Aggravating combat overwhelms the elements that could have made Sorcery enjoyable.

Proof that simplicity isn't always a good thing, this cutesy baseball download is so vapid you’ll lose interest well before the 7th-inning stretch.

This shooter is a painful exercise in pattern memorization plus frustrating trial-and-error gameplay.

Jet Set Radio was interesting in the year 2000, but the game needed more than a fresh coat of paint to make its awkward design worth revisiting.

The Sims 2: Pets for the DS feels limited and repetitive, and it lacks the heart that any good pet-care sim must have.

Cute critters fail to keep this medical-themed puzzler from flatlining.

The game would perhaps be visually palatable if not for the substandard frame rate, but alas, it's a little too jerky to really be pleasing.

Alien Spidy's cool momentum-based platforming is both unique and uniquely infuriating.

You're in the Movies is a box-office bust, despite featuring your own recognizable stars.

Lousy controls hinder almost every attempt Sonic Free Riders makes at being a fun racing game.

What starts out as a simple but entertaining aerial jaunt quickly becomes monotonous and shallow, making it hard to justify its price tag.

Though Tornado's core gameplay is based on a solid foundation, its few major drawbacks are too severe to ignore.

The War of the Worlds adapts H.G. Wells' classic novel into a visually appealing platformer that unfortunately falls short in a number of key areas.

Bolt's superpowers can't save anyone from a poor camera and dull gameplay.

The Phantom Fortress is full of lame minigames, occasional fights, and tons of repetition. Enter at your own risk.

You won't want to come out to play with this clunky beat-'em-up.

Floating adrift in the middle of the Pacific would rival the entertainment value of this strategyless strategy game.

3 Dimensions of Murder is a thoroughly unnecessary port of a PC adventure game that wasn't very good to begin with.

The production values and overall presentation certainly fit this cut-rate title, and you'll soon get bored if you're playing alone.

Judged against the higher standard imposed by your potential $20 investment, Betty Bad is seriously lacking in gameplay and quantity of content.

Shallow, mindless hack-and-slash action makes this a crushingly tedious slog through an anachronistic version of 16th-century Japan.

Supreme Ruler 2020's steep learning curve and micromanagement will turn off all but the most fanatical strategy gamers.

Shallow, mindless hack-and-slash action makes this a crushingly tedious slog through an anachronistic version of 16th-century Japan.

After the thrill of flying around Metropolis wears off, Superman Returns is nothing more than a below-average, repetitive movie tie-in that doesn't even do the movie tie-in part well.

While this all may sound like a great value, every single one of the ports is incredibly poor, resulting in nothing but disappointment for anyone looking to replay any of these classic games.

This alternate-history shooter is proof that an interesting premise can't compensate for boring and broken gameplay.

The new content in this World in Conflict expansion is short and not so sweet.

Though Pop can be fun in short bursts, it isn't worth 700 Wii points ($7).