With four people joining in, the number of onscreen explosions, pig-speech comments, and all-around nuttiness nearly lifts the game into the same sphere of quality as "Worms" or "Bomberman."

F1 Race Stars is a competent kart racer that fails to go that extra mile and, as a result, outstays its welcome sooner rather than later.

Majesco's portable shooter is a decent distraction, but not much more.

Unless you're interested in overly fussy, old-fashioned RTS gaming, give Great War Nations: The Spartans a pass.

This car combat racing game provides some high speed fun, but numerous frustrations and a lack of online play put the brakes on.

It's a bit of a shame, really. Codemasters Racing is one of the best and most dependable developers of racing games out there, but F1 Race Stars simply doesn't live up to the high standard defined by F1 games of the past.

Completely spoiled by a few major problems, the worst of which makes it possible to get by opponents using only one button.

Beyond the Yellow Brick Road has its moments, but the novelty of strolling through the land of Oz soon wears thin.

This stand-alone F.E.A.R. expansion feels completely dated and unnecessary.

While its missions are complex and often satisfying, Emergency 2 is frustrating at times because of its clumsy interface.

Despite solid driving physics, WRC 2 fails to make significant improvements on last year's game, or keep up with its racing rivals.

On paper, this game features some neat ideas, but control problems, micromanagement, and other flaws often make Riot Police a lot less fun than it could have been.

Complicated and unresponsive controls combined with uninteresting gameplay and a disjointed story keeps Prizefighter down for the count.

Naruto's latest outing is yet another simplistic, mediocre brawler.

Despite solid driving physics, WRC 2 fails to make significant improvements on last year's game, or keep up with its racing rivals.

Real Pool 2 may offer pretty graphics and tolerable ball action, but it comes up short in so many other areas that it cannot be heartily recommended to enthusiasts of either the real-life or virtual pastime.

Greater variety and depth don't save this second round of motion minigames from the bargain bin.

Wild ARMs XF features some ambitious design elements that fail to disguise its dull storyline, tedious gameplay, and draconian rules.

Virtua Tennis 4 is a weak tennis game that fails to bring the series back to its glory days.

The vibrant world and exciting story of this action game are at odds with its repetitive and frustrating gameplay.

The best the series has to offer, but that's not saying much. The gameplay is frustrating, the graphics are average, and there are plenty of bugs that have not been addressed.

This sci-fi sequel seems like it should have everything you need in a shooter, but a shocking number of design missteps suck out much of the fun.

Unfortunately, the core gameplay in NBA is lackluster in presentation and execution, making it difficult to recommend to anyone but the most hardcore basketball fanatics dying for a portable fix.

A disappointingly bare-bones remake of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

It's not a bad game, and portions of it are competent, if not quite remarkable. But Avatar wears thin quickly, and the story is too fragile to compensate for the deficiencies.

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

A terrible campaign structure and other problems make Ferrari Racing Legends an exercise in frustration.

NHL 2K11 is a big letdown compared to last year's great arcade hockey game.