The game is as far from original as you can get and in need of much better balancing.

A sharp-looking, amusing romp through a handful of levels that should please those with a taste for the game's whimsical nature.

If you're looking for a fishing game that comes pretty close to re-creating the actual sport, you'll be pleased with this game.

It's an interesting idea to play the part of the invading alien, and there's a very colorful, bizarre visual style at work here, but the single-player game is short, the gameplay is simple, and the game just doesn't seem to go anywhere.

Rocky Balboa has plenty of heart, but it's counted out by a poor fighting system and frustrating controls.

For a game from the same people who brought you such memorable stinkpots as "Mortyr" and the transcendentally lousy "Sniper: Path of Vengeance", Mortyr 2 is actually a semi-competent piece of work.

What was once groundbreaking is now mundane, since this new game remains largely unchanged from what was so refreshing five years ago.

An inadequate addition to the mission-based sci-fi sim genre. The branching mission paths are a nice idea, but, in practice, they could have allowed for more mission variety than what the final product actually delivers.

The game doesn't buck the trend of mediocrity, offering a fairly unremarkable experience that puts you through the motions of the film's plot without capturing any of its essence.

The actual execution, unfortunately, doesn't live up to the standards of Chamber of Secrets and ends up being a lackluster game that never quite comes together.

The casino games in Payout are mostly competent, but the game spreads itself too thin and delivers almost none of the promised real-world casino atmosphere.

This Nintendo DS game card is aimed squarely at fans of the original game and doesn't go overboard to modernize the classic formula.

There's really nothing legendary about most of the old arcade games found in Taito Legends 2.

A passable puzzler, but it lacks polish, and the touch-screen controls weren't necessary.

A much stronger license than it is a game, as it's plagued by overly expansive environments and poorly realized combat sequences.

Xbox owners will be underwhelmed with this version of Unreal II because it plays and feels like a watered-down port.

Mutant Nightmare is a good beat-'em-up at heart, but it's totally bogged down by platforming elements, puzzles, and touch screen features that don't work, not to mention stuffy controls.

Texas Hold 'em does the barest of bare minimums to make a playable game of Xbox Live Arcade poker.

If your first encounter with Castlevania was "Symphony of the Night" or even some of the SNES games, you'll be disappointed by the dated graphics, static gameplay, and lack of replay value.

In some ways the game has actually suffered--with its fluctuating frame rate and choppy animation--when compared to last year's game.

Hard-core Tomb Raider fans and other particularly patient players should be able to overlook some of these flaws and enjoy this new installment for its engaging storyline, death-defying action sequences, and impressive locations.

It's rare that a game's bonus features are more compelling than its main play mode, but that's definitely the case with the GBA version of Tron 2.0: Killer App.

Kao's latest adventure isn't very innovative or challenging, but it is varied enough to hold a player's attention for an entire weekend.

Other than the obligatory roster update and the inclusion of a link mode, you'd be hard-pressed to notice further improvements.

Frankly, Redemption just isn't a very interesting game, from any angle.

Despite some attractive visuals, Desperados 2 is burdened by lame artificial intelligence and some very frustrating missions.

While this textbook copy of the Capcom classic is a competent regurgitation of the genre's clichés, your patience will be tested by déjà vu from the moment that the first monster bursts out of the walls.

Perhaps if the developers had focused more on the stealth part of the game and less on the other aspects, we'd have a game that's less varied but more fun to play.