By focusing on the core themes of exploration and high-intensity combat while treating you to lush graphics and multiplane complexity, Shadow Complex is an excellent current-generation take on a classic gaming genre.

Bugs and glitches mar an otherwise fair attempt at bringing the gentleman's sport to the PC.

Big bosses, crazy weapons, and exciting scripted firefights are the focal point of this nutty tale. It's also an ample one if you take on all the side missions and scour environments for intelligence, hidden tomes, and secret money stashes. Yet while it's pleasingly old-fashioned, the unimpressive AI, aging technology, and general lack of refinement make this sequel feel like a missed opportunity.

Nazis and necromancy mix once again in this flawed but fun sequel.

Nazis and necromancy mix once again in this flawed but fun sequel.

Unsophisticated mechanics and repetitive battles plague this generic space adventure.

This crafty and calming puzzle game won't addict you, but it will lull you into the occasional trance.

This futuristic shooter is frustrating, flawed, and murderously difficult.

It's almost as if Madden 10 represents a back-to-basics philosophy for the franchise, taking the focus away from fancy modes and even fancier presentation elements for the purpose of making the sport itself the main draw, but there are still many lingering problems.

A number of features make Madden NFL 10 a more realistic and enjoyable portrayal of football, but a few problems--both old and new--continue to trouble the series.

Madden NFL 10 on the Wii makes some great strides in differentiating itself from its counterparts, but it also neglects the major aspects that make those other versions so engaging.

Phantom Brave is a charming and challenging strategy role-playing game that should satisfy both new and returning players.

The rerelease of this classic brawler will gladly take you for a ride, but the trip isn't without its share of potholes.

This downloadable prologue is a bit barren, but it still packs a delightfully destructive punch.

This downloadable prologue is a bit barren, but it still packs a delightfully destructive punch.

This exciting racing game is full of spectacular crashes and addictive time challenges, but it's a little light on content.

A disturbing story and traditional puzzles put a coda on the Still Life adventure series.

This archaic first-person shooter is lousy to its core.

Fossil Fighters' robust roster of collectible dinosaurs and its fast-paced, lightly tactical battles make it an appealing adventure.

This World War II stealth sequel is extremely hard, but if you're the patient type, it's also rewarding.

Reduced micromanagement and streamlined automation make Hearts of Iron III an absorbing game of grand strategy.

This shallow, simplistic beat-'em-up is stuck in the past.

A cruelly hijacked story makes this otherwise serviceable game a pale shadow of adventures past.

With a little effort, SingStar Queen's riotous rock will make you feel like a star.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is full of things that make you go "hmm." Why do midlevel checkpoints update your score but not save your game, forcing you to restart from the beginning if both characters die? If you're going to steal from Gears of War, why steal the slow-walking, earpiece-cradling mission updates?

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is full of things that make you go "hmm." Why do midlevel checkpoints update your score but not save your game, forcing you to restart from the beginning if both characters die? If you're going to steal from Gears of War, why steal the slow-walking, earpiece-cradling mission updates?

This action game teaches a valuable lesson: Avoid poor film tie-ins.

A few bright spots prove that this clumsy, unsatisfying film tie-in could have been much better.