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.

Gravity is a puzzle game for a very specific type of gamer, primarily one that is tolerant of frustration and repetition.

SBK Superbike World Championship offers a realistic take on the world of motorcycle racing. Unfortunately, this over-reliance on authenticity sucks the fun out of the game, leaving a product that will only appeal to the dedicated niche of superbike superfans.

While not a bad game, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has its share of fun moments that manages to shine through the game’s many weaker elements. The campaign is rather lengthy and that’s a good thing but then again there’s not much variety either.

The hunting and stalking elements are completely removed from the series and thus making Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2 a shooter with very little substance or redeemable qualities.

Pass on this unless you are someone who would rather play games on a console that don’t translate that well to the video-game platform. The controls are not that good and grind the frustration level even when trying to play the games on their original settings. Some of the retro games are decent, though.

While there are many aspects of this game that are interesting, there are also many times when the gameplay is boring and lackluster. The story as a whole just doesn’t appeal or resonate, and the writing is bad.

Rigid combat. limited game control, and other below average parts in the game just doesn't cut it.

Due to control problems and pathfinding issues, Sudden Strike 3 is not perfect. However, the scale of the battles and intense firefights make it a marked improvement over its predecessors.

The developers made sure that the game plays as close to the real thing as possible. Even though this is the case, it still doesn’t match up to the real thing.

In spite of the limited graphics and repetitive sound Space Hack is a surprisingly addictive game.

This game is one of those you play strictly for the fun of playing and that is something I know everyone will appreciate.

An exercise in precision attacks that are done easily enough, that is if your hands don't cramp up from all the button pushing.

It just feels like Drakengard could have used a lot more polish, such as no frame rate issues, a better draw-in distance, and better AI.

After about the sixth level of shooting anything that moves, players may get bored, unless they really like shooters.

If you need a good RPG to help you appease your appetite from the lack of them on the GameCube this is the best there is out there right now.

One of the better licensed products in my recent memory.

Hardcore strategy fans will surely love this new title. Map creating abilities will add shelf life.

Sadly, poor enemy and ally AI make for a frustrating action game that could have been better than this.

The graphics are based on the same engine as before and thus have shown little improvement since the last iteration of the franchise. This is an expansion but not an overly long one.

Good idea with the mission deployment but there are too many things that pop up keeping this title from being really good; as it is, it is passable.

Alter Echo is great but has one unforgivable issue: repetitive gameplay.

Not to say that this game doesn’t have a few good qualities, but they’re dampened by barren level design and poor enemy AI.

This looks quite nice, but is an arcade game that seemingly skimps on the reality inherit in other platforms while still providing a solid gaming experience.

The puzzles and tasks get a little repetivite in this sequel, and the overall gameplay isn't quite as fun as before. The camera control is definitely worse, and can get quite irritating at times.

Perfect for younger gamers. Kids will love the cheerful colors, and all the cutesy characters like butterflies, sheep and fairies. Even the baddies look cute.

Capcom’s attempt at bringing a strict motorbike racing simulator is a good try but it just doesn’t come together smoothly in all the right places where it counts the most.

Laevatein Tactics has everything tactical fans expect from the genre, and not much else. I won’t be so harsh as to call the game “forgettable”, but there are far more unique and interesting genre offerings already available for the DS. Other than an unwieldy name, Laevatein Tactics hasn’t got much to distinguish itself from the pack.