Lumines Live is expensive, and isn’t without its problems, but it’s still one of the best things you’ll play on Live Arcade.

They're great buys for the children in your life, but the older Spongebob fan will find nothing of note here.

If you like aprehending criminals with some humor and nonsequitous bad taste then this is for you.

Yes, it's fun, but nothing really new enough to warrant a recommendation. Die-hard Battlefield fans will see plenty of value, all others should stick with what they already have.

Running the game smoothly without a good system is going to be hard, but at least you’ll be treated to some imaginative gameplay.

Justice League Heroes may offer teams of two instead of teams of four when you play, but its superior two-player dynamic and far superior story make Justice League Heroes more fun than "Marvel Ultimate Alliance," despite the eye-candy edge held by Activision’s title.

Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs lives up to its role as an expansion pack: rather than shaking up the core game, it manages to offer up enough enhancements to make it interesting.

Had there been a shorter time limit imposed on many of the games, or some sense of progression where different jobs kept coming then WTF would have been easy to recommend. As it is, only those that really enjoy the weird sense of humor that comes out of Japan will “get” the game and want to continue playing it for longer than it takes to get 8 mushrooms across the street.

If you’ve never played The Sims 2 before, this is the latest console version and the one you should use. For anyone else, it’s simply not enough new content to merit a full-priced purchase.

Surprisingly fun. If you like a good shooting game, well, this may not be perfect, but it's fun for an afternoon. Definitely worth a rental. If you're a hunting game fan, it's absolutely great.

Even if you love the Ford license, this game will just be a waste of not only your money, but your time as well.

Family Guy feels divorced from the quality of its TV show inspiration; although funny, the game play is shallow and poorly realized... even more notably on PSP. Next!

Strategy fans that have some experience under their belt will find sufficient challenge with Space Empires V. Just be sure to read the (thick) manual and go through the tutorial. All others should really think twice before picking this up.

The only thing that holds Evidence: The Last Ritual back is its excessive difficulty; otherwise, The Adventure Company has yet again crafted an amazingly vivid game that breaks expectations of what an adventure game can do.

A complete disappointment. Far from fun, it holds you hand through level after level of bland action platform gameplay that makes you wish you could escape from this digital nightmare.

This one of the worst games I've ever played on the DS. There's nothing for fans of the series. They strip the cartoon into skeletal framing. There's nothing for gamers; too many bugs and too little variety.

They're great buys for the children in your life, but the older Spongebob fan will find nothing of note here.

Watching the show would be more enjoyable.

The possibilities are virtually endless.

Aside from an awkward control system, it’s hard not to appreciate the effort that went into making GUN Showdown more than just a straight port.

A solid, if silent, installment in the critically-acclaimed Shin Megami Tensei series, Devil Summoner delivers the goods but falls short of greatness.

Tales of the Abyss won’t be going toe-to-toe with "Final Fantasy XII" any time soon, but is a fun and entertaining tale in its own right.

This genre has been done better. Looks like Crash has been used to sell yet another crappy game.

If you aren't easily offended and you're looking for a good brawler, God Hand is worth a try.

Older gamers will be able to figure their way around the harder boss battles if they are so inclined while the younger ones may get frustrated and move on.

Die-hard fans of the show may enjoy this, but only on a home console.

Die-hard fans of the show may enjoy this, but only on a home console.

Older gamers will be able to figure their way around the harder boss battles if they are so inclined while the younger ones may get frustrated and move on.

Older gamers will be able to figure their way around the harder boss battles if they are so inclined while the younger ones may get frustrated and move on.

If you fondly remember the old Mortal Kombat games from your ill-spent youth, you might get a big kick out of this. If it's just a solid 3D fighter you're after, you may want to look elsewhere.

A worthy sequel. You get what is advertised - more of Tony Montana. If you want open ended crime gaming, get another game. This is Tony Montana you're dealing with here.

A worthy sequel. You get what is advertised - more of Tony Montana. If you want open ended crime gaming, get another game. This is Tony Montana you're dealing with here.

It's not a bad PSP game of Poker. It's just not that good either.

The multiplayer is fun, but forget playing this alone - there's not enough here.

The game is so broken that it isn't worth purchasing. Do not support sloppy game making. Do not buy this game.

Gangs of London would get wasted in the opening cinema of any Grand Theft Auto game. Although it strives to be all things to all gamers, it comes off as little more than a sad mess of something half-digested, in the final analysis.

One of those games that lacks any flavor (or fun), it's sort of the stale saltine cracker of DS games.

Mercury Meltdown finally realizes the potential that the original game, Mercury, left unfulfilled.

NeverEnd may not be a computer virus, but that’s about the best thing that can be said about it. Avoid it at any price.

A superlative use of the DS's capacity. Kids who like the movie are bound to love it, but the movie license may turn off gamers who would otherwise enjoy it.

Family Guy feels divorced from the quality of its TV show inspiration; although funny, the game play is shallow and poorly realized. Next!

If you have to choose, buy the DS version instead. There are better games for the GBA.

Things like "depth" and "pacing" are given no consideration here, and that means that boredom sets in very quickly. That's ultimately because, with rare exception, girl games aren't games – they're cynical commercial enterprises that seek to take advantage of an audience that doesn't know any better.

Family Guy feels divorced from the quality of its TV show inspiration; although funny, the game play is shallow and poorly realized. Next!

For hardcore FPS players looking for a way to keep their skills up while playing by themselves, El Matador might be worth picking up at about $10.

Just Cause had potential to be a GTA-style game on par with the GTA series itself. Unfortunately, a short story mode and a lack of much else to do robs this game of its staying power.

Doom does just about everything a port should do. Aside from a few missing options, this is the perfect console version of the game people have wanted for over a decade.

Rome may not have been built in a day, but with Caesar IV it can be; ironically, a day is about all you’ll be able to take of this game. Economic micromanagement can be taxing for the casual player and the plain combat system is far from engaging.

A good game mechanic, but the barebones approach to racing and lack of any other distinguishing features makes the entire experience uninspiring.

A solid contender for a spot in the Top 3 RPGs of 2006, Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria is a breath of fresh air in a world of play-alike RPGs.

You know if you're going to like this game or not. Go look up the song list. It's well done, and really just a question of whether or not you'd like to add these songs to your collection.

Spectral Souls is food for the TSRPG fan's spectral soul, but more mainstream-style fans may feel left out in the cold by the game's mad-depth, complexity and difficulty level. On the upside, those words are music to hardcore fans' ears.

You get to play a cartoon here, and it's a complete fighter. It's good for fans of the anime, as well as fighter fans.

NBA 2K7 is now the undisputed best pro hoops game on the market! "NBA Live" wasn’t even close this year.

It's slow paced and you'll get tired of hearing the same jokes and trash-talk over and over again, but serious poker fanatics will enjoy the big-name players and casual players will enjoy the feel of playing a game with their buddies.

Godfather: Mob Wars is the game Francis Ford Coppala should have been complaining about.

A singluar game that proves videogames can be artistic. It must be played.

This game is so imaginative and fun, it can appeal to anyone, young or old, and regardless of whether or not you’ve ever played a Dragon Quest game or even an RPG.

Fans of the show will adore it. Anyone else is more likely to scratch their head in puzzlement and move on to more complete fighters.

Most of its best parts are taken from old games, but kids who just want to play a Danny Phantom game aren't going to care about that. Good for fans of the show.

If you’re a six year-old blind girl who likes fashion, I’m sure you’ll think this game is absolutely fantastic.

If you have a really young girl that just wants to play the most simple and repetitive of touchscreen games, there are still numerous other DS titles that have more to offer in that regard. As for everyone else, steer clear.

If you have a really young girl that just wants to tap left, right and the A button, there are still numerous other GBA games that have more to offer in that regard. As for everyone else, steer clear.

If you're a six year-old blind girl who likes fashion, I'm sure you'll think this game is absolutely fantastic.

Harvest Moon DS feels like an incomplete game. The recycled sprites, scattershot nature of the town and integration of the old game’s cast and town make it feel like an expansion pack at best, or just a half-hearted sequel.

As a bonus for true Bomber-fans, by playing through the new version, you'll unlock the original version of the game. So it's two cool games for the price of one.

Why Hudson Soft and Konami decided to make a sequel to Rengoku is puzzling. Why they decided to make it just like the original, albeit a little better, is mind-boggling.

If you're looking for a racing game where robots punch each other you might be hard pressed to do better. There are better looking and more detailed mech sims, but the fast pace and fun might win you over.

Rule of Rose wants to be the next Silent Hill, but for now it's only achieving Relatively Quiet Hill status.

For delivering sheer visual and game play thrills and a solid reworking of its core franchise for the next-gen 360 platform, there's little doubt that NHL 2K7 is a solid, fun, playable title that leads the way into glimpsing the potential of what next-gen sports gaming should look to deliver; not just eye-candy, but better physics, better AI and a better overall experience than current-gen sports games.

Think of your least-favorite, most painful to endure pirate movie (like maybe The Pirate Movie), multiply it by 10 and turn it into a PC game, and you'll get the idea of what it's like to play Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales.

It's not without a few problems here and there, but if you liked the console MechAssault games, or are just looking for a solid mech action title on the DS, MechAssault: Phantom War won't disappoint you.

ProStroke Course isn't just playing with a handicap. It's playing like it's suffering from a handicap.

If you need a break from "Mario Party," this is a good place to start.

Bad Day LA is a game that could have been so much more than it wound up being. In the end it feels rushed out the door and lands squarely in the bad end of the game spectrum. Take a pass.

Offers a few new welcome twists to the racing genre. The fully-realized island of Oahu is fun to drive around in and beautiful to see, and the many different missions make the game fun for different types of players.

The battle system had some potential, but is hampered by technical issues.

One could blast through the game in a few hours, but that would be missing the point. LocoRoco is meant to be a game where one sits back, relaxes, and enjoys a simple game to unwind with.

This is a great concept that fell short. If you want an easy game that can steal a few hours you've found it.

It's not "Oblivion," and it's not trying to be. Enchanted Arms is to Tactics-style RPGs what Oblivion was to action-RPGs. A solid next-gen effort from an underdog developer.

Dance Factory has some great ideas that could lead to some really great gameplay... eventually.

If you hated XenoSaga before – the long story segments, the sparse gameplay in the first 10 hours or so – then XenoSaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra, won't necessarily convert you, but for most who at least liked it, or loved it, Episode III is a great payoff for sticking with the series for all three installments!

While World Championship Poker featuring Howard Lederer: All In for 360 isn’t the worst poker game ever made, it’s in the running.

While World Championship Poker featuring Howard Lederer: All In for PS2 isn’t the worst poker game ever made, it’s in the running.

In the name of progress, Super Monkey Ball Adventure has abandoned everything that makes the Super Monkey Ball series fun.

For this pile of crap with a multitude of problems, no variety and fewer options than virtually every Bomberman game released since the 16-bit era, do you know what the asking price is? Oh, no, this isn’t some bargain bin title – they’re charging a full $50 for this sick, anorexic puppy. Do I even need to go on?

A game pretty blatantly for fans of the show, but non-fans might find plenty here to like. It’s little more than Grand Battle with a single-player mode attached, but it’s your best chance to fight superpowered pirates this year.

Ultimately, the combination of familiar game mechanics, a lack of progression on the graphical side of things, and a story and characters that mostly fail to live up to the game’s predecessors all add up to a bit of a disappointment, and while the gameplay here is still very solid, this game is still difficult to recommend.

If you don't like 50 Cent, don't buy this game! If you like 50 Cent, don't buy this game, either! Even if you ARE 50 Cent, don't buy this game!

Not as fun as a genuine Starfox, but it's a fair offering for his first handheld adventure.

Even the ill-fated "X-Files" PC game of 1998 was more advanced and fun to play than this sorry specimen.

If you got Texas Hold 'Em for free, congratulations! Enjoy! If not, the flawed, featureless experience it presents simply isn't worth the price unless you're a serious fan of Texas Hold 'Em.

Playing Madden NFL 07 on Xbox 360 is like playing "Madden NFL 2002" with next-gen graphics. The drive falls well short of a touchdown, even now!

A well made game that's a lot of fun, but it doesn't break any new ground. Worth giving a shot anyway.

It's a good flight simulator for the DS, but it feels incomplete and lacks difficulty.

It all comes down to how much you liked Final Fantasy VII and how badly you want to see the story continue. Fans can easily overlook the flaws, non-fans can find more robust 3rd-person shooters out there.

Another problem with the game is horrid AI.

You might be better off getting a different collection of games or downloading these from the internet for free onto a PDA.