Ninety-Nine Nights puts a lot of enemies onscreen but doesn't give you many interesting ways to dispose of them.

The graphics are only OK, even for an Xbox game, and compromises in the gameplay design hamper the experience, making GRAW feel like just another military-themed shooter.

Namco's back catalog deserves better than this slapped-together cash-in.

This is one case where the whole is definitely less than the sum of the parts. Crime Cities is initially impressive, but its frustrating controls and simple mission design make it quickly lose appeal.

Your enjoyment of Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 will be directly proportional to your interest in lusting over ridiculously idealized polygonal female models.

Clumsy controls, rocky presentation, and a dearth of gameplay options hinder Worms' return to 2D on the DS.

Avatar: The Last Airbender had the potential to be an enjoyable game for both children and adults but most of that potential went untapped, and the extremely repetitive and tedious gameplay isn't likely to appeal to either audience.

Those who want a deeper, more satisfying platform adventure should probably save this for a weekend rental.

Ultimately falls short of its potential with sluggish controls, mostly bland visuals, and a relatively low difficultly level.

NBA Live 07 isn't much different from last year's game, and the numerous bugs and glitches make it not much fun to play.

"Rayman 2," "Klonoa 2," and "Jak and Daxter" are all members of the same genre as Tarzan Untamed--adventure--and each does the two things Tarzan Untamed fails to do: impress visually and last beyond a weekend.

Sluggish controls and lifeless gameplay make Ghost in the Shell worth playing only for loyal fans of the anime, and even then it isn't worth more than a rental.

Apart from odd attempts at humor that are hard to ignore, the story execution falls flat, the scenarios are tediously scripted, and the skirmish mode is terribly limited.

Overall, Activision has done a decent, if uninspired, job of porting the game to yet another platform.

Merely a mediocre shoot-'em-up that can be finished in four hours.

The main problem with The Simpsons: Road Rage isn't that the graphics are ugly, but rather that The Simpsons license isn't integrated deeply enough into the game.

Rush 'n Attack can be fun for a few minutes, but the enjoyment quickly fades.

Much like its predecessor, "Battlecruiser Millennium," this wildly ambitious simulation is torpedoed by an almost incomprehensible interface, the absence of a tutorial both in-game and in the poorly organized manual, numerous bugs, and many fit and finish issues, including dated production values.

There's a functional, if utterly unremarkable, platformer to be found in Raving Rabbids on the DS.

For all its features and value, however, Mojo! isn't a particularly enthralling game, and it contains a number of frustrating and repetitive elements that keep it from being truly enjoyable.

Traveller's Tales has perverted Sega's previously charming action puzzle series into a clumsy, frustrating action adventure game.

Those who want a deeper, more satisfying platform adventure should probably save this for a weekend rental.

A passable but unexciting racing game that substitutes the finesse of the other Tony Hawk games for simple and scattered action.

An incredibly deep game, and being able to play with all the physical cards you own makes this game the ideal companion piece for avid collectors who want to see their cards duke it out in 3D.

On its own, there really isn't enough to Spyro Orange to keep players interested for very long.

The age of the engine is apparent, and the presentation and gameplay simply aren't up to par with those of more modern surfing games.

Avatar: The Last Airbender had the potential to be an enjoyable game for both children and adults but most of that potential went untapped, and the extremely repetitive and tedious gameplay isn't likely to appeal to either audience.

Avatar: The Last Airbender had the potential to be an enjoyable game for both children and adults but most of that potential went untapped, and the extremely repetitive and tedious gameplay isn't likely to appeal to either audience.