Swashbucklers is a derivative game that borrows heavily from other pirate-based games, but fails to capture their sense of fun and exploration.

The game is 800 Microsoft points, and it is really something that they should just give away. Bad graphics, controls, sound and multiplayer means a bad game and it should not have been.

As basic as a first-person shooter can come. No jumping, no full-speed running and shooting, no original or interesting play mechanics that make you say, "Who needs bullets, I've got a paintball gun!"

Unbearably hard and quite frankly pointless puzzles and sub-par acting with sub-par characters leave this ring waiting to be destroyed in Mt. Doom.

This is a game that had potential, but that potential was not fully realized. The game is not terrible, especially in a multiplayer setting, but it just fails to connect in a truly long-lasting entertaining way.

Blasting holes through soldiers is great, but everything else falls short.

A couple of steps above the average game of its type on the market today.

Aside from the various terrains and many skiers to choose from, this title has the right idea of combining an extreme sports attitude with just the right touch of fantasy.

Easily the worst game I have played all year.

This is a really bad game, and made even worse by taking such a cool license and dragging it across a desert of poor controls and ineffective ideas.

For its variety and frequent nods to classic gaming, Power Rangers Super Legends is a good game. It’s also a very repetitive one and is only recommended to those who want their brawlers, space shooters, and mech games to be underdeveloped and combined into one product.

Dora the Explorer Saves the Mermaids is an average game. It’s not a bad game, but neither is it very good. The mini-games are not engaging for the most part except for a few, and the whole structure is choppy. "Go Diego Go" is designed in a similar manner by the same design company, but for whatever reason, is much more fun.

It was a failure as a challenge, and tribute, to a Disney film.

It's just too hard for its target audience, and the theme and storyline probably won't interest older players. A tutorial level is badly needed, too.

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

C.O.R.E. is a bumpy trip down memory lane, an unrefined copy of seminal shooters from decades passed. It’s nostalgic, but it also feels anachronistic, a decent-but-outdated FPS that feels too old-fashioned for its own good.

Much of Munch's goodness has been taken and converted to fit the Game Boy Advance.

Look, the game is completely disappointing to young and old fans, and the fat cat has been around for so long, isn't it about time he was given a decent title?

Gruesome and indescribably disappointing.

Takes a step in the wrong direction by trying to take the popular card game and turn it into a turn based style RPG kind of format.

Sadly, this is a game that certainly does have the potential of being a worthwhile paintball title but falls short in so many ways that even shooter fans will be greatly disappointed.

Zatch Bell! ends up being a mish mash of unrealized ideas and poor gameplay.

An arcade RPG clone of "Gauntlet Dark Legacy."

SunAge is an unpolished traditional RTS with a ho-hum storyline and numerous shortcomings, making it a tough sell, especially in the already crowded RTS genre.

The board brings the franchise to life in remarkable ways. There is a decent variety of game modes and the ‘80s look is a nice touch.

This game does a remarkable job of actualizing the events it presents. The graphics are strong, and the lighting effects are dynamic...It just lacks competitive depth.

Some of the individual aspects of the game need to be reworked simply because they seem forced. The game strives to attain a lofty place, but comes up a little short.

I expected the same level of quality from Spyro's new beginning – the game that would reinvent the series. But all we got was a rehash – a mistake I hope does not lead to the series' retirement.

The title screen, which warns against seizures, should have included a warning against extreme frustration.

Has its shining moments of fun, but these precious moments are overshadowed by a far greater evil--terrible level design and slow-as-molasses controls.

An average game that employs the same battle system as numerous other Japanese-style dungeon crawls. Unfortunately, when you have seen so many, it is hard to get excited about another.

With drab levels and weak controls, The Saboteur is only a shell of the console version.

Data Squad has too much text for a five-year-old to enjoy it, too many annoyances for a 10-year-old to be amused. And the storyline is lacking.

Six Flags Fun Park is not a terrible game, but it's not really a good game either. I'm not going to play it again, unless I really have to. Then again, I'm not a child, and I can imagine a child enjoying it more thoroughly.

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.

Quantum Theory looks and feels like an anime-inspired fan mod of Gears of War 1. While I'm a devout supporter of doing things right the first time, I wouldn't mind seeing a sequel that steps up its game, makes better use of Filena, and learns from the critical feedback the original received (which is nearly insurmountable at this point).

Only a select few will be hooked for more than a few seasons. John Deere Harvest in the Heartland is extremely addictive but also extremely frustrating – not because the game is challenging or cheap, but because of the inexcusable issues that prevent it from reaching its full potential.

It really is a shameless excuse to try and cash in on a license. Fans of the series will be disappointed in this brain numbing exercise.

The finished product really let me down due to tons of problems - bad AI, sloppy controls, and slow gameplay.

Apparently, fun has the same agent as Rachel Weisz; it’s not in this game, either.

This is one of those games you’ll look forward to, have a brief amount of fun with, and then wonder what went wrong.

Sea Monsters will hold as much water as a glass in your kitchen when compared to the depth of any other DS game available today.

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.

Old age just doesn't fit Myst as well as it does other games from the same era.

If the user interface and manuals were more thought-out, had a multiplayer option, and better unit pathfinding skills, it could have been a solid game.

It’s obvious to see that Tron hasn’t lasted the “test of time.” For only 400 MS Points, you shouldn’t expect much more than a straight up port with a few additions thrown on top.

Justice League Heroes for the DS lacks intense battles and super heroics of the console version but at least it gives us a game with a lot of cool characters and a lot to unlock.

If you have to see what it's about for yourself, rent it before purchasing, and above all else… find a friend.

If this series were to receive a significant upgrade – perhaps via the DW: Gundam sequel – it could finally move beyond its troubled past. For now, unfortunately, it is stuck in a dated, mechanically-challenged form that is all but impossible to enjoy.

A game for those with a massive amount of patience. However, if you're a fan of top of the line simulations, the Norns may be a good pick.

The ability to play as some of DC’s characters from the hit cartoon show on Cartoon Network was nifty, but the AI issues and repetitive action scenes tend to get a little boring after a while.

Naughty Bear strives to be tasteless and base, but in order for a game to truly pull that off it has to be funny, which Naughty Bear definitely isn't. The story is empty and the narration gets irritating very quickly. The gameplay is repetitive, the mission structure is absent, the graphics are lousy, and the whole experience is mired by a variety of technical shortcomings and bugs.

A major disappointment and a badly designed collection of mini-games that feel too rushed to be much fun on the Nintendo Wii.

With the poor controls and boring levels Rengoku doesn’t feel nearly as fluid as it could.

The faces of the characters, including your lead, Jarik, seem disfigured and unattractive - definitely not even close to seeming geared towards a PS2 system.

Good for the kiddies if frustration is not an issue. I can't think of a situation where it wouldn't be.

The only enjoyment I got out of this game was seeing some sprites from classic games after completing a mission. The rest was just boring, if not annoying or frustrating.

The idea that looked good on paper translated into unfair challenge and highly monotonous gameplay on the screen. Sanctum of Slime will have you reminiscing about the days when the Ghostbusters franchise meant good films, not lousy video games.

A solid adventure game... Just spare yourself and turn the volume off when you're playing Faust.

Kids will definitely enjoy building their own park and creating their own mutated dinosaurs down to the last detail and Dino Island allows them to do it all.

Thanks to its broken controls, awkward combat mechanics and uninspiring mission objectives, it’s hard to recommend this game to dedicated fans of the show.

Final Fight: Streetwise is mediocre, and that's it. The mini games aren't inspired and as simple as they get, the fighting system is fun but gets old, and the story is boring.

The campaign mode is really short, the graphics are ugly, and the sound is passable. The only reason to play this game is to pad your gamer scores or if you are an extremely die-hard G.I. Joe fan.

We don't want to work. It's not fun. MC Groovz Dance Craze makes it fun just as "DDR" has. The difference here is that you don't have to work as hard with this game. You can move at your own pace and work your way up to "DDR's" level.

The game has some rubberbanding (where you bounce back a dozen yards or so while running) but that does not occur all that often.

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.

I liked the fact that there were so many mini-games that could be replayed separately from the game, but these alone cannot hold up the entire game.

Brave is obviously designed with children new to gaming in mind, but even they shouldn’t tolerate this glitchy mess. There’s a pretty good game here, hiding amongst the bugs, graphical issues, and poorly designed platforming sequences. It’s called Brave: Search for Spirit Dancer, and you can find it for a very reasonable price for the PS2.

This is one of the few compilation games that actually passes the bar, barely. I can't say that this is the one for you, but there is some fun found in this title, you just have to look.

SPRay is a decent game that will certainly appeal to its target audience: younger gamers. Other than that if players are looking for a decent action game then they will want to check out this game.

Steel Horizon works well as a mainstream DS release but does not have the intransigent components of a cutthroat strategy game. Its combat is too simplistic.

Remember that attractive, animated style that made Wallace and Gromit so easy on the eyes? Let's just say things haven't been quite so pretty for the CSI folks.

Overall you will be able to buy this game, sit down, and finish it all the way through in about 10 - 15 minutes.

Looks good and is easy to play, but may not have enough substance to please the more advanced gamer.

A weak and lazy attempt on the part of Hudson. Similar to the first two games, this title is marred by boring gameplay, annoying waggle controls, and a total lack of charm.

It is specifically, in my humble opinion, for adventure purists who have patience to sit through bad NPC dialogue because the main character is endearing and in a bit of a jam.

In spite of decent fight graphics and a solid audio track, this PC release manages only minimal intrigue, and game play that stagnates in the dark corridors that play out as the game’s map board.

Iron Man should be the ultimate mech, the battle suit that tantalizes, and fires the imaginations of gamers. Iron Man 2, though, is more blech than mech, and it stumbles along delivering a gaming experience that is unrewarding.

This game is not worth your money or even the time it takes to download it. Not having the ability to play against another human is a huge strike to this game. Bottom line is to avoid this game.

A poorly ported game that makes this a frustrating game to play rather than an enjoyable one like its PS2 original.

If you are a fan of the show, it’s recommended you pick up the DVD to serve your hunger for wackiness. Avoid Wacky Races: Crash & Dash at all costs.

This is definitely one of those games that you find yourself playing over and over and each time the fight will be totally different in more ways than one.

Lacks excitement. It is a simple game in which the only thing that stands out are the graphical elements.

You’re stuck in your gun turret, firing off your weapons to an endless amount of aliens, and that’s it! There isn’t anything else to do in the game, but blow up aliens in your turret.

Our emergency and rescue heroes deserve better than this.

GT Pro Series is not at all worthy of being called “next-gen” – its boring gameplay and bad steering mechanics should be left behind and forgotten quickly.

Above the annoyances and lack of originality is the absence of something every game needs to survive: fun gameplay.

There is hardly a flow to the game and with the poor camera controls and poor animations this is a title that is better off passed on.

It’s not only one of the most bland racing games available but it also manages to take a list of gorgeous cars and an interesting concept and make us wish we were playing a much better game than this one.

A simple platformer that doesn’t stand out in any regard. The constant platform jumping grows tiresome very quickly, and the bare-bones combat system is pretty boring.

A nice little program. While not overly complex, it still is entertaining.

Not even nostalgia could have saved it from being a major letdown as almost every area that doesn't include witty dialogue from our cigar smoking protagonist is atrocious.

Anyone with half-an-ounce of skill will be able to plow through the opposition with ease, and the game is packed with useless filler as it is. Clash of the Titans isn't broken, nor completely incompetent, but it sure is boring.

Not flight combat at its most graceful and this alone keeps it from being a highly addictive action game set in the Star Trek universe.

There is nothing in this game that represents fun. I hate to say that, but when all the members of the house give it a try and no one could say anything good about it, well, that just seals the deal.

Given the limits of the system, I believe 80 Days acquits itself very well in the pantheon of GBA games, It doesn't stick out for any one feature, it is a bland, competent entry in the 2-D side scrolling action adventure group.

The fact that the developers were able to incorporate so many different gameplay styles into the game and making them seem completely fitting and natural is a nice accomplishment.

This would have been a shoddy effort as an Xbox Live Arcade title, but seeing it on a store shelf is less of a salute to the military's naval forces, and more of a slap in their faces.