless to say I picked it up, and despite being bored with the setting, the gam... Read Full Review

Kengo: Legend of the 9

Stunningly Bad: A Case Study In Squandering Infinite Potential.

As my review deck indicates, this game is just terrible. Truly, this is a game that took an amazing premise, a brand new generation of console, and experience in the genre and flushed it all down the toilet. Now, before ... Read Full Review

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core

A Classic Is Further Refined.

I've been a fan of the Guilty Gear series for a long time, and I think the central point to make in any GG review is "If you have played other GG games and hate them, you'll hate this". Likewise, if you loved o... Read Full Review

Mega Man 9

Welcome Back, MegaMan!

It takes some serious cojones to make an 8bit 2d shooter in a day and age when it's easier and cheaper to recycle old classics without making new entries in them. MegaMan 9 brought me right back to my earlier days as a g... Read Full Review

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (First Print Limited Edition)

How often can you really say a remake improves on the original? You can now...

...You really can, I mean it! The new camera angle alone, while some might call it a "fix" is fantastic and perfectly implemented. The extras add some excellent grist to an already full game, and lets face it, this will ... Read Full Review

Burnout Revenge

It may not be "next gen" but it's still worth playing.

I think that everyone has gotten the idea that it's going to be a while (with the possible exception of Elder Scrolls IV) until we see true "next gen" content on the next gen consoles. That said, burnout revenge looks pr... Read Full Review

FIFA Street 2

Not good, not bad

This game is the absolute definition of "mediocre". For those who are pining for new footbal (that's european football...) games this will be something to tide them over until the next EA fifa release. For everyone else,... Read Full Review

MLB 06: The Show

06, 05... who's counting?

To be blunt, my main complaints with MLB '06 are the lack of substantive changes from it's previous iteration, and it's lack of depth. There is a LOT of flashy depth, but as some have noted, statistics are somewhat absen... Read Full Review

Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball

Monstrously Bad. Unforgiveably Broken. Just Plain Dumb.

There is nothing to reccomend this arcade entry, even if it were free. Slow and unresponsive controls hamper what would already be a bland and silly game to begin with. The only difference between this, and some poor-phy... Read Full Review