If you're a die-hard Halo or RTS fan, Halo Wars is a must own. For everybody else, I highly recommend, at the very least, a rental.

Some extraneous features like voice commands are nice features but don't add much to either help or hurt the game. The meat of the action will make your gamer heart soar but ends far too soon.

Just don't buy, rent, or play this game unless you want a good laugh.

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.

Cook-Off is a shell of a game that isn't close to being filled out.

This is the definitive gaming experience of the year so far. This is the total package from top to bottom and worth every single penny you spend on it.

Hazard walks the line between poking fun at games and being a game fairly successfully. The problems come from the wide net that the game cast and a few things slipping through the cracks.

It's fun, funky and action loaded game with addicting gameplay to warrant a purchase even for the most skeptical gamer thinking that this rap mogul couldn't pull off a worthwhile game.

With Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords being one of the best puzzle games ever, Galactrix isn't. The result is a game that is unique and interesting but leaves much to be desired for lasting appeal.

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

Street Fighter IV is the culmination of two decades of learning what works, correcting what does not, making good things better, and discarding baffling missteps.

Prinny, can you really be the hero? The answer is an astounding yes.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride is the best DS RPG.

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.

It is hard not to like LocoRoco 2. It relishes in a happy mood and does its best to spread the happiness to everyone that picks up the game.

NASCAR is a fine little kart game. The speed is representative of the actual sport and the gameplay is solid enough to warrant you pulling out the Wii Wheel for a spin around track a few times.

Retro Game Challenge is a unique collection of newly made retro games.

When it's all said and done, this is an excellent value in gaming and something that goes a long way toward preserving many excellent titles from the 16-bit Golden Age.

I haven't had this much fun with a House of the Dead title since House of the Dead 2 on the Sega Dreamcast.

If you are a Wii gamer, don't miss Deadly Creatures.

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

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.

Big Bang Mini comes together nicely with a great combination of simple yet addicting gameplay, innovative design, catchy music, great production value and unbelievable price point.

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

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.

Conquest is very uncharacteristic of what Pandemic is capable of. Playing through Conquest, it was surprising to see the attention to detail in the visual department and the failure to execute in creating a smooth experience juxtaposed in the same game.

Moon will come as a surprise to those that aren't familiar with the quality work that Renegade Kid did with Dementium: The Ward on the DS. It's becoming clear that this is a developer that has a solid grasp on the DS hardware and that they're very interested in pushing the DS to its limits while offering a good gameplay experience at the same time.

Neighborhood Games doesn't stand out from the crowded field of mini-game compilations. It misses the simple elegance of Wii Sports by a mile and tries to cover it for it by throwing more at you. That "more" isn't better and will only be a fun diversion for a few plays until it sets in that better options are available.