Not only do the additions work well enough with the game not to detract from its fun, but the classic Tetris has also been added to the mix for those old-schoolers who would rather play the original.

It doesn't have the best graphics out there, but frankly, it has everything else in spades.

The tanks are cool and feature gritty design and nice detailing -- but their animation sets are pretty limited and the sensation of piloting an actual, steely titan is somewhat lacking.

The graphics reside on the bottom side of ordinary, Quinn Buckner's commentary soon grows repetitive and there just aren't enough bells and whistles to impress us. Add that to the occasionally frustrating gameplay and spotty AI, and you have a team built for boring, sub-.500 play.

While it's an improvement over the original, Team Arena is essentially a decent mod but it's nothing that can't be found for free.

If there is such a thing as a low end to a Miss score, this game would be there, precipitously hanging with its arms spinning in comical circles directly over the ledge that drops into Dudville.

Frankly, there aren't many serviceable alternatives in the hangar, making Battle for Naboo a nice way to kick some ass into the N64's golden years.

The sort of videogame that needs to have the epilepsy warning printed in 72-point Helvetica bold. This game is so colorful, fast and disorienting that we came close to passing out a couple of times and poking ourselves on the "Seaman" microphone.

There are so many cool tricks to pull off, and the physics are so forgiving, that we weren't afraid to try some truly ambitious tricks -- and occasionally land them.

What should or could have been a cool, sneaky shooter devolves into a series of tedious levels, severely aliased graphics and some of the stupidest, ugliest enemies we've seen this side of "Delta Force: Land Warrior."

The tiny characters are vividly illustrated and animated with surprising aplomb, remaining remarkably expressive despite their diminutive stature.

If you've never experienced "Tomb Raider," this game will rock your world. Otherwise it'll be about as familiar as a two-year-old pair of shoes.

After a few hours around the track we quickly grew tired of the same shallow driving, no matter how great those courses looked.

We were so afraid that this radioctive unfun would contaminate the other games on our shelf that we threw it away in a lead box.

What might be a somewhat amusing game is hampered by slack-jawed level design, ...boring four-dimensional humans and frame rates that a less charitable reviewer might describe as craptastic.

Not only does it not force us to learn new skills, think in new ways or read a silly manual, it also reminds us forcibly of Crash Bandicoot, one of our all-time favorite platform games.

Beautiful to watch and entertaining to play, the game will draw you in and make you feel connected to your onscreen personas like few others. Serious sim fans should definitely give this game a test flight.

For the player who relishes a realtime space strategy simulation, nothing can touch the depth of this game.

While we've never actually driven a pickup or an old-school Cadillac, we would be willing to bet that it would be a lot easier to drive them in real life than it is in Speed Devils Online.

Obviously made for the preconception-to-eight-year-old age range, Going Quackers is the perfect game for the Dreamcast-owning youngster.

Surprisingly addictive, nice to look at and good, refreshing fun.

Though its easy learning curve and flexible gameplay are clearly designed for the less than hardcore, it is surprisingly entertaining and good for a quick thrill.

The real appeal of a surfing game is the feel of the board responding to the waves, however, and Championship Surfing captures that beautifully.

Alice as a whole isn't a perfect game, but many individual elements of the title are quite simply amazing, especially the level design.

This is a good game with a lot of depth, variation in gameplay and fantastic visuals. It's got a funny story and likeable characters.

Luckily, the lame story is the one glaring flaw in an otherwise stupendous role-playing game.

Capcom's Dreamcast Evil looks a lot smoother than the PSOne version does, and the character and creature models appear to be as gorgeous as the ones featured on the PC edition.

With bland graphics, poor gameplay balancing and -- worst of all -- terrible controls, so much of the game is so much of a drag that it falls short of the anemically rising levels that set the 3D action/adventure standard.

A waste of an excellent license and a great opportunity.

Perhaps the most gorgeous, addictive and exceptionally challenging rally title ever to hit a home console.

In a move that perfectly mirrors our own high-school careers, it seems as if Ubi Soft went to every length imaginable to make sure that every aspect of this game is dead average, and no more.

A brilliant game that brings some much-needed variety to the PS2's lineup.

A lot better than we would have expected, but that's not saying that much.

It's also great to see something as real-world integral as a searchlight become almost necessary in an RTS wargame.

A pale shadow of a flawed but fun game. If the designers do not have more in them than this, the Jagged Alliance series should end here.

The dismal gameplay coupled with the subpar framerates make this play more like a B-grade no-name title rather than the AAA title it was supposed to be, and that's just not forgivable.

As the Whatsit says, " @!#?@!"

Just as fun for two players as it is for one, we can recommend Sno-Cross for anyone who likes their racing games with a bit of ice.

A brilliant puzzle game with a truly unique feel and gameplay mechanic.

Breath of Fire IV is no exception, compensating for its minor narrative and graphical flaws with watertight gameplay and a huge helping of old-fashioned role-playing charm.

Misses the mark by just a tad, but that shouldn't halt the admiring throngs.

Rulz is an ass sandwich. We took a bite so you don't have to.

Controlling everything with the DC controller, especially over the often lengthy missions, will lead to cramped, achy hands, and the necessity for quick command issuing just doesn't fit well onto a gamepad.

Decent game mechanics placed within a historically precise recreation of the beloved Looney Tunes world makes it a good, solid racer worthy of the brand Acme.

Colorful, fun, hopelessly addictive and a great way to introduce others to videogames.

A poor ending to a bad journey.

FIFA 2001 may not be revolutionary in gameplay or depth like Madden, but it's revolutionary in terms of graphics -- and it brings home the ultimate vision of soccer game creators better than any game before it.

Though occasionally enjoyable, endless game crashing bugs, bouts of tedium and a few badly designed elements make it a miss.

Longtime fans of Lara's exploits will find more of the same ride, but we can't recommend paying the full admission price.

The graphics, while not terrible, certainly border on the slightly embarassing.

The single biggest change made to MechWarrior is in speed. Gone are the days of slow, plodding robots.

Stylish and fun despite some repetitiveness, this is one of the better action games you can pick up this year.

The quintessential Harvest Moon, and Natsume will be hard-pressed to top this one in terms of added gameplay, additional farming tasks to complete, areas to explore and women to woo. For fans of the series, this is a must-buy, and a must-see for those looking for something a little different.

Finally and least forgivable, important terrain features and items pop into existence only when the Grinch comes close, and disappear again if he moves away. This is endlessly irritating.

Tomb Raider junkies will like the new levels, but anyone that got sick of this back in 1997 isn't going to have a sudden change of heart.

Problematic gameplay and terrible control mar an essentially goofy and slightly fun offering.

Though it doesn't stand out technically, the physics and gameplay modes lend themselves to hopping right in and hitting the dirt.

We come not to bury Spider-Man, but to lament that more could not be done to make the Nintendo 64 version of the game as sharp as its counterpart.

It offers more than "Civilization 2," but not a lot more. Fighting has been expanded in strategically interesting ways, but additions to diplomacy, technology and interface are primarily cosmetic and flat.

The graphics are just plain ugly, the gameplay is utterly monotonous, and the whole affair has the freshness of sun-dried milk.

Is Gunman Chronicles a good total conversion? For the most part, yes. Is Sierra trying to milk the Gordon Freeman cow one too many times? Absolutely.

Spankings are in order for the lamentable pile of dung titled Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker, and there aren't enough asses or paddles out there to make restitution possible.

If "Knockout Kings 2001" weren't on the market, this game might earn a severe MISS rating. But compared to that excellent game, HBO Boxing isn't worth the disc it's encoded on.

With new tag-team maneuvers that are remarkably easy to execute and more backstage areas than ever before, this is still the best PSOne wrestler and a great game for fans looking for something to play with their friends.

The levels in Banjo-Tooie border on being too large -- it's rather easy to get lost in many areas. The level design, though, is superb, and the visuals are top-notch for the N64.

Even players who aren't die-hard fans of the shooter genre will enjoy the game, if they give it a little time to grow on them.

One of the coolest and most absorbing games we've played all year.

Contains fleeting moments of fun, but the weak control of the game makes playing it more of a chore than anything.

In short, this interactive bit of testosterone-laden tomfoolery is just like the movie.

Failing to pull through with what could have been a very interesting premise, however, EA has given us the keys to Bond's wheels but included with them jagged visuals, uninteresting level designs and some of the least polish we've seen in a while, making this game something of a clunker.

The best wrestling game ever made and one of the best games ever to appear on the N64.

All flash and no substance, Gunbird 2 is too hard, too short and too boring to even bother looking at.

The best adventure game in years. That's one of the easier ways to describe The Longest Journey. It's also the longest, the most rewarding and the most mature.

This horrible travesty might cheat a couple of otherwise unsuspecting parents, who meant to buy Madden, out of their hard-earned money with a game that even a chimpanzee with a transplanted goldfish brain could see was unfinished.

Some fun can be extracted from the deep bowels of Blues Brothers 2000, but the lack of innovation, short game length, disgusting camera control and uninspiring license lead to a game not even deserving of a rental.

The son of Zeus should not be dropped into the most generic and bland series of environments that make the hellish pit of New Jersey seem as diverse as the Amazon rain forest.

It's simplistic and mechanical, and just doesn't deliver the feel of a smoky pool hall where skill rules out over luck.

Some players may not find it terribly thrilling, but for those who are looking for aerial excitement, Sky Odyssey is a must-own.

While this "odyssey of obesity" may not be for everyone, beneath the dated look lies more than enough quality gameplay to appease "Dragon Warrior" fanatics and nostalgic retrogamers alike.

While there's nothing included that will crack the Earth with its monumental importance, it's certainly nice to know that the same old, same old has been presented with a nice, new bow.

Standard jumping and puzzle-solving elements form the meat of play, and cute little caesuras are thrown in to keep the play from getting stale.

If you are simply not into chess, this package isn't going to turn you around, but if you want a sage tome that can rest comfortably on your hard drive for years, this is probably it.

Although the sleuthing has a little too much seek-the-key gameplay, its "Unreal"-powered graphics and friendly interface make this one a respectable addition to the canon.

It's got bottomless depth, good AI and everything we loved so much about the series. It just doesn't have much new stuff to talk about.

It is exactly the same Driver -- and a lot of what we gamers put up with before bears a little bit more scrutiny this time around.

The graphics have been tightened a bit to rival the PC version's and... well, that's about it.

Solid and competent, the cannon hits its mark.

It's a hit because it's fun, pretty challenging and relies on a tried-and-true game style -- but if you're choosing a game to show off what your PS2 does -- this ain't it.

Despite a multitude of polygonal eye-candy and the largest amount of high-quality FMV ever seen in a game, its otherwise spare graphics and lazy AI won't appeal to everyone.

If nothing else, Final Fantasy IX is a work of utterly sumptuous beauty, with gorgeous environments, jaw-dropping cut-scenes and detailed characters.

A real waste of the attractive Gabrielle Reece license.

Combining superb stealth gameplay with outstanding visuals and that crafty British humor, Chicken Run is more than worth crossing the road for.

Everything that's done right here is on a prom date with wrong, and the wrongs manage to dance all over the rights' feet a little too often.

Unfortunately the grappling in the PSOne version of UFC is quite a bit less complex than the Dreamcast version's, with only one button combination used for most throws and one for counters. This makes successfully grappling an opponent much harder.

One of the better PSOne kart racers we've played recently -- with crisp, colorful visuals, loosely demanding gameplay and a great soundtrack.

Not the best in the genre, and a little sugar-coated, but tight controls and good graphics are what they are, and this game's got them.

It certainly does not have the basketball depth of "NBA Live 2001," and we'd only recommend it to die-hard college hoops fans who simply have to play as a Division I team.

Fans of Donkey Kong Racing who wore out their controllers playing the game are going to be disappointed by Rare's latest offering.