Whether you're big or small, there's a lot to like about these little ninjas and their lengthy journey.

Whether you're big or small, there's a lot to like about these little ninjas and their lengthy journey.

Whether you're big or small, there's a lot to like about these little ninjas and their lengthy journey.

IL-2 Sturmovik's dogfights and bombing runs are exciting enough to satisfy anyone with an interest in air combat. It successfully caters to both novices and veterans, and it's good to see such a faithful sim appear on a console.

If you have any interest whatsoever in off-road racing you'd do well to take this beautiful and thrilling game for a spin.

If you have any interest whatsoever in off-road racing you'd do well to take this beautiful and thrilling game for a spin.

It doesn't matter if you're a huge fan of off-road racing, the Wii version of Dirt 2 is best avoided.

The ideas were there, but Darkest of Days doesn't deliver where it counts.

Accessible controls and spectacular supermoves help make this a fun fighter.

Reborn is a solid add-on pack, but it's too expensive for what you get.

This exceptionally balanced tower defense game will keep you coming back to fight off the alien invasion for just one more wave.

There's not much wind behind the sails of this oceanic combat game.

With a few more weapon types and vehicles that actually worked, Section 8 could have been a lot more exciting. As it is, this is a satisfying take on the genre that makes up in fun what it lacks in innovation.

The first portable SoulCalibur is very good, but it lacks both compelling single-player content and online play.

Wide-ranging improvements and an excellent new Party Play mode make Guitar Hero 5 a great way to bring some rock into your living room.

Wide-ranging improvements and an excellent new Party Play mode make Guitar Hero 5 a great way to bring some rock into your living room.

Before you take the plunge, ask yourself whether you're looking for a new virtual world to call your second home or whether you just need to cleanse your palate with a bit of streamlined superhero action. If you're in the former group, Champions Online isn't broad or deep enough yet to make it your game of choice. If you're in the latter, you'll get more than your money's worth for the initial retail price, and the month or so that it takes to fully explore its vibrant nooks and crannies.

The Warriors series continues to set the standard for repetitive button mashing in this dull, ugly sequel.

The visuals are fancy, but this kung fu game suffers from uninspired combat and unresponsive controls.

The visuals are fancy, but this kung fu game suffers from uninspired combat and unresponsive controls.

Raven Squad is 90 percent first-person shooter, 10 percent strategy game, and 100 percent bad.

This Himalayan horror adventure will send chills up your spine, even though the controls are as cursed as the titular mountain.

Regardless of whether you're getting sucked into the Story mode or competing for high scores in the Challenge mode, Batman: Arkham Asylum does an outstanding job of letting you be Batman. Everything about this game--the impressive visuals, stirring soundtrack, superb voice acting, fiendish puzzles, hard-hitting combat--feels like it has been lovingly crafted by a development team that's both knowledgeable and passionate about the source material.

Regardless of whether you're getting sucked into the Story mode or competing for high scores in the Challenge mode, Batman: Arkham Asylum does an outstanding job of letting you be Batman. Everything about this game--the impressive visuals, stirring soundtrack, superb voice acting, fiendish puzzles, hard-hitting combat--feels like it has been lovingly crafted by a development team that's both knowledgeable and passionate about the source material.

This role-playing/fighting hybrid is more than just fan service: It is a fun and flashy game that keeps on giving.

With a few more weapon types and vehicles that actually worked, Section 8 could have been a lot more exciting. As it is, this is a satisfying take on the genre that makes up in fun what it lacks in innovation.

You'd think that a "persistent world next-gen shooter" would have a persistent world. What you get instead is a static universe filled with traditional non-player character vendors, crafting facilities, auction houses, and a distinct lack of adventure.

Professor Layton's second adventure offers more clever puzzles to solve, more varied and interesting areas to explore, and another thrilling mystery to unravel.