If you're itching to play a hidden-object game, The Vanishing Files will be like rubbing up against a tree: it's not pretty, but it gets the job done.

Although not exactly fresh, Pokemon Platinum's substantial fine-tuning and new features make it the best special edition yet.

It's slow to unfold and simple to play, but you won't soon forget this extraordinary work of interactive fiction.

The only way this drab PSP motorcycle racing game will get your pulse racing is through sheer frustration.

Resistance: Retribution successfully migrates the series' exciting action to the portable platform, with only a few bumps along the way.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is an improvement on last year's game, but this is a series that desperately needs a complete overhaul.

This odd combination of platforming and block busting makes for one awesome experience.

While it abandons the the long-running story that defines the franchise, Suikoden Tierkreis offers a brisk, beautiful role-playing experience.

This isn't just a DS version of GTA; this is a fantastic game that advances the series by introducing a number of great new features.

Grand Ages: Rome is yet another generic city-builder set in ancient Rome.

It retains some of its predecessor's faults, but Marble Saga is still a leap forward for the Kororinpa series.

Broken controls destroy any fun that could have been had in this arcade boxer.

Refined controls and additional modes of play make Pro Evo's second Wii outing an improvement over last year's debut.

Covenant of the Plume is a tolerable, if undistinguished, strategy role-playing hybrid.

This demanding World War II real-time strategy game delivers an epic campaign and a new take on tactical combat.

Bit.Trip Beat is a fast, furious rhythm game with fun and exciting gameplay despite its eccentricities.

Though the slow, deliberate movement and shooting may not appeal to everyone, this new sequel’s frequent large-scale battles and co-op play still offer a fun and exciting adventure.

Though the slow, deliberate movement and shooting may not appeal to everyone, this new sequel’s frequent large-scale battles and co-op play still offer a fun and exciting adventure.

This misguided expansion pack does the unthinkable: It makes Red Alert 3 boring.

This Final Fantasy-themed tower defense game is bland and uninspired.

Unique combat and cheery visuals make this kid-friendly role-playing game fun, despite some flaws.

This no-nonsense motorcycle racing simulation is punishing and inaccessible, but it's still fun.

This comically savage action game overcomes its frustrations with liberal doses of blood and guts.

Avalon Code offers unique mechanics but ultimately fails to come together well.

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

There are plenty of good trivia questions, but this is a flawed port of the classic board game.

There are plenty of good trivia questions, but this is a flawed port of the classic board game.

There are plenty of good trivia questions, but this is a flawed port of the classic board game.