The multiplayer component truly makes for the great replay value as you can play as Yuri’s forces while online but not in Single player.

If you want to keep a semblance of a normal life, do not buy this game. It will suck you in and refuse to let go, then you’ll end up with the same stench and bloodshot eyes that I have.

It doesn’t have the flash and hype of big name, but it is one of the best games I have ever played.

This game is truly a remarkable trade sim, and the number options available to you through the course of this game is staggering. While the game is not without it's problems, they are easy to overlook in light of the many strong points of the game.

A fun, visually captivating game.

The game is immensely fun, and incredibly innovative. It takes what is great about Monopoly and transfers it perfectly into the builder genre.

It creates a fairly interesting game in the end, but one that is also fairly easy.

Five-hole and nothing but net.

Nearly flawless, Advance Wars is the most challenging, deep, and interesting handheld title available.

The excellent implementation of combat among an army, combined with the large variety of gameplay and an excellent campaign story make this game truly shine.

No difference [in gameplay] from last year's version, except in running. And even that needs more help.

It is a masterful piece of RTS gaming that will entrench those who dare to delve into it deep into the thrills of deep space combat. At first it is a little overwhelming with the ability to jump from one map to another. It is enough to lose a lot of players. But for the hardcore RTS fan this game will be a true gem.

Amazing! Just Amazing.

The graphics may be a bit lacking, and it may run a bit slow (I'd really hate to imagine a machine near the system reqs), but it's a blast.

Hardcore RTS fans will be unimpressed with EOTAs strategically-lacking and limited combat, hands-off management, and overall dull brand of gameplay.

There were a thousand things that could have gone wrong, making the gameplay experience a chore, or making it boring, but none of those things went wrong, and the gameplay is exciting and fun.

Past the technical issues and bland combat system is a universe that’s worth exploring.

Great story and intriguing plot twists, complete with graphical and aural pleasures, will keep you coming back for more.

A true measure of any great series, whether it be books, movies, or computer games, is that I always feel a sense of loss when they are over; ToB gave that to me.

Seems almost like a combination of many of the best management sims to date.

It’s solid and balanced, visually spectacular, offers a fairly easy though engaging single player campaign and skirmish mode, and is true (perhaps too true) to the common conventions of the genre.

A nice return to a classic game scenario, but is far too short and fails to bring anything new to the series. While playing Blue Shift was fun, I would compare the experience to eating Chinese food. No sooner had I finished, than I wanted more.

It's extremely fast, it's even more intense, and it has replay value to boot. What more could you ask for in an arcade racer?

The thing that makes this game good enough to warrant purchase is its clever design and game play, along with graphics that’ll have your eyes bugging out of your head.

This is by far the best Gameboy Advance game that I've played so far, and to top this would be a Herculean feat.

Super Mario Advance might be nothing more than a beefed-up port of an old game, but hell, it’s a Nintendo classic.

If trains are your bag, this is your program. There are other train simulators out there, but this is bar none the most polished, most complete, and with a company like Microsoft backing it up, likely to be the best supported of them all.

The gameplay made an attempt at doing something different, but only managed to make an already easy game even easier.

Smooth gameplay, great graphics, quick load times...it has it all.

Feels and plays like a rushed money grab - Raven is better than this and should have walked away.

Very average racer, but nothing more than that.

The voice acting is pure camp. The sad thing is that the camp gets old real fast and I was ready to ‘enforce’ that twit long before the game was over.

The fact that players must watch their units and stockpiles carefully is an extra, and welcome, dose of realism. Nothing is worse than having a mutiny on your hands or losing your structures to your enemy.

Definitely one of the more interesting governing and building game out there. It is unique in a lot of ways, and the gameplay is excellent.

Tribes 2 rocks. I have no choice but to come right out and say it.

Over the past 12 months, I have played some of the best games ever made and playing Black & White is just pure icing on the cake.

If you are a fan of the genre, history or war gaming in general then this is a must have title.

The most fun I have had in a straight shoot'em up FPS in a hell of a long time.

It does a fantastic job stripping away the boring, monotonous aspects of most RTS games and manages to focus almost solely on the fun stuff.

It will push you to be a better gamer, but once complete it has little replay value.

This is the only game I have played where Depends ™ should be in the System Requirements. There are more "leave a stain on the upholstery" moments in the first chapter of this game than in most horror/flasher flicks.

I have to be honest. I simply lost interest in this game.

The game is complicated, and the combat is uninspired, but overall the experience is a positive one. Plus, it makes a great way to study for a history test.

An extremely addictive action fighting game with some very cool anime storytelling and martial arts that are wrapped in an otherwise superbly executed game that is one of the most fun and coolest games I've played in years.

It's never a good sign when you start having problems before you even get to play the game. The installation proved to be quite a bitch.

I had a few bad experiences with this game but let me tell you this - as soon as I am done typing this, you guessed it - I'm Going In. I think you should too.

I will keep Alice for as long as my feeble mind can handle it.

New mercenaries, new toys, new game engine, an enhanced role-playing aspect, and more combat options combine to make this another winner from Sir-Tech.

Who'd have thought you could have this much fun with barnyard animals.

Reminded me of the old "Alone in the Dark" series, but not as much fun and too linear.

If you're out for a great Mech simulation with some incredible Instant Action games and an inspiring multiplayer setup, all wrapped in a beautiful 3D engine, then run, very fast, and grab a copy.

It is fun in places and does have some FPS gaming goodness, but it is too short in both length and originality.

Pool fans will be happy with this game (unless they have a "Diamond Viper II"), especially if they're snowed in this winter and can't get down to their local billiards hall.

It's an all around feast for your eyes, ears, and gaming appetite.

By far one of the best games to come out this year, and is certainly the best and most original single-player FPS experience to come down the pipeline since Half-Life. If you enjoy great story, super graphics, and excellent gameplay, then this is definitely a game for you.

Monkey Island is still the best place to play.

Not overly fun and addictive, but it's still pretty cool

No matter how smooth, pretty or great sounding a game is, if it ain't got that swing it ain't got a thing. Sacrifice has swing, oh lordy, it has swing.

The gameplay was not extremely bad, nor were the graphics. However, these were not particularly good either, and they were bogged down heavily by abysmal voice acting, a story that failed completely to create the desired effect, and more bugs than an entomologist's wildest dreams.

Graphics for 4x4 Evo are gorgeous.

The levels are great, the tricks are great, but the implementation is just awful.

A decent golf game, but has it's share of problems.

When I first played SST, I considered it a guilty pleasure; by the time I finished I considered it a waste of time.

Overall, the game is clean and reminds me of the old "Pacific Strike" from Origin, though more playable and it doesn't crash my computer.

So the graphics suck, the control is appalling, the intro is masturbatory, how is the gameplay you ask? Not too bad.

While there a couple of warts, NHL 2001 is, in this reviewer's opinion, the best NHL game to come out of EA Sports, ever.

It's a good idea for a story but it has been overdone to death.

By far the best sequel I've ever played.

My biggest complaint with SB is that there is no sort of story line to go with the game.

They have added some new features, updated the engine and generally given us a good new reason to spend a little of our hard-earned money.

As a fast-paced and intense gameplay title, it is appealing to those who have no idea what Star Trek Voyager is.

I wholeheartedly recommend this game to all people in search of a good flight sim -- or just a chance to be a daredevil pilot.

While the game is still a good one, I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to someone who was looking for a good RTS.

Gameplay is simply sub par, looking even worse when compared to the mammoths of the genre, much like my use of the word "mammoth" to describe racing titles.

The music and graphics will blow you away, and the game is pretty fun as well.

Monotony should be avoided in future RTS games, and was only slightly avoided in this game with the addition of almost three axes to play on with the depths, and with the concepts it introduced, but there's still a long way to go before it becomes a blockbuster.

If the gameplay could have been executed better, it would have been a great game, as it had some really cool atmosphere and monsters.

A must-have expansion for any serious monument builder, with the added attraction of being able to skip those frustrating levels for anyone having difficulty completing the original game.

A BIG game. After several weeks of playing I'm still only in the second chapter of a total of five.

"Dark Reign 2" gave me everything I was expecting: solid gameplay, great graphics, and a fun way to kill several hours.

I enjoyed the game immensely, and would recommend it to anyone seeking a good, wholesome CRPG experience.

We all seem to agree on one thing though; this game rocks!

This is the kind of game hard-core gamers dream of.

One of the best space flight sims out there, with a believable interface for commanding a large capital ship.

One of the best games I've ever played. Can't get enough of it.

The addition of the 3D camera and terrain gives it an edge over other titles in the area.

A fun third-person shooter with some uneven gameplay issues.

The loadout screen is also a pleasant surprise. The pseudo-holographic rotating representation of you chosen ship gives you a good idea of how the hard points fill out.

The graphics look sharper, the creatures look and move more realistically, the items are impressive, and the quests seem to be a little deeper.

The ultimate test of any game is how much you want to play it after you stop and quite frankly I found myself wanting to play "FreeSpace 2" or "Starlancer" while I was playing Allegiance. I didn't really like it, but it is a good game, it's just not for everybody.

It has provided me with in excess of 60 hours of pure addictive gameplay, and has earned a permanent spot on my shelf, sharing space with the likes of "Kings Quest 1" and "Doom."

Luring the entire neighbourhood into my house then sealing the doors and removing the food and toilet is just one of the many indignities I have visited to those under my care.

Few games capture me from the get go, but this one did...an absolute joy to play.

A new generation, looking a lot prettier, playing a lot smoother, and sounding a lot better, but with very little innovation.

I recommend it to those out there who need these heroic kinds of games, because being a hero is definitely what this game is all about.

That's one of the beauties of a game like AC: there really isn't an end game, or a finale. The world just keeps going and going, with new adventures and new locations to explore constantly available.

If you are interested in solving a mystery and running down dangerous corridors then this is the game for you.

I really haven't had a game get me so fired up in a while, and this one seems to be one that I couldn't go wrong with. If you were a fan of the original AoE, then you're probably going to love this sequel.