"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.

Though "PGA" plays the simulation angle well, the easy putting, occasional quirks in control and lackluster graphics that actually affect the gameplay adversely all leave this title mired in mediocrity.

If you haven't figured it out by now, we'll spell it out for you: Even at $20, this game is not worth your cash.

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

This one has it all -- an innovative combat interface, a sweeping story and some of the most gorgeous graphics seen in a PSX RPG. Quite simply, it's a must-buy for any console RPG fanatic.

The magic of "StarCraft's" expertly designed strategy glows brightly enough to blind you to its few inadequacies.

Unfortunately, it also has crippling flaws that suck fun out of gameplay like a starving Nosferatu gnawing on a rat.

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.

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.

Each cutesy character speaks a cheery sort of gibberish, and gameplay is littered with enough bleats, chirps, hums and nonsensical exclamations to gag a deceased goat.

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

It's okay for a sports car to act like a movie sports car, a cartoon sports car or even a realistic sports car, as long as it doesn't act like a bus.

While seemingly dogpiled with new buildings and features to impress the first-timer, it's actually become so feature-dense and micromanagerial... that only hard-core SimPsychopaths will really be able to appreciate the package

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.

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

Twitchy controls, dull track layouts and boring gameplay guarantee this title a place right at the back of the starting grid.

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

Two-player mode, as well as some nice VMU games, and even a rather uninspired 3D "fighting" game option make Revenge a great rental, but there's just not enough meat (living or otherwise) to warrant shelling out $40 at ye local videogame store.

It's one of those games where the player can sit down for 30 minutes, play it and then leave and feel as though something's been accomplished. The huge number of missions should keep the game going for some time, and there's also multiplayer support.

Fans of the original game who lamented its poor battle system may now drop their pants and do the hootchie-koo in celebration.

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.

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

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 music isn't quite as good (as its predecessor), and the gameplay has been simplified so much that it fast becomes mindless and quite repetitive.

This "directors' cut" version turns a bad game into a horrible one, thanks to an uncomfortable control system and bad framerates.

As infuriating as getting rapped on the skull rapidly and repeatedly, but otherwise just normal.