This is the most beautiful fighting game ever to grace a home console.

Nothing on Dreamcast comes close to matching this game in terms of action and fun.

Oh yea, oh yea, glory hallelujah -- this is the game we've waited so long for.

So vastly improved over its predecessor that it easily wrests away the title of "Best Football Videogame of All Time" and easily scores a direct hit.

A great experience. It's as close to a perfect rendition of the D&D universe as we've ever seen.

There is no masking this one; it is, to mince no more words, a wonder.

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

While paling in comparison to its celebrated predecessor, "Chrono Cross's" great character design and intriguing combat system ensure that the game is anything but the misfire it could so easily have been.

Delivers on every level -- gameplay, graphics, sound and, especially, originality. Greedy as we are, we can only complain that there isn't even more goodness.

Even though the graphics are almost identical to the last version, everything else has been upgraded enough to make this sequel better than last year and, by default, the best racing game of all time.

Beautiful graphics, huge courses, great multiplayer and infinite replayability round out the package to make this hands-down the best game on the PS2.

Those who haven't already bought a copy of it should promptly have their heads examined.

The characters and the storyline are so superbly written, illustrated and realized that it'll be impossible for any RPG fan to not find something to like in Skies of Arcadia.

Perfectly walking the line between arcade racer and sim, it delivers fantastic, deep, engrossing racing action without the endless twiddling of a sim or the ridiculous control of an arcade racer. There are no weapons or powerups, either.

Smoother than The Glide, bigger than The Diesel and cooler than The Iceman, NBA 2K1 is as about as good as basketball gets.

If you're severely allergic to overly cute-and-cuddly games, take some Dramamine before heading off on Mario's adventure.

The ability to control, design, influence and sometimes destroy the lives of little virtual versions of ourselves is mysteriously engrossing.

With its gorgeous graphics, brilliant storyline and perhaps the best combat interface ever designed, Vagrant Story is one of the greatest dungeon crawls ever to be unleashed on the gaming public.

Although almost ridiculously simple, "Virtua Tennis" is more addictive than chocolate-coated, sugar-frosted crack.

A game published by Nintendo where players avoid globs of feces and urinate on flaming demons is something that simply has to make you laugh.

Jaw-dropping graphics. The level of detail on each player is almost silly.

While its direct competition is the Dreamcast's "Virtua Tennis," those who pass up this one because of cutesy characters and backgrounds will miss out on one of the best games for the system, hands down.

More creative minigames, a slightly higher difficulty level, superb level design and some of the best realtime graphics the PlayStation has ever seen all make Year of the Dragon a winner.

The original Dreamcast game blew us away, and there are so many improvements to this version it'd be impossible to list them all.

But for sheer fun, there are a few games that can compete with Tony Hawk 2's excellent mix of tricks, bails and hidden swag.

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.

So imaginative, colorful and funny that it serves to remind us how insufferably gloomy and witless most shooters are.

The MOST FUN 2D fighter game of all time.

One of the most compelling, beautiful and impressive pieces of code we have played in a long, long time. It is also insanely addictive.

It has improved graphics, better controls, smarter AI and a new momentum meter that adds to the drama.

Dance games will probably never get any better than this.

For a complete package of plot, style, depth and action, few games rival "Deus Ex."

UT fares better than "Quake III" in three of the categories: lag, amount of people allowed to play and levels.

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.

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

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.

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

Although it doesn't make full use of Sony's new 800-pound gorilla, it does have spectacular and colorful graphics, ingenious level design, a wonderful cast of characters and an enormous game world to explore.

It's Number One, baby! Hi, Mom!

The few weaknesses come from repetitive gameplay in the single-player game, simplistic tactics that often boil down to "get 'em," and steep system requirements.

We know it sounds weird and wild, but trust us, once you see the game in action you'll almost understand why it has, at times, totally dominated not only the Daily Radar office, but that of our parent company Imagine media as a whole.

The Bottom Line: Brilliant.

We recommend Cataclysm for "Homeworld" fans, but if you've not played "Homeworld" yet, grab it first and play that -- it's a better game.

A few problems do exist, such as unrelenting, almost perfect AI drivers and some graphical glitches, but as a whole product, this is the NASCAR simulation to own.

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

Madden 2001 passes the competition to become the best gridiron title on the N64.

A fast and fun hockey game that gives you all the options, modes and action you could want from a hockey game.

We predict with confidence that Excitebike 64 will go down in gaming history as the best motorcycle game ever.

For those with the drive and the patience, though, Superbike 2001 is, hands down, the best motorcycle simulator available for the PC.

Easily the most realistic, and definitely one of the most fun, fighting games to ever come along.

It's as if Michaelangelo came down, picked up an already beautiful painting and made it a masterpiece.

Those with the ultimate system and mad teamplay skills will eat this up, though; it's a triumph of teamwork, dynamic gameplay and some serious strategy.

Blizzard has scored again with an object lesson in polish, depth and sheer compelling playability.

Both the graphics and the driving model are spot-on, but the game is also full of great new ideas, like a time of day setting that corresponds to the internal clock of the Dreamcast, a fictitious car stereo that lets you "make your own CDs" and a brilliant point system.

Power Stone 2 may well be remembered as the most confusing fighting game ever created. And a whole lot of fun.

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

Though in five years we will not look back on "Icewind Dale" as the game that changed the world, we will likely remember it as one of the most enjoyable RPGs we've had the pleasure to crack open.

While the game's nothing less than explosive, it's quite quirky, too -- strange characters, stranger situations and an unusual emphasis on fruit make this... well, the fruitiest shooter we've seen in some time.

The best $20 computer game we've ever played.

The city-building series has been popular before, but we think Zeus has the potential to blow this series up big-time.

With great gameplay comes a great game.

With just about every conceivable option for a basketball game available, Live 2001 is even better than last year's excellent effort.

A fine game from most perspectives, it's also excellent in ways that will raise the bar a little higher for others making the attempt in this genre.

Fits like a familiar old glove (or gauntlet), but smoother, better-fitting and lined in fine, Japanese, brocaded silk.

This is the type of game that mothers hate.

TDVR stands out for a being a fun driving game that places its emphasis on fast action rather than hardcore realism.

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

Even provides an excellent FPS experience for those who may not wear their pointy rubber ears to bed at night like we do.

Dino Crisis 2 serves up two playable heroes in the form of military agents Regina and Dylan and, unfortunately, they're both rather stock and devoid of personality.

Gamers with a penchant for shooting, sneaking and protecting the free world will no doubt find plenty to love in this finely crafted, story-driven actioner.

This, as of right now, is the de facto standard in high-end golf games, and no golf-game fan should be without it.

With a ton of options, gorgeous graphics running at consistently high framerates and plenty of tracks to choose from, the few niggling problems (like online lag and touchy controls) seem to slip away into meaningless babble in the heat of a close race.

In short, Monkey Island has amazing production value, great graphics, good comedy, and a compelling story.

Two parts "Wipeout" and one part "Mario Kart", combined with a feel all its own, make the newest Rollcage a winner across the board.

If you like Tekken then you have to have this, the most, biggest, best bag of Tekken so far. A droolworthy launch title.

Inventive and exciting with its flaws safely buried in the adrenaline rush.

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.

Coupled with the nearly perfect atmospheric music and sound, the game does have its moments of true fright.

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.

Although NHL 2001 is by no means perfect -- it lacks drop passes and give-and-goes, and is mysteriously missing the icon-based passing found in the PS1 version -- it is so visually spectacular and sound in fundamentals that we don't hesitate to recommend it.

For the devoted, F355 Challenge is the closest videogames have ever come to reproducing the experience of driving a single car.

Players who preferred last year's fast, arcade feel can boost up the speed in the options settings, but fans of more thoughtful, deliberate play will likely enjoy the challenge and pace of this year's iteration.

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

Compared to the conservative Madden franchise, "Blitz 2000" is the flamboyant "Neon Deion Sanders of football games, and a hell of a lot of fun.

The framerate is blazingly fast, even in four-player splitscreen, and there are tons of new levels, new weapons and new characters -- that actually play differently -- to frag your friends with...This is one awesome FPS.

"Street Fighter III: Double Impact" doesn't have all the bells and whistles that other SF titles have, but its fighting engine is so clean and deep that it is a joy to play for old schoolers.

The in-game models, landscapes, lighting and explosions are all in keeping with the Star Wars galaxy, and the engine is no slouch either.

Despite some technical flaws and a difficult user interface, Shogun will please wargamers looking for a solid title.

The recipe might be getting old, but what comes out of the oven is still plenty tasty.

Featuring major improvements over last year's KK2000 -- including brilliant commentary and much improved player control -- this updated version is easily the best boxing game on the market.

Let's start by clearing up the silly notion that Fear Effect 2 is the games equivalent of a skin flick, shall we?... Creative, deep and addicting, Retro Helix is one of the best action adventures we've ever come across.

Sega GT is a nearly perfect racing simulation that offers hundreds of cars, dozens of options and weeks of deep gameplay.

A fast and beautiful arcade racer that's thin on the single-player experience but thick with multiplayer fun.

With near-perfect control, a great new hip-hop soundtrack, several new characters that weren't in "Double Impact" (including perennial favorite Chun Li) and the best 2D animation we've ever seen in a fighting game, this game is certainly the business.

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.

With only a few camera issues to stomach and a raised eyebrow given to the level of difficulty (especially in later stages), Ecco's 25+ stages of fluid, gorgeous gameplay show it has the brawn to back up its beauty.

A goofy, amusing third-person game that captures the essence of the original and builds on it, managing to stay true to the first while breaking free and providing plenty of fresh adventure.

Move over, Mavis Beacon. This Dreamcast typing tutorial blows your tiresome tutorial to smithereens.