Race Driver pushes the DS hardware to its limits, and the result is a deep and enjoyable racing game.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon rejuvenates Marth's 18-year-old journey with tactical dexterity and finesse.

This ambitious racing game delivers a rewarding off-road experience provided you make it past the initially steep learning curve.

Taking a page from the Civilization handbook, SimCity Creator offers an enjoyable evolutionary building experience.

Still has a few rough spots on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball that would make any fan of the sport throw his or her controller in frustration.

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue may be only a practice lap for the real thing, but it's a beautiful joyride while it lasts.

Capcom has taken what was already a decent role-playing game on the GBA and made it better on the DS by taking advantage of the system's unique hardware features.

Toki Tori is a fun and challenging WiiWare puzzle game. Its cute graphics, simple control scheme, good difficulty curve, and challenging gameplay will keep kids and adults alike amused for hours.

Festival of Blood offers a taste of the Infamous experience--great exploration hampered by frustrating combat.

The older console versions of Madden 08 offer a few control upgrades and a couple of bizarre new modes, but otherwise, this might as well be last year's game.

Even with a handful of new tricks, simply skating around and grinding out huge lines only goes so far, especially when the levels are set up to make doing so incredibly easy.

A few problems keep it from being a classic, but Ring of Fates is still a capricious caper whether you're on your own or playing with pals.

Dark Pulse may owe heavy debts to Portal, but its combination of magnetism and Cthulhu make it an enjoyable game in its own right.

Penny Arcade Adventures is slick with rain, hobo stew, and all sorts of awesome, but it's for fans of the comic's brand of humor only.

A number of Xbox Live-compatible multiplayer modes for up to eight players (or four players on a split-screen) round out a good, solid Star Wars game that should appeal to anyone who'd care to relive Episode II's large-scale action scenes.

The rerelease of this classic brawler will gladly take you for a ride, but the trip isn't without its share of potholes.

This undead-themed dual-stick shooter is good, dumb, retro fun.

This sequel goes light on the role playing but still presents a compelling puzzle experience that's as enjoyable and addictive as the original.

You can do more fun things with your minions, but Overlord II hasn’t shaken some of the issues which held back the first game.

Few offseason improvements mean that Madden 12 is another fun but flawed entry in the stagnating series.

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.

F1 2010 is a good first attempt at bringing the wonder of Formula One to current-generation consoles.

Cleopatra is both more difficult and more complex than "Pharaoh," but it also makes the game seem new and fresh.

Few offseason improvements mean that Madden 12 is another fun but flawed entry in the stagnating series.

Capcom's superdeformed puzzle game benefits greatly from the inclusion of online play.

A smart, challenging strategy game with tons of depth.

F1 2010 is a good first attempt at bringing the wonder of Formula One to current-generation consoles.

Jolly Rover is a swashbuckling canine adventure full of colourful characters and plenty of laughs.