Isn't a complete disaster, but it's undoubtedly the worst outing in the franchise's history. Its unresponsive controls and shallow gameplay are what holds it back from seeing its true potential.

It's just a shame that more care wasn't taken to make his life seem less repetitive and more diverse.

There are some great bits of level design to be found here, but it's a shame that the stealth elements are used almost entirely as linear puzzles.

Fortunately, or unfortunately (depending upon how you view these things), quite a few of the game's levels can be beaten simply by running like heck through them and avoiding all conflict.

In a world where light-gun games need to change or die, Ninja Assault is an evolutionary dead-end for the genre.

The rather simple controls lack any sort of considerable depth that would keep the game interesting. In fact, most of the time, just hitting random buttons will pull off some pretty impressive punches, kicks, and flips.

The control scheme is bound to scare lots of people away before they see what it has to offer. And it has a lot to offer. It's not pretty, but it's deep.

A terrible game... It may not be the worst game of the year, but it is the most disappointing.

It's true that it won't make you forget "GoldenEye 007", but it's the closest a Bond game has come to that level of quality in years.

Certainly the higher-level player vs. player content has potential, but it should be a crime to require a player to wade through hours of mind-numbing gameplay to get there.

The downside to the game's ambitious design is that the individual parts don't fare nearly as well alone as they do being part of a larger experience.

Beautiful in both looks and sound, Metroid Fusion is simply a pleasure to play.

Featuring an acute attention to detail in every respect and more substance than fluff, Splinter Cell is the defining espionage simulation... A compelling, unforgettable experience.

Although some may find the controls to be unfamiliar, once mastered, they work flawlessly.

Chief among the defects of Rocky is that despite the game's well-conceived interplay of jabs, uppercuts, blocks, power-punches and what have you, it's too easy to cheap-shot your way to victory.

Its erratic jumping controls and annoying camera issues will ensure that even the little ones will become frustrated.

For Mortal Kombat fans, this is easily the best installment since "Mortal Kombat II."

Filled with some of the finest script writing and voice acting in a game. No joke. While some games like "BMX XXX" make weak, flailing attempts at humor, Darkened Skye consistently pulls off laugh-out-loud dialog.

For Potter fans of all ages, Chamber of Secrets is a must-have.

Not funny, despite its pathetic attempt at being so. The jokes are racist for the sake of being racist, confuse fecal references with wit, and are just generally asinine.

For Potter fans of all ages, Chamber of Secrets is a must-have.

Enough depth in its skate tour of Springfield to satisfy most fans of the show.

The new single-player levels are challenging without being impossible and break new gameplay ground without abandoning the things that made the original great.

A likeable platform game, but as it progresses, its lack of variety makes it dull.

The altered control scheme and new dribbling controls takes some getting used to, but you'll be leading teammates and setting up give-and-gos in no time.

The same formula that was once termed as ground-breaking now become tired and old.

One thing that is nailed down tight is the visual style. Every area in Arx Fatalis is extremely atmospheric, and in a nod to the backstory, just feels right.

The thrill of careening around turns surrounded by dozens of competitors? Check. A great simulation of the long road to victory? Check. Spectacularly destructive wipeouts? Check, just no fire.