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

This PSP fighter's limited roster, flat presentation, and dim-witted AI result in a wholly uninteresting combat experience.

Corralling livestock is a fun new way to solve puzzles, but some agitating quirks will push the impatient away.

A remade classic and a passable sequel meet in this fun but inconsistent package.

A remade classic and a passable sequel meet in this fun but inconsistent package.

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

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

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

This short expansion is only for Company of Heroes completionists.

Silly costumes are not enough to cover for repetitive gameplay in this formulaic platformer.

This derivative action game is a bunch of silly, stylish fun.

A remade classic and a passable sequel meet in this fun but inconsistent package.

This fantasy sequel is a good entry-level wargame.

Corralling livestock is a fun new way to solve puzzles, but some agitating quirks will push the impatient away.

Too many design issues leave this physics-based puzzler grounded.

Too many design issues leave this physics-based puzzler grounded.

This unusual music game is as satisfying as it is strange, but the high difficulty limits its appeal.

These microgames are so brief that you spend more time wrestling with the camera than you do actually playing.

Aquia is a fun puzzle game that combines Tetris and Bejeweled with a unique twist, but annoying quirks prevent it from shining as brightly as it should.

Problematic controls rain on this whimsical, yet shallow, parade.

Cunning defensive strategies and the ability to build up attacking armies make this one amazing tower-defense game.

Clever design and a quirky artistic style make this gimmicky puzzle platformer worth playing.

This brutally difficult side-scroller is good, bloody entertainment.

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

Mindless, repetitive gameplay and a truly atrocious sense of humor help Leisure Suit Larry live up to its name--it's a total bust.

Mindless, repetitive gameplay and a truly atrocious sense of humor help Leisure Suit Larry live up to its name--it's a total bust.

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

Mama's minigames bloom nicely in their new garden thanks to improved game design.

This car combat racing game provides some high speed fun, but numerous frustrations and a lack of online play put the brakes on.

For World Tour players who are on the fence, Guitar Hero: Metallica is a solid game with a strong setlist that offers you a great fake-plastic-rock experience.

With nonsensical dialogue muddling the complex plot, Lux-Pain shows how an entire experience can be ruined by poor localization.

It's short on variety, but an innovative risk-vs.-reward scoring system makes Burn Zombie Burn an intriguing entry in the top-down shooter genre.

Wheelman offers plenty of movie-style thrills, although it's hamstrung by terrible on-foot gameplay.

Wheelman offers plenty of movie-style thrills, although it's hamstrung by terrible on-foot gameplay.

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

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

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

The gameplay can be fun for a little while, but it soon becomes an exercise in repetition and boredom.

The gameplay can be fun for a little while, but it soon becomes an exercise in repetition and boredom.

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

Superior animation, an engaging story, and clever puzzles make Broken Sword well worth investigating, despite the occasional glitch.

Superior animation, an engaging story, and clever puzzles make Broken Sword well worth investigating.

This movie-inspired shooter is fun for a while, but the action becomes repetitive long before you reach the end of the six-hour story.

This movie-inspired shooter is fun for a while, but the action becomes repetitive long before you reach the end of the six-hour story.

There's compelling dungeon-crawling action to be found here, hiding amid tedious puzzles and an awkward transfer from the DS.

Hiding amid an onslaught of tedious puzzles is some compelling dungeon-crawling action.

This third-person action game lacks the compelling storyline that it alludes to early on, but offers plenty of enjoyable combat nonetheless.

The PC version of this fun and fascinating role-playing game is far superior to its Xbox 360 counterpart.

This fascinating hybrid of real-time strategy and collectible card battling offers a unique and enjoyable take on both genres.

Dubious claims of exclusive content aside, this version of Red Alert 3 is all good, rambunctious fun.

Grim cityscapes and an intriguing moral dilemma help this Fallout 3 addition overcome its quirks.

If you're itching to play a hidden-object game, The Vanishing Files will be like rubbing up against a tree: it's not pretty, but it gets the job done.

Although not exactly fresh, Pokemon Platinum's substantial fine-tuning and new features make it the best special edition yet.

It's slow to unfold and simple to play, but you won't soon forget this extraordinary work of interactive fiction.

The only way this drab PSP motorcycle racing game will get your pulse racing is through sheer frustration.

Resistance: Retribution successfully migrates the series' exciting action to the portable platform, with only a few bumps along the way.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is an improvement on last year's game, but this is a series that desperately needs a complete overhaul.

This odd combination of platforming and block busting makes for one awesome experience.

While it abandons the the long-running story that defines the franchise, Suikoden Tierkreis offers a brisk, beautiful role-playing experience.

This isn't just a DS version of GTA; this is a fantastic game that advances the series by introducing a number of great new features.

Grand Ages: Rome is yet another generic city-builder set in ancient Rome.

It retains some of its predecessor's faults, but Marble Saga is still a leap forward for the Kororinpa series.

Broken controls destroy any fun that could have been had in this arcade boxer.

Refined controls and additional modes of play make Pro Evo's second Wii outing an improvement over last year's debut.

Covenant of the Plume is a tolerable, if undistinguished, strategy role-playing hybrid.

This demanding World War II real-time strategy game delivers an epic campaign and a new take on tactical combat.

Bit.Trip Beat is a fast, furious rhythm game with fun and exciting gameplay despite its eccentricities.

Though the slow, deliberate movement and shooting may not appeal to everyone, this new sequel’s frequent large-scale battles and co-op play still offer a fun and exciting adventure.

Though the slow, deliberate movement and shooting may not appeal to everyone, this new sequel’s frequent large-scale battles and co-op play still offer a fun and exciting adventure.

This misguided expansion pack does the unthinkable: It makes Red Alert 3 boring.

This Final Fantasy-themed tower defense game is bland and uninspired.

Unique combat and cheery visuals make this kid-friendly role-playing game fun, despite some flaws.

This no-nonsense motorcycle racing simulation is punishing and inaccessible, but it's still fun.

This comically savage action game overcomes its frustrations with liberal doses of blood and guts.

Avalon Code offers unique mechanics but ultimately fails to come together well.

The new content in this World in Conflict expansion is short and not so sweet.

There are plenty of good trivia questions, but this is a flawed port of the classic board game.

There are plenty of good trivia questions, but this is a flawed port of the classic board game.

There are plenty of good trivia questions, but this is a flawed port of the classic board game.

The latest addition to the Codename Panzers lineup is too straightforward and simplistic.

The End Is Nigh serves up light beat-'em-up fare with a Watchmen flavor. Those hungry for anything substantial will be disappointed.

The End Is Nigh serves up light beat-'em-up fare with a Watchmen flavor. Those hungry for anything substantial will be disappointed.

The End Is Nigh serves up light beat-'em-up fare with a Watchmen flavor. Those hungry for anything substantial will be disappointed.

Halo Wars is a fun strategy outing for fans of the universe, but it feels simplistic and short alongside other games in the genre.

This strategy sequel is incredibly deep, broad, addictive--and a bit rough around the edges.

This arcade-style aerial-combat game has plenty to offer those flying solo, but it doesn't offer much in the way of competitive multiplayer content.

This arcade-style aerial-combat game has plenty to offer those flying solo, but it doesn't offer much in the way of competitive multiplayer content.

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

This accessible snow-sports game doesn't improve on its predecessor as meaningfully as it might have, but is a lot of fun nonetheless.

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

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

MLB 2K9 for the Wii is still a flawed distortion of baseball, but it's definitely a better bet than its Xbox 360 and PS3 cousins.

This superb video game adaptation of baseball knocks authenticity and realism out of the park.

Killzone 2 is an exceptional first-person shooter, not because it does anything particularly new, but because it does everything extraordinarily well. There's certainly no doubting its graphical superiority, but though its moody visuals invite incessant superlatives, it's the tight, electric action that will make this an off- and online haven.

Peggle Dual Shot is a faithful translation of the addictive peg-and-ball puzzler.

Eat Lead's humor carries its lackluster gameplay for only so long.

Eat Lead's humor carries its lackluster gameplay for only so long.

What Stoked lacks in frills it more than makes up for in snowboarding thrills.