"Soul Calibur" revolutionizes (3D Fighting) with amazing graphics, intriguing characters and an incredibly smooth 60 frame per second game engine.

No longer are those shooting at you simple targets in a practice range. These guys are smart, evil and ready to battle. Enemies will work together to cover each other, they’ll roll under your gunfire, hide behind corners and even shoot the gun right out of your hands.

One of the best console games of the year.

There are dozens of hours of gameplay here, with 80 main missions and countless optional side missions such as drag racing for extra cash or carjacking cabs.

A must-have for 3-D shooter fanatics.

I found the little things most impressive. Telephone lines ripple from the wind kicked up by passing alien gun ships. Even motes of dust meander into view as they casually flit through rays of sunshine.

Unfortunately, Half-Life’s puzzle-oriented play leads to some problems. On several occasions, you’ll be forced to make almost impossible jumps. The difficulty of such maneuvers finds you making 10, sometimes 15 attempts. The frustration distances you from a story that should have you absorbed.

Easily the finest game to grace the GameCube to date.

Graphics are about as good as they're likely to get on the Xbox... But close-ups, particularly textures in some of the outdoor environments, are jarringly ugly when juxtaposed with the many areas of sheer beauty.

The sound effects and music in the game are as inspiring as the graphics. The engine motors and tire screeches are incredibly lifelike, and the soundtrack is top notch.

One of the best games in the coveted series and one of the top RPGs of the year.

Because of its tight game-play, depth and dizzying amount of features, Madden is still the one to beat.

If the Academy Awards opened themselves to video games, Grim Fandango would be looking at a sweep. Best acting: Grim Fandango. Best script: Grim Fandango. Best cinematography: Grim Fandango. The game’s creators wouldn't have to leave the podium.

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To say Knights of the Old Republic is an ambitious stab at turning the Star Wars universe into a deep RPG would be an understatement.

Because of its tight game-play, depth and dizzying amount of features, Madden is still the one to beat.

This is a game with seemingly endless slopes and fields that look so real, you'll swear you've run them.

QIII's smooth 360-degree graphics and chilling sound effects succeed in completely immersing the player in its bizarre kill-or-be-killed world.

One of the most refined basketball games -- perhaps the best -- ever created for any platform.

Not only one of the best "Star Wars" titles to date, but it is also one of the finest games in recent memory.

A refreshingly smart, elegant adventure.

A refreshingly smart, elegant adventure.

The most engaging GameCube title for the platform to date.

May very well be the most beloved PC game of the year.

The game is really fun despite all of the tasks you have to remember.

Banjo-Kazooie isn't going to win any awards for originality, but who really cares? If you have to borrow a little to make a fun, absorbing adventure, so be it.

Because of its tight game-play, depth and dizzying amount of features, Madden is still the one to beat.

Features a rich and colorful 3-D world to explore, with the best-looking Mario game visuals to date.