Fun, creative and surprisingly fresh, but not quite enough gameplay variety to carry the load.

Repetitive button-mashing gameplay and recycled graphics and music keep Arc the Lad: End of Darkness from being on the A-list, but the online multiplayer modes are enough fun to give this game a try.

An average shooter in which the presentation and education are more compelling than the game itself.

An enjoyable Xbox title that actually doesn't have a single gun in it.

Nothing to get too excited about, it’s definitely no "Diablo."

It has its bad camera angles and glitches, but the good work put into the game makes it more than your average movie tie-in.

Too average to warrant purchasing at full price, but not a bad rental.

Not a ton of depth, and it's fairly short in single player, but as a whole it's a good addtion to your DS library.

The box says it all, "most advanced racing sim ever created”.

There's nothing we having seen here that wasn't done better almost eight years ago.

The physics are fantastic and the tuning terrific, but pound-for-pound, it doesn't offer any more in the "sim racing" category than a couple of existing budget titles.

While not the most exciting title, it’s still enjoyable and a refreshing change from all the WWII RTS’ out there.

A solid shooter with some fun twists.

Pretty average gaming action with a fun story. A good rental or discount buy.

"Creative" and "well-executed" are the perfect terms to describe Psychonauts as a whole. Psychonauts is simply one of the most inspired, fun and ingenious games to appear on Xbox, if not any of the current console systems.

Whether you're switching between targets with the L and R triggers, rapidly moving from style to style or unloading an area attack to buy some time to regenerate health using Chi, you'll always feel in total control, and you'll never grow tired of mixing up the battle tactics.

This should've been more than just slightly better than the original. Rent it before buying at full price.

It has all the makings of a top tier title, but due to a boring story, iffy AI and so-so combat mechanics, it just doesn't manage to pull out of the “average” ranking.

A little shaky at the start, but if you enjoyed Doom 3 and you stick it out, you’ll find a lot of entertainment to be had.

Gameplay-wise it's pretty standard, but for the sheer fright and experience, this is a Doom fan's dream.

The combination of humor, accessible gameplay and Lego-fied Star Wars is tough to beat. Sure it’s a short and simple game, but it’s nice to see a developer/publisher team take a chance on something a little different, and end up making an enjoyable product.

Unless you've always dreamed of playing as a ninja in a little red miniskirt, who just happens to also be a master at killing with a tetsugen, you should stay far away from this game. If you could make the game disk into a ninja throwing star, it would be more fun than playing Red Ninja.

This gameplay variation is a fantastic move on Ubisoft's part, because it makes Chaos Theory more accessible to a wider audience while still supporting a more slow-paced game.

Beautiful and stylish with an engaging story line.

Great variety & depth but still ends up being a goal short of a hat trick.

The gameplay may be simplistic, but the multiplayer, challenge modes and mapmaking more than make up for it.

The gameplay may be simplistic, but the multiplayer, challenge modes and mapmaking more than make up for it.

The combat forces you to think, which is a nice change of pace. For half the price of most other games, you'll likely get twice the enjoyment from Phantom Dust.