The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean is a competent and lengthy role-playing game, but it's painfully generic without the slightest tinge of originality or creative flair.

Even the promise of blowing away the most generic of terrorists in Middle America isn't enough to make Patriots anything more than a rote, mind-numbing shooter.

Hotel Dusk weaves an absorbing noir-style mystery with traditional adventure game elements and stylish presentation and does it all with a deft touch.

The captivating PSP version of this classic PC strategy game captures all the charming fun of being a pirate of the Caribbean.

Neither quality fan service nor a good action game on its own merits, The Shield fails miserably to live up to its license's pedigree.

Despite the game's less-than-stellar visuals, budding paleontologists and Pokémon fans alike should find an enjoyable and lengthy romp through time in this handheld adventure.

You've already got at least a couple of shooters on your hard drive far better than this one.

Outside of a few bug fixes and a few insignificant additions, this is the exact same game you played last year.

Beneath numerous flaws there's a decent basketball game in March Madness 07, but you've got to dig too deep to find it.

Heavy Weapon's arcade-style shooting is incredibly appealing, especially when you get into the ridiculous action in the multiplayer modes.

World of Warcraft has never been better, and while you don't need the expansion pack to continue playing, it's hard not to feel like you're missing out in Azeroth without it.

Justice for All is a good, lengthy adventure with great character-driven storylines, but it fails to build upon the promising groundwork laid by the first game.

It's a terrific use of the Wii's unique control features, it looks amazing, and in short, it should be a part of your library.

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition makes shooting giant bugs every bit as fun as it should be, and even though it ends too quickly, you'll have a blast while it lasts.

Because of its high production values, fans of the movie will undoubtedly enjoy this movie tie-in, but the epic scope of the adventure is hampered by the unoriginal gameplay.

Are you dying to play some more Ms. Pac-Man? If so, then pick this up, but keep in mind that it's a very barebones emulation of the original game.

Neither quality fan service nor a good action game on its own merits, The Shield fails miserably to live up to its license's pedigree.

Because of its high production values, fans of the movie will undoubtedly enjoy this movie tie-in, but the epic scope of the adventure is hampered by the unoriginal gameplay.

The rapid-fire minigames found in the DS version of Arthur and the Invisibles offer a different take on the WarioWare style of play, and they're a good bit of fun for the relatively short time the game lasts.

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

If you didn't like GripShift on the PSP this version won't change your mind, but it's a good value and worth a look for anyone who hasn't yet played the handheld version of this driving/platform game.

The half-baked American Idol trappings don't detract from this otherwise solid iteration of Konami's long-lived karaoke series.

New Rally-X wasn't a terribly exciting game when it was released in 1981, so it's tough to get worked up about an arcade-perfect version of it 25 years later.

As the title advertises, Crashday has a fair number of car crashes, but the trouble is that it doesn't have much of anything else.

Novadrome offers a glossy-looking take on the tried-and-true concept of futuristic car combat, but fails to do anything interesting or noteworthy with it.

Situation: Comedy is a good adventure that complements the original episode nicely, but it also feels much shorter than the first episode. Also, though this installment has a terrific premise, you don't get to do enough during the cooler parts of the game.

Fans of Bubble Bobble, puzzle games, dinosaurs, or fun will be sorely disappointed.

Back to Stone is a bland, sloppy dungeon crawl in which you'll spend the majority of time pushing stone blocks around.