Impressive boss battles aren't enough to save Thor: God of Thunder from its shallow combat.

Heroes of Mana is an ambitious and sloppy game that will both entertain and infuriate you.

All flash and no substance: Ninja Gaiden 3 is a shallow action game with little of the series' challenge and depth.

This turn-based strategy game is a dated and shallow blast from the past.

Aside from the visual problems, the game also suffers from weak artificial intelligence, which makes playing the single-player game for any real length of time pretty unexciting.

The Sims 3 charms your socks off at first but soon reveals its disappointing limitations.

Spectral Force 3 is a functional and predictable strategy RPG without a lick of personality.

A perfect example of awesome but unrealized potential.

Naughty Bear might have more ways to kill in Panic in Paradise, but the overall experience is barely more entertaining than the original.

Blowing stuff up is the only enjoyable part of Front Mission Evolved, a mediocre third-person shooter featuring giant mechs.

There's fun to be had in this adaptation of the Blood Bowl tabletop game, but it strips away some important features.

The Naruto license does little to compensate for this forgettable brawler's undemanding combat and tedious story.

An unremarkable but serviceable racer that too often doesn't put its best foot forward. It's a shame it didn't capitalize on its stronger aspects to deliver a more consistently thrilling experience, but even with its flaws, there's some speedy fun to be had on these streets.

Underwhelms with an extremely brief story, overly simplistic platform jumping sequences, and repetitive gameplay...Suitable only for children.

Blowing stuff up is the only enjoyable part of Front Mission Evolved, a mediocre third-person shooter featuring giant mechs.

While the gameplay and graphics are just about identical to those of the arcade version, the lack of that big gimmicky sniper rifle makes the game downright silly.

Could have been better.

The charm of the film's characters isn't enough to save this simple, tedious platformer.

Fable Heroes is a mediocre four-player brawler that's only partly redeemed by its fabled license.

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

Dense dialogue and illogical puzzles get in the way of The Whispered World's outstanding artwork and surreal atmosphere.

It gets points for its unrelenting pace, but the action in Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run is too derivative and mechanical to matter.

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

This shallow fishing sim offers nostalgic fun for a moment, but its dated look and lack of new features make it a hard sell.

Things just don't feel quite right, and, even if you like the controls, the AI still cheats too much, the same boring combinations still lead to wins, and crowd involvement still takes precedence over inherent skill.

Thor bashes his way through a stylish adventure, but a lack of diversity and depth leads to stale action.

It's also, inexplicably, the most popular online role-playing game in the world...It looks old, it plays poorly, and its opening levels are so frustrating that there's a good chance you'll never make it to the interesting stuff.

The graphics are bad, and they definitely kick the game down a couple of pegs.