The sense of speed and immersion is compelling, squealing around tight corners is a joy due to perfect control and the races themselves will keep players' knuckles white as they try to evade every day traffic while still outracing the cops and smashing their components into buildings.

Something that really bothered me was the fact that the player’s field of view is limited to about 150 degrees throughout the duration of the levels while the boss battles were in 360 degrees. That means that not only could you not move, you aren’t able to look behind you and shoot objects that have happened to pass by you.

Highly addictive.

If you enjoyed the tourism aspect of the original game then this add-on is a definite must for you.

If they wanted to make a realistic and fun boxer then they’ve fallen short. I’m not sure which they were shooting for. And that’s the problem.

It all works pretty well, but there are a few hitches here and there that prevent it from being truly great.

With a combination of good characters, good graphics, good sound and good levels I think it’s safe to say that this is a good game.

Combine excellent gameplay and some of the most in-depth gaming modes with the vocal talents of the legendary Vin Scully and what do you get? You get one hell of a baseball title.

I can’t tell you how much fun it is to check your best friend over the boards and into the stands. That alone is worth the price of admission for me.

This game is for hardcore freaks who like their games deep and complex, and who don't mind spending most of their time in the garage perfecting their death machines before they actually do any killing.

A good looking Western that has half a brain, takes most of your brains to figure out, and makes you want to scream, "Give me a real Western! Give me a damn Western RPG, for the Duke’s sake!"

If you want beautifully rendered mountains and an awesome soundtrack, get Amped; if you want to actually have fun, get "SSX Tricky."

No matter how you stack it, Kinetica plays like "F-Zero" and "SSX"’s evil offspring. Taking the best of both games, Sony has made a great genre slightly better.

The most stunning aspect of the game, though, is the graphics and, especially, the animation. Everything is in meticulous 3D, from the map screen to the battles. In battles, though, is where the animation really shines.

The gameplay of WTS however, is superb. Never have I felt so close to real soccer action than with this game. It’s that good.

I can personally verify that multiplayer is much much smoother than before – not that it was awful before, but I haven’t been getting as many disconnects as I did before.

The whole ‘look’ of the game is superb, from the metal clanking of the menus to the fireworks and confetti that erupt when you score, everything is crisp and vibrant.

The game seems to have no structure to it whatsoever, and that’s before you begin to question why the hell you’re delivering unknown packages in the first place.

It's not going to look and run as well as it does on an Athlon 1Ghz with a GeForce 2 Ultra, but for PlayStation 2 owners, it's one of the best FPS games out there at launch.

You wouldn’t think stats would be such a big deal in an arcade over the top game, but they’re here – by player and by team. Pretty impressive – I wasn’t expecting that at all.

It is the inability of a game of this type to compete with its spiritual predecessors that leaves us wanting for more.

The problem with the Xbox version is that the defensive AI is atrocious.

Saying that Knockout Kings requires extreme wit is almost as heinous as claiming that George W. Bush is the most intelligent man on the planet, it just ain't gonna happen.

Given that you can walk on walls, swing rapidly in different directions, and crawl through tight spaces, programming a good camera system can be quite difficult. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work well indoors.

I’ve had a lot of fun with Beach Spikers and if you have 3 friends, you can really have a blast with hot 2-on-2 action, if you know what I mean.

Grating commentary by announcers Michael Cole and Tazz will have you scouring to find the mute button on your remote.

If I could give a guilty pleasure award, I’d definitely place Blitz as one of the frontrunners.

The way NBA Live uses the controller is as maddening as watching Derrick Coleman squander enough gifts for two hall of famers.