Instead of drawing from the rich source material of the TV show, Farscape is a conventional action game with a clunky interface and a dated engine.

On the Nintendo DS, Justice League Heroes is a halfhearted beat-'em-up game that does very little to make you feel as if you're controlling your favorite comic book characters.

An incredibly slapdash and barren game that has absolutely nothing to offer you beyond monotonous, almost-broken fighting mechanics, tiny environments, and a bunch of lame unlockables.

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

This frustrating collection of minigames is an insult to vacations, holidays, and every other blissful experience.

The game would perhaps be visually palatable if not for the substandard frame rate, but alas, it's a little too jerky to really be pleasing.

An unremarkable but serviceable racer that too often doesn't put its best foot forward. It's a shame it didn't capitalize on its stronger aspects to deliver a more consistently thrilling experience, but even with its flaws, there's some speedy fun to be had on these streets.

The on-court action is so sloppy and unsatisfying that even rubbing defeat in Carmelo Anthony's face loses its appeal. NBA Live needs serious work in just about every aspect in order to raise its game to a respectable level.

Even though you can climb higher than ever before in Dynasty Warriors 6, the series as a whole seems stuck on the same wrung.

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

Putting this game into your Nintendo DS could seriously jeopardize the special relationship that you enjoy with your favorite handheld.

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.

Rengoku: Tower of Purgatory all but completely botches the execution, delivering an experience that's clumsy, repetitious, and, thankfully, fairly short-lived.

Mindjack's chilling vision of the future is smothered by awkward controls and poor storytelling.

WWE 2K's annual release schedule has felt superfluous for a number of years now. This has never been more apparent than with WWE 2K20, a game that's not only riddled with frequent technical issues, but one that's notably worse than its predecessor in almost every area--whether it's the dull and unenjoyable combat, the fact half the roster look like terrifying goblin facsimiles of themselves, or MyCareer's obnoxious and tedious story. This is the moment the WWE 2K series hit Rock Bottom.

Although it features reasonably unique character designs, interesting concepts, and a huge explorable world, Legend of Alon D'ar fails in execution with substandard quality in nearly every respect.

Music is a generic sampling of the pop-punk found in many games today, but you won't hear much of it, because it's obscured by the incessant, annoying buzz of motorbike engines.

Venetica has too many flaws in just about every facet to make for an engrossing role-playing experience.

Iron Man's high-flying new adventure is hindered by erratic difficulty and repetitive level design.

This frustrating, broken mess is one of the worst strategy games in years.

Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine is a disgracefully bad attempt to capitalize on the popularity of Iron Chef.

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

This traditional adventure game offers a few attractive scenes, but otherwise it's an exercise in tedium that will disappoint even avid adventure gamers.

Even those looking for a tactical stealth action game should be wary, since this one is both frustrating to play and not very engaging.

Road to Respect shoehorns the Sopranos license into a clumsy, poorly designed action game that isn't the least bit enjoyable to play.

Final Fight: Streetwise doesn't look good, doesn't play well, and it can't even get its unlockable bonus--the original arcade game--right.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is full of things that make you go "hmm." Why do midlevel checkpoints update your score but not save your game, forcing you to restart from the beginning if both characters die? If you're going to steal from Gears of War, why steal the slow-walking, earpiece-cradling mission updates?

If you want to experience a beautiful anime-style role-playing game, you have many other choices, like the recent Ni no Kuni. It's best to leave Time and Eternity on the store shelves forevermore.

MC Groovz may feature The Fresh Prince's "Parents Just Don't Understand," but dancing to its poorly stepped, overly lengthy tracks just makes us feel like Carlton Banks.

Bloodforge's striking brutality doesn't stand a chance of overcoming its crushingly dull gameplay.

Regardless of your enthusiasm for swashbucklery, there's just no reason for this cheap attempt to cash in on Pirates of the Caribbean.

ArchLord can be summed up with two words: "dull" and "repetitive."

The Third Wave is embarrassingly primitive in every conceivable way.

Clash of the Titans is a predictable hack-and-slash adventure that is exactly the type of game that gives movie tie-ins a bad reputation.

A cruelly hijacked story makes this otherwise serviceable game a pale shadow of adventures past.

Flaky detection and awkward menus seriously hamper this dance fitness game.

This alternate-history shooter is proof that an interesting premise can't compensate for boring and broken gameplay.

This alternate-history shooter is proof that an interesting premise can't compensate for boring and broken gameplay.

Floating adrift in the middle of the Pacific would rival the entertainment value of this strategy-less strategy game.

Stranger is one of strangest games of this year. Or any other year, for that matter.

If Rock Revolution came out two or three years ago, it might have been revolutionary, but in 2008, it's not even relevant. Uninspired presentation, a tiny tracklist that includes no master tracks, a complete lack of vocal support, uninteresting gameplay, and a barebones Career mode are just a few of the many ways in with Rock Revolution fails.

This stealth game takes all the fun out of life in prison.

Those who are only mildly into the sport will be disappointed by the game's repetitive graphics, steep learning curve, and overall lack of variety or fun.

Has virtually no lasting value whatsoever and just isn't much fun to play even as long as it lasts.

The environments are no fun to get through, fights are infrequent, and the simplistic combat is unfulfilling.

This simplistic brawler's condescending attitude and one-note gameplay make it worth dodging.

Even kids who loved the animated film won't find Happy Feet to be worth their time.

Why didn't the PC get the GOOD version of Spider-Man 2? Who decided to make an entirely different and decidedly mediocre version of the game specifically for Windows users?

This concept itself obviously isn't a terribly original one, and Shattered Universe's gameplay mechanics are equally pedestrian in design, hopelessly trying to mirror bigger, better space combat games.

Despite the presence of a few familiar Disney cartoon characters, the game is so devoid of quality that no one could possibly enjoy it.

Pushover opponents and a stripped feature list are just two of NASCAR 2011's unfortunate flaws.

Shattered Suns wastes its promise with terrible presentation values and poor implementation of its 3D combat system.

Playing the game can be a numbing experience. Antiquated graphics, horrible voice-overs, clumsy storytelling, boring characters, derivative settings, pixel hunts, simplistic puzzles, and severe bugs have a way of doing that. If Legacy can do something wrong, it does.

Planet of the Apes has no compelling action, no puzzling adventure, and no interesting places to explore. It is gaming stripped of virtually everything that separates games from work.

Iron Man 2 bungles its improvements and neuters its thrills, taking all the fun out of being a high-tech superhero.

It's unfortunate, however, that the number of bugs infesting it make things so problematic and frustrating. The game's spooky ambiance and appealing nature are enjoyable, but not enough to overshadow the humdrum puzzle solving, nor to distract you from glitches.

A lot of little flaws suck most of the fun out of this take on radio-controlled car racing.

Without the ability to compete against human opponents, this version of Cyberball 2072 is a completely useless waste.

The game is flawed on so many levels that only the most dedicated survival-horror fan might get some enjoyment out of it.

25 to Life is a lifelessly generic shooter that, at times, feels like "Max Payne" without the fun.

This third-person shooter is a trip into hell.

Stripped-down controls with little punishment for crashing make Wacky Races an extremely boring racer.

Even at the low retail cost of $19.99, Robot Arena isn't worth it. You'd end up getting more entertainment if you randomly chose two movies at an over-priced movie theater.

Across every category, Alien Blast defines itself as the very epitome of boredom. The action is dull, repetitive, and in some cases, a bit broken. The game's graphics are pretty much a sad, underdeveloped joke.

Succeeds on some levels and fails on others, but on the whole, it does a good job of being a party game.

Emergency Heroes is a lazy and repetitive open-world driving game that will bore even the younger audience that it's aimed at.

Bad design choices transform this cheaply produced puzzle game into a mere exercise to see who can scribble the fastest.

When the game is over, which is very quickly, you'll hardly remember a thing about it.

It doesn't take long to get over the novelty of the included steering wheel, and beyond that this is a very unremarkable racing game that isn't much fun.

7554 is a modern curiosity that plays like a shabby relic.

Awful controls make MotionSports Adrenaline an extreme disappointment.

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

The Sentinel Crisis would merely be a slightly below-average console first-person shooter if it weren't so short on content and terribly boring.

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

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

Rather than pull you into the supernatural drama it tries to author, Dark devolves into unintentional comedy, the ridiculously bad dialogue and hilarious artificial intelligence inspiring fits of laughter. This game is both insane and inane, but at least its overall stupidity gives you something to cackle at.

Third-rate mission design, prehistoric visuals, and problematic pathfinding mean that you won't enjoy playing soldier of fortune here, even if the developers have added a bit of life to the squad-sim genre with a few design innovations.

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

Not to mention that Street Supremacy includes quite possibly the most perplexing and seemingly broken ad-hoc multiplayer mode we've ever seen on the PSP.

This new port of Dragon's Lair brings Kinect support and leaderboards to the classic game, but its gameplay is increasingly dated.

If you want a good rhythm game, look elsewhere. And if you want American Idol, just go watch the show.

A cast of five famous Bond villains conspire against you in 007 Legends, but the uninspired gameplay is your true nemesis.

The game's excellent music just can't compensate for its poor graphics or clunky interface.

Clash of the Titans is a predictable hack-and-slash adventure that is exactly the type of game that gives movie tie-ins a bad reputation.

A lousy port of a console game of middling quality. The timing of its release is almost more of a liability than its technical aptitude, making Athens 2004 for the PC almost wholly irrelevant.

Terrible AI and repetitive action makes 0 Day Attack on Earth a frustratingly difficult grind.

There are so many shortcuts that the handheld version of Smuggler's Run doesn't even come close to evoking the same kind of excitement as the original PS2 game.

This concept itself obviously isn't a terribly original one, and Shattered Universe's gameplay mechanics are equally pedestrian in design, hopelessly trying to mirror bigger, better space combat games.

WWII Aces is a frustrating, ugly, flight combat game with antiquated design elements and unresponsive motion controls.

This "xtremely" forgettable first-person shooter doesn't excel at anything.

Slain is easily one of the best-looking 2D side-scrollers I’ve ever seen, but the monotonous gameplay fails to match up. The combat system is too repetitive and, in some cases, broken, making boss battles a total drag. Slain’s stunning Gothic aesthetic is wasted on an otherwise mediocre game.

Tank Beat isn't much fun. There's very little to it, and what is there is bland, and simplistic. If there's one feat developer MileStone managed to pull off, it's how dull it managed to make the act of blowing up tanks. That might be a fascinating accomplishment, but it makes for an utter bore of a game.

"Evil Dead: Hail to the King" unfortunately offers little of the appeal of its source material, as everything about the game is derivative, boring, or just plain bad.

An ugly collection of poorly conceived minigames, The Polar Express is a failure by the standards of any medium.

Couldn't possibly appeal to anyone. With a seemingly random frame rate, stiff and ugly animation, and a control scheme that fights you every step of the way.

The only thing devilish about this overblown "Breakout" clone is its crummy collision detection.

It's a collect-a-thon that's not so big, not so deep, and not so tall, and it's also devoid of the fun that's craved by all.

The level of detail in the simulation of engines, suspension, chassis, and everything else that goes into making a champion drag racer is unmatched, but there just isn't very much to do in the game.