All that Hardcore Pinball is missing is some sort of gimmick to extend its replay value. It's easily the best pinball game available for the Game Boy Advance.

Just a straightforward pinball video game with a handful of tables and not much else.

So long as you can see past the game's proclivity toward spinouts, F1 2002 is a good choice if you're looking for a relatively accurate, and portable, portrayal of the F1 racing season.

It's certainly not as deep or as beautiful as the recent PlayStation 2 and Xbox releases, but it's still pretty fun.

It hasn't done anything to add to the game's fun factor or overall length. As such, most players will have their fill of Operation Armored Liberty in an hour or two.

Does a masterful job of allowing players to collect and put together an army of unique and powerful robots, but it falls short at providing a cohesive or memorable role-playing experience.

Doesn't improve upon Battlebots: Beyond the BattleBox in any meaningful way, and it's disturbing that Majesco is trying to pass off this collection of bug fixes as a brand-new game.

It may not look as pretty or offer as much in the way of features, but it holds its own against other racing games available for the GBA.

Smashing Drive for the GBA isn't a great racing game, and it certainly won't eat up weeks of your time, but it is fine for what it is: a simple, graphically impressive racer that can be played in short bursts.

The game is best suited for inexperienced or younger players because it just isn't very challenging.

It's a competent racing game compared to everything else on the GBA, but this pocket-sized iteration of EA's marquee title is missing much of what made the console versions interesting.

Top Spin 2 offers an authentic and deep portrayal of tennis, along with a decent selection of player modes and real-life players.

The conversions are far from arcade quality, but they should reasonably fit the bill for anyone who wants to experience the gist of these two games on the go.

Breakout and Warlords may be classics, but it's tough to stay interested in them because they're so extremely old. Of the three games, Centipede has the most staying power. If only this compilation included a couple more games or kept track of high scores.

Marble Madness is literally half the game it once was, but Klax makes this two-pack worth the price of admission.

Ultimately, while this compilation offers a marginally enjoyable trip down memory lane with three Atari classics, it's tough to recommend because the games are so ancient--not to mention that there's a total lack of any ancillary features. The inability to save high scores is particularly tragic.

On the cartridge are three accurate but bare-bones arcade ports that lack anything so much as a high-score save.

The follow-up to a tile-flipping puzzle game for the Nintendo DS features a simple, challenging design that makes up for a bare-bones presentation.

Beneath the sharp sprite-based graphics and Manga-style cutaways, which admittedly do look very nice, this is just a poorly designed fighting game that even the show's youngest fans are likely to laugh at.

Flushed Away for the GBA is a dull, repetitive side-scroller that deserves to be flushed away.

This simple adventure game should be just right for younger players and anyone that wants an inoffensive game based on their favorite movie.

Open Season is a slick action game that plays like a bizarre mash-up of Metal Slug and Mario.

It's a shame that Arthur and the Invisibles on the GBA can't just take after its namesake and disappear.

Tomb Raider: Legend on the GBA delivers a solid platforming experience that actually manages to mix in a healthy dose of the gunplay and puzzles that the console versions contained.

Cute penguins and dance segments similar to those found in Konami's Dance Dance Revolution are the high points of this game that's based on an animated movie.

Bionicle Heroes for the GBA is a slick run-and-gun shoot-'em-up.

On the Game Boy Advance, Disney's Meet the Robinsons is a straightforward action game that's clearly aimed at younger players.

Downhill Jam shifts away from the trick-heavy gameplay of old and turns Tony Hawk into a racer--and a fairly decent one at that.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is a derivative, uninteresting, and sloppy beat-'em-up.

Carbon on the GBA is a decent racer in its own right, but it doesn't provide the amount of excitement or attitude that the other versions of the game do.

Cruddy hit detection and poor hazard placement ruin this otherwise decent action romp.

Ghost Rider for the GBA is a visually intense, fun beat-'em-up that totally gets what the character is all about.

Rayman Raving Rabbids on the GBA returns the titular hero to his platforming roots, but the game itself is so rote and uninteresting that it's hard to care all that much.

Weak graphics and dodgy controls hamstring an already mediocre air combat game.

A few fun minigames don't make the watered-down story and tedious fetch quests tolerable.

Thanks to a claustrophobic clipping plane and frequent dead zones, BackTrack still feels like unfinished shareware.

It is really too bad that the park competition is so incomplete and lackluster, as it virtually ensures that few people will ever purchase the game and experience the sheer joy of the more magically delicious vert competition.

Both games are completely devoid of gameplay, fun, and flair. Worse, they are available free for the PC.

Terrible controls and paper-thin gameplay make Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball Max'd a bad deal, even for a budget game.

Fortress of Solitude is a passable puzzler that offers a decent selection of Sudoku-style puzzles.

Major League Baseball 2K7 for the Game Boy Advance is light on features, but it's the sloppy fielding that ultimately ruins it.

You'll give up on this side scrolling racer well before its two hour finish line.

FIFA 07 on the Game Boy Advance offers little in the way of enjoyment or value.

This game is, without a doubt, one of the worst products ever released. It will eternally battle Kabuki Warriors for the title of "Xbox game most likely to make your brain explode."

Players already familiar with arcade-style tennis games like "Virtua Tennis" will probably find the gameplay in WTA Tour Tennis a bit sluggish, and the lack of variety in the modes doesn't help the game's case, either.

An approachable arcade-style take on one of the world's most grueling rally races--and a significant improvement on its predecessor.

Even if you're the type of person who finds a picture of Calvin urinating on a Ford or Chevy logo utterly hysterical, you're likely to tire of Ford vs. Chevy's tedious racing mechanics rather quickly.

If America's participation in World War II was as frustratingly terrible as this game, all of Europe would be speaking German today.

It's unsophisticated controls, stingy list of gameplay modes, and lack of depth are bolstered only slightly by a couple of funny character designs and some decent physics. The result is a game that even diehard bowling nuts should avoid.

Ratatouille is a sufficient, if unfulfilling, platformer.

Due to its short length and relative ease, Men in Black II: Alien Escape is a game you'd probably want to rent rather than purchase, but it's fun while it lasts.

It feels dated, yes, but a lot of the quality still stands up, and with strategy being a scarce commodity on the GameCube, it's hard to argue with the game's bargain-basement price tag.

As a licensed product, it's mediocre, with enough charming moments to rescue it from the immediate bargain-basement abyss. But as a game, it's an absolute insult and more likely to put kids to sleep than it is to entertain them.

Hanging 10 in this movie-licensed surfing game has its moments--just don't expect to enjoy it for very long.

Most importantly, Daikatana just isn't any fun. Anyone looking for a Nintendo 64 shooter should do themselves a favor and look elsewhere.

Polaris SnoCross totally bites. Unless you're desperate for anything snowmobile-ish, keep a safe distance away from this dud.

A game that is accessible enough for the younger crowd, yet it still packs enough challenge and quality production that more mature gamers will appreciate it too.

Unfortunately, despite a decent feature set and a few good gameplay ideas, the game misses the mark by a long shot.

Cool power-ups and a lot of charm make TNT Racers a bunch of shallow fun.

Deadliest Warrior: Legends may make you laugh for a little while, but its sloppy fighting is dead on arrival.

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

It does a fine job of capturing the sport, but there's not enough to Brunswick Pro Bowling to make it worthwhile.

If you own Batman: Arkham City but prefer confronting thugs within the context of the game's story to doing so in the Riddler's Revenge challenges, the Nightwing Bundle Pack (which costs $7.00) probably won't make these isolated challenges more enticing. However, if you do enjoy these scenarios, Dick Grayson's unique abilities and the different medal challenges that go along with them make suiting up as Nightwing a fresh and enjoyable new way to take out bad guys and stake a claim to the leaderboards.

A funny storyline and witty dialogue are Frayed Knights' highlights. Just watch out for its unintuitive menus and frustrating endurance system.

Scene It? Movie Night provides fun multiplayer movie trivia and has an appealing price, but it's not as exciting if you've Scene It? all before.

There's little reason to make the tiresome journey down The Oregon Trail.

Satazius is a good way to scratch your shooter itch, but it won't win any awards for creativity.

A flashy presentation and satisfying chaining mechanics make Fractal an addictive puzzler.

Genki Bowl VII's four quick activities lack the excitement and humor of your earlier adventures in Steelport.

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

Revelations 2012 is garbage, and you shouldn't play it.

Ugly, boring, and brazenly priced, MIB: Alien Crisis is an absolute embarrassment.

This creaky relic of the past retails for full price in the present, making it one of the most shamelessly exploitative games in recent memory.

World of Battles: Morningstar offers rewarding real-time strategy depth and tactics at a good price, at least initially.

While the mixture of color matching and ambient music is appealing, the game is a skeleton without flesh, failing to capitalize on a foundation with promise.

Slingshot adds three good missions to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, but too easily blends into the dozens of hours that surround it.

You have to wonder how much time was even spent on prepping this game for release, since 2012 was believed to be the last in the series until a surprise January announcement that the series was back from the dead.

Overpowered losing buffs and overpriced cash shop items overshadow Renaissance Heroes' simple pleasures.

But this web-based adventure game is off to a promisingly frightening start. The Last Door is all the more engrossing for the ways in which its visuals encourage your own imagination to play a part in creating its horrors.

There's little in Bleed that hasn't been seen before. But even though it hasn't reinvented how we kill baddies in two dimensions, it's still a fun and satisfying adventure. For just $5, you get a few hours of fast-paced combat, and there's punishing side missions tucked away for those who crave a challenge. Think you can get through the entire game without dying? Tight mechanics make it possible, but it takes dedication to earn that triumph. Bleed is an energetic tale of heroic conquest.

El Diablo's Domain brings three new costumes and a series of challenges to Guacamelee that will push even expert players to their limits.

El Diablo's Domain brings three new costumes and a series of challenges to Guacamelee that will push even expert players to their limits.

Shoots for scares, but elicits yawns.

This one-hour prelude thinks as little of you as it does its characters.

Be prepared to grind for several hours before the game's rhythm picks up and its diversity compels you towards the exciting closing battles that reveal Salvation Prophecy's best attributes.

Though there are some clever moments to be found in the platforming challenges, the majority of the levels are either disappointingly tepid or downright frustrating. Irritum's flawed attempts to challenge your dexterity and engage your mind aren't enough to inspire you to linger in this limbo.

For just $15, you get a couple of dozen hours of mostly enjoyable Diablo-styled hacking and slashing that is just well crafted enough to make you overlook the lunacy of the story and the aggravation of the bugs.

Inspired by a number of popular sc-fi properties, Dark Matter held the promise of offering an appealing mash-up of Metroid-style gameplay and Dead Space-like scares. While it mostly gets the mood right, due in no small part to its slick lighting and audio work, its other elements barely range from subpar to serviceable.

Solstice Arena is explosive fun, and its short matches quickly entice you into the "just one more game" mentality so common in compelling multiplayer experiences. And though the game is great for the PC, each match's brevity makes Solstice Arena a fantastic choice for gaming on the go.

Somebody will no doubt someday make a good sci-fi Diablo. But The Harvest is definitely not that game. Use three hours of your life on something else.

Intake is a spectacularly minimal game that contains a staggering amount of complexity with just a handful of straightforward concepts.

Eventually, I grew to see the puzzles, as well as my insects' dawdling speeds, as a hindrance to what I really wanted to experience: the joy of taking in a new set of gorgeous sights. What a terrific place Morphopolis is. So terrific, in fact, that I wish there were less tedium to separate me from its stunning scenery.

Unfortunately, Dead Sky is just masquerading as a survival shooter. Instead, it is a fledgling tower defense game that never grows out of its daydreams of being anything more.

When everything goes right, Vector is a fast-paced joyride that earns your attention.

Huntsman: The Orphanage does manage to convey a sense of terror in its quiet moments, but they're more benign chills than you find in bloodier horror adventures that let you fight back or at least present enemies who do more than engulf you in darkness.

It's hard to fault the developer's intentions, and I appreciate the game's tranquil color palette and its pensive atmosphere. In a different context, 9.03m might have been a lovely trifle--but the lives snuffed out in 2011, and the survivors that mourn them, deserve more than just a trifle.

Its action isn't as sharp as its artfulness, yet Ballpoint Universe Infinite is too exuberant to ignore.

In essence, this is a standalone experience for Star Wars fans looking for a raucous thrill ride without all the massively multiplayer thrills. The Old Republic has needed this missing piece for some time now, and now that it has arrived, it's time to be the Jedi or Sith you've always wanted to be.