There is a unique and clever mix of various game styles that keeps things fresh (always good when fish are involved) but there are a few difficult hurdles that might stump the younger crowd and require some parental or sibling assistance.

If you loved the movie, enjoy funky retro dance music and contemporary hip hop, and want to experience some of the best computer generated undersea graphics to ever grace the GameCube, take Shark Tale for a swim.

Rome's campaign mode can be a bit daunting for all but the most hardcore RTS veterans.

You will be hard pressed to find another fantasy RTS game that has the engrossing background and storyline of Kohan II: Kings of War.

As with most of these dancing games you either “get” it or you don’t. For those that do, you won’t find a more comprehensive or fun dancing game out there. The new camera-based game modes add greatly to an already fantastic DDR package and sets the bar just that much higher for the next installment.

More than just a novelty, it’s outrageously entertaining.

It does have charming graphics and sound, but the maddening grind really drives down the fun factor.

A game like no other. It almost rises above the definition of the word “game”, but you can’t argue that there is a lot of challenging fun and addictive gameplay to be found in this attractive package.

This is strictly a fan game, and in that vein, it is a success.

While Apprentice isn’t lacking in small challenges, the hardest part about getting through the game is having the patience to move through all the more boring sections, since it does get pretty repetitive after a while.

The fast button-pounding gameplay mixed with the strategy of stat-building and item-management makes this game fit in everyone's favorite category. Group this with a fantastic storyline, good voice acting and the addition of several multiplayer modes and you've got one of the best comic book games ever made.

Best of all, Second Sight tells an excellent story and does so with a presentation that borders on interactive cinema.

The storyline is classic X-Men fare, and little details like characters' lines and dorm rooms (Colossus has an easel in his room, for example) really add a lot to the fan service.

Nothing less than the realization of every Star Wars geek’s version of Cowboys and Indians.

Yeah, this is a bit of a button masher, but there is enough style to the game and depth to the system that you can get beyond this.

If you are fan of Warhammer or just RTS games in general then you owe it to yourself to buy and play this game. It might be a long time before you play anything else.

For those looking to relive your favorite battles from the Star Wars universe, this is the single-best compilation of battle scenarios going. What it lacks in presentation it makes up for in intense gameplay with plenty of authentic Star Wars flavor.

Clever design, brilliant gameplay, and a good sense of humor (not to mention its $19 price tag) make Gish a must buy.

Playing this game is, overlooking a few control issues, just simply enjoyable. There is nothing too demanding in the way of strategy, it's just a matter of shooting everything.

Sure, the single player campaign can be whistled through in a matter of hours, but thankfully Xbox Live adds a little replay value and life to this otherwise generic game.

Because of the included Body Shop utility, the relative ease of creating your own custom content for your Sims makes this game all the more fun.

And while previous games like "Silpheed" and "R-Type Final" are both excellent games, there is something about the style and the legacy associated with the Gradius franchise that makes Gradius V a force to be reckoned with.

The cutscenes are shockingly brutal, the language is shockingly harsh, and the gameplay is shockingly bad.

The cutscenes are shockingly brutal, the language is shockingly harsh, and the gameplay is shockingly bad.

An amazing ride, definitely more exciting than the original game, but probably not as unique since most of us already knew what to expect.

I, for one, simply cannot remember a game that was this engaging or addicting in my 24 years of gaming.

This game sucks, but it sucks like being addicted to heroin sucks. Once you take that first hit you can't help but want another. So try to stay away from it, because otherwise you'll end up having to explain those Ashlee Simpson CDs.

It doesn't deliver on all fronts, has some dubious design choices, but is itself one of the finest RPG's on the Xbox and the most fun I've had with an RPG (a genre I'm not historically all that fond of) since "Kingdom Hearts."