Contender 2 is a much more enjoyable arcade-style boxing game than its processor, and fans of the original game, as well as fans of the genre, will undoubtedly enjoy it.

The enchanting world of LUNAR comes to life once more in the enhanced PlayStation game console version of the classic RPG sequel. Join freewheeling Hiro and the adorable Ruby, a thousand years after the events of LUNAR: Silver Star Story, as they work to unlock the secrets of the Blue Spire... and the strange young girl they found within it! But be careful - dark forces are trying to revive the evil Zophar, and immerse LUNAR in darkness forever. Journey to distant lands in the search of the Goddess Althena, who may be the only one powerful enough to stop Zophar. Along to way, you'll meet exciting new caracters, fight vividly animated monsters, traverse snow-covered mountain peaks, and crawl throught slimy dungeon depths as you wind your way toword the terrifying climax! LUNAR 2 features almost an hour of detailed animation sequences and over 90 minutes of dialogue packed onto three CDs... so what are you waiting for? Go ahead, you deserve to be the hero for once!

While the game is aimed at a younger crowd, it still manages to be good, albeit short-term, fun.

EA added the new coach mode and polished an already stellar game into the best college hoops simulation for the PlayStation.

Had the battle sequences not been so maddeningly frustrating and frequent, Evil Dead: Hail to the King would at least weigh in as a decent Resident Evil clone, but they work to make the game almost unplayable.

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 represents one of the most solidly addictive racing experiences that money can buy.

While far from perfect, it is easily the best surfing game on the market, but more importantly, it's also a fun game.

Relive the action-packed theatrical experience of the mummy in your own living room! Journey back to the city of the dead, Humunaptra, to battle its evil residents, filled with the terrifying visual and sound effects of the movie, the spine-tingling adventures will captivate you into a world of discovery and fear. Are you brave enough to challenge the living dead and defeat Imphotep, the guardian mummy?

After centuries of war, the two lands bordering an impenetrable swampland have finally reached an armistice. Mysteriously, the noble Princess Elena disappears somewhere near the war-ravaged front lines. Distraught, her sister Nina goes in search of the Princess alone and on her journey, meets a mysterious young warrior named Ryu. Their destinies soon entwine. The next chapter in the epic tale of magic and mystery now unfolds. The fate of what lies ahead rests in your control.

Tomb Raider: Chronicles reveals four newly discovered, and previously untold adventures, taking you on a journey from the ruins of Rome, to the bowels of a German U boat, to the rooftops of a hi-tech city in a search of four ancient artifacts. In light of Lara's recent disappearance, those closest to her gather together at the Croft Estate on a gray, rainy day for a memorial service in her honor. Afterwards, the friends sit quietly together in the study of the Croft Mansion and provide new insights about Lara's past exploits; exploits that have until now remained a secret...

Join Bugs and Taz in their first ultimate action-packed adventure through time! Experience original gameplay that let's you switch between Bugs Bunny and Taz, to conquer obstacles and adversaries. Face off against classic Looney Tunes adversaries like Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Babba Chop and Count Bloodcount. Explore 4 exciting time periods - The Aztec Era, The Viking Era, The Arabian Era and Transylvanian Era. Enjoy over 30 levels of sporting contests, quests, boss encounters, and crazy chases. Play with a friend in the first ever 2-player cooperative gaming for the PlayStation!

Activision has enjoyed a pretty strong track record when it comes to translating comic books and movies into game form, but it's failed on both accounts here.

As a child you visited your Grandfather's ranch when vaction plans fell through. Return to the farm that holds fond childhood memories and rejuvenate it's long neglected fields. Tend to your livestock and interact with over 50 characters. As you struggle to make the farm something your grandfather would be proud of, one nagging question remains: What ever happend to the little girl that you knew a decade ago?

If you look up the definition of the word "poor" in a dictionary, there's a good chance you'll see Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 staring back at you.

A mere $40 investment stands between you and one of the best arcade-style motorcycle racing games the PlayStation has to offer.

Based on the cartoon series, you take on the role of the new Batman and must save Gotham City from the Joker and his henchmen.

HBO Boxing is another disappointing boxing game that fails to even come close to re-creating the look and feel of the sport in the ring.

Prepare for the most outrageous WF experience ever created. Brawl in the ring, backstage, in the VIP room, the parking lot of the new WF New York. Let your fury rage in the new Tornado Tag Team mode. If that's not hardcore enough, pull out the tables, ladders or chairs and really get nasty.

Pay attention, 007. This is for your eyes only. Q-Branch has re-engineered some of your favorite automobiles with additional gadgets and firepower. You'll need everything they've got, plus your own uncanny ability to beat the odds. The free world is depending on you. Oh, and one other thing before you go, 007 - try to bring them back in one piece.

The world of Dragon Warrior returns! Torneko (the tubby merchant from Dragon Warrior IV) takes the best-selling series in new directions as he tries to save his village from the curses of a mysterious treasure.

Those who want a deeper, more satisfying platform adventure should probably save this for a weekend rental.

Though FIFA 2001 is a solid enough game in its own right, the game's lack of innovation or significant upgrades keeps it from having the same impact as FIFA 2000.

The crime world's fastest getaway driver is back on the streets in Driver 2, the sequel to the action-packed Driver. Like its predecessor, Driver 2 is an adrenalin-fueled, high-speed car chase through the streets of four cities, where you, as Tanner, infiltrate the criminal underworld, using your driving skills as well as your cunning to disrupt their plans. All the true-to-life features of Driver; such as realistic car handling, complete with damage modeling and true, real-world physics reactions on all cars; extensive production, giving the cities an amazing realism, featuring recognizable landmarks; new features such as foot missions, dual player, and the enhanced cut scenes make this game a real adrenalin rush.

The last Final Fantasy for the PlayStation, Final Fantasy IX returns to the pure fantasy roots that spawned the series. This latest installment features highly detailed characters, vehicles, and environments, and breathtaking cinema-graphics. The addition of brand new features such as the story-enhancing Active Time Event system and the return of minigames that grant additional gameplay make Final Fantasy IX not only a memorable gaming experience, but also a significant step forward in the series.

Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball makes a good attempt, but its inconsistencies and shoddy control detract from the overall experience.

Behind the barbed wire fence of Tweedy Farm, Ginger is a chicken with a mission. Fearing for the lives of her friends, she is determined to escape to freedom before it is too late. To do this she enlists the help of Rocky, the smooth talking, flying Rooster...or is he? Guide a rescue attempt to get all of the chickens to safety before they end up as pies. To do this you will have to sneak around the farm collecting objects necessary for the escape. Be careful not to disturb the dogs and avoid being caught by Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy at all costs in this humorous, 3D action game.

Those simply looking for a good PlayStation golf game are better off looking at the Hot Shots series than picking up this antiquated, middle-of-the-road golf game.

Ultimate Fighting Championship for the PlayStation doesn't have anything to offer beyond the good name of its Dreamcast counterpart.

Rev your engines - It's time to burn some Looney Tunes rubber! ACME Corporation, the corporate juggernaut behind such successful products as the Acme Disintegrator Gun and the Acme Portable Hole, is sponsoring a number of racing contests all over the universe for the Looney Tunes characters to compete for the looniest racing champion title.

Take on, self-absorbed Emperor named Kuzco. Add a devious royal advisor named Yzma, her brawny assistant Kronk and their potion that turns Kuzco into a llama. Introduce a good-hearted peasant named Pacha, to help Kuzco. And, what do you get? Al-paca trouble!

NCCA Final Four 2001 features relatively entertaining arcade-style hoops action, but the game's subpar graphics, lack of options, annoying control flaws, and lack of on-court atmosphere keep it from meeting those expectations.

Star Wars Demolition might seem like some half-baked attempt to cash in on the Star Wars license, though it's actually a competently executed game.

Venture into the strange world of Whoville, where reality is twisted and everything is more than a little strange. Outlandish 3D action, tricky puzzles and a truly magical adventure await you. Make use of strange weapons and gadgets like the Rotten Egg Launcher, the Slime Shooter and the Love Shield. The Grinch's faithful friend Max the Dog is a useful companion along the way, either distracting the Whoville inhabitants or reaching those otherwise inaccessible areas.

Fans of RC racers will surely find the game to be the most legitimate interpretation of the hobby on a console system to date, not to mention the most fun.

Ready 2 Rumble: Round 2 has more boxers and moves than the first game, but aside from a few slight changes here and there, the game remains largely unchanged.

No Holds-Barred Brawling! 14 Playable Backstage Areas, including the new Semi-Trailer Area! Destroy your enemy fasater with power-ups! New! First Blood Mode and Torch Matches! Over 50 WCW Superstars including the Women of the WCW! Use Your Environment as a Weapon!

It's puppy power to the rescue! As Oddball or Domino, it's up to you to rescue your captured puppy friends from the evil clutches of Cruella De Vil and her army of pet-napping toys!

Experience the intensity of being the world's top secret agent. Equipped with a full arsenal of Q-Lab gadgets and weaponry, you must be suave and resourceful as you carry out action-packed missions based on the blockbuster movie.

Rabid Dukes of Hazzard fans may enjoy the game, but game players with more discerning tastes probably won't.

Crash and his friends are back in a knockdown, drag-out arena rumble. Get ready to ride, race, jump, throw, and battle it out to the finish in frantic, head-to-head battles, and heart-pumping chases. Choose your favorite character, including Crash, Coco, Dr. Neo Cortex, and new baddie Rill Roo, and race for points in more than 30 competitive events. With a Multitap, you can race up to three of your friends and show who's the top bandicoot. It's a good old-fashioned bandicoot brawl.

They've travelled millions of miles, across the galaxies, their mission was simple, "Pose as stupid creatures and study the habitat". The sheep soon forgot their mission and preferred instead to enjoy the sunshine and wallow in the lush green pastures. Now it's time for them to return home. Your task is to guide the Sheep back to their celestial ancestors, saving them from the perils of electric fences, shark-infested ice cream and combine harvesters. It's not as easy as it sounds, especially when your sheep flock off in the other direction!

The severe fun of Incredible Crisis is all about maintaining your sanity, as you help Taneo's family get home in time for Grandma's Birthday. It's a happy day and the worst day of their life, as they endure hundreds of hilarious and cardiac-arrest inducing dilemmas. You'll laugh, cry, freak-out and perhaps soil your shorts, while your mental and physical reflexes are put the test. The controls are simple, but thumb and forefinger injury is still a risk. Be warned, this game is severely fun and may cause obsessive compulsive behavior, if not nervous disorders and/or involuntary twitches.

Plastro, the nefarious leader of the Tan army, has enlisted the help of the villainous Baron von Beige to help him set a trap for Captain Blade! The Alpha Wolf Squadron once again 'takes to the skies' with an onslaught of new missions, improved helicopters and more pyrotechnic weaponry than ever before. Join the Air Cavalry as they face a host of challenging foes in their efforts to stop the General's evil plans.

NASCAR Heat isn't quite the all-encompassing racing simulation that Electronic Arts' NASCAR 2001 is, but features like the beat the heat mode make the game worthwhile for any NASCAR fan.

Gundam Battle Assault isn't a good enough game to live on its own - the fighting is competent, but hardly compelling for any length of time, and the story mode is completely uninteresting.

You Don't Know Jack: Mock 2 is instant fun for just about anyone that likes trivia.

McGrath vs. Pastrana Freestyle Motocross is the primary candidate for an award no video game wants to win, the uninspired game of the year award.

Knockout Kings 2001 is easily the best iteration of the series thus far, thanks to improved AI, cleaner graphics, and tighter controls.

989 has opted to take the easy road this time around, and the result is a basketball game that remains virtually unchanged from last year's version.

An ambitious and unethical scientist, a secret experiment gone horribly awry, and an artificially intelligent supercomputer gone mad; all the necessary ingredients for the imminent extinction of mankind. You are humanity's last hope, a hotshot pilot given the unenviable task of flying an experimental fighter into the dark heart of the Con-Human Network. Seize the controls of three Wave Rider spacecraft, each equippped with the WR-01 primary weapon array, WR-02 secondary lock-on laser system, and WR-03 single-use weapon for emergency situations. RayCrisis: Series Termination is the final entry in Taito's acclaimed trilogy of shooters, and it bombards your CRT with an abundance of fourth-generation optical stimulation: multilevel scrolling, transparency and lighting effects, and enough polygons to overload your cerebral cortex. Dodge, weave, and blast through two play modes, disintegrating wave after wave of relentless bogeys, to achieve high scores and unlock hidden bonuses. Prepare your senses, reinforce your nerves, and limber your trigger finger - the final assault has begun!

Mega Man, Roll and all your favourites are back in an entirely new 3-D adventure. Far away, in an isolated wasteland, a mysterious girl and an infamous treasure have been discovered. It's the legendary "Sealed Key", rumoured to unlock an even greater mystery known as the Great Legacy. What power does the Great Legacy hold? Now, a race unfolds as Mega Man and his friends embark on a journey which will alter their destinies forever.

Even though it's not quite up to prevailing standards, Speedball 2100 still packs quite a bit of wallop.

Mike Tyson's Boxing just doesn't have the depth of Knockout Kings or the immediate satisfaction found from the arcade style of play in Ready 2 Rumble.

Rip it up with 10 World Class professional snowboards, including snowboarding champions Todd Richards, Barrett Christy, Kevin Jones, Michele Taggart, Jeremy Jones and Tara Dakides. Tweak your grabs on more then 20 huge, branching courses in 6 killer events. Carve the slopes against the pros in the intense Pro Challenger mode. Shred powder against the best! Sick tricks, grabs, grinds, board tweaks and special moves. Create your own rider and look like a pro boarder with authentic gear from top snowboarding sponsors.

Germans invaded your country. Your leaders surrendered, and some are now collaborating with the enemy. Join the resistance and battle the Reich from Paris to North Africa.

Of all the old-school to 3D remakes, Galaga: Destination Earth may be the most uninspired.

Roll up! Roll up! Travel back to Victorian times with five steam-powered adventures. Use your flippers to tunnel to the Earth's core, journey to the ocean depths, fly through the tallest mountains and steam to a mysterious island to stop the evil General Yagov! Marvel at the most accurate ever ball physics! Balls that really spin, slide, roll and jump! Gasp in awe at the complexity of the table design, featuring bumpers, ramps, drop targets, magnets and more!

The branching family tree adds a measure of replay value, but the game is average enough that few will want to play it through more than once.

NBA Live 2001 follows the fine tradition established by previous versions while adding just about every conceivable gameplay option.

Ellen Ripley died trying to wipe out the Aliens. Now, 200 years later, scientists have resurrected Ripley - along with the Alien Queen - hoping to create the ultimate weapon. Teamed with a crew of renegade space pirates on a research vessel headed for Earth, they must fight for survival and destroy the Aliens once and for all.

The game may not have the lasting appeal of Psygnosis' Wipeout or Namco's Ridge Racer, but it has enough gameplay, eye candy, and bonus secrets to put it near the top of what the PlayStation has to offer.

It's fast and furious action from start to finish for Frogger and his new friend, Lillie Frog. Help them save the Frog Babies from Swampy the crocodile.

Thieves have kidnapped a brood of dragon eggs, while, elsewhere in the Dragon Lands, a gateway to the Forgotten World has been uncovered. Sent to recapture the eggs, Spyro the Dragon, and his best friend Sparx, face a journey into uncharted territory against his most fearsome enemy yet - the Sorceress! All new playable characters, frantic challenges and new exciting worlds to explore - the Year of the Dragon begins here!

Jarrett and Labonte Stock Car Racing is a solid racing game that's great fun for anyone who really enjoys spending a great deal of time learning all the ins and outs of a totally in-depth racing game.

MTV: Pure Ride is an excellent snowboarding game, but it's yet another example of a development house shifting the majority of its resources to the next generation of hardware.

EA has created the best-looking and best-sounding PlayStation Formula One title to date, and it has excellent gameplay and features to boot.

With four people joining in, the number of onscreen explosions, pig-speech comments, and all-around nuttiness nearly lifts the game into the same sphere of quality as Worms or Bomberman.

In the first Dino Crisis, Regina fought for survival against raging prehistoric dinosaurs and helped capture rogue scientist Dr. Kirk, but the threat is far from over. Despite these past events, research continued on Third Energy, which led to the disappearance of a military base, a research institute, and an entire town. Armed with the latest in heavy artillery, Regina and her team get to the root of this latest catastrophe. With more dinosaurs, environments, and weapons, you must be ready to hunt or be hunted.

World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks for the PlayStation does not suffice in any facet of its execution and should be avoided by even the most fervent vehicular combat fans.

Destruction Derby stands alone as the premier demolition racing series on the PlayStation.

While it's not the most beautiful hockey video game, NHL 2001 comes through where it counts - the gameplay.

Only you, Buzz Lightyear, and your elite Space Ranger team can defeat the evil Emperor Zurg in his dark quest for universal domination! Blast off with power-ups like shields, rockets, homing weapons and lightning beams. Fight on jetpacks, hoverboards, jetbikes and more! Explore 12 levels in seven amazing worlds, including Planet Z.

10,0000 years have passed since the final war brought the history of the human race to its end. Since that time, vampires have reigned over the world. But now they are dying as a species--this is their final hour. The humans are regaining their power after many long dark years. However, some vampires remain in the remote region and continue their horrific attacks against humans. Such action has brought about the hiring of bounty hunters to destroy them. Among these hunters, the Dunpeals, half vampires and half human, are considered the finest. In time, people began to talk about a hunter with remarkable skills... That hunter is D... Vampire Hunter D.

Your mission: destroy the evil Batnix! Breakout will wow you with constant surprises-from being chased by a giant, ferocious wolf, to battling an ancient mummy in the dark depths of a myterious Egyptian tomb! With over thirty challenging Breakout locations - including a dank, dark prison cell, a menacing Dragon owned castle, a deranged animal infested farm and the darkest reaches of outer space - the demolition fun just goes on and on. Featuring countless challenge modes, secrets, bonuses, and multiplayer mayhem, just pick up and play for fast and furious arcade action!

As most major publishers' development efforts shift to any number of next-generation platforms, Tony Hawk 2 will likely stand as one of the last truly fantastic games to be released on the PlayStation.

The enemy Tan army is once again mobilizing all over the world and is preparing for an all out invasion of the Green territories from all fronts. You Green squad has been dispatched to various parts of the world to squelch the Tan's plans. You have all the Green forces at your disposal, whether it be on land, sea or ait!

In the distant Future, vicious aliens rule the Earth. Only bodacious babes survive, enslaved by the hostile alien overlords. The women and the world need a hero. And there is only one man big enough for the job! Duke Nukem is back! And he's ready to score!

For the first time ever, RPG fanatics are given the chance to be true game designers. You construct an entire RPG using the massive library of in-game design tools: plot your story path, create an incredibly nasty boss, customize dungeons and maps, even animate your own title screen. When your RPG masterpiece is complete, save it and challenge friends to play through your one-of-a-kind fantasy adventure creation.

Despite the haphazard audio, NASCAR 2001 is definitely a game that's worth owning.

Konami has gone to great lengths to integrate two- and four-player capability into each of the game's non-season modes, which opens up the possibility of introducing your sports-phobic friends to a soccer game they can actually play.

Bomberman Party Edition manages to succeed where many previous attempts have failed, delivering an uproariously enjoyable multiplayer experience.

The only major flaw in Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX is that the game is a touch on the easy side.

NFL Blitz 2001 takes a low-key approach, delivering much the same features as last year's release while offering a number of minor refinements in key areas.