GRAW2 offers up a better, though shorter, single-player game than its predecessor. But the bulk of its gameplay can be found in its impressive and deep multiplayer game.

There's a functional, if utterly unremarkable, platformer to be found in Raving Rabbids on the DS.

A passable puzzler, but it lacks polish, and the touch-screen controls weren't necessary.

Like Liberty City Stories before it, Vice City Stories isn't nearly as appealing as a PS2 game, but it's still got worthwhile qualities.

Immortal Throne offers some really good high-level content for established Titan Quest fans to dig into, while retroactively adding small but meaninful improvements to the original Titan Quest.

An engaging story, logical puzzles, and nice visuals combine to make The Awakened a great adventure game.

You'd be hard pressed to find a better modern fighting game for such an affordable price.

Alien Hominid HD is a charming and challenging arcade-style shooter that everyone should check out.

It's a simplistic hack-and-slash that tends to get painfully repetitive, but 300: March to Glory has its moments.

Lumines Plus is a good puzzle game, but there's so little new that you'll find yourself wondering why the word "plus" is in the title.

DDR Universe offers the standard sorts of changes and upgrades you'd expect from this nearly decade-old series.

Marvel TCG isn't too bad as far as digital trading-card games go, but it's unlikely to convert anyone not already invested in TCGs.

Though its presentation is rather dry, Formula One Championship Edition is a good racing game that straddles the fine line between being accessible to newcomers yet deep enough for longtime fans of the series.

The few moments when Bullet Witch shines are impressive, but not nearly enough to elevate the rest of the game above the dismal plane of mediocrity.

Chili Con Carnage is light on depth and fairly brief, but it's a raucous good time all the same.

SSX Blur has its moments, both joyful and frustrating, but it winds up being a solid entry in the SSX series.

Not a lot has changed since last year, but the new road-to-the-show mode is a fantastic addition and MLB 07: The Show is a great game.

It adds seasonal weather, crop farming, and some new group activities that can actually make the challenging gameplay of Sims 2 a more relaxed pastime. For players looking for a slower-paced experience that doesn't require you to keep track of the ins and outs of an in-game business--or constantly watch a hyperactive pet--this is a good thing.

Once again, the strategy elements of the empires mode do a lot to make up for the mundanity of the aging Warriors combat system, but it's not quite enough.

Once again, the strategy elements of the empires mode do a lot to make up for the mundanity of the aging Warriors combat system, but it's not quite enough.

MLB 2K7 is a decent game, but it's painfully obvious how little effort the developer put into improving this year's game over last year's.

The long-awaited PC version of Jade Empire retains the great story and setting of the Xbox original, but the streamlined combat and core design haven't aged quite as gracefully.

Sure, it's a budget shooter, but that doesn't excuse the fact that it's a very bad game.

Not a lot has changed since last year, but the new road-to-the-show mode is a fantastic addition and MLB 07: The Show is a great game.

A handful of quirks keep it from being great, but MLB 2K7 is an improvement over "MLB 2K6" in nearly every way, and it's a very solid baseball game.

A handful of quirks keep it from being great, but MLB 2K7 is still a very solid baseball game.

MLB 2K7 is a decent game, but it's painfully obvious how little effort the developer put into improving this year's game over last year's.

It's only an incremental improvement over last year's game, but MLB 2K7 is packed with content and solid gameplay.