The Half-Blood Prince isn't terrible, just average.

The game has a great tuning set up for your car, and the sound effects aren't bad, but the core of the game lies in the gameplay which is repetitive, and too slow.

One of the dumbest and least scary survival horror games I have ever played. Obscure is truely destined for obscurity within bargain bins around the nation.

With all its trimmings Planet Minigolf is one of the best games of its kind on the market.

Now, it's a WiiWare game so it is not going to be as expansive as one might expect of a disc-based game, and as a quick diversion played in short bursts it's enjoyable, but it will grow stale far too soon for most core players.

Sonic Unleashed has some stellar moments that remind me of better Sonic games from days gone by, but players will have to slog through the repetitive night stages to reach them.

Truthfully, we were pleasantly surprised with EA Playground when we got our hands-on the final version. However, the number of activities in the game is subpar, leaving little to do and see once you've experienced each only a couple of times.

Knock [10 points] off the score if you're not a fan. This brawler exemplifies what arcade games used to be.

It's time for Armored Core to find its place in gaming again because old fans will find it too different and potential fans will be simply turned off.

Even with all the game's problems, I still managed to enjoy Too Human somewhat, simply because it did an excellent job of tapping into the part of my brain that wishes I had spent more time playing with dolls growing up.

The bones of the game are brittle and frail since the basics of a RTS games are never fully realized but LEGO Battles will be remembered in case studies as an experiment of how to implement RTS controls into a DS game.

By no means is Dragon Quest Swords a bad game. Rather, it is just too repetitive, simple and shallow to warrant the attention of most gamers.

The lighthearted gameplay, silly innuendo, and general feel of the game are enough to make you crack a smile, even if the shallow story mode makes you sneer.

Sadly, it's over far too quickly. I can easily recommend this title for casual and non-gamers. As for the rest of us, it's worth checking out, but don't expect the next big DS release out of it.

Strikeforce is one of the better Dynasty Warriors games to date.

This is the best Bond game to hit shelves in a long time.

As unremarkably unremarkable as you might expect. A kid's game, easy Achievements and shallow gameplay. [Issue 15, p.92]

Not the best game ever, but one of the better movie based games and easily one of the better Batman games in recent history.

Avatar is aimed towards kids but anyone will absolutely love the clever puzzle. While they are never frustratingly hard, you can tell that care and thought was put behind.

Many changes have been made in efforts of attracting new fans, and the result is a game that is not only less intimidating than previous entries in the franchise, but more fun as well. Unfortunately, some elements of the game feel unfinished, particularly the graphics and the lean multiplayer component.

With the beat 'em up genre making a resurgence lately, future developers need to take some notes from this great, but flawed, tale from Dragon Ball.

For a visual showpiece, Afro Samurai is outstanding but for everything else, you can safely pass.

This is the best Bond game to hit shelves in a long time.

A great game hampered by a few shortcomings.

The game is a RPG but that can't excuse it for featuring poor shooting mechanics since it was obviously an area of gameplay the developers wanted to include.

Mario Party 7 offers much love to everyone that will take it. The mic is accurate and responsive, no complaints there, though it would have been nice to have a few more mini-games that actually involved it.

If you have been hankering for a Double Dragon style game and haven't been satisfied with recent beat 'em up offerings, Spyborgs is going to satisfy that craving.

Instead of simply playing like a blatant Geometry Wars clone, Crystal Quest takes some cues from Pac-Man, making it a great game in its own right.