Bit.Trip.Core is a fun and challenging game, especially for only 600 Wii Points.

Talk about a game that took me totally by surprise. Destroy All Humans! is one of the most enjoyable experiences to come down the pipeline in awhile.

Not since the heyday of the Mortal Kombat series has the core game mechanics shined so well.

MGO is a strong, stable foundation for a very promising online shooter.

Skate 2 takes the great start that Black Box and EA got with Skate and elevates it a few notches.

If you can’t enjoy a little gross-out comedy and stupid antics, you will be annoyed by much of what goes on in Slugfest. Conversely, if you keel over laughing anytime somebody gets kicked in the nuts, you’ll find Slugfest’s innovations hilarious.

A great game hampered by a few shortcomings.

Fans of the FPS genre should definitely give the game a shot for the stylish, adrenaline-pumping firefights, but they shouldn't expect anything as groundbreaking as the first game felt.

Featuring the same frantic gameplay as before along with all new game modes, NFL Street 2 is a great addition to the series and is better than its predecessor.

Simply put, Half-Minute Hero is the perfect game to take on the go. You can play in very short spurts, or you can sit down and play for a good hour and still feel satisfied either way.

Black is a visceral FPS that is in your face and full of action, but it's unfortunately short and pretty much devoid of any replay value.

It doesn’t quite surpass or even meet the standards that Rare set with the original "Perfect Dark", but it’s still an incredibly fun first-person shooter that you simply must have if you own an Xbox 360.

Once you can accept the fact that Prototype isn't inFAMOUS, it truly does feel like a visceral experience not found in its sandbox competitors.

Red Alert 3 is the best console RTS game available.

With some amazing gameplay aspects and a long satisfying adventure, Phantom Brave is one of the best hardcore titles the Wii has to offer.

While Chromehounds delivers on the multiplayer aspect of the game, it is lacking a great single player to go with it.

LA Remix is a luxury racing game. A lot of that comes from the excellent controls and the toned down difficulty.

As an expansion pack, Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles never feels like it’s going out of the way to impress, and that’s because it’s not. Still, because the underlying formula behind the Elder Scrolls series is so irresistibly fun, we can’t help but love the game.

Perhaps Trials HD should be named "Holy crap, I'm doing flips while things are exploding and I can't put down the controller because I'm having so much fun" since Trials HD sounds rather boring compared to what the game actually entails. Trials HD is one of the must haves for your XBLA collection.

Ninja Gaiden II doesn't provide the same kind of leap forward for the action genre that its predecessor did, but it's still one of the best action games on the Xbox 360.

If you are looking for a co-op experience that will amaze you more than a trip to Alice's Wonderland, Ao2 will take you down its own rabbit hole.

As a tool, ModNation is an amazing game. As an entire package, ModNation gets held back by some inescapable technical issues of long load times and brutal AI that keep it from becoming the end-all, be-all Kart racing game but is still great.

MadWorld is an incredible amount of fun and should be enjoyed and experienced by all Wii owners. Play this game.

A solid and downright addictive open-ended action title.

It is refreshing to see a game that knows who it is and doesn't back down. There is a lot to get from experiencing Fever if you have the balls to try.

If you have any inkling to play this game, you are likely to be caught in its zany madness and love it the more you play it.

Take a vacation from the Mushroom Kingdom and Hyrule to explore ancient Egypt. You'll be glad you did.

This is one of the best RPGs on the DS and it's a treat for Blue Dragon fans to enjoy on the go.

The sheer volume of the game is immense in size.

The songs in SingStar Queen are simply great and lend themselves well to living room karaoke.

When you balance out the positive and negative aspects in Guitar Hero III, you're left with scale tipping very strongly in the positive.

Playing a Royal Rumble match with three friends just never gets old.

Those who enjoy hack-and-slash, giant bosses, heart wrenching stories, endless sheep killing, and games that poke fun of themselves and other games will adore NIER if they can get past the ugly outer layer. If players give it a chance, at the very least a rental, they'll discover how fantastic and funny this game really is.

Champions' exists to show off what the PlayStation Move can do. In that regard, the mission is accomplished.

Dissida is a unique take on the fighting genre. Its RPG heavy perspective makes for some interesting battles with the obvious benefit of having the most memorable FF characters duke it out in an epic war.

The story mode seems a little short. It also seemed very easy, which could be part of the reason it seems so short.

Condemned 2: Bloodshot improves on its predecessor in several key areas. The gameplay -- the melee-based action to the crime-scene investigation puzzles -- is far more polished and well- thought-out this time.

20 classic Sonic Team and Sega games perfectly emulated on the Xbox for $20; what's not to like?

This is by far the best wrestling title on the GameCube. As far as simulating the feel of WWE wrestling, it's the best game on any console.

Sometimes gameplay can feel slightly repetitive, and sometimes managing all the units on screen can be more challenging than it should be. In fact, this is probably the number-one-most-challenging thing about the game.

Madden 10 on the Wii is enough of its own game that it feels like a fresh entry into the Madden franchise. It's like the supplemental reading to a literature course. It isn't a huge concern if you don't cover it but it provides a different perspective on the same subject.

While it doesn't quite hit the combat-related heights of the original Superstar Saga, Bowser's Inside Story is a massive improvement over Partners In Time and easily outdoes the two previous titles with stellar animation, quirky dialog, and plenty of side-quests and optional material to explore.

The most innovative game on the xbox live arcade, and it's filled with gametypes that make it well worth the Microsoft points.

The title is packed full of features and boasts fun gameplay, with good graphics, and sound.

It's quite humorous and it's something the entire family should enjoy playing on their Xbox.

While it's a lot of fun to play and provides quite a bit of replay value, the horrid save system and some other minor annoyances keep Dead Rising from rising to the status of instant classic.

A beautiful run and gun shooter that ranks among the best in the genre.

No matter what you may think of adventure games, Indigo Prophecy is a stellar example of what a great game plays like. It's accessible to anyone who can hold a controller, and will have you hooked from beginning to end.

Fans of Bejeweled will love this game. Fans of Square Enix's stories and art have a lot to enjoy, too. If you like both, I'll go call rehab.

It's a title that should appeal to any Xbox Live gamer.

This bold and beautiful brainchild from it's beginnings at Newgrounds.com has been bloody brilliant and a ball-buster to beat, and now at a bargain price for the GameCube, it's become even better.

The framerate drops, the maps aren’t varied enough, and the Xbox Live interface is a little clunky, but the core gameplay of Full Auto is truly fun.

Outlaw Tennis is top-notch in almost every category, but the incremental unlockables sap a hefty amount of the replay value. This game is a winner, but that godawful design decision almost sunk the entire title.

The graphics and game-play are highly addictive, figuring out the means of taking a bunker, or finding document can mean anything from a few hours of playing to a few days just to pass one level.

Heavenly Sword is finely crafted masterpiece that takes presentation in gaming to new heights.

I've come away impressed. It has its flaws: inconsistent AI, lack of fast transit, and lack of in-game character customization, but at the core this is a very good game. The license is used beautifully. I'll go as far as to say that this is the best implementation of a movie license to date.

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is essentially the same as previous installments, with some good upgrades and bad downgrades.

Fundamentally, SSX On Tour takes everything I loved about "SSX 3" – and every SSX game before it – and wraps it up in one delicious package. What's the problem then? It's pretty much just more of the same.

2K Games and PAM Development have crafted an immensely satisfying game of tennis that will likely draw in any gamer with the patience and will to make it through the fairly steep learning curve.

While the game may have it’s rough spots, Shenmue 2 is a must have for ANYONE who’s played through the first, and is still worth a look to newbs looking for an epic quest to dig into.

Above average, but nothing really innovative that left me in awe.

Thus far, Eternal Sonata is the best Japanese RPG on the Xbox 360. While the game is far from perfect and it could have been so much more, it does have some very entertaining and unique traits that will have any fans of the genre jumping for joy.

Carbon does a good job of capturing the look and feel of your average street racing movie. Its got loads of gorgeous looking cars, winding city courses, speed, lots of blur and a few cutaway camera tricks. Oh and having Emmanuelle Vaugier from Smallville and CSI:NY doesn’t hurt any either.

I might not be alone in saying that Madden NFL 07 for Wii is the best version of all the next-generation platform versions.

With its solid presentation and polished gameplay, this is definitely a game worth checking out by fans of the film and gamers alike.

No fancy effects, but some great level and character designs make up for it.

With its solid presentation and polished gameplay, this is definitely a game worth checking out by fans of the film and gamers alike.

It's innovative in ways that "Tomb Raider" hasn't been for years. Moreover, it's just plain fun.

However, if you are looking for an excellent story and some awesome gunplay, the Darkness is a must try. Just don't turn the lights off

While The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction isn't a long or involving game, what is here is fantastic and deserves a look.

Build a label mode seems generally linear, but it is well thought out and features an excellent cast.

The sounds also add a lot to this game. From the odd noise of your footsteps to the breathing of psychotic people trying to hunt you down, it’s all here and creepy.

Cries to be played by fans of the series and fans of "GoldenEye."

The game is amazing for its short length, and quick switch from platform to platform.

With arguably the best platforming found on the Xbox, and a fairly decent Xbox Live mode, it's a game you may want to rent first before buying.

A truly fun, challenging and completely satisfying Wii title that demonstrates why the Wii controller rocks.

The controls are not perfect, but they do prove that a nearly pixel-perfect “mouse-and-keyboard” configuration can work on the Wii.

This game is huge. Seriously. 40 hours or more worth of gameplay amounts to a lot of fun.

With Xbox Live play, solid controls, and a great presentation, NHL 06 should satisfy even the hardest puckhead.

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is enjoyable, and it's pretty impressive as far as fan service goes, but its appeal is going to be fairly limited.

Regardless if you like Naruto or not, this game has some serious production values behind it.

It's not exactly Grand Theft Auto caliber, but Bully: Scholarship Edition is still an entertaining open-world romp through Bullworth Academy.

It would be totally unfair to judge Korg as a game. As a tool, it is surprising powerful and flexible. The limitations will become apparent once you start noodling around with what Korg can and can't do. Gamers who also happen to be musicians will get a lot of use out of the tool and will be in awe of the versatility of the DS.

Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! is a very enjoyable game once you understand the gameplay. You need patience and are willing to fail here and there.

This year, more than any other, it feels like NCAA won't be a stop gap until Madden hits the store shelves and can stand on its own by offering a different experience that the NFL can't match.

The Oregon Trail may not be as difficult as the original, but it's still as addictive to play.

If you already own it, there's nothing new here, but it's the same incredibly addictive game with all the noises and the Ode to Joy and all those great things, making it definitely worth picking up otherwise.

If you can grit your teeth and win races, you'll appreciate the digitized city of LA.

TPD is essentially the retail boxed version of Tetris Party that is on the WiiWare store. This is a must get if access to the cheaper downloadable file is out of the question.

Metro 2033 is a different experience; it's one fans of the FPS genre might've never indulged in before.

In case you haven't figured it out already, the gunplay in this game sucks. However, the hand to hand combat is so good that it makes up for gunplay's faults.

Far Cry 2 is a great FPS once you get by the control system.

While the presentation is a little bare and there is only support for a single player, there's plenty to enjoy to justify the purchase.

With a fairly entertaining, though disappointingly short campaign, the game makes a great rental title to play to kill off a boring weekend afternoon.

For such an all-star season last year, The Show is more about maintaining what worked so well with 2008's edition than rocking the world with massive changes.

Guitar Hero has been a smash hit on the consoles, and while many people scoffed at the idea of a DS version, Activision has proven that the series can thrive in a portable setting.

Band Hero can stand apart with being aimed squarely at the angsty tween crowd.

Trauma Center: New Blood builds upon everything done in Second Opinion and approves on it.