A breathtaking visual experience. X-Box, PS2, and GameCube may have titles that push more polygons, but it's Sega's attention to detail, quality of texture mapping, and the overall scale of the game world that makes Shenmue 2 stand out.

Plays exceptionally well. The cool design, well-balanced weapons, challenging courses and blistering speed of the Wipeout games have been perfectly retained in the N64's first encounter with the series.

Forsaken is an excellent shoot 'em up.

N64 owners yet to experience the delights of the Resident Evil games should put this on the top of their shopping list. Tense, thrilling, well-designed and addictive, Resident Evil 2 has it all.

A great mission-based driving game and has enough to offer gamers in actual gameplay and in its brilliant reproduction of the movie's premise and character.

With its high speed arcade thrills and multi-player modes, it seems a pity that a Nintendo 64 version of Namco's racer wasn't released a little earlier in the system's life, as it have surely boosted its flagging sales. Ridge Racer 64 is a title that will appeal to everyone, bar simulation fans.

Syphon Filter offers some extremely engaging gameplay, helped by the intriguing plot.

A superb game, but possibly not to everyone's taste. It turns the 3D platform genre on its head with its fresh approach to puzzles, but it can be a frustrating experience at times. If you want something a bit different to the standard N64 fare, this is definitely worth a look.

It opens a world of enchantment for younger players and delivers an interactive version, albeit scaled down, of the film.

This game is fun without a doubt. But, it relies too much on multi-player action.

A worthy 3D update of the 2D classics. It's a decent third-person action game with a decent story and great atmosphere.

It doesn't do a lot radically new, but it does present a decent racing challenge and an excellent two player mode.

It takes some effort to get into, but it's worth it in the end when your reward for sticking it out are some exciting nail-biting races.

Rayman Rush will still provide several hours of not too demanding competitive gameplay amongst a cast of familiar characters in a suitably surreal and colourful background.

Whether it is the competitive edge in the one player mode it lacks, or the graphical style that has been employed - Extreme-G somehow doesn't beat "Wipeout 2097" in the entertainment stakes.

Even with its dodgy graphics and other niggling problems, Alone in the Dark will still make you jump - even with the lights on.

Though the enemies aren't programmed well enough to follow you around many corners and elevators like they would in Turok or Bond, the surprises and just sheer craziness of attacking enemies makes Quake64 a game that freaks you out.

Manages to be playable and at times astonishingly well executed, even compared to the whippersnapper upstarts that are PlayStation2, Xbox and Gamecube.

None of the problems which plague Jet Force Gemini really prevent if from being a good game. It's not the best that Rare have ever produced, but it can still prove to be an enthralling challenge.

Designed for and is aimed at young children. This isn't to say that it isn't a fun game, but the puzzles aren't going to be as challenging to an adult as they would be to your 5-year-old kid brother.

Although the gameplay is as involving as it ever was, the lack of innovation means that you feel you're playing an expansion pack for "Tomb Raider 2" than a completely new version.

Games don't have to look great to play great.

This game surpasses the 16 bit original in more ways than graphics. Overall, a strong game with some serious flaws.

What Conflict Zone proves is that until a way is found round the fundamental problems thrown up by the control system, it’s unlikely that any determined real-time strategy fan is ever going to be weaned away from PC.

The best parts of the game, ultimate mode and the new levels, are only available to those who have completed the arduous tasks it takes to labour over level 80, and it's a surprisingly small number of players who've managed to complete the game three times over on increasing difficulty levels. For that small population, this is an excellent expansion.

It's certainly a graphical step down from the usual PSX fare - for that matter it's a graphical step down from the NES.

If you've the stomach for the Japanese silliness, there just might be something here for you. This game is not a true RPG however. Expect a quirky 3d platformer that is easy to play and surprisingly long.

Just don't go expecting anything that will last longer than a few days before it gets relegated to that place under your bed where all the other monsters live...