This game is short and thoroughly uninspiring.

It definitely has its moments. Unfortunately those rare moments are located between episodes of utter repetition and boredom.

All in all, this one just can’t measure up to the heavy hitters.

It's harmless fun that loses its luster all too soon. Do I even have to mention "rental?"

Eventually the battles begin to drag on. It becomes tedious work. Even the severed heads won't lift your spirits like they used to.

From level to level you won't find much variety in the gameplay. Like the soup at a buffet there's not much spice to it - and there's no way you can add any after the fact.

Just another racing game. It has a few unique elements but its single, most coveted feature appears to have some missing links.

Whether it's the floaty and complicated vehicle handling, the confused radar, the repetitive nature of the missions, or the random and surprising difficulty spikes, Planet 51 gives players (especially younger ones) a multitude of good reasons to stay away.

You may want to make the comparison to "Devil May Cry" but Chaos Legion is not in the same league. Think of it as a poor man's version.

Weirdly contradictory design and somewhat awkward controls make Steel Diver undecided on whether it's an action game or simulation. The result is that it's neither.

While it may sound like there's plenty of replay value here with the ability to play through it as two entirely different characters it's really just the same strategy game with the concept totally reversed.

SOF II is not much more than a glorified, or should I say, gore-ified shooting gallery. It's not unlike "House of the Dead" only less exciting.

Cy Girls is in desperate need of a makeover; even an entire facelift. The gameplay is short on original ideas and even the generic elements that it does use are shallow and repetitious - like a lot of good looking girls I know.

While the frustration level has been taken down to almost zilch in some aspects of the gameplay, the kids will eventually have to contend with puzzles that will stump adults.

The score is now at the side to accommodate the smaller screen and the characters are scaled larger than the maze which causes them to clip through the walls. You won't get tagged if you pass by a ghost on the other side of the wall even though it may look as though you made contact with it, but it just looks and feels disconcerting.

It's as though the developers thought they were the first to poke fun at southern-fried truckers while many of us have been doing it for years already.

The single-player campaign is a long, text-filled, boring grind, and the multiplayer is even worse.

I place the blame almost squarely on the lameness of it all directly on Pixar's shoulders because the super powers featured in The Incredibles are nothing short of boring. Super strength, elastic powers, invisibility and super speed just don't really cut it when it comes to really cool super powers and they don't translate into exciting gameplay either.

What at first hints to lots of gameplay depth turns out to be a waste of time as the game reveals itself to be a basic action adventure game with platform and shooter elements. For what it is it's not bad but it's really nothing special.

Sadly, this one's showing every wrinkle.

Whether it's the floaty and complicated vehicle handling, the confused radar, the repetitive nature of the missions, or the random and surprising difficulty spikes, Planet 51 gives players (especially younger ones) a multitude of good reasons to stay away.

NeoGeo Battle Coliseum doesn't have the deeper, satisfying gameplay of games like Marvel vs. Capcom 2, but if you were in the SNK 2-D fighter camp, you'll find much to enjoy here, even if it is just for the sake of nostalgia.

Unlike last years popular and more importantly, playable, "Sonic Heroes," Shadow The Hedgehog is a misstep in almost every direction.

With the VGS system, the demerits and the odds, you are forced into a style of racing that is neither sim nor arcade. It's a hybrid that is more challenging than fun, though some might want the word "challenging" changed to "frustrating."

It's an action shooter that would be appropriate for a console. It's not big on story or subtleties.

Both the RPG and the fighting elements, when examined individually are simply average. There are budget games that outperform Virtua Quest as a fighter and as a RPG.

It simply seems rushed in certain areas and the whole game is a little on the short side.

More than anything it's just that the characters don't have any pizzazz. They are dull and uninspired.