Control and design issues break up the band.

Even if you have to endure a few too many boring werehog fights, it's still worth playing through this adventure just to see Sonic sprint again.

Enjoy a fun fantasy adventure and addictive farm management without having to wake up at dawn.

Castlevania's switch from 2D side-scrolling to 3D fighting is an endless stream of missteps that will frustrate even series devotees.

Tomb Raider Underworld will satisfy fans of Lara's previous adventures, but it does little to address previous games' problems.

Tomb Raider Underworld will satisfy fans of Lara's previous adventures, but it does little to address previous games' problems.

Tomb Raider Underworld can be an enjoyable adventure, but it’s marred by bugs, camera issues, and ill-conceived Wii extras.

Tomb Raider: Underworld is ultimately a competent but underwhelming platform game that has little to offer fans of the genre.

Bolt is an action platformer that benefits from its super ambitions, even if it doesn't completely live up to them.

Bolt is an action platformer that benefits from its super ambitions, even if it doesn't completely live up to them.

Luminous Arc 2 is formulaic but charming, a solid strategy RPG that hooks you in with warriors of might and magic.

The crazy sense of humor remains intact, but hackneyed and rudimentary motion controls have lost almost all of their luster.

This misguided remake proves that you can never go home again.

Lips' wireless mics and excellent song selection make for an evening's worth of entertainment, but it has little to offer solo players.

Regardless of the platform, it's good to see Metal Slug back in action with all of the same old intense gameplay that has made it such a hit with shoot-'em-up arcaders for more than a decade.

Football Manager 2009 may not be a beautiful game, but it's still compelling in the extreme.

Even though you can climb higher than ever before in Dynasty Warriors 6, the series as a whole seems stuck on the same wrung.

Storm of Zehir tries to be the square peg in Neverwinter Nights 2's round hole, with predictably lackluster results.

Between the tense campaign and the frenetic Versus mode, Left 4 Dead offers two distinct flavors of multiplayer action that are equally delicious when enjoyed with friends. The single-player experience (and the marginally better but somewhat sluggish split-screen mode) isn't as tasty, simply because the friendly AI can't compare to a human teammate.

Left 4 Dead makes both sides of the zombie apocalypse a thrill to experience, as long as you're not alone.

The bowels of Middle-earth have no right to be this interesting to investigate, yet Moria's dim passages are a dungeon crawler's delight, surpassing even Shadows of Angmar's charming landscapes for sheer exploratory value.

Help save the human race from evil robots in this funny and satisfying strategy game for the DS.

Need for Speed returns to its roots with hokey cutscenes, wild cop chases, and solid racing action.

Need for Speed returns to its roots with hokey cutscenes, wild cop chases, and solid racing action.

Need for Speed returns to its roots with hokey cutscenes, wild cop chases, and solid racing action.

Need for Speed Uninspired would be a better name for this mediocre racer.

Thanks to a new game engine coupled with improvements to atmosphere and online play, NCAA Basketball 09 is a good game.

Thanks to a new game engine coupled with improvements to atmosphere and online play, NCAA Basketball 09 is a good game.