Despite the annoying camera work, Sanity Aiken’s Artifact manages to remain a fun game that will leave you excited at the prospect of finding your next Psionic talent and using it on some well-deserving criminals or on your online friends.

The graphics are very high end, with insanely good lighting effects, detailed textures, huge monsters, trees that shred when blasted with gunfire, gorgeous reflective surfaces.

In the good, but not great category, NHL 2K2's artificial intelligence provides moments of excellence, tempered with moments of sheer stupidity.

Lemmings PSP by no means does anything revolutionary to the series, but it's as solid a game as it ever was.

It is the perfect, ready for anything, prepared like a boy scout, jack of all trades, but master of none video game.

Doesn't really add a whole bunch of new twists to the WipeOut-elegance we've known and loved since 1995 but you can't deny that the game is an extremely fast-paced, action-stuffed, super slick interpretation of the experience we found on the seminal PlayStation discs.

It actually hits a pretty good balance, being much more realistic, and yet still easy to control, like an arcade style game.

While not perfect, Justice League Heroes is easily the best game to come out featuring DC heroes in a very long time.

Yet another odd and unique one from Nintendo. Not for everyone, but it does your brain some good.

Better tomb raiding fare than Lara Croft's adventures, and console-wise, it's only available for Nintendo 64 --tell your Sony loving friends to sit that in their CD tray and rotate.

Another testament to the release-first, patch-later mentality of the PC games industry, Crimson Skies could have been a near perfect title if a little more time had been spent on quality assurance.

Playing the console version of Batman Vengeance, you get the impression that the designers made an effort to make a game that was both a good action game, and made sense in the context of the Batman universe.

I think DTR should also get some credit for its control scheme, which is very intuitive.

Parasite Eve straddles a number of divides. It is and it is not a cinematic experience. It is and it is not anime. It is and it is not set in a fantastical world. The developers seemed to want to break out of the genre but to lack the courage to really take the last step.

As soon as I finished this game (yes, at four in the morning), I pulled my paperback copy of "Dracula" by ol’ Bram Stoker off the shelf and started reading. Anything that makes me want to read up on stuff has got to have something right about it.

Like all good puzzlers, Polarium is exceptionally easy to learn, and it makes it very hard for you to turn your DS off and get your work done.

The perfect game for the casual baseball fan. The controls are easy to learn, hitting is a breeze, and even at the hardest levels, the AI isn’t that hard.

Not since the original "Gauntlet" has mindless mayhem with friends been such a source of joy.

It's a fun game for those looking for a 3D shooter gone back to the basics, offering not only a fantastic array of weapons, but incredible graphics, stunning levels and hours of non-stop bullet-spraying frenzy.

The game evokes memories of Blade Runner, the dark-grey/pink palettes lending a film noir ambiance that fits the plot like a black leather glove.

This is not the fighting game for the young nor the squeamish, but it is a truly excellent fighting game. Mortal Kombat is back in the ring.

I didn't find it very scary. Maybe after so many games we're on to its tricks, but there seem to be far less boo! moments than in other RE games.

Starts off with one of the best opening scenes of any game in the last few years.

A lot of fun, with many different kinds of activities, with an immediate sense of accomplishment. It also has copious amount of practise modes.

It’s somewhat remarkable then that Project Eden not only offers an update to the genre, but also takes it to the next level with tons of challenging environmental puzzles, amazing graphics, and not one, but four lead characters.

Beautiful, fun, and very easy for anyone to pick up and play.

Although ATV Offroad Fury is not a keeper for everyone, you don't want to miss playing it at least once.

As cranky as DK64 made me, I can ill refute the fact that the game is still remarkable. Had this title come from any other game developer in the world I'd be doing back flips raving about how great it is.

If you've got a top end PC I'd still say the PC version is the best choice, but the Xbox version is still well worth owning.

The detail is reminiscent of "Sudden Strike," but rendered in 3D. It's truly awesome.

While this first PC foray into the Blair mythos is excellent, you needn't bother unless you have a relatively high-end system. If you harbor any doubts as to whether your system is good enough, it isn't. The base requirements (Pentium II 233, etc.) refer to the game running at all, not the game running well when you've got multiple enemies onscreen...and believe me, you will.

Keith David provides the voice of the leader of the Saints, and that guy has such an awesome voice he could make reading off his grocery list sound cool.

The GameCube engine is used well to convey the feeling of playing within a cartoon world and the play balance is just right for young and old players alike.

While the gameplay and situations in Deus Ex are immersive, the story execution is not.

If you are more interested in a game that looks great and has easy controls and simplified gameplay, then Triple Play Baseball is the right title for you.

One final note: if you get the Collector's Edition of Doom III, you also get ports of "Doom II" and "Ultimate Doom." If you're an old timer, that's a lot of great nostalgia.

Shadow Hearts’ enthralling plot and superb combat system make this one a keeper. Did I mention the micro-skirted heroine?

Innovative, exciting, and once you look past the visuals (which aren't really awful, just plain), a truly great game to play.

[Its] frantic, hard-as-heck action has apparently fused those vital language-center synapses, so fongoo, this review's just gonna peter out because your reviewer's brain is fried.

In the end, the game felt forced like a classic episode of "Nightboat."

In addition to the plot straight out of an LSD hallucination, it has unique game mechanics that really spice up the platform gaming scene.

City Of Heroes is a breath of fresh air, and a hell of a lot of fun to play. By building on this initial framework, COH has the potential to grow by leaps and bounds.

Though it would seem like a completely different experience, StarFox Adventures is a little like "Eternal Darkness"--a beautiful, well put together action and adventure game with so much to do and see.

Here's hoping Amusement Vision knows when to move on and begins a new project instead of staying stuck and trying to squeeze out a "Monkey Ball 3."

Expect well over 120 hours of play from this bundle, and the three main titles truly are worth your time.

Chess can be intimidating for some people, and the makers of Chessmaster 8000 make it easy for everyone to enjoy the game.

Kinetica has done bold new things with track design and playability, as well as giving gamers the sugar rush of speed that racing game fans crave.

In the end, the word of the day is "detail." Restaurant Empire has it to spare, incorporating design, bean-counting, empire-building, and plenty of customization into its gameplay. And yet, it's not that tricky to learn.

A fine mix of arcade hackin’ and halfway-serious golf sim.

If I hadn’t been recently consumed by GT Interactive’s "Driver," I might say this here R4 is some of the finest racing available for the PSX.

The physics model of Train Simulator is quite simply dead-on. Your biggest enemy is derailment. There are all sorts of ways to derail a train when you drive it badly.

The action is as close as it can get to the real thing.

The graphics in this game are awe-inspiring, breathtaking, and at times you might find yourself ducking to avoid a punch from the onscreen opponent you're trying to defeat.

An incredibly complete sport simulation that captures, not only the heart of the sport, but also pays close attention to all of the little details that tennis fans love about the game.

The AI has always been one of the weakest elements in this series but this time around it has been tweaked a bit and these soldiers will now perform a little more realistically.

With impressive graphics, a deep combat system, and control that lets you throw out the moves like a Disco dancer on Speed, fans of Mixed Martial Arts and Pride competition will find Pride FC a very accessible and transfixing game.

While Metroid Prime engages on no level other than gameplay, that gameplay is so perfectly tuned and refined, so continuously evolving and clever that you'll keep playing and playing, even when you're frustrated, even when you're honestly just a little bored with the back-tracking, and even though you don't care about the character or story.

Chock full of the same brain-straining combat that made the series famous, Unfinished Business will delight turn-based tacticians. Conversely, the game is difficult, perhaps needlessly so, and newcomers are warned to either stay away or prepare themselves for many hours of frustration.

Speed vs. control is what F-Zero is all about. It's not an easy ride, but it's a fun one.

A very good and interesting game it is indeed, and it would have gotten a higher rating from this humble reviewer if only they had remembered to include a game-save feature. As Spock was fond of saying: “Most illogical.”

These are simply the best graphics Papyrus has ever coded.

Makes a nice package, and is a good ride for fans of the series. It's probably a little rough on newbies though.

For strictly pedal to the metal action that requires leaving your brain in park, Extreme G3 is a blazingly fast and fun ride.

It's idiotic. It's also pulse-pounding, addictive, cartoony, loud and grating, and essentially engineered to lay the audio/visual Stigmata on mom and dad hard if they happen to be in the same room trying to read US News & World Report.

Part puzzler, all prankster, it's a unique, silly puzzler with a few glaring errors, but lots of heart.

The game is among the best looking on the N64. The music and sound effects are N64bulous, and a solid narrative connects the game together and ties it into the Star Wars universe.

In this journalist’s opinion, it was a lot easier to perform tricks on the GameCube version of this game than the Xbox version, thanks to Nintendo’s comfortable and form-fitting controller.

The things they have added do not drag the game down. In many ways they are great improvements. But they don’t go as far towards making the game a truly deep, satisfying RPG as they could.

If you think you'd like a little more realism in your RTS games but shudder when somebody says the name "Jane's," Real War is definitely something you should check out, despite its polish flaws.

Judged as a whole, hardcore audiences could certainly do much better.

Long enough to last you a few intense game sessions, and you'll easily polish it off over the weekend.

While [it] might not be as polished or have the better AI and all the bells and whistles of Madden, it is a very solid football game and offers up plenty of new and innovative features that Madden doesn't.

If you like Kart games, it's worth picking up.

While the linear missions can get quite tough (not to mention adhering to the imposed time limit), controlling the airblade hoverboard is surprisingly intuitive.

A fun little racing game that has a lot going for it, though nothing sticks out as being overly great.

An excellently designed game, fun enough to take your mind off all the gun-toting soldiers at the airport while you wait for your flight.

Raven's attempt to infuse different styles of gameplay into SoF2 come off looking like they were stuck on at the last minute with Elmer's Glue.

It has its quirks, but in the end, it delivers the goods. And the scares.

Great concept, graphics, music, and controls are important characteristics of a great product; but so is gameplay, and in this department Stretch Panic is lacking.

If you can make it past the cuddliness, there is some good napalm throwing fun to be had.

An excellent game, but needs some polish to catch up to "NBA 2K3" and "NBA Live 2003."

In any full 3D combat game, targeting can sometimes be a difficulty, and in War of the Monsters, that manifests as an irritating inability to switch cleanly between targets.

A lot more difficult to learn and to play than it ought to be... [but] a great game.

Clearly designed by people who by-God know their Simpsons minutiae...An excellent-looking, perfect-sounding, perfectly-playable arcade game, albeit one of many missed opportunities.

But although it introduces some exciting new concepts into its gameplay and environment, some of these don’t seem to be as well thought out or tested as they ought to have been, and a few other important game elements seem to have been sacrificed altogether.

Absolutely runs away with the title of most visually and technically impressive game for the PlayStation 2... Unfortunately, the developers shot themselves in the foot with the actual game.

Considering none of the developers are taking the time to make a new game, I'm not going to take the time to write a new review.

A truly Kaufmanesque moment occurs in Exhibition mode, when you can elect to face Andy Kaufman as Andy Kaufman. He would have loved that.

If you just want something to race in circles while oohing and aahing over the purty but extremely exaggerated lens flare, this isn't for you. Sega GT 2002 is a game with substance.

Delivers what you'd expect. You want lots of explosions, and lots of things to shoot at, and they're on the disk.

Racing along bumpy gravel or icy roads at breakneck speeds is a great thrill, despite some unrealistic collision mechanics.

The lack of a two-player mode (reportedly dropped due to shipping deadlines) and no ability to simply roam around the city without time limits and seek out its many hidden areas and shortcuts is nigh-on criminal, especially the latter.

Together, the sum of these interesting parts holds up quite well.

Some of the puzzles were just a little too peculiar and, if you even manage to figure them out, may leave you thinking “How was I supposed to figure THAT out?”

The zoo theme is a lot of fun. Newcomers to sim gaming may get more bang for their buck, but oldtimers with a Noah (as in the Ark) complex will enjoy it as well.

Eerily successful at creating a creepy, spine tingling atmosphere. The music and sound effects perfectly match the suspenseful story.

The biggest disappointment of Hot Pursuit 2 comes in the multiplayer. There is no way to have one player be the speeder and the other player be the cop. Either you're both racers, or you're both cops. This is a terrible omission.

This is a hefty new multiplayer package, considering that this an expansion and you sometimes don't get 12 multiplayer maps in a regular full game. Frankly, it helps compensate for the fact that the single player campaign is so short.