Mini-games are a blast! I think I ended up playing them more than the actual racing.

A great improvement over "Rise of the Machines," and actually better than some games in a few ways, but still not in the higher ranking levels of current games.

If you enjoyed the newest Batman movie and want to "play" it in game form, Batman Begins will satisfy your inner batty desires.

An element that remains inconsistent is the computer-controlled AI which can fluctuate between incompetent to god-life over the course of a single round.

There's really no way around it; while Geist offers some neat ideas, it's an entry level shooter with an okay story and few interesting gameplay elements.

Even if you don't compare it to the 360 version, the game either comes off of an unbalanced first person shooter or a neutered action-strategy sim.

Fills a void on the PC, that gray area between Freddy Fish and "Half-Life 2."

On a technical level, the control scheme is a pain in the ass!

Avid fans won’t be disappointed with the purchase, but curious onlookers might want to wait for a sale.

The basic elements are all there and, as long as you go into the game with your eyes wide open as to what to expect, Shadowrun offers a very solid experience.

But as a PC game that feels like a port, especially with the save game method, it’s only good not great or excellent.

With over 80 playable characters and a varied amount of modes, it feels like a love letter to those who love the series, and if you don't, you'll never understand what all the fuss is about.

F.E.A.R. Files plays very similar to the original F.E.A.R. and doesn’t offer much in the way of an upgrade, yet at the same time F.E.A.R. Files does offer quite a bit of content.

Whether gamers decide for the go-at-your-own-pace adventure mode, or the more frenetic timed mode, Mole Control successfully updates the classic Minesweeper into the modern era of casual gaming with gameplay that is indeed challenging and entertaining.

With some spruced up graphics, Moto Racer 3 manages to match the previous installment’s fun factor while surpassing it in a few ways...a good game but not a must have title.

A stripped down husk of what the other Wolfenstein titles available are. While the level design is nice, and there’s some good audio features, overall the title just fails to engage the gamer nearly as much as many of it’s competitors, or it’s bigger brothers do.

I’d liken Jet X20 to playing a not as much fun or polished version of "SSX."

APE is quite tactical, the control is good and it should keep fans interested, even with the fog-of-war, funnel levels, and pathfinding problems - a good RTS entry.

Simply put: Operation Surma is a half-assed "Splinter Cell."

While the presentation, gameplay and character selection is a bit better in KoF XI, NeoGeo Battle Coliseum is still a fantastic game, especially for the low budget price (usually between $15 - $20 US.)

It's a solid title and it'll pay for itself if you can addict your significant other to Dr. Mario's gameplay.

Those shut-ins or people with a raging case of obsessive-compulsive disorder will be the only ones to accomplish all the tasks.

The graphical detail of SSX Tricky’s characters is actually impressive. The levels are well rendered too.

At least in WCP, when players get tired of beating up on the poor A.I., they can play some Blackjack or Video Poker to pass the time.

Although I wasn’t one of the many that figured Blazing Angels to be the spiritual successor to "Crimson Skies," I did expect a bit more than just an average experience peppered with frustration and a poorly thought out control scheme.

The same features, story, and style of the era survive the port, although the graphics, gameplay, and sound are roughed up.

Fans of the Patrician series will doubtlessly find a lot to enjoy from the newest iteration. Those who haven't been exposed to it before will find a very deep trading and city building simulation, but the pace may turn off players who prefer their empires built in a day.

An extremely challenging game, with a lot going for it, but unfortunately the game is hindered by some aspects, like the save function.