NFL Head Coach brings football sims into the 21st Century, but it still won’t appeal to many people beyond hardcore sports sims fans.

A dream come true for Street Fighter Alpha fans.

Rush for Berlin is not groundbreaking or a game for the ages, but it doesn’t have to be those things to be fun. If you’re a strategy fan and you can put up with a few annoyances, you’ll find yourself having a good time with the game.

It's a bit odd and altogether not that interesting. Even though it's a budget title, you're better off waiting and saving your money for an RPG that you'll actually want to spend some time playing.

The only thing astonishing about this game is how bland and generic it manages to be.

Stunts & Effects adds a lot to the game, but does so without changing it in any fundamental ways. It is certainly recommendable to all fans of the original game, and is a virtual “must-have” for you The Movies filmmakers out there.

If stacked wants to play with the big boys, it needs to bring more to the table.

If you are looking for a fun, relaxing game, with great visuals, you have found it; if you are looking for a challenge, well, take a calculus class, or maybe intermediate accounting.

The play is simple enough on the surface, but the real gameplay comes from the depth of strategy involved in the game.

Puzzle fans should line up, march down to the store, and pick up a copy of Lemmings. Just watch out for any traps along the way.

I can't recommend this game to anyone, unless someone out there actually enjoys fighting with the controller while blindly swimming the seas in a vain search for their next obscure objective. Best to string up this one by its tail.

While the puzzles aren’t bad, the rest of the game is. That leaves you with something that’s just not that much fun to play and that is downright frustrating far too often. Leave this one to the most obsessive of Da Vinci Code fans.

The setting itself and the very unique factions in the game are enough to make the game stand out from the crowd. Back this up with some solid RTS gameplay and you have a winner in Rise of Legends.

SpellForce 2 is sure to satisfy action-RPG gamers.

If you're a sudoku fan or interested in what the fuss is all about, Dr. Sudoku gives you a lot of puzzles for your money.

Strategic Command 2 is best for someone entirely new to war gaming who is looking to get a feel for the genre. However, like training wheels on a bike it will soon outlive its purpose.

War gamers without an uncompromising bias towards turn-based play and real-time strategy fans looking for a more realistic depiction of battlefield strategy and tactics should definitely give the game a look.

LOSTMAGIC’s unique real-time battle system is weighed down by some frustrating issues, but it is an interesting game nonetheless.

The game is best enjoyed in the same manner as it delivers its action – in short doses. As a budget title it’s not bad as a mindless alien-blasting diversion or a walk down memory lane for older gamers who grew up in the top-down view era. If you’re looking for deep immersive gameplay you won’t find it here, but it fits the bill when you’re in the mood for some quick and easy action.

Like watching a tie game – fun at times but ultimately unsatisfying

Battle of the Gods is more of the same for fans of the original game – the rival god adds more character to the game but doesn’t have much of an impact on gameplay.

Rampage Total Destruction is far from being totally fun.

All complaints and setup times aside, FF XI is one of the stronger MMORPGs out there, and when it comes to console MMORPGs (not PC), it may very well be the best.

It’s not quite Mad Max, but it can be fun to hit the open road and blast a few mutants along the way.

Like the story, there are some cool ideas here but they’re not built upon enough to make a truly great game.

Easy to recommend to adventure gaming fans. It is a great mix of puzzle solving and acrobatic platform action that makes for some great gaming fun. Finally, Tomb Raider has returned to the excitement that made it a legend in the first place.

If you like complicated war games with Everest-sized learning curves, then this is the game for you.

Eliminate the tedium, ratchet up the tension, and get rid of the annoying quirks and bugs and you may have yourself a good little strategy game here.

Tourist Trophy probably won’t have the universal appeal of "GT4," but it is a competent racer in its own right. If you’re a fan of motorcycles, you’re sure to enjoy it.

Perhaps the Commandos series should stick to strategy gaming.

Control issues deep six this double-o seven.

Who knew that solving a mystery at a school for wizards would be so tedious?

A decent little game with an interesting and unique storyline, as long as you don’t mind the slow pace and excessive amount of required reading.

While hard-core RPG gamers may scoff at the game’s hack and slash approach, it plays well for those looking for an action-RPG that works well as a portable game.

The game sure is nice to look at, but it lacks the depth needed to build a long term relationship.

It's not for everyone, but if you're intrigued by the tactical side of combat Ten Hammers is worth your time.

Great visuals can’t make up for repetitive and unchallenging gameplay.

Battle for Europe will sap any enthusiasm that you have for the game from the very beginning and won’t do anything to generate any fun or excitement if for some reason you decide to stick with it. Look for your flight thrills elsewhere.

Overall the game does an excellent job of making you feel a part of the timeless Godfather saga. In a world where movie-licensed games are forgettable attempts to cash in on a movie’s fleeting popularity, this is no small accomplishment.

If you are looking to waste time you might try playing Crime Stories, or you could try something else, like watching the grass grow. Whatever your choice, just remember you are still wasting your time.

Splinter Cell Essentials would more be appropriately entitled “Splinter Cell Frustrations”.

Overall the game does an excellent job of making you feel a part of the timeless Godfather saga. In a world where movie-licensed games are forgettable attempts to cash in on a movie's fleeting popularity, this is no small accomplishment.

It’s one of those rare games that is more of an experience than just a game and you’ll love being long for the ride.

Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror is not only the best action game on the PSP, it’s better than many console action games.

Put simply, Daxter is not only a great game for the PSP, it would make a great game on any platform.

The key to enjoying RO is embracing the realism. Still, this does not negate the fact that the intensity of the gameplay is reduced, and the general pace of the game is slowed.

If you really love Rainbow Six, then rent the game because you'll blow through the game pretty quickly.

The Outfit’s single player mode needs to be sent back to basic training, but the multiplayer game deserves a tour of duty.

The most advanced military shooter available on any system, bar none.

The game does have a few issues, the first being with the story (putting aside its bizarre nature). The game is in love with side quests, many of which do not really seem to tie in too much with the main storyline. The continuity of the narrative suffers as a result of your constant sidetracking followed by trying to remember where you were in the goofy main storyline.

Playing Pursuit Force is like starring in an adrenaline-inducing summer action flick. It may be trying at times, but overall it is a lot of fun and makes for a good portable game.

Burnout Revenge is the best arcade racer to date. Welcome to next-gen.

Like its pen and paper namesake, Dungeons & Dragons Online is best enjoyed with a group of good friends.

MLB 06: The Show is a grand slam of a portable baseball game.

A grand slam of a portable baseball game.

The Sims 2: Open for Business opens up an entirely new and utterly fascinating aspect of play for your sims.

Galactic Civilizations 2 is this galaxy’s best space strategy game.

If building a real estate empire were this easy, we’d all be bored millionaires by now.

It is the first strategy game to really capture the feel of Star Wars, and is a must buy for anyone who is a fan of the classic trilogy.

The dawn of a new age of strategy gaming on the go.

A multitude of flaws takes the enjoyment out of fighting off multitudes of enemies.

It’s a novel enough concept in a setting that has produced many enjoyable shooters, but it just doesn’t deliver much excitement. Even if you stick with the game through its relatively short campaign, there’s no real motivation to play through it a second time.

The Art of Supremacy is best left to the most ardent of Empire Earth II fans.

You’ll want to escape the Academy yourself after playing Ape Escape Academy for a little while.

The game is so off-the-wall and original, that it is worth a look even if you’re not usually into platform games.

25 to Life just doesn't have anything going for it that warrants a look at the game unless you're gangsta obsessed or bored out of your mind after playing every other available Xbox game out there. Save yourself the frustration and spend your gaming dollars elsewhere.

Overall, the game’s interesting storyline and intriguing locales make it worth a look if you’re an RPG fan.

The real crisis here is the lack of enjoyable gameplay.

The action's not enough of a payoff for all the time spent in robot design.

Gauntlet fans will be disappointed and the game won’t win any new converts to Gauntlet fandom.

While maybe not as awe-inspiring as the first time we saw the Prince, The Two Thrones is a great way to end this series.

The Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones shares the dual personality of its title character in that it is at once immensely enjoyable and incredibly frustrating.

Best suited to younger gamers new to RPGs as veteran gamers will find it too simple and repetitive.

Legion Arena is a good buy for any gamer that loves playing General. It satisfies the need for a quick bloody battle and yet still provides enough depth to keep it all interesting.

A great workout tool for those serious about fitness.

While the controls may be on the simple side in a game like this that isn't a real issue because all you're want is to have fun.

If the environments were more open, if there was more variety to the puzzles, if the game lasted longer, if ..., then you could have had the best game of the year here.

There's nothing really more to the game other than an occasional comic book style still between levels. Unless you're the most diehard of Kong fan, there's not much that's going to hold your interest past your first session with the game.

If the environments were more open, if there was more variety to the puzzles, if the game lasted longer, if ..., then you could have had the best game of the year here.

If the environments were more open, if there was more variety to the puzzles, if the game lasted longer, if ..., then you could have had the best game of the year here.

Love Dragon Ball Z and you’ll like the game.

If you just want to be a gung ho Space Marine and put yourself into the middle of a run and gun shooting gallery, you'll have some good times with the game.

Like a bad sci-fi version of "Diablo" or "Diablo 2" set in outer space. Unless you’re dying to spend hours on a Diablo throwback, it’s likely that you will think of Space Hack as just another hack and slash RPG arriving on the shelves a few years too late.

I found the novelty of the dark-ops modes to make up for the less than compelling play of the deathmatch modes, but I don’t find myself looking forward to the next time I can jump online with the game like I have with other online shooters.

As close as you'll come to starring in an epic war movie.

The "z" in Dogz is for the snores this game produces in its players.

Rise of a Soldier will not appeal to everyone, but if you enjoy realistic shooters and would like a look into the life of an American soldier it is definitely worth your time.

Just like the plot of Aeon Flux, the game is sometimes brilliant, sometimes frustrating, and overall a bit on the confusing side of things.

The chance to skate a virtual LA will appeal to Tony Hawk fans and those new to the series will find the story mode a great way to quickly learn how to be a sick video skate rat.

The detail level is amazing, not just in the cars but in the cities and the crowds watching the races, I can talk about lighting (wait until you see your first night race!), textures, and the like, but it’s more effective if I simply ask: when was the last time you played a racing game in which you could see the instruments on the dashboard through the car’s rear window?

I sincerely hope that Gun does well enough to warrant a Gun 2, and that the sequel really fills out the gameplay and lets it truly live up to its full potential.

Next-gen football with great graphics that seem to have come at the expense of gameplay options found in current-gen versions of the game.

The style of the game is pure anime, with that Old West thing thrown in, but on the blocky side.

If you ever wanted to live the "Dawn of the Dead" experience, here’s your chance.

Releasing this game in its current state – now that’s a true crime.

Operation Spy is strictly for the 007 crowd – the age 0 to 7 crowd, that is.

Like in Hollywood, the real magic in The Movies is in the films you produce and not in the mundane business of making movies.

Roaming free is just not exciting as it should be as there is not really anything to do outside of beating on the poor townsfolk.