A typical side-scrolling game with platforms you have to jump up on and objects to obtain to test your ability to jump and dodge.

While there isn’t anything really new or different, the overall package is fun and is a good choice for family fun.

From the controls to the tracks, MX World Tour is a very barebones and plain presentation of the world of motocross racing.

An average diversion. It is not too-quickly played, but can provide some enjoyment. The pluses outweigh the negatives in this game.

Overall, Batman: The Brave and the Bold is a little too short and simplistic to guarantee any mass appeal, but I got a kick out of its family-friendly approach to Batman and his DC brethren.

Games like these are more fun when actual prizes are involved. Still, there’s a decent variety of activities for the game show enthusiast.

Just slightly above average.

The frame-rate issues make this game a chore to play.

If you are looking for a story driven classic adventure with memorable characterizations I’d suggest looking elsewhere.

Sadly, Viking is one of those games that could have been great but thanks to repetitive hack-and-slash gameplay there is really not much here even Odin would approve.

An average title with a purposeful concept and not-so-stellar performance. Children will enjoy the game, but only for a short time, and adults who know how to speak English already need not apply.

It's not innovative, it's not a sequel and the graphics are below the quality of "Crazy Taxi," a driving game that's nearly four years old.

Unfortunately, sometimes less than average graphics overall + bad sound + two faction’s missions being too difficult = probably skipped over in the retail game store.

There were a few moments of intensity, and a few minutes of excitement, but it’s not what it should be.

Reminds me of a budget minded "Dungeon Siege," a game I liked very much. It lacks the depth and the beauty DS has but remember it only has a MSRP of about 20 bucks. It also lacks any MP capability so everything will be solo or using AI companions.

It does not fail and has several bright spots, there is some issues with how it looks and the gameplay can become monotonous, not a bad attempt though.

Fans will certainly love the slams and finishing moves using the Nunchuk and Wiimote, but the lack of match types will disappoint the more hardcore fans. Still, those looking for a different and more interactive version of the game should definitely pick this one up.

Puzzle Expedition is far from flashy. Without a scoring system or an engaging story, the only reward for a job well done is pride, and there is plenty to go around. You'll be hard-pressed to find a more challenging puzzle game on the DS. At times, it's even too devious for its own good.

Those who have stuck with the franchise for a long time will likely consider this score to be too low; and more power to you. But my judgment is coming from someone fresh to the series, and I found only little enjoyment out of playing it.

It is really a shame that the game was allowed to be released before it was tweaked sufficiently. Unfortunately, these are major problems that greatly affect the gameplay and game players.

The vehicle animations are good, but the overall repetitive nature of the game makes this a very average title.

I’m sorry, Dave. These controls are weak.

There were too many shortcomings to bring a great idea into a finished product.

Swashbucklers: Blue vs. Grey is a strange little game that isn’t terrible by any means, but it’s not really very good, either. While I could definitely see the game developing a (tiny) cult following, every interesting element in the game is balanced out by something bad.

There's a total lack of ingenuity here, and although this may be the first 3D Mega Man game that "works", it's only because Capcom played it safe; the game is downright tiresome at times, with barely any interesting touches.

Though the touch screen is superior to the Wii remote in the area of item placement, item acquisition (when you grab the item from the item window) and retrieval (when you pick up an item that has already been placed) are a glitchy mess on the DS, making this an inferior version.

Not overly hard to play, but this is a simplistic building/economic sim at best.

The harder players work out the better the avatars will look at the end of their program. This is a neat extra incentive to continue to play this game.

There’s tons of play time with 34 different scenarios, and the ability to modify existing ones or create your own (plus multiplayer) just adds to the replay value of the game. The downside is that the game is also extremely confusing and challenging due to the detail.

The game has improved from last years game with it’s more in-depth game modes and slight visual enhancements, but otherwise the game still has a long way to go before being the ultimate college basketball game.

The game is a value-priced title and for the most part, it shows, but this time the developers actually included some old-fashioned fun.

While the aerodynamics of dragon flight and combat tease you almost immediately, the game becomes repetitive quickly enough not to distract you from the plain graphics.

It's repetitive. Extremely repetitive. That's really all that needs to be said. I can praise the control scheme until I'm blue in the face, but that doesn't take away from the fact that the game repeats itself like a radio station with a small collection of songs.

The save system features the return of the hated code system, that forces you to write down a code to return to a given point in the game. This "technology" was all the rage in 1985 with the Atari 2600 based on ROM, but current systems have access to RAM to save game states instead of trying to have players write down some ridiculous code.

Racing enthusiasts and gear heads will be able to squeeze some fun out of this title, but very few others will. There is no lean into the gameplay for simulation racing newcomers, so you should probably stay away from this one unless you know you like sim racers.

The game passes ... barely. I would be lying if I didn't say there was some fun hidden in it, but you really have to go in and find it, and most of the time, that's just not enough.

Avatar is a game that younger kids will want, but with the faulty execution of the special moves, could upset younger gamers.

While the game’s controls are identical to Diablo, even Diablo veterans will quickly realize that this is little more than a hack and slash title only due to the small amount of drops and no pieces of armor or weapons to be found, and the gameplay gets very repetitive very quickly.

Oddly enough, I can’t say that I didn’t enjoy Ghost Recon when I wasn’t encountering problems.

The simple and scaled down options seem to be made for newer players into this kind of market, but the confusing nature of the game if you don't play the campaign first can quickly get frustrating.

Two words keep this from being a great-playing game: menial tasks. The puzzles aren't clever, they're just silly, and oftentimes confusing because of the clunky controls and the sub-par camera.

The mediocre graphics combined with the serious lack of options guarantee that it will end up collecting dust on my shelf.

A pretty simple brain game and certainly nothing new for the genre. If you don't have a brain game then this isn't a bad start; if you have other games in this vein, you may not need to pop this into your system.

There are so many areas that this game could have improved upon, such as the graphics and the sound, to make it a better overall game. While the game is fun, there are much better TBS games to spend you hard earned money on.

The game doesn’t even feel like it belongs on the Xbox 360.

It's nice to have these classic games on hand in case I get the urge to host an impromptu Pac Man tournament.

Line Rider 2 is a unique experience for the DS that is only limited by a challenging interface. Yet once you get a decent track designed and watch your Rider sled away with reckless abandonment the excitement and fun kicks in.

If you can overlook the disappointing realism and focus on the tight multiplayer, NHL 2K9 may be worth a rental.

At the price point of $60, The King of Fighters XII is a hard sell to anyone outside of the fanbase. Renting or borrowing is the best entry point for the series as a blind purchase may lead to one angry gamer.

The console controls just don’t work well for this kind of game, and not having the ability to pause during a battle and order set jobs to be done really caused some frustration and just seemed like autopilot fighting until one group was dead.

The wanton violence, the messy deaths, it has a level of fun for those mature enough to handle it, but the staying power of this title just isn't here. There's a couple of hours of play in there, but not much more.

With the mini games and racing both falling into repetition; the gameplay ultimately suffers from [lack of] any type of depth.

In the end Cars really isn't a bad game for the GBA. In fact it shows that with the right programmers the GBA can still put out good titles even if it's a game based on a movie. If the game wasn't over so soon and offered some additional gameplay modes then Cars would have been a top notch title for the GBA.

If Kung-Fu Panda is your absolute favorite movie and you’ve already memorized the first game, you’ll probably want to play this. Otherwise, Legendary Warriors isn’t worthy of your time or money.

Fans of the series will find something to enjoy with Bakugan Battle Brawlers, but all others will likely get bored almost immediately. It's faithful to the original product, which many fans will appreciate, but it's not going to convert you into a Bakugan fanatic.

A title that could have been much better, but really cannot compare with either its other console platform counterparts, nor with some other GBA baseball games in terms of gameplay options.

Ash is a great character and this is one of the better $19.99 games out there but without Bruce being on board the way he needs to be, the game is sorely lacking that special something.

The colorful graphics and relatively smooth framerate are all good signs of a solid game. The audio however was a bit lacking.

A realistic flight sim. Sometimes realistic games can drive people away, which is what Aero Elite did for me. Most of the time I was doing nothing but trying to get in range of my target, then shot a missile.

Clearly the license in which it is derived from is a complex and engaging one, but maybe there was just too much bitten off here.

I really can't say I recommend this title, especially when Dynasty Warriors 6 is sitting on the shelf right next to it. Unless of course, you're a Dynasty Warriors fanatic, and want to get a new take on the series.

The dated graphics, repetitive sounds, and high difficulty make this game more frustrating than it has to be.

Even if this game wasn’t based on a film it would be a cinch to rate because Treasure Planet is all but devoid of any new ideas or unique gameplay implements. It is completely derivative of every other puzzle-solving platform game.

The game has flaws, but still can be fun in areas. It is colorful, follows its concept, and has well-done graphics, though the sound effects are not great. This game is for younger gamers.

I was hoping that the game would be a bit more of an experience, but as it is, it is barely passable as a hunting sim and only because there is a multiplayer mode would I say this ... die-hard fans of the series may want to pick it up because it's only $19.99 and it's online.

Save for the cooperative mode, there’s not much here worthy of a gamer’s time that is devoted to buying and renting the best games.

The storyline didn’t drive much excitement, or provide any motivation to solve the puzzles that were difficult at times. Only your interests in the works of Da Vinci keep you involved.

The ideal rental game. It’s short and simple, there’s almost no replay value, yet it’s still fun for a certain amount of time.

While it does get addicting to build the park, it also doesn’t do anything outrageously new from anything else that is out in a similar vein either.

Apart from the music, this is a snore fest that’s best to be avoided.

The main problem is that the developers really didn’t do anything to make this game stand out from other platform games and it isn’t “deep” enough to keep older gamers coming back.

Uh, there really isn't anything like this on the PSP, and there is some fun to be had, but only a select few will embrace the gore and clumsy, over-the-top action; of course, they'll have to forgive the game's lack of flair.

This is a classic case of style over substance. If you know a young DS owner who shops at Hot Topic, they’d probably get a kick out of the story and art – but don’t expect the subpar gameplay to turn them into an RPG fan.

But kids who want a quick and easy game that’s fun to play, has a nice variety of power-ups, and offers something different from the norm will be amused by what BB07 has to offer.

The concept of stopping the mob instead of some ancient civilization, railroad, or third world country is something different for a strategy game. But the mob just doesn’t seem like the mob during most of the game. You could easily replace the mob with ancient warrior of a great civilization and the game would play the same.

It's disappointing to see such a popular license be used in such a generic game. There's nothing here that makes the game worth owning, with the voice work sadly being the game's most impressive feature.

The game moves at a methodical pace, which will drive some players mad.

The biggest frustration with Reign of Fire is the controls themselves, which are cumbersome in either setting and don’t work too well in a fast paced action title.

Average/below average across the board, with no real elements to keep gamers interested after a few levels.

While far from perfect, this game perfectly captures the mood and delivers a great adaptation of Dan Brown’s bestseller novel.

Retains the feeling of the film, and should be worth a look if you are a hardcore Steve McQueen fan or a fan of the movie looking for some nostalgia. However, the gameplay doesn’t have enough going for it to warrant a purchase from someone hoping for a deep stealth action title.

While the graphics look terrific, there are moments when the player will be left staring at a screen that has nothing but a wash of color on it, or wondering how you managed to pull off that bit of a slip when your hands were not near that control button.

This is not a game you should play for the gameplay. That sounds strange, doesn't it? But Rise of the Argonauts' developers wanted to create an RPG, a genre that used to put the story first.

Let me get this straight: a real-time strategy game without a multiplayer mode? Sure, it's been done before, but come 'on, this is Xbox! They could have given gamers the option to link up two consoles and two TVs.

Although the some of the features show promise, War Times ends up being just another run-of-the-mill RTS.

F.E.A.R. doesn't deliver this time around, the looks are fading and the sounds aren't at all new and fresh.

Drab enemies and weapons, average graphics but below average levels make this a "prequel" that does not do the series justice.

Too Human is another game that falls in the “could have been much more” category. Even though this game has been in development for many years, there are just too many design flaws that keep it from becoming a “must have” game.

Not enough has changed for gamers to pick up the latest version of FIFA Soccer. It has regressed in the majority of the areas while the next-gen versions have catapulted ahead in quality. Avoid the PS2 version and move onto the 360 or PS3 version.

Need for Speed ProStreet is a decent racing game that got sidetracked along the way. It appears EA was more concerned with in-game advertising than ensuring the game got the proper attention it needed.

The unfriendly bits clearly out weigh the good ones. Which is sad because it looks like there was real potential here with the decent graphics, too bad the overall experience left me feeling a bit drab.

Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy does do some things right in terms of the graphics and sound quality. The overall concept isn’t that bad either, but some of the finer points such as the tasks that need completed could’ve definitely been dulled down a bit. This game is, however, an absolute must for any astrology buff!

An adequately designed racing game that delivers on the technical front, but one that just isn't very deep or exciting.

Some of the elements are well realized, the environments look good and the sound is well done, but the AI and repeated “terrified” civilians, fails to elevate this title to the ranks of solid tactical combat shooter.

Your mission... should you choose to accept it ... is to pay $50 for a somewhat average remake of a classic driving and shooting game, which will probably get beaten and possibly forgotten over the course of a weekend.

Pretty tight controls and at least some relevant use of the Stylus. The game is not real innovative and becomes repetitive and boring.

Don’t have astronomical expectations for this movie-based action title.

If the game wasn’t over so quickly then who knows what other crazy ideas could have been included as well.