"Heavy Metal" magazine is known, well known in fact, for way-over-the-top action, violence, and gore... There is none of that here.

Cloggy, rutty, a little bit old, and just a little too safe -- precisely the sensations one is trying to avoid with a game based on motocross.

A painful aquatic encounter, though not on the same level as, say, a jellyfish in the swim trunks.

The lack of anything more in-depth, such as a career mode, severely cuts the replay value of Royal Rumble.

Has some arguably unique approaches, but seems to be lacking many of the checks and balances that would reign said approaches in from out-of-control excesses to interesting novelties.

The only way I can recommend this game is if you have a bunch of friends to play against head-to-head.

Bear in mind that you're buying into a hard-core simulation, not a flashy pseudo-realistic game, so a troubled conscience won't be an issue.

A game that perhaps could have been very good, but for various reasons, just isn't.

A good three to four hours of fast-paced fun if you take the time to find the secrets, thus making it perfect for a weekend rental.

Poor and rich people alike have no excuse to look elsewhere for a sensible purchase.

Overall, this is one of those games that gets high marks for style, but could have used a bit more work in the substance department.

Despite there being 13 different racers, all the characters seem to have the same abilities and driving styles.

The incredible visuals help this title to stand on equal ground with the rest of the FPSs.

"Air Combat" isn't going to win any awards, but you'll be too busy busting caps at the tan army to even care.

Your outfielders are all apparently modeled after Greg Luzinski, because they each can only cover about ten feet of territory.

Uninspired graphics, sound, and gameplay help you quickly realize why this game was created in the first place. Namely, to separate an innocent Trekkie from his cash.

Looks like a guppy of a fishing game indeed.

The novel point scoring system makes for intense play.

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

Gorgeous graphics, simple gameplay, and tons of multiplayer fun give this title legs like Steffi Graf's.

Doesn't really add enough that's new to the game, nor does it tweak the gameplay enough to fix some of the problems in "Pharaoh."

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.

You get the feeling that the voice work was done by people that roll their R's when ordering the "Burrito Supreme" at Taco Bell.

This was a good, but glitch-plagued game on the PC, and it may be just a little too complex for an easy transition to a console.

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

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.

It's a shame that the developers didn't polish "Rally Challenge 2000" a bit before they sent it out the door, because it has a really cool racing engine at its core.

All aboard! This game will appeal to sim fans and model-train collectors alike.