The game’s best aspect by far is the sound – and the hours of dialogue which make up the base of the game’s audio.

A monster facial to the arcade hoops competition. Bow down suckas - there’s a new champ on the court. Once NUFX works out the kinks, it’ll be unstoppable.

For all its graphical splendor and high level of polish, the game’s inherent flaws are its high level of difficulty and relative lack of depth.

Even with the graphical limitations of the PS One, the game still looked good enough to scare the wits out of us, and often seemed more threatening and tense than the "Resident Evil" games.

It may be short on imagination and long on Disney, but it’s not a bad game for kids. Action gamers may find Atlantis a bit lost.

Merely a good game that feels a bit old hat.

Features fun gameplay with more depth than you'll find in most GameBoy games so far.

The best version of Super Mario 2/Mario Brothers on the market. If that’s what you’re looking for, buy this game. If you’re expecting more than a port of a ten year old game, though, you may be disappointed.

A walk down memory lane with one of the better platform games of the early days of the Super NES and Genesis.

Not as spectacular an update as we would have liked.

This investment is worth it for the time being – there’s no other wrestling games, and this one holds its own.

It’s hard enough to see on the Advance as it is – some of the darker areas in Pitfall make the game unplayable.

It may be derivative, but it’s still a lot of fun. The only real negative may be that most players have probably not heard of many of the included characters.

They’re great for killing a few minutes while riding the train or standing in line at your local Burger King.

The beautiful rendering of the cars, the colorful tracks, and the responsive controls all come together in one cool, portable package.

Still has its brand of goofy appeal; there’s nothing quite like the sight of stuffed animals pumping each other full of lead...Hardcore FPS fans and platform purists should stay away.

Like any program of its ilk, the quality of the results you get from it will be in direct proportion to the amount of time you put into it. Just beware of the memory limitations.

There’s nothing about Army Men Advance that compels us to pick it up again.

An excellent buy for newbies looking for humor and gameplay depth. While it doesn’t alter the franchise’s formula, it’s still as fun and frustrating as its predecessors.

One of the best things about Train Simulator is that like its flying cousin, this is basically an open-source graphics and physics engine that anyone can expand on and add objects, trains, routes, and activities to.

One of the best Advance games at launch...But you’d better be in for a learning curve – although a small one.

This boxer needs a cut man to throw in the towel immediately.

Looks great, but just try to aim and move at the same time. We'd rather play Galaga from "Namco Museum."

It’s a captivating run for about the first ten hours of play, then dungeon levels become too mechanical. Still, for all its shortcomings, the game also has its share of charms.

What do caviar, waterbeds, and David Lynch films have in common? They’re all unique acquired tastes - as is the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series. Once you’re hooked on the “scene”, though, you’ll never let go.

It’s just a little too frustrating without adding anything that’s really all that new – the Crazy Hop doesn’t really fundamentally alter the game all that much, meaning the game feels more like a Crazy Taxi map add-on pack than anything else.

Lots of options, plenty of races, and some challenge puts this racer in a league of its own – it’s actually better than some of the official NASCAR racers available now.

It’s a slick, smart, very Golden-Eye-ish game and will certainly appeal to a mixed crossover audience that wants action, espionage, and a movie-feel to their game.

Great graphics, excellent sound, and solid controls are all offset by a game that’s over before it started. This one is way too short.

This game is now the standard by which all other games have to live up to this year. It’s a great game with some serious chilly thrills...CB2K1 snatches the crown from the hands of "SSX" thanks to speed and style.

Nothing but a knock-off of every other mission-based car game out there, and a dull and frustrating one at that.

It’s a repackaged version of the original. A few new levels aren’t enough to give this game a proper fun factor score – if you’ve played before, you’ll be disappointed.

A faithful port of a modern classic, down to its nagging flaws.

At an adult party with a bunch of players (and a couple of GunCons), Point Blank 3 is simply a blast.

It’s also got a story line that will interest you, and characters that are individually conceived, and not just palette or costume swaps of each other. Project Justice does justice to the genre.

Just too easy, too short, and too busy visually. It’s initially quite an impressive looking and sounding game, but you know the saying about looks being deceiving.

But the one thing that can’t be overlooked is that the game is over way too soon...(but) lives up to the engine it’s built on – it’s a great companion to "THPS2."

The two biggest knocks against Confidential Mission are the aforementioned lack of real innovation and the game’s short length. You can finish the game in about fifteen minutes.

This is simply an unbelievably cool game, and one that you will physically HAVE to stop playing long before you want to.

Plagued by nagging glitches and cumbersome controls, MLB 2002 nevertheless delivers one of the better hardball experiences on the PSOne.

Though it lacks the freshness of the earlier “Parties,” there’s still plenty of multiplayer value here.

There’s plenty of options to keep you from getting bored, but to unlock you must play, and if you’re one of those casual gamers who are easily put off by repetitive gameplay then this is not for you.

There are so many options to earn -- like new levels, more continues, faster recharge on your special weapons – that you’ll find yourself playing over and over again just to see what’s next.

It’s a jerky, blocky looking mess for most of the levels with a minimum of frames for each animation. There are Super NES games that are leagues ahead of this eyesore.

There’s some pretty horrendous slowdown at times also, which is instant-death in a pinball game that relies on precise timing for ball aiming (not that you’d have much success at that anyway).

It’s like playing with Hot Wheels when you’ve grown up with Matchbox racers. Variety aside, there’s not much in the way of style.

This should keep you occupied long enough to appreciate the game, but not long enough to make you love it.

Stratego meets Braveheart in this entertaining and simple game.

What makes the game somewhat unique, though, is its peculiar blend of strategy, stealth and tactics with medieval RPG elements and real-time combat, along with its grey-shaded plot.

Hardcore puzzle gamers who’ve tasted better fare won’t want to go back to this cafeteria-cut game any time soon. The Doctor is in, but he’s showing his age.

It may be a bit heavy on the micro-management, but if you’re at all interested in the God game genre, you’ll be hooked on this game for a long time.

A full point goes to the voice cast. Otherwise, we wouldn’t use the disc for a Duff beer coaster.

It’s not bad (like "Green Rogue" bad), but it’s certainly not 3DO’s best game (like High Heat Baseball 2002 for the PC).

There’s no way the game will appeal to those who can’t stand Pokemon. There’s just not enough to make the game stretch that far.

Although it briefly brought back memories of the classic "Jungle Strike" and even "Chopper Attack," it felt like a rehash of the older Air Attack game – and it is. But this rehash doesn’t even have enough spark to keep you interested for very long.

A solid, competent extreme bike game, without a lot of frills, and with little style, but hey – when did style and grace ever figure into extreme sports?

A large part of the game’s charm is it’s humor, but that’s not to say that the action, graphics, and sound don’t also meet the standard of a great PS2 game.

Maneuvering Jehuty is about as intuitive as you can get with the use of a single analog stick. Every combat option from firing your weapons and thrusters to raising your shields becomes an extension of your hand.

It’s wickedly fast, good-looking, and mean – it’s the muscle car of corridor shooters. But where’s the online support?

It is a fun game that anyone can play without shelling out for added accessories or peripherals, and it simply oozes style.

The fun is there for a few minutes, and then becomes tiresome.

The animation is spotty at best, missing blocks of frames, while the monsters are chunky messes. The “blood” effects are pixilated eyesores too.

Sam (sets itself apart) by it’s sense of humor and easy to learn controls. It’s also one of the brighter shooters, with lots of outside and aboveground levels mixed in with all of the dungeon crawling.

Not a game for everyone, but fans of 2D shooters and developer Treasure will definitely want to pick up a copy of Bangai-O.

The controls and action are both pitifully executed, and the graphics and sound won’t make up the difference.

This lamp-rubber is definitely for little 'laddins.

Moves a bit closer to the PC version in terms of both features and quality, but it's still not quite there.

Steeped in style, sleight in substance, and superior in overall satisfaction.

The best internet play of any console shooter lifts Unreal Tournament to our top score. That doesn't mean it's perfect -- but it does mean it's the best of its genre on any console.

A game that’s easy to get into and fairly simple to play but that’s heavy on both strategy and skill – a rare combination.

The graphics look gorgeous.

The others try for the Big Show, but will get sent back to the Cactus Leagues when you get your hands on this.

The only real criticism of this game is that it's an old title that we've seen in the home before. Still, though, this is a fantastic port, and the addition of net play adds a whole new dimension.

Plays little more than an interactive "Choose Your Own Adventure" book.

An above average game -- it just had so much more unrealized potential. And it gets damn annoying at times.

You can't help shake the feeling that Rare threw offensive material into the game merely for the sake of offending. Once you get over your initial shock at so much swearing, you'll find a competent game with great humor hidden among all the fart jokes.

Lack of courses and players are a real deterrent. However, the depth of the game engine is enough to keep die-hards entertained.

The main problems with 4X4 Evo, though, are the frustratingly cheap cheating of the computer opponents that never seem to let you actually get ahead by spending your hard-earned money on upgrades...

A fun game, but is it the best 3D update to the classic NBA Jam? No -- and it's not as good as many of the 2D incarnations either.

Looks like fun, plays like crap, and isn't even that funny.

An excellent adult plot, cool graphics, and style to burn make this a must-have in the adventure genre.

Weak gameplay, graphics, sound and options make NBA ShootOut 2001 an easy pass. Don't bite on this ball fake.

Shooting fans will love it, and Star Wars fans, too -- but hardcore gamers will wish something more original was piled on to this "Rogue Squadron" update.

An extremely difficult action RPG with some nice graphics and high system requirements. It's a game of trade-offs that will appeal to a hardcore audience but does not have broad crossover appeal.

A better-than-average motorcycle simulation, with a deep career mode and satisfying racing action. It'd be nice if it had been optimized for the Dreamcast, however.

The real question is whether it's more fun than NBA Showtime or previous versions of NBA Jam, and the answer there would probably be no.

It’s an ugly mess that’s hard on the eyes, and it doesn’t get an easier to look at the more you play.

It is without a doubt the best sim-style boxing game on the PS2, and it makes "Ready 2 Rumble 2" look even sillier. But if you're expecting or are looking for a Rumble type game, steer clear of this title.

The fact is except for a resolution bump-up, there is almost no difference between the PSX and PS2 ports of this title -- and that's a sad state of affairs given the extra horsepower under the PS2's hood. Kinda makes you wonder what that $300 you spent on the system bought you.

The only real problem is a distinct lack of creativity.

Long on ideas but well short on design and execution -- a game that for the most part looks as good as originally promised, but with some shoddy controls that almost ruin the experience.

Deceptively deep, this is the new blueprint for action RPGs and one of the last must-haves for the N64.

No big surprises here, from level design to weapon selection. A complete retread of yesteryear's game play.

There's no better platform game available for the PS2.

It's just that Bungie was obviously trying for an ambitiously epic, innovative game with a distinct style and a hip, futuristic plot, and almost none of those new and unique elements work well.

The PS2's version of "Vanishing Point." Floaty, slow control, graphics that shine in some ways but fall a bit flat in others, gameplay that doesn't last very long and feels more like work than fun most of the time.

The best online game on the Dreamcast and will likely keep you awake for days straight.

Its anime influences also feel forced and plagiaristic. Overall, this is one of the bigger disappointments this year.