The Warlords remake falls short on both re-creating the old and delivering something exciting and new.

The DC version of this graphically intensive platform adventure is sometimes fun but gets very old very quickly.

A good pitching mechanic can't mask the many faults of MLB 2K12.

This flawed attempt at a game based on lucha libre wrestling is down for the count just moments after entering the ring.

[It] will likely bore the older players and frustrate the young.

Awkward motion controls and shallow combat make Rise of Nightmares a frighteningly unremarkable adventure in zombie killing.

You get what you pay for with this budget first-person shooter.

ShellShock 2: Blood Trails spices up Vietnam with a liberal application of zombies, but it does nothing to liven up the generic shooter gameplay.

The series' transition to real-time strategy is a rough one in this flawed remake.

There's a cool time-bending story to this adventure, but the simplistic gameplay saps much of the fun.

There are a few cheap thrills to be had in this off-road racer, but loose physics make its excitement a lot less extreme.

Aqua is a pretty but uninspired dual-stick shooter on the high seas.

This motion-controlled bowling game is a passable re-creation of the sport provided you ignore its optional Move support.

Crash Bandicoot's latest adventure has too much backtracking and too many camera problems to make it recommendable.

Control annoyances and missing features make Step & Roll a big step backward for the Monkey Ball franchise.

The Force feels quite leashed in the DS version of this Star Wars action game.

There are a few cheap thrills to be had in this off-road racer, but loose physics make its excitement a lot less extreme.

Far Cry Vengeance tries to blend recycled content with new gameplay designed for the Wii, but the results are lackluster across the board.

Good controls can't cover up for the boring, lifeless fights.

It's all funny and little fun in this politics-themed party game.

Difficult to recommend even to fans of the team, because, unlike Alex Ferguson's world-class squad, the game doesn't play an attractive, realistic, or even challenging game of soccer.

The total lack of online play and lackluster driving mechanics sink this derivative street racer into mediocrity.

The space combat is short-lived fun, but everything else about this online role-playing game is bland and shallow.

Prince Caspian combines simplistic gameplay with a confusing narrative for an action adventure that unfortunately isn't as good as the movie on which it's based.

Tropico 4: Modern Times takes the series into the contemporary world, but not without a number of problems.

Dark Legend possesses all the sly wit you'd expect from an Overlord game. Too bad the action and the once-engaging puzzles are all dumbed down.

It's true that the game has some real strengths, too, but the lousy voice-overs, clumsy writing, and glacial pace make it too hard to appreciate them most of the time.

Lost in Blue 3 recycles the series' gameplay mechanics, assets, and flaws.

Magicka: Vietnam has its moments, but this oddball add-on is marred by frustrating difficulty.

There's no shortage of things to do in Gangs of London--the trouble is that none of it is much fun.

Cut your own path in this unique but repetitive samurai adventure.

Pesky controls and irritating slowdown curtail the fun you'll have in this zombie shooter.

This disappointing film tie-in transforms the magical into the mundane.

There's no reason to pick this one up, regardless of how bad you need a basketball fix--there are plenty of cheaper, better options available.

This Pokemon-themed minigame collection misses the point for anyone other than very young Pikachu fans.

Mundane combat and a lackluster use of its characters prevent Yakuza: Dead Souls from capturing the energy and fierceness of its predecessors.

This high-definition edition of the classic real-time strategy game adds little more than bugs.

Dust Strikers defies convention for the worse, resulting in an awkward and frustrating fighting game.

War Rock is a mediocre online first-person shooter that feels more like an economic experiment than an actual retail product.

Weird settings and a lack of actual gameplay make Axel & Pixel's first adventure an unfulfilling experience.

Realistic animations can only hide the sloppy foundation of this football game for so long.

Despite its amusing story and crazy characters, Tokyo Beat Down can't fight off mediocrity.

Marvel Heroes is a colorful free-to-play role-playing game that doesn't always do its powerhouse of a license justice.

Calling this a new game and charging a sizeable amount of money for it is completely unjustified--this is a kit pack and nothing more.

It's another Empires iteration of a Dynasty Warriors game, and it comes with all the tedium and light strategy you'd expect.

Asura's Wrath isn't much of a game, but its over-the-top, anime-style story makes it easier to overlook its shortcomings.

Asura's Wrath isn't much of a game, but its over-the-top, anime-style story makes it easier to overlook its shortcomings.

This disappointing and ultra-contrived add-on doesn't improve Assassin's Creed II; it detracts from it.

For anyone above the age of 12, Pryzm Chapter One: The Dark Unicorn is quite forgettable.

While it's competent, it's also mundane, with little incentive for you to stick at it beyond the occasional bout of multiplayer with friends.

You've got to give Nucleus a bit of credit for not just being a pure Robotron clone, but its oddball take on the dual-stick shooter isn't much fun.

I Heart Geeks lets you make some incredible machines, but a lack of creativity dampens the satisfaction.

Punch Time Explosion's ensemble of Cartoon Network characters falls victim to the evil forces of shallowness and frustration.

It may be a little better than its console counterparts, but the DS version of Republic Heroes is still a dull platformer.

Big Willy Unleashed lacks the humor of earlier installments, leaving its shallow and rehashed gameplay to fend for itself.

Nancy Drew makes her debut on the Wii with this PC port that adds some irritating Wii Remote minigames to the usual adventure-game sleuthing.

This flaky action game falls short of the darkly funny teddy-bear rampage promised by the concept.

Global Agenda's novel take on class-based combat has the potential to be exciting, but drudgery and other issues present serious obstacles to your enjoyment.

Puzzle problems and a terrible interface land Dead Reefs on the rocks.

This movie-inspired action game is fun while it lasts, but sadly that isn't very long.

More of a self-running soccer simulator than a soccer game. The computer takes care of the majority of the controls.

The sequel to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords takes everything that was great about its predecessor and ruins it.

MX vs. ATV Untamed promises dirty thrills but winds up delivering only a smudgy shrug.

SpellForce 2's unique mix of role-playing and real-time strategizing makes a return in Faith in Destiny, but it only brings a few new tricks.

The brain-training experience comes to Microsoft's console, but it's unlikely to pass the test for most players' hard-earned dollars.

This disappointing, bare-bones spin-off has its moments, but not enough of them to make it worth playing.

It's another Empires iteration of a Dynasty Warriors game, and it comes with all the tedium and light strategy you'd expect.

You get what you pay for with this budget first-person shooter.

Even an innovative sci-fi setting can't save the illogical and boring Immortals of Terra.

It's just plain boring.

The most frustrating aspect of this game is not its general mediocrity, but that it is so close to being a genuinely good golf game. It has all the makings, and with some minor tweaking of the controls and a bit of graphical cleanup, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 could have been an exceptional title.

Boogie's gameplay mix of singing and dancing is an interesting idea, but it's poorly executed.

Madden NFL Arcade straddles the line between over-the-top arcade sports games and buttoned-down sims but doesn't wind up pleasing anybody.

Realistic animations can only hide the sloppy foundation of this football game for so long.

It features a plot worthy of the TV series, a number of the original TV actors reprising their roles...and boring, frequently broken gameplay that absolutely ruins the entire experience.

With only four uneven missions of downloadable destruction, Path to War offers too little and costs too much.

Elation turns to frustration in Cubic Ninja's twisted worlds.

The few moments when Bullet Witch shines are impressive, but not nearly enough to elevate the rest of the game above the dismal plane of mediocrity.

Tiger Woods 12 for the PC is a cut-rate and buggy golf sim that shares little more than a name with its superior console counterparts.

This color-matching game is too random and shallow to entertain for long.

Explosive action and incentivized gunplay fail to heat up in Bodycount, a tepid and short-lived shooter.

Explosive action and incentivized gunplay fail to heat up in Bodycount, a tepid and short-lived shooter.

Poor motion controls and wafer-thin gameplay make Just Dance a mediocre entry into the rhythm game genre.

Yggdra Union is more fun to say than it is to play.

Completely spoiled by a few major problems, the worst of which makes it possible to get by opponents using only one button.

Driver: Parallel Lines is a mediocre GTA clone with a dull storyline, second-rate gameplay, and subpar control.

While visually and aurally sound, and at times impressive, Harry Potter's GBA debut is neither innovative nor particularly compelling from a gameplay perspective.

The only difference between Carnivores: Ice Age and the previous games is that there aren't any dinosaurs to shoot this time.

The relatively limited scope, clunky build interface, and lackluster AI mean this isn't a game for veteran strategy gamers looking for a challenge.

A PSP update of a middling street racing game that really wasn't worth your time when it was released on consoles last year, and certainly isn't worth your time now.

It's a pity, then, that World Tour Soccer 2005 plays such an ugly version of the beautiful game that it's unlikely you'll play it for long enough to see even half of what it offers.

Seems not only unpolished, but also unfinished - and the problems are so inherent in the design that a patch wouldn't likely salvage it.

Though it hasn't changed dramatically since last year, the few changes made to Crave's latest poker title don't do anything to bring the series up to the standard set by recent, better poker games.

Go into your own bedroom and bring three objects, one at a time, into the living room. Over the Hedge on the Nintendo DS is the video game equivalent of this precise action, repeated ad nauseam.

You'd be better off just buying a Dreamcast console and a copy of the original Crazy Taxi, since the 2000 Dreamcast version looks better and plays better than the 2002 PC port.

Though it hasn't changed dramatically since last year, the few changes made to Crave's latest poker title don't do anything to bring the series up to the standard set by recent, better poker games.

The dull, repetitive combat and uninspired mission structure prevent At World's End from being much fun.

Despite cramming in a respectable amount of licensed material, weak minigames and a plodding pace mean this ship bilges on its anchor.