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.