Just Cause is able to justify its relative brevity and disrespect for physical law with some extremely visceral and often satisfying action.

Just Cause is able to justify its relative brevity and disrespect for physical law with some extremely visceral and often satisfying action.

Just Cause is able to justify its relative brevity and disrespect for physical law with some extremely visceral and often satisfying action.

Even dinosaurs, ninjas, and Vikings can't really elevate this real-time strategy game above its generic roots.

This Xbox 360 version of the game stays mostly faithful to the original, and it holds up well after all these years.

Mage Knight Apocalypse is a sloppy attempt to adapt the collectible tabletop miniatures game to a dungeon-crawler format.

After a seven-year absence, the Caesar series returns with a slightly flawed but very engrossing game about ancient city building.

If you can look past the dated presentation you'll find a suprisingly fun, fast-paced game of paintball in Max'd.

Despite the title, there's nothing bold about this boring, vanilla racing game.

It feels like one of those uninspired also-rans cribbed from "The Fast and the Furious" in the first place. It's not an entirely bad street racer, but it does nothing new, and it makes pretty lousy use of the license.

A storyline based on Norse mythology isn't the only thing that's unusual and original about this tough, complex, and action-packed Japanese role-playing game.

SuperNOVA is mostly more of the same, but a decent array of modes and a list of new songs help keep the experience feeling reasonably fresh.

Import Tuner Challenge does few things right and faces stiff competition from other racing games, but if you sink enough time into it, it can grow on you.

MotoGP is a good technical racing game, but the small selection of tracks and rigid artificial intelligence take some of the variety and excitement out of it.

Mage Knight DS is based on some good design ideas derived from an interesting tabletop wargame, but they're drowned out by a poor interface and weak presentation.

Just Cause is able to justify its relative brevity and disrespect for physical law with some extremely visceral and often satisfying action.

Clash of Ninja 2 seems more like an upgraded game than a true sequel, and it ultimately does little to improve upon the original.

Despite the title, there's nothing bold about this boring, vanilla racing game.

The new touch-screen controls, level creator, and colorful presentation make March of the Minis an even better puzzle game than its predecessor.

Live 07 won't blow your mind, as many of the changes from last year are of limited value, but it's certainly worth a look if you like your basketball games a little up-tempo.

NBA Live 07 is yet another case of a developer trying to shoehorn a console game onto a handheld with mixed results.

Despite the addition of several previously missing modes, NBA Live 07's many gameplay flaws and uneven visuals relegate the series to the bench for yet another year.

NBA Live 07 isn't much different from last year's game, and the numerous bugs and glitches make it not much fun to play.

NBA 2K7 is a very good game, but it's largely unchanged from "NBA 2K6."

Sure, there are oodles of new animations and gameplay options, but many key issues went untouched. It's still a great choice for anyone who likes a realistic pace to their NBA video games, but it's not the defining basketball simulation that many were hoping for.

The Life is a flawed, yet fun basketball game that's worth a look for anyone that's searching for a different take on the sport.

Behind all of the minigames and new play modes, you'll find the same old problematic gameplay.

This game is surprisingly enjoyable for a few hours, but after that it goes from good, mindless fun to mind-numbingly repetitive.