Never before in any other football game have I witnessed such natural and smart AI.

A quirky save system and confusing front end keep it from greatness, but still a fantastic game!

Why do most track & field events in "Sydney 2000" still rely on the ages-old technique of rapid button-tapping (A/B) to build stamina during a race/jump, followed by an action touch (X/Y) to flip/jump?

You have to truly learn this game to appreciate it, and if you can get past the learning curve, you'll find a very deep game.

"Gran Turismo" is still king of the realistic console driving genre, but certain aspects of Sega GT (like the analog control for breaking/accelerating and the 'Carrozzeria' option) surpass it and point brightly toward the genre's future.

Rent it, because it deserves at least that but only the truly hardcore aces should even consider the purchase.

If you really like a more sim-like environment than you may want to check QBC 2001 out as it offers Dreamcast gamers a definite alternative to Sega's offering.

If you don't have friends to play Power Stone 2 with, it loses about two thirds of its appeal.

The desolate landscapes and depressing feeling of isolation from normal everyday existence that Laura Parton goes through, slaying mutants and eating bunnies, is felt more in this Dreamcast title than in the non-stop action feast that Claire Redfield goes through in Capcom's "Resident Evil: Code Veronica."

If you're too upset to talk with your "Seaman", and the difficulty in "Ecco" has gotten the most of you (FAQ's are a stuck gamer's best friend), Ubi Soft's "Deep Fighter" is a more than worthy alternative.

It's unfortunate that a few things like a more intuitive training level and a lock-on button prevent "Ecco" from greatness.

Even now after two weeks with the fella I feel great joy and look forward to each morning to see what will happen next.

Go in peace son, as your indiscretion with yet another Acclaim-sponsored disappointment has been forgiven... again!

WWF Royal Rumble will appeal more to those who remember those great old arcade WWF games than the more recent offerings.

The game's sound system is simply awful. The game features a single commentator with about as much life as a rock.

Do yourself a favor and definitely check out these furry fighters as they prove that cuteness can be deadly.

"Virtua Tennis" is what "WSB2K1" (baseball) and "Virtua Striker 2" (soccer) should have been (but weren't), and comes highly recommended by this former tennis hater that is all psyched about next week's U.S. Open tournament.

I can see its depth and replayability, but it'll be a cold day in the Florida Peninsual before you see me pick "H&D" for rent anytime soon. It's not my cup of tea.

The control in "Toy Story 2" lies somewhere between barely-acceptable and woefully-inadequate.

The "Soul Calibur" of two-dimensional fighting games.

Recommended, if you're willing to invest the time and six-button controllers to learn the layers of nuisance and depth that go into controlling a 7.2" tall, 445 lb. German wrestler named Hugo (or a Brazilian Capeoira female fighter named Elena that weighs considerably less... ahem!).

As far as graphics and music go, "Bust a Move 4" looks and sounds the nicest of any previous games.

I'd still rather play "Dynamite Cop" with its humor and imagination. "ZR" was game I had high hopes for but in the end falls way too flat.

Let's just put it this way, if you have a Dreamcast and there isn't a "Soul Calibur" Disk sitting close by then you're getting ripped off.

This will be Dreamcast's best baseball game ever, but it's just as flawed and full of imperfections as the line-up of PS2 contenders.