Electronic Arts took an amazing product, and instead of slacking off, they added a bunch of things to make this the most addictive Madden yet.

Purists of the series may feel it has gone in too much of a "console" direction with its pacing and style, but the consistency and quality of this game can't be denied.

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down is so last decade!

There are plenty of other shooters on the market that are better than this game, and most of those shooters do both the single-player and multiplayer aspects of their game in a far superior manner.

Leave this series alone now and let it finish on a middle ground – don't let it fall further down.

It's fun in spurts and, as I said, the only game in town for shooter fans on the DS.

It's graphics are unconventional and don't play the max polycount/photorealism game, but they're truly beautiful.

A game with great ideas but bad execution in many ways. Pinball has always been a quick fix kind of game, just like old-school arcade games, and Flipnic really doesn't emphasize quickness, but rather dedication in order to finish challenges across all the tables.

A great game, though not quite as good as those glory days of 2003 and 2004, when the series was simply amazing.

A stylish visual panache grabs your attention early and a straightforward control scheme makes the game accessible to everyone.

As the first FPS for PSP, Coded Arms is a decent try at it, though not one that's really going to rewrite the books on the genre.

So, as the saying goes, one of the best just got better.

A must-buy for every DS owner, whether you're a puzzle fan or not.

The new 3D effects are nice, the Xbox Live support is great for replay value and the great 2D-like gameplay is still here, but it's all been done before and it has been done better.

Its action, its story telling, its graphical and audible structure: these things don't match up to any good.

As impressive as it is to see the entire game ported to a handheld, the PSP version will always be known for extreme load times.

It's yet another generic, short, and easy to complete licensed title for a handheld that is already littered with the like.

Weak gameplay, weak graphics, weak execution, and weak…well everything, add up to….err…one weak game.

Issues such as the camera, the short length and repetitive nature of the game keep it from being a game to remember.

The level design is really great (I love Lungfishopolis and like Adam, I refuse to say why because it's just that great). The gameplay, however, isn't as inviting.

It's also annoying that you have to redo every portion of a mission if you fail at one of the later objectives.

Like most Mega Man games, just don't look for much originality or innovation.

Gamers complain that games today are too easy and lead players by the hand; in Conker's case, it's the exact opposite where players are pretty much left out in the cold without a clue or a pot to – well, you know.

An old-school fighting game that will be appreciated by hardcore fans of games like "Street Fighter II."

While it's easy and linear (not to mention short – 6 to 7 hours or so), Batman Begins excels where it counts, truly making you feel like the Dark Knight, stalking his prey and brutalizing those who target the weak and innocent.

The game is repetitive, easy, short, and offers nothing new to the genre besides the introduction of the fear meter. But even that is misused as you can only put fear into enemies by doing what the games tells you to do, not what you want to do.

If you could grade a game on features alone, Juiced would be higher scored, because the career mode really is well done and offers a lot of depth. However, the slow progression and mostly old, tired racing action hampers the unique features of said career.

One of the best titles to come out for the DS yet.

Why is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas such a great game? To put it simply, the game is huge. It has such a variety of things going on that almost everybody can find a part of it that they enjoy.

I don't think it's the idea that you put a swordsman against an army of outlaws in the Old Western period that doesn't work well for Samurai Western. Rather, it seems to be the presentation of it.

Literally one of the biggest games ever created and it will take you weeks or even months just to see everything it has to offer.

Advent Rising is too easy, too short and too buggy to justify spending your hard earned money on it.

It all seems very familiar, but it's a good gaming experience that FPS fans will gobble up for a little while.

Where the Clock Tower series always employed its notion for being the victim in a stalker's nightmarish world in a very mundane and ordinary fashion, Haunting Ground does so with a zing.

Coming home and reliving the incredibly cool persona of a badass Jedi Knight is definitely something fans will get behind. That said, the game is repetitive, extremely short (maybe 6 hours to complete the campaign) and is very straightforward in its approach.

Built for those who want a bit more 'pick up and play' in their racing simulations, and it does that fairly well.

The game really captivated me, mainly because of the fun that it provides and the lack of realism.

It is not only the best simulator on the market, it is the best racer period.

Manages to be pretty good despite itself, as it's still NBA Street at heart, which is the best arcade hoops franchise this side of 'NBA Jam."

The new missions are nice but the lack of major gameplay changes or new PCs is a drag.

The redeeming factor of Stella Deus, its gameplay, isn't unique or enticing enough to make Stella Deus a must have for all.

Touch-screen usage is top notch, production values are high, and the nostalgia just pours in once you start playing.

Most definitely the best platform game to come to the Xbox in its 4 year life.

In the ranks of Xbox wrestling games, let alone all-time wrestling games, this one ranks quite low, mainly because of its poor execution and obvious lack of polish.

Given the much too difficult AI, the pre-load that leaves you anywhere but on track and the ATV being placed in the most annoying locations, gamers that are easily frustrated will definitely want to look elsewhere.

What the game lacks in presentation and sound, it makes up for with a fun, original concept that wouldn't quite work as well on anything but the DS.

Jade Empire is "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic all over again." It's not the same game. It is, however, a likened journey that'll leave you completing many of the same actions you have in the other game, only this time under a different guise.

Super powers and the most comprehensive list of substitutable parts possible alone isn't quite sufficient to slice into the series with a fresh enough cutting edge.

The career mode is once again the strongest part, but other areas (online, soundtrack, AI) have been improved upon to make the whole package better.

Mercury can be quite fun and quite challenging, though ultimately short, but sometimes sweet. The project feels somewhat incomplete.

But with a story falling well short of its potential, fairly generic party members, dungeons that run on far too long despite the game being extremely brief for its genre, and a feeling of a Nocturne recycling project all drag this game down into disappointment range.

It is, however, one of the best unplugged titles of 2005 yet. Given the problems between the lack of originality compared to the first one and the problematic AI, doesn't level out Rise of the Kasai's success with that of its former entry.

Without hesitation I can say it's one of the best looking and sounding Xbox games to date, and virtually nothing has been lost in the translation from PC. It's creepy, immersive, dark - and features a style that really gets into your head.

While it won't keep you occupied for more than the length of a rental, Lego Star Wars is a surprisingly satisfying addition to my video game library.

The game takes the thrilling aspects of the finest title in the lineup, "Twisted Metal 2," shrinks it down onto the portable screen and adds some fantastic multiplayer modes to boot.

It's a toss up between this and Hot Shots Golf for supremacy on the PSP, but if realistic presentation takes precedence over quirky anime-inspired design, Tiger is the game, load times or not.

It's still fun in spurts, but on the whole it doesn't keep interest for very long because most of us have been there before – some of us 6 times now.

It does feel like a trimmed down, dumbed down port of the console versions however, and that really hurts it and also makes the PSP seem inferior when it should be showing how much power is under the hood.

The amazing levels don't contribute to the game's magnificence alone. More so, it's the way in which the moving characters are all just right on the money.

A subpar game of footie that really isn't worth worrying about. The PSP version is pretty good...this one is not.

I’m not a huge fan of this genre, but Untold Legends captivated me for quite a few hours until the repetition and lack of interest in the genre set in.

The game looks ugly, the controls are poorly done, and the storyline gets dull in a hurry. There is some decent action here and there, but quite frankly the game is so bad it smells worse then bad weed.

Innovation isn't really the key here. It's more expected standards for your buck.

It might not stack up to the hugely epic Dynasty Warriors games on the consoles, but the PSP version of the game is a tight little package, despite the annoyance of slowdown occasionally hampering huge battles.

Hands down the best game in the series as well as one of the best games on PSP. From gorgeous graphics, to break neck speeds, Pure delivers with nary a hiccup.

If you need a hoops sim and can't stand NBA Street, or want something to play online and show off how cool Wi-Fi can be, this is your only choice, and that might be good enough as long as the problems with the game can be forgiven with time.

A textbook example of wasted potential.

Buried beneath the dusty clunker of a single player campaign is a ghost of a good multiplayer game.

It's realistic but not overly, as having fun is emphasized over all, something you don't see much of anymore in sports games.

At its heart the gameplay is functional, but the speed is actually too fast for its own good and the players thus can't be controlled well which leads to the hassles of controlling the puck.

It lacks the name brand value of EA Sports and the low price of "MLB 2K5," but MLB 2006 is a damn good baseball game and in many ways superior to the bigger named hardball games on PS2.

No other racer – if not game, period – offers more depth and replayability than Gran Turismo 4 does, despite itself, sometimes.

Project: Snowblind's most inviting attributes is its jumble of powers and weapon classifications. Everything else however is just not perpetuating the game in the genre-defining standards it should be setting instead of rehashing.

With decent gameplay and a retail price of about 19.99, Kessen III is a bargain for people who are looking for a way to spend several hours per day on an engaging historical melodrama.

Although I'm upset there weren't too many extras or more games in the collection, there is no disputing that the two titles here are still incredible brawlers.

Namco, in trying to fix what wasn't broken to begin with, ended up loosening a few screws where the job wasn't needed.

does a fine job of taking advantage of the features only the Nintendo DS has and, mixed in with an addictive batch of games, this is probably the best DS game out there right now

It looks good, it plays decent, but in the end it is too easy and really doesn't work hard enough to distinguish it from its competitors.

The controls, especially the on-foot levels, seem to be a little too loose. Additionally, the interplanetary combat doesn't capture the sense of urgency that the SNES and N64 Star Fox titles held.

As these concepts are nothing new and have been integrated better (way better) with bigger games already (e.g., the Metal Gear Solid series), and with a singular character to boot, Shadow of Rome isn't nearly as great as some other big guns it may be trying to imitate.

It’s a nice change of pace and fights feel very nice now, but the super bosses are still impossible.

While the spirits are varied enough to keep any serious collector hunting and combining for a long time, the uninspired battle system and the complete lack of battle effects make the game feel like more like collecting for the sake of collecting.

While the spirits are varied enough to keep any serious collector hunting and combining for a long time, the uninspired battle system and the complete lack of battle effects make the game feel like more like collecting for the sake of collecting.

If you are looking for the game with the flashiest moves, the nicest dunks, the most replay value, the most features and some nice graphics, then don't stop to think about it – cop NBA Street V3 today.

Far from being an impeccably, unbroken, master of its craft. Barring that discrimination though, the busily scopic alternatives in the field to thrive past demanding circular sales makes up for some of the faults in this intriguingly orgasmic Playboy experience.

An excellent departure of this already great series and now you don't have to worry about going to prison for throwing innocent animals anymore.

Managing your own nudie magazine isn't for everyone (for God's sake you better keep this away from your girlfriend or wife... unless they are very liberal, heh heh) but you may be surprised at how playable and interesting it is to be just like Hef.

Nothing but a crummy RPG. There's no other way to look at it.

Not since Mortal Kombat II have I played a game that actually had the blood and gore enhance your experience like The Punisher does.

Everything about it screams "average", from the relatively enjoyable but repetitive gameplay, to the nice but not spectacular graphics.

Despite being more colorful, being able to dogfight, and being Banjo-ified, Banjo Pilot bears nothing new.

This series shows promise, but currently lacks what it takes to be in the next echelon of its genre.

The graphics are gorgeous, and it isn't an exaggeration to say that this is one of the best- looking Gamecube games ever. Quite possibly, this is one of the best-looking console games ever.

For a game about shrinking, it grows on you quickly.

It's videogames at their most base and most enjoyable.

A fun (if ultimately shallow) single player campaign is dwarfed by an incredible online component that takes everything you loved about the first game, adds some new twists, and turns the whole thing on its head.

CSI is so boring that it almost makes you want to kill yourself so you can be just like the dead bodies in the game.

It presents a great challenge and a unique, if cheesy, style that has appeal, and if it does appeal to you, you’ll love it.