While it has nothing on "Marvel vs. Capcom,"" Mutant Academy" plays uniquely enough to warrant a chance from fighting game aficionados, as well as from X-Men fanatics, old and new.

Final Fantasy VIII has been called an epic game. And it is, if epic means "boring."

Certainly a feast for the eyes, but questionable AI and control issues keep it from instant-classic status.

The novel point scoring system makes for intense play.

The gaming equivalent of a four-day candy and soda binge: nothing substantive, you know it's terrible for you, and you'll hate yourself afterwards. In fact, you hate yourself while it's going on, but it's such tasty junk that you just can't stop.

Has it turned out to be everything fighting fans had hoped and dreamed of? In a word, no. But the game is still a good fighter.

The game's depth and challenge factors are found sorely wanting. But what's on display isn't bad, remains perfectly replayable, and outfoxes the competition by a long shot.

A silly little action shooter that takes a smidgen of brainpower and a tongue placed firmly in cheek to fully appreciate.

Innovative gameplay, clever level design, and an abundance of mini-games serve to spice up an otherwise generic experience.

In essence, the closest motorcycle fans are going to get to a bike version of "Gran Turismo."

The typical fashion model hangs out on the French Riviera and wears a slinky black dress with a fancy designer name on it. The typical RPGer eats a lot of french fries and wears a size XXL black T-shirt with a crewmember of the USS Enterprise on it. These similarities were not lost on From Software.

If a game doesn't bring anything new to the table, one must wonder why the developers even bothered in the first place.

Maybe the best entry in the all-too-often disappointing "Star Trek" category.

The PS2's first college hoop game doesen't blow the roof off the arena.

After spending some time in front of the tube playing this game, I was left wondering, "Is that it?"

Given the sordid history of Looney Toons games, it's simply enough that this duck doesn't suck.

It's the second-best RPG on the Dreamcast, and is surely a fantastic second helping that satisfies that next-generation RPG hunger that's only just been alleviated by "Skies of Arcadia."

The game is repetitive, no doubt, but there are enough challenges to make it worth a sitting or two.

My only major beef with the DR2 is that the problems of unit pathfinding that plague just about every other strategy game are alive and kicking here as well.

A stress buster with mindless fun.

Has everything an F1 fan could desire. But for experts it may be a little too easy, and for outsiders it's just not as fun as some of the other racing games out there.

Die-hard point-and-clickers may be turned off by the lack of any real brain-busting puzzle action, but an engaging plot combined with terrific graphics and sound should make up for these shortcomings.

A solid--albeit brief--game. However, because of the game's flaws, it makes a prime rental candidate.

A mixed bag. And it definitely isn't for everyone. If you want a serious NASCAR sim and are willing to put up with some very schizophrenic graphics, this is your game.

Dozens of magical rings will have you wishing you had more than ten fingers, but the poor enemy AI will have you occasionally flipping one of them at your screen.

GunBird's the word, standing out as one of the best finger-crampin' exercises since the Rubik's Cube.

All in all, this is another fine addition to the genre, but how many can one gamer take?

If you can get past the over-sensitive controls and find a vehicle or two that you like, then there's a lot of mindless fun to be had here.