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

Fans of the previous Ace Attorney games will appreciate the new touch-screen mechanics and improved presentation, but these changes don't do much to spice up the series' often slow and tedious pacing.

Dynasty Warriors 6 plays it safe with the series' standard button-mashing formula, and as such is little more than a prettier version of every other game in the series.

The Need for Speed series takes a giant step backward with ProStreet for the PSP.

FIFA Street 3 has plenty of style but not quite enough substance to justify the price of admission.

FIFA Street 3 has plenty of style but not quite enough substance to justify the price of admission.

While certainly an improvement over the previous game, FIFA Street 3 is too easy and too repetitive to have lasting appeal.

Audiosurf's addictive gameplay is a fun new way to experience your music collection.

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.

Pigs and puns are the highlights of this otherwise routine take on an old formula.

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

This enjoyable turn-based strategy game has plenty to offer solo players and online skirmishers alike.

A little dumb and a lot dated, yet still marginally enjoyable if you're into retro shooters with lots of kabooms.

With an online mode, custom soundtracks, and even a photo mode, there isn't much else on the console that the developers have failed to take advantage of. True, the game itself isn't a revolutionary change from the previous entry in the series, but if you've enjoyed Wipeout games in the past and have yet to play them in handheld form, then Wipeout Pulse is definitely worth checking out.

Nearly two years after its buggy debut on the PC, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic comes to the Xbox 360 with even more problems.

A little dumb and a lot dated, yet still marginally enjoyable if you're into retro shooters with lots of kabooms.

Fun while it lasts and definitely recommended for anyone who enjoyed the first game.

Lost Odyssey doesn't rewrite the rules for turn-based role-playing games, but its great story and minor formula tweaks will keep you entertained.

This dreary and derivative turn-based strategy game is about as entertaining as working an assembly line.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village mixes an interesting story, challenging logic puzzles, and exploration into an extremely entertaining package that you won't want to put down.

Conflict: Denied Ops is a little dumb and a lot dated, yet it's surprisingly enjoyable if you're into retro shooters with lots of kabooms.

Poker Smash is an exciting and fast-paced puzzle game that puts an interesting twist on a fairly standard gameplay formula.

Like the mindless Hollywood blockbusters that it emulates, Turok features plenty of dinosaur-hunting action and not too much else.

Like the mindless Hollywood blockbusters that it emulates, Turok features plenty of dinosaur-hunting action and not too much else.

Culdcept Saga is easy for beginners to learn, difficult for experts to master, and fun no matter who you are.

The newest entry in the revered series features plenty of awesome action, a great new character...and a bit of repetition.

The newest entry in the revered series features plenty of awesome action, a great new character...and a bit of repetition.

The Spiderwick Chronicles isn't bad for a game-of-the-movie, but it's not good for a game.

Saving cute little fish in Downstream Panic! is a fun though, occasionally, frustrating endeavor.

Altair's handheld adventure has some enjoyable moments, but it's hindered by loose controls and other irritations.

Twisted Metal: Head On has plenty to offer for fans of the series and anyone with an interest in vehicular carnage.

The Experiment overcomes its clichéd beginnings with original gameplay.

This isn't just the first great strategy game of 2008. It's also an absolute must-have if you love space strategy.

Zoo Tycoon 2 for the DS is an overly simplistic zoo-management game that won't find many fans over the age of 10.

Rez HD is the most aesthetically pleasing and pocket-book-friendly version of this cult classic.

An action-packed story mode and plenty of extras make Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice a worthy sequel to one of the PSP's more innovative action games.

Bomberman Land's single-player adventure is a dud, but the multiplayer battle mode is a blast.

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

PixelJunk Monsters may not look like much, but you'll quickly get hooked on its simple, strategic gameplay.

The trouble lies in the often uninteresting and occasionally frustrating controls, combined with some events that are too similar to one another, as well as shallow gameplay that brings the game down.

Burnout Paradise includes all the fast-driving, hard-wrecking action you'd expect from a Burnout game, but with a fantastic new open-world design that gives it its own stand-alone flavor.

Burnout Paradise includes all the fast-driving, hard-wrecking action you'd expect from a Burnout game, but with a fantastic new open-world design that gives it its own stand-alone flavor.

Luffy's newest voyage isn't one for the ages, but it still offers up plenty of goodhearted fun.

SUDA-51 has delivered a game that can match its absurd premise with equally stimulating gameplay, making for one of the most unique and satisfying action games in recent memory.

Endless Ocean is a unique game that will strike a chord with some and fall flat with others.

Even if the stiff challenge and clumsy new "serious" tone don't make it the most accessible or recommendable entry in the series, there's still a lot to like about Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, especially if you're looking for some really compelling online action for your Nintendo DS.

If you can overlook Pirates of the Burning Sea's steep learning curve, you'll be rewarded with some of the most unforgettable moments in any online RPG.

Koei's Sengoku-era-inspired Samurai Warriors franchise hits a new low with this on-rails first-person action game.

Boogie Bunnies is a fun, albeit shallow little puzzle game.

Nitrobike works well when it's living up to its boost-inspired name, but most of the time, it's a slow, clumsy mess.

SnapCity is a neat concept, but in practice, it's dreadfully boring.

The Xbox Live Arcade release of Tron hobbles this absolute arcade classic with some technical problems.

Omega Five may not be brimming with content, but what's there is visually dazzling and packed with challenging action.

It's a new direction for the well-regarded series, but Circle of Doom isn't nearly as good as you may have hoped.

NFL Tour would have made a great arcade game, but as a console game, it's simply too shallow to hold your interest for long.

NFL Tour would have made a great arcade game, but as a console game, it's simply too shallow to hold your interest for long.

It nails the show's insanely enjoyable brand of humor, but can't quite pull out a gameplay design to match.

It nails the show's insanely enjoyable brand of humor, but can't quite pull out a gameplay design to match.

It nails the show's insanely enjoyable brand of humor, but can't quite pull out a gameplay design to match.

The game's overall lack of content makes it one of the last things you'd want to spend 40 bucks on. Even though it manages to capture the occasional burst of Sonic speed, there isn't enough content in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity to keep you entertained for more than two or three laps.

The game's overall lack of content makes it one of the last things you'd want to spend 40 bucks on. Even though it manages to capture the occasional burst of Sonic speed, there isn't enough content in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity to keep you entertained for more than two or three laps.

It's a little pricey for what you get, but this is still one of the craziest, most entertaining side-scrolling shooters you'll play.

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

This collection of classics and their updates is a frustrating mix of old-school fun and dumb design choices.

It may not have the same magic as its lauded predecessor, but Journey of Dreams is still a fun, if inconsistent platformer that positively drips with style.

The stripped down nature of the PS2 version of Rock Band robs it of a good chunk of its value, but the gameplay still rocks.

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

Yes, MX vs. ATV Untamed is more of the same. But at least it's a lot more.

Yes, MX vs. ATV Untamed is more of the same. But at least it's a lot more.

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

An uninspired dungeon-crawler mired by boring, repetitive gameplay, and more design flaws than you can shake a gladius at.

Too much formula and too little imagination make Arkadian Warriors rigid and dull.

Aside from some online hiccups, it is fast, furious, and fun to play, and never fails to impress from a visual perspective. As a result, it stands up favorably against the other strong multiplayer shooters available on the platform.

The Orange Box is one of the greatest values in gaming history, because it's jam-packed with a variety of world-class content.

March Madness 08 has some new moves, but it's still not ready for the big dance.

March Madness 08 has some new moves, but it's still not ready for the big dance.

Though the improvements are minimal, Super Swing Golf Season 2 is more enjoyable than its predecessor.

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

Universe at War has three engaging factions and some interesting ideas, but it's also saddled with some annoying issues.

Horrid AI, broken physics, and terrible game design conspire to topple Jenga World Tour.

Unleashed is the worst thing to happen to Godzilla since getting killed by Mothra's babies.

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

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

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

The Golden Compass is just another family-friendly film cash-in with a huge number of inexcusable technical glitches.

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

Draglade's rhythm-based combat isn't as robust as it could be, but the story mode and competitive online play are still fun.

While the console versions were merely mediocre, the PSP version of Beowulf is as aggressively wretched as Grendel itself.

World War II shooters simply don't get worse than Battle for the Pacific.

Dreadful graphics and worse controls make this a battle to avoid.

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

It's not the best version of Puzzle Quest to date, but it still offers much of the same great fun.

Incredibly buggy, packed with design flaws, seemingly a decade old... SunAge is a real-time strategy disaster.

Pain is the video game equivalent of breaking fine china with a hammer: it's simple, crude, and not very cost-effective, but still rather satisfying.

The control scheme has its quirks, but this is still an intense and enjoyable shooter.

Unless you fancy the idea of paying $30 for a hacked-together port of an old arcade game that wasn't any good to begin with, you can safely ignore Cruis'n.

Master of Illusion is a neat way for kids to learn how to perform simple magic tricks.

It's safe to go back into the water with Undertow, an under-the-sea XBLA shooter with solid multiplayer modes of play.