Unfortunately, there isn't an online option to let friends play over the Internet-based Xbox Live service.

Unfortunately, the game play in "Impossible Creatures" doesn't match the title's ingenious premise.

An example of how a game based on a television show can be done right. It may not be a long adventure, but it's a fun challenge.

The cartoon-like graphics are very cute — especially the pre-rendered cut-scene sequences — and the game play is challenging, though it might be a tad repetitive after a while.

Great fun, especially for younger PC gamers.

A faithful re-creation of the popular 2-D side-scrolling arcade shooter.

A stellar strategy/simulation game with incredible depth and detail — but it may turn off some players with its steep learning curve.

Slick, sexy and jam-packed with action — but this adventure is short with limited playability over time, except perhaps for its multiplayer modes.

While the game is entertaining while it lasts, it's on the short side, and with little reason to play the adventure over again.

Enter the Matrix isn't a perfect slice of interactive entertainment, but it does provide at least a dozen hours of action-packed fun and serves as a clever vehicle to expand on the events in "The Matrix Reloaded."

Controlling Wolverine during combat can prove difficult, especially when there are multiple enemies onscreen simultaneously.

Enter the Matrix isn't a perfect slice of interactive entertainment, but it does provide at least a dozen hours of action-packed fun and serves as a clever vehicle to expand on the events in "The Matrix Reloaded."

Pirates does have a few shortcomings such as some cumbersome controls, which result in a fairly steep learning curve, and some technical bugs. They don't detract from the game too much but may affect its suspension of disbelief from time to time.

The game hasn't changed much in three years, so the graphics are starting to show their age and players cannot "ride" their creations.

Seasoned role-playing game fans certainly will enjoy the "old school" look and feel of "Wizardry 8," and there's certainly some meaty, single-player game play here. But younger or novice gamers may lose patience because of the relatively unattractive visuals and technical obstacles.

The game's graphics aren't on par with today's console offerings -- sure the worlds are colorful and large, but perhaps the developers at Japan's Sonic Team studios had to sacrifice visuals for speed.

The problem lies in a finicky third-person perspective camera that swivels around the protagonists. In many cases, it will switch angles right in the middle of combat, making it difficult to stay focused on who or what you're attacking.

Short on frills but long on fun.

Controlling Wolverine during combat can prove difficult, especially when there are multiple enemies onscreen simultaneously.

And while the game has a variety of game-play modes, they aren't very deep once you've mastered the basics.

A fun fighter with attractive visuals and an easy control scheme.

There's more humor and character development at the Web site than in the game, so if you are still curious, check out the Death Jr. Web site and maybe - maybe - rent it for a day or two.

Beautiful but muddy environments, frustrating puzzles, repetitious opponents and clunky Kong controls.

Beautiful but muddy environments, frustrating puzzles, repetitious opponents and clunky Kong controls.

Beautiful but muddy environments, frustrating puzzles, repetitious opponents and clunky Kong controls.

Beautiful but muddy environments, frustrating puzzles, repetitious opponents and clunky Kong controls.

Beautiful but muddy environments, frustrating puzzles, repetitious opponents and clunky Kong controls.

Overall, however, while NFL GameDay can be quite fun -- especially with two players, rather than solo -- it disappoints because it looks and plays unpolished, like a mere rehash from NFL GameDay 2000 with a few minor bells and whistles.