I really wasn't enjoying it much at first, but once I got to the later levels, the lightsaber combat and Force powers made it a ton of fun.

A decent game; it's just not the best out there.

Despite a few frame rate hitches, and a control scheme that takes a little getting used to, Deus Ex is a very playable, extremely entertaining game.

Fails to deliver anything even close to Rare's seminal "Goldeneye."

A mediocre FPS that fails to make good use of the Serious Engine.

It feels like a game that was rushed out the door, failing to offer all the core features an online game should have.

The battle system is fairly easy to learn and the puzzles aren't mind-blowing, but all in all, the game is very entertaining and that's what gaming is supposed to be about.

Plenty of new objects provide enough variety to make it worth the price, but the lack of effort on Maxis' part to fix the problems in the game is disappointing.

There's just not a whole lot of game here, but what there is, is pure Britney. It's as shallow as the diva herself.

It's just a simple 3D platformer, and not a very challenging one at that, but it'll likely bring a smile to the faces of kids, parents, and Disney fans alike.

From the somber motif for the frozen Russian villain ("nooo-cleee-ur-WIN-ter!") to El Diablo's sassy salsa beat and Alchemiss' raucous beach blanket/surf punk riffs, Freedom Force's musical stylings are every bit as lively as its graphics and storyline.

A perfectly standard real-time strategy game that's tightly implemented and faithful to the series, but doesn't strive to be all it can be.

The Ripping Friends isn't half-assed. It isn't even quarter-assed. The game is one-eighth of an ass ... at best.

kept waiting for this game to become fun. It doesn't really.

Playable, but definitely incomplete.

This is "Soul Reaver Lite" -- undoubtedly fun, but light on puzzle complexity, light on varying action, and unfortunately, more than a little insubstantial in the replayability department.

"Rallisport Challenge" may have the game beat in terms of multiplayer and graphics, but WRC PS2 gives a better representation of rally racing in the real world.

A battery save would have been the icing on this otherwise delicious six-layer cake. However, even without it, Arcade Advanced is an excellent example of how a retro compilation should be done.

Sports some of the best visuals you'll find in a strategy game, real-time or otherwise... [but features] one of the most annoying user-interfaces for any strategy game in recent memory.

The developers deserve kudos for trying something different in an over packed genre, and they nearly succeeded.

Fun right out of the tiny box, Baseball Advance is more enjoyable than most offerings on actual consoles.

It’s also not an overly difficult game, nor an overly long game, nor an overly attractive game, nor an overly fun game.

You won't find an online WW2 sim that even comes close to what Warbirds III offers.

Mildly entertaining for as long as it will take you to win it, and you will win it, because unlimited lives and forgiving checkpoints make this something you can do all on a Sunday afternoon.

There is no reason to jump onboard its potentially dynamic ride unless you have the time to virtually marry the game...it will also be well worth the effort.

It's a good overall game, but could have been a refreshing title had it redirected its focus and gone all out in either direction -- sim or arcade.

What makes Soccer Slam great is vying for killer kicks, power meter plays, and spotlight shots. It's even better to ruin an opponent's insane shots.

Deeper than Marianas Trench, but fortunately, it's much easier to dive into. The most realistic, well-rounded and technically impressive fighting ever made.

The complexity might have changed its appeal, but there's a lot of entertainment value in there.

The game has no replay value, is too flawed to be a worthy addition to your collection, and can be easily finished in a little under 2 hours. It could, however, give you a fairly entertaining afternoon’s worth of gaming.

Although Mad Maestro is plenty novel, quirky, and cute as a button, it doesn't have enough depth or replay value to justify its price.

There are no PGA courses or players, but what it does have to offer is a gameplay style so simple it truly is good for everyone.

A good title, but also frustrating because of its PS2-quality graphics.

What really breathes longevity in Agent Under Fire is the bot support, something missing from the PlayStation 2 version.

It's part turn-based strategy, part role-playing, and part action-oriented real-time strategy wrapped up inside a highly playable design. And best of all -- it's a lot of fun to play.

Not much has changed since last year, and not much is different (other than the graphics) between the 2001 version and 2002.

3DO's High Heat 2003 will be more fun over more time, but if you like your games as pretty as a lingerie model, Triple Play's cup runneth over.

Despite the at times questionable competition of Sled Storm 2, the actual racing is always fun and borders on addictive.

Better than the original in every way. It even manages to trump the GameCube triumph, "Rogue Leader," in at least one key way as well -- it has a cooperative play mode.

A dull game accompanied by a truly horrid save system.

Especially boring was the fact that characters that die cannot be brought into the game immediately -- you have to go back to the nexus (that's not what it's called, but hey, it's my review) and get them, restarting the level again in its entirety. Ugh.

HH 2003 isn't a particularly awful game, but rather it's a bit dull and unrefined. It should have had a lot more conditioning before being released for the public.

Injects a good dose of originality and fun into what can often be an unoriginal genre.

A cheery-looking game world but lousy, sleep-inducing gameplay.

The gameplay is fast and furious and fun for about three fights. Unless button mashing becomes the latest fitness craze, Knockout Kings 2002 will not impress you or your fitness instructor.

What's most important, though, is that the classic, exciting Tony Hawk gameplay is still very much in evidence. Taken in its own right as a GBA game, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 soars high.

The Xbox version beats the other two in all the right ways.

Not only is RalliSport Challenge one of the best rally racing games ever, it may be the most fun ever to rumble on a console.

Still the best thing out there...Hopefully the developers will make next year's version less arcade-like and implement more simulation aspects that take advantage of the fine engine.

If you want something casual and wild, go for a different game, but if you want a simulation, a challenging one at that, Konami's got you covered.

When compared to "Sim Golf," this game isn't as refined, isn't as addictive, and simply isn't as much fun.

Heavy on eye candy but disappointingly light on game.

Out of the Park Baseball 4 is such a great online game that I can't stop singing its praises to anyone who will listen.

It's not a game style that many can master; in fact it's downright frustrating and not always satisfying. Tapping two buttons like a madman will never feel like Skating, and neither will the twitch puzzle used for Figure Skating performance. But there isn't a better way.

Even with multiple solutions to some situations, the game follows a largely linear path. Except for the user's material participation in combat, Bridge Commander can feel like a pure adventure game.

It's not "Medal of Honor," but if you can get past the first-generation engine and various technical and design glitches, there's still a good deal of fun to be had.

Poor sound effects, sometimes misused, uninteresting music, bad voice acting, merely decent graphics, the same enemies over and over again, only seven and a half hours of gameplay, and the game still manages to be fun.

A very well done strategy game that suffers from, of all things, an overload of story and linearity.

Won't wow you with anything really new, but if you want a traditional platformer done right, this is definitely one to play.

Drips with style in every possible way. It's a brilliant game, but at times it's more challenging than it is fun.

It's not there yet (with this version), but we look forward to the elimination of players running through each other, balls landing perfectly in gloves, and a more simplified swing system.

At the very least, a 72-hole tournament -- the mainstay of PGA Golf -- should have been part of the package.

The biggest problem Lord Blackthorn's Revenge has is that even with the new things that have been added, it's still basically a dated game.

A fun platformer with a good mix of nostalgia and modern technology.

A fun game, but it could've benefited from more polish and a little more imagination.

You have to own military manuals to make any sense of the thousands of acronyms which are "understood" in the game.

While it's about as edifying and substantial as potato chips, it's also just as engaging and tasty.

This one stinks of yesterday's diapers.

Fun for a few minutes but gets played out all too quickly.

Overall it shows how a rhythm game should be made: it's weird, witty, and addictive.

If there was actually a sense that Smashing Drive modeled the rubber meeting the road, it might have been interesting.

Pirates' great mix of excellent control, superb presentation, fun third-person action, and ship combat make it far more interesting than most of the third-person adventures hitting next gen systems.

It takes far too long to get good.

An interesting concept for an action/adventure game with a deep storyline that evolves gradually, but it suffers from the scope of its technical glitches.

Perhaps the best enhancement to be found in NASCAR 2002 is the audio. It is light years ahead of previous installments in the series.

The sheer pandemonium and brutal weapons can be pretty amusing, at least until the gimmick of all the explosions and rioting wears off. Unfortunately, that can wear off fairly quickly.

Features terrific graphics, sound, and a presentation that does what WWF fans really want a game to do -- recreate the whole experience in their living room!

If you can look past the graphics, the gameplay alone makes this game worth owning.

This is exceptional fun, tests the mettle of even the most hardened platform junkie, remains completely true to its roots, and delivers spectacularly in the graphics, combat, design, music, and most importantly, gameplay departments.

The graphics, while generally underwhelming, flow smooth and fast, and the controls match the graphics turn for turn. I wish all of the game was as polished as the best parts.

Blazes across your screen with incredible graphics, addictive gameplay, and deep play options. Sure, it's not flawless, but it's definitely worth playing.

While the gameplay will mostly appeal to the hardcore fans of the hobby, almost anyone will get a smile as they watch the cars roll by.

As good as a platformer as we'll ever see. However, it's time that the Nintendo brain trust hits us with something new with the same level of quality.

Has everything an arcade football nut would want. The gameplay is great, the graphics are incredible, the cheerleaders are cute, and it's an all around blast.

While T2E is essentially more of the same, and doesn't quite have the same "wow" factor of the original, the improved engine and netcode make it a much more solid game.

It's enough to make you want to hold hands and sing Kum Bai Ya -- if you can put down your GBA long enough.

With the opportunity to choose to "save" your mission replay to the Xbox's hard drive after every undertaking, combined with the absolute treat of watching this enhanced, multi-camera replay, Wreckless takes the concept of replay to a higher level.

Its combination of tricks and pseudo-strategy is a bit underwhelming.

If you enjoyed the lethargic pace of Tropico, you will likely find Paradise Island a decent enough expansion, but if you couldn't bear the seemingly endless waits for each building to be constructed, this add-on doesn't provide enough to make it worth a second try.

Everything that a side-scrolling platform loving fan could ask for. It's got all the great, tried and true, fast-paced Sonic action of the old Genesis series, looks fine, plays excellently, and offers some fun multiplayer action.

Combines everything you've ever wanted when it comes to moto-sports in one package...but there are a few things that end up costing this game overall.

The levels themselves are nothing short of spectacular, and in freestyle mode, there's moments of real joy to be had tricking off everything and finding secret areas and high wires to grind down. But for us, the lack of skaters, levels, and actual fun in the Story Mode left us sobbing for Tony.

A great game... that you should be playing on another system.

It's not incredibly original, either, with a big debt to Diablo-style gameplay, for instance. Then again, it has some great things that the Diablo games don't, like huge 3D environments and a fire-breathing dragon you can ride.

Easily one of the most technically impressive GBA games out there, and probably the best portable fighter as well.

A little short and the camera is wonky at times, but neither of those complaints can derail this excellent game. If you enjoy survival-horror games, this is one title you can't afford to miss.

If you can get over the inane product licensing and the idea that small sugar pills are magical, this isn't a bad third-person action/adventure.

Incredibly addictive. You're constantly thinking of new ways to design a hole, new tricks to throw at the golfers, and new adjustments to increase the sims' enjoyment and challenge.