There was potential here, but dreadful graphics and poor artificial intelligence make this a battle best avoided.

An awful frame rate and lackluster visuals make this version of Puzzle Adventure one to avoid.

Discs of Tron is a prettied-up port of an '80s arcade game that's barely even recommendable to die-hard Tron fans.

Imprecise controls and repetitive gameplay hampers this downloadable cooperative adventure.

This repetitive trudge through the land before time does no justice to the concept of dinosaur fighting game.

Sonic finds shallow, frustrating gameplay awaiting him in the legendary realm of King Arthur.

An obtuse interface makes MLB Front Office Manager bewildering even to baseball-sim veterans.

Imprecise controls and repetitive gameplay hampers this downloadable cooperative adventure.

The decent hack-and-slash action of Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale is plagued by more problems than its heroic adventurers can handle.

In addition, Dig Dug Deeper's relative lack of difficulty, levels, and complete lack of extra modes and features make it difficult to recommend to even the most ardent Dig Dug fan.

Colorful graphics can't make up for this game's shocking brevity.

An obtuse interface makes MLB Front Office Manager bewildering even to baseball-sim veterans.

Guilty Gear 2 may be an interesting experiment in cross-genre game design, but it's mostly a shallow mess.

Happy Tree Friends False Alarm is clunky, unimaginative, and more like a false start than a fun game.

Shrek 2 for the PC is strictly for kids, though considering its clunky controls and short running time, it's not even a terribly good game for them.

MLB 2K9 is a deeply flawed funhouse-mirror distortion of baseball.

The sort of game that's unpleasing to every possible audience. The hardcore retro fan base will scoff at the way these games have been shoddily reprogrammed. Fans of the graffiti artists will wonder why all the artwork is so poorly used.

Dead Block fills the zombie apocalypse with rampant vandalism and ingenious booby traps, yet somehow the result is exceedingly dull.

An obtuse interface makes MLB Front Office Manager bewildering even to baseball-sim veterans.

Enough effort was put into the gameplay and graphical design to keep it from crashing and burning, but not enough to inject it with any sort of life or appeal.

Questionable design choices aside, the problem with almost every aspect of The Godfather II is simply that it feels unfinished.

The Wii version of MLB 2K11 is dated, ugly, and adds virtually nothing new to last year's game.

Dead Block fills the zombie apocalypse with rampant vandalism and ingenious booby traps, yet somehow the result is exceedingly dull.

Dull platforming and button-mashing action make Blade Kitten a disappointing first game for its cute-as-a-cat heroine.

This bland, uninspired adventure will probably make your wrist hurt. Fortunately, it's over quickly.

Enough effort was put into the gameplay and graphical design to keep it from crashing and burning, but not enough to inject it with any sort of life or appeal.

Although the futuristic setting is a welcome change of pace, Harbinger falls short of the mark, with half-baked action and role-playing elements that are overly shallow and simplistic.

Deriving pleasure from this dull, monotonous RPG is a challenge that should only be undertaken by the most hardcore Code Lyoko fans.

This little role-playing game is pretty--and pretty dull.

The RPG elements and Alfa Romeo license aren't nearly enough to save this ugly, boring racing game.

Recycled environments and mediocre gameplay overwhelm the multiplayer positives of this lackluster Ghostbusters adventure.

This survival horror sequel is clumsy and frustrating and not suspenseful in the least.

It's safe to say that only the most diehard of Gundam fans could possibly find anything at all to like about this game.

Mister Slime looks about as simplistic as it plays, displaying gameplay on the bottom screen while relegating Slimy's health, points, and menu items to the top screen.

Visual problems and poor use of the second screen take a toll on the DS port of Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command.

True to its title, this fantasy action game will make you furious.

MLB 2K9 is a deeply flawed funhouse-mirror distortion of baseball.

A new coat of paint can't save this busted and broken remake.

Tryst's memorable title is the only thing that stands out about this otherwise forgettable and buggy real-time strategy game.

This online first-person shooter is too shallow and buggy to entertain for long.

Unless fumbling your way through half-baked minigames to win some virtual stuffed animals sounds like fun to you, you're better off leaving this overpriced collection on the shelf.

Rather than resolving what came before it, Awakened simply shrugs its shoulders for a couple hours before throwing another cliff-hanger ending your way. Sure, it still plays perfectly well, with plenty of intense dismemberment and a pleasingly varied selection of necromorph enemies to fend off.

This basic brawler fails to capture the unique character or high-speed action of its televised counterpart.

If the wait for the 2010 Winter Olympics is killing you, this ho-hum collection won't make time go by any quicker.

Serious control issues spoil an already bland adventure.

Belief & Betrayal is a paint-by-numbers adventure that amounts to little more than a lame rip-off of the Da Vinci Code.

With an uninteresting world and dull combat, the survival horror game ZombiU is a weak link in the Wii U's launch lineup.

Missile Command on Xbox Live Arcade only serves to illustrate that an analog stick can't replace a track ball.

Rainbow Islands Evolution is the perfect example of how not to remake a popular franchise.

Only grind-loving, masochistic role players need apply.

The average gamer is going to have a hard time looking past the game's generally poor production and repetitive gameplay.

A few cute moments can't disguise this movie tie-in's biggest problem: its criminally short length.

Even if it were finished, this movie-inspired action game wouldn't be deserving of its prestigious license.

Excruciating difficulty makes this latest addition to the Desperados family one frustrating trip back to the Wild West.

What starts out as a simple but entertaining aerial jaunt quickly becomes monotonous and shallow, making it hard to justify its price tag.

What starts out as a simple but entertaining aerial jaunt quickly becomes monotonous and shallow, making it hard to justify its price tag.

Pure Football may be an arcade take on the sport, but that doesn't excuse its repetitive gameplay and general lack of game modes.

Phantom Breaker fights a losing battle to provide you with a reason to play it instead of one of its many qualified peers.

Instead of fixing any of Psycho Circus' problems, adding some Dreamcast-only levels, or even just making the game an exact port of the original, the programmers at Tremor have actually removed some key features of the PC version.

All the gore in the world can't disguise Splatterhouse's laundry list of clumsy mechanics.

Only masochists need to bother with Majesty 2: Battles of Ardania, an incredibly tough expansion pack.

The Golden Compass is just another family-friendly film cash-in with few redeeming qualities.

This tedious underwater adventure is as short on content as it is on thrills.

Terrible controls and bland visuals make this intergalactic excursion one to avoid.

This multiplayer-focused, handheld distillation of the Dynasty Warriors formula is barely entertaining enough to sustain its two-hour length.

Sloppy emulation and a sloppier enhanced mode make this version of Tempest a package to avoid.

A few cute moments can't disguise this movie tie-in's biggest problem: its criminally short length.

What should be a joyful revival is dragged down by low-res textures, repetitive missions, punchless attacks, and an overall lack of excitement.

Digimon World: Data Squad is a crushingly repetitive and generally joyless role-playing game.

Kurupoto: Cool Cool Stars is a simplistic maze puzzler that you'll probably be done with in a single sitting.

With an ancient design and old-fashioned gameplay, Command and Destroy is more like a gust of stale air than a blast from the past.

Simulation racing fans beware; this racer will test your patience more than your riding skills.

The controller may fit the bill, but Rapala Tournament Fishing just isn't the big catch that virtual anglers were hoping for.

Ultimately a shallow, clunky, near-broken mess of a game.

Despite the descriptive accuracy of its title, Word Puzzle is too shallow to satisfy fans of word puzzles.

Fails in almost every department, from graphics to gameplay and everything in between.

All the gore in the world can't disguise Splatterhouse's laundry list of clumsy mechanics.

This mech strategy RPG is rusty and dull.

The Golden Compass is just another family-friendly film cash-in with few redeeming qualities.

Sticks to the show fairly faithfully, but extremely limited options, the inability to skip the lengthy between-question animation, and horrendously slow load times suck out any potential fun you might have with this game.

This pricey one-trick pony provides an amusing trot down memory lane, but you'll be saddle sore before you know it.

Samurai Warriors 3 is yet another unimaginative entry in a series that became outdated years ago.

The squad premise of the game serves only to throw a few meaningless options into an otherwise thin game.

The ideas were there, but Darkest of Days doesn't deliver where it counts.

The lack of content and the simplistic presentation prevent even the most diehard Twilight fans from wanting to sink their teeth into this one.

PlayStation Move Heroes pulls you in with its all-star cast, but problematic controls and repetitive gameplay kill that initial excitement.

It doesn't matter if you're a huge fan of off-road racing, the Wii version of Dirt 2 is best avoided.

Combat Mission says good-bye to WWII, but hello to an inept interface, broken AI, and hideous visuals.

You may play a feudal lord in Stronghold 3, but the tedious micromanagement and bugs make you feel like a peasant.

How far can cinematics get you when the gameplay sandwiched between them is so poorly paced, so utterly misconceived, so reliant on stick wriggles and button tapping? There's a place for contextual prompts and cinematic storytelling in video games, but Resident Evil 6 is a mishmash of elements put together without any sense of care or direction.

It's inelegant and underdeveloped, and it represents a major step backward when compared to the original. Halfhearted dialogue, bad AI, unimaginative level design, stripped RPG elements, and all sorts of other factors make the game feel as if it were pieced together on an assembly line and quickly tossed onto store shelves.

Series faithful might stumble through for the sake of story, and perhaps to appreciate those few moments that recall when Resident Evil was at its peak glory. But this long, poor sequel is the ultimate test of patience for even the most dedicated.

The Golden Compass is just another family-friendly film cash-in with few redeeming qualities.

Hunted: The Demon's Forge buries its rock-solid ideas under a mound of execution blunders.

Not only a poorly realized party game, it's also a boring one to boot.

The mind-numbing Faery: Legends of Avalon is too shallow, easy, and tedious to inspire anything other than apathy.

Like a poisonous mushroom, Rise of the Fungi looks good but makes you feel bad.

It's hard to believe that the survival-horror genre can only be done right by Capcom (and perhaps Konami), but Hail to the King will do little to convince you otherwise.