A must-see RTS experience with a rich single-player campaign and a whopping 14 styles of multiplayer competition.

Tony Hawk himself really likes the game and loves getting online with his PS2. You could end up playing against the "man" himself if you're the lucky type.

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.

The deciding factor of this game has to be how often you have friends over to participate in the battle modes. If you have chums over all the time, put this one in the must-buy category, otherwise Bomberman Online is still worth a rental or two.

Unfortunately, the included manual is among the least informative ever written and the in-game interface is more than a little clunky.

Doom may be looking a mite long in the tooth in terms of the larger world of first-person games, but for a GBA title it's one Hell of a ride.

A very solid action title. Not an overly innovative game by any means, but far better than much of the licensed schlock out there.

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.

Nobody has developed a perfect basketball sim. Visual Concepts however has come the closest with NBA 2K2. By far this is the best hoops title on the market today.

The best kind of console conversion--one that isn't obvious. PC gamers wanting an extreme sports rush have found their hit.

It is far from perfect, but that being said, this game is still the best Batman game ever made for any system, and I have played them all!

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.

Rockstar Games has done the unthinkable, turning murderous greed into an honest to God art form with Grand Theft Auto 3.

The excellent castle management and siege combat is tarnished by the cumbersome interface and mediocre real-time combat.

It is considerably more challenging than the first at many points, yet it doesn’t have quite the polish of the original.

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.

Above all else, this game is spooky, stylish and most importantly, fun from beginning to end.

Whatever the reasons, Lady Sia is able to remain enjoyable for at least half the time it takes to complete its quest, which is more than can be said of the majority of the new titles out this winter.

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.

The game adds enough new missions, locations, structures, weapons and units to justify the purchase and will likely keep you clicking away feverishly until the wee hours of the morn.

I can't remember the last time I had so much fun just playing. At times I truly felt like a little kid completely immersed in a fantastic game of let's pretend. At my age that feeling doesn't come around to often but when it does you sure savor it.

I truly fear poor old Robert Louis Stevenson is turning over in his grave at the atrocity that has been committed in his name.

If you are the obsessive type who likes to control every little happening, the trade of every historically-accurate bushel of grain, then Patrician II will supply a lengthy, stream of satisfaction.

A few minor annoyances, like poor enemy AI and some puzzles that seem almost too difficult keep it from a higher score, but if you’re looking for a game you can invest some time in and not feel like you came away with nothing, welcome to Eden.

It takes some special effort to make a game so frustrating in all of its aspects that it seems to have been made by gaming sadists with the express intent to torture innocent gamers.

Short Adventure and limited two-player mode aside, Lego Racers 2 is an excellent game.

Technology can't emulate personality, at least not yet. Maybe some day The Weakest Link will make a good holodeck program. Until then, pass.

Okage's extreme weirdness does level off after a while into a mostly familiar RPG, but its overall charm and humor make the experience well worth it.