The title takes everything that has ever been great about the series and elevates it to the next level. The changes revitalize the Heroes formula and provide more strategic gameplay than the series has ever offered.

The extremely behind-the-times graphics, frustrating interface and game mechanics, and lackluster plot all lead to a gaming experience that's more tedium than it's worth.

A key problem may simply be that the international system is too hard to replicate under its current condition of relative anarchy.

The appeal of over-the-top effects, non-interactive finishing moves, and buxom ladies has a short expiration date. If you're a fan of the franchise, then this is the best Roar yet.

Unfortunately, for all its intensity, the experience will be very brief indeed as the lack of a multiplayer mode virtually cripples this content-light cartridge.

An immensely playable and entertaining game that easily overpowers its few niggling flaws with its style, its spirit, and most importantly, its unswerving dedication to fun.

Driven's acceleration feels sluggish as it tries to drag the combined weight of unresponsive AI, strange physics, overly unforgiving challenges and pedestrian multiplayer modes.

The major problem holding it back is its poor network performance.

Freedom Force oozes polish and personality from every pixel.

For those who want an "RTS-lite" experience, this release fits the bill exactly.

Blends solid and fresh gameplay with great graphics and exceptional sound design to create a title that lets you relish life on the high seas.

While the game's flight mechanics and damage model provide some enjoyment, the few missions that ship with the program are uninvolving.

An occasionally buggy, always laggy and generally sub par release to get there. Crystal Dynamics lost everything they made right in "Soul Reaver 2," as the fluid combat, dexterous hero and grand puzzles have been sacrificed.

With all of this attention to detail, the actual gameplay is too simple.

A prime example of how amazing graphics can't make up for lackluster gameplay.

When you're not patiently waiting for a Diggle to finish an essential task, you've got your hands full with enough micromanagement to choke a hardcore fan of "The Sims."

For its audience of hardcore sim flyers, Warbirds III is quite a solid game, and probably worth the monthly investment for those who can afford it.

It's hard to argue with graphics and sounds of this quality.

It is a frustrating, extremely short title with ugly graphics.

Electronic Arts has managed to capture the Bond ambience, due in no small part to the overuse of his theme music, but the single player experience, which is a very important part of a 007 title, is ultimately too simplistic for a super spy.

It's not an innovative title, but it was made with a good deal of polish and will hold your attention for some time.

"Fresh, unique, light-hearted, entertaining, creative." Any of these words apply to Herdy Gerdy, but sadly so do, "Frustrating, unruly, unresponsive and premature release."

Smooth mechanics of this game...manifest as gorgeous graphics, intuitive and responsive controls, and a physics system that does an exceptional job of simulating all wheel drive on all sorts of hellish terrain.

Starts off slow, gets really good, and then quickly descends into repetitive drudgery.

While OOTP4 has a few interface issues and suffers from a bare-bones graphical and sound approach, its entertainment value should leave you in the ball game for quite a while.

One of the most realistic and captivating starship simulations ever made.

Little more than a standard run and gun shooter with a few innovative features that aren't pulled off well.

Fast, fun and absolutely worth owning. Multiple level types, fairly intelligent and lovingly rendered boss characters, and lots of hidden areas help flesh out this package even further.