If you can look past the minor problems in the animations, the Superman AI and the new rule missteps, you will find that EA has actually created a pretty good sim style game.

Radiata Stories has a fair amount of replay value to back it up. It has 175 recruitable characters, and if you go through both scenarios, you’ll have about 30 hours of gameplay, assuming you don’t get lost.

While Rebelstar: Tactical Command may seem a few years late to PC gamers used to this level of depth in their SRPGs, handheld gamers can now enter into the arena of intelligent, well designed and rewarding turn-distance-based gaming.

If you can look past the minor problems in the animations, the Superman AI and the new rule missteps, you will find that EA has actually created a pretty good sim style game.

It's not perfect, but when you add up the rule changes, the vastly improved gameplay, the bug fixes, and the $20 price tag, it's impossible not to recommend this game to anyone who loves the sport of Hockey.

If you can look past the minor problems in the animations, the Superman AI and the new rule missteps, you will find that EA has actually created a pretty good sim style game.

The only real reason not to get this game is if you have no access to Xbox Live and already own the PS2 version.

Luckily, you have the option to turn the new passing system off, but if you do—what valid new additions separate 06 from the rest? Almost nothing. It’s looking like the lack of competition is a bad thing, but who knows?

While its multiplayer might leave something to be desired, its single player hits its mark.

The most impressive feature of Dungeon Siege 2 is how well it balances the sleek combat of the original with enhancements that add breadth, without any element feeling out of place.

While its multiplayer might leave something to be desired, its single player hits its mark.

Just an all around good game. Where it lacks in polish it makes up for in character.

Luckily, you have the option to turn the new passing system off, but if you do—what valid new additions separate 06 from the rest? Almost nothing. It’s looking like the lack of competition is a bad thing, but who knows?

Unfortunately, the game's visuals don't have any noticeable improvements from the last game; it looks like Madden 06 uses the same graphics system from last season.

Luckily, you have the option to turn the new passing system off, but if you do-what valid new additions separate 06 from the rest? Almost nothing.

In every sense of the word, Graffiti Kingdom is a flat-out fun game. It’s not amazing, and it’s not even great, but it’s well worth the price of admission if not just to try something new.

Suffers from the same "problems" as any sim-game; repetition of the tedious.

All sorts of great action await you, so to put it to plain and simple words; NCAA Football 06 is the best game in the series.

The game is a huge improvement over its predecessor... To put it to plain and simple words; NCAA Football 06 is the best game in the series.

Recommending Killer 7 is frightening, much like recommending A Clockwork Orange, or Pulp Fiction, or Eraserhead. The art we love is not always universally enjoyable, but we all want to share that favorite special vision with others, while still worrying about what they will think. We offer our sincere but guarded blessing to Killer 7.

Recommending Killer 7 is frightening, much like recommending A Clockwork Orange, or Pulp Fiction, or Eraserhead. The art we love is not always universally enjoyable, but we all want to share that favorite special vision with others, while still worrying about what they will think. We offer our sincere but guarded blessing to Killer 7.

The maps are completely awesome and it's great that they are being released to those of you who don't have the option of taking the game online to download them. Otherwise, it's worth just waiting until next month when you can get them for free.

Stylistically, the game borrows heavily from many predecessors, including Lunar, Grandia and all entries of Squaresoft’s Secret of Mana franchise. But with just the right amount of borrowing and combining of different elements into something new, alchemy becomes wholeheartedly amusing, entertaining and rewarding.

The game also features some nice unlockables as well as multiple endings for every character in the party. And just in case you need another incentive, Atlus isn't shipping too many copies either, so grab it while you can.

If you consider yourself a fan of SNK, a fan of good online modes, or are just in the market for a new fighting game to take online while you wait for NeoWave or Samurai Shodown, look no further than The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact – Maniax.

An excellent step in the evolution of the series, featuring strong improvements to communication in action games while retaining the hectic nature of the combat so familiar to fans.

Those that have played the original will definitely still find a lot to like here, while those that haven't, can finally see what all the fuss is about.

A high brandwidth assault on the senses.