Better gameplay, more characters, better story, and a nice budget price tag. I just wish they could improve those visuals a little more.

While The Sims 2 delivers great graphics, wonderful music, and a ton of new features and objects; I have to say the minimum requirements should be higher. I have more RAM than it suggests but still feel I need a beefier video card to get rid of the slight glitches that seem to occur while changing views.

The production values are excellent, and the simplistic gameplay is classic and at the core of so many old games as well as those new today.

There are just too many good war games out there right now for you to even bother with this one.

Older players will still have fun with Sly's outrageous dialog and funny plot, but may find the cartoonish look a little too much. The only downfall is it is simply too easy to satisfy the thirst of heavy gamers.

Sometimes it's so fast that it can get a bit draining. If it weren't for the cinematic feel of the game, and all the side attractions of the game, it might even seem to be a repeat of every other WWII FPS out there. The new levels and the game play changes in the multiplayer experience make up for the relatively short single player campaigns.

The slow down problem, the wonky character models, and horrible text, and the double tapped "A" jump button feature need a complete reworking.

A very good game, though it isn't revolutionary in any way. The real-time aging and alignment modifying is great, but the game doesn't take advantage of it.

The combat system is innovative and one of a kind. One might even make the claim that it is flawless. The value of this game is incredible.

It has its own share of glitches, but the voice acting and soundtrack were enough for me to keep coming back for more until I reached the end.

An incredibly deep empire/trade simulation made with fans of the genre in mind.

Great simply because it successfully combines the frantic pace of the RTS genre with the wide variety of popular modes available in first-person shooters.

The extremely slow pace, the blending of background into foreground, and the cheap audio samples all point to a bad game. My game even froze up while I was playing.

While Twonkies may be simple and easily figured out it is still offers a decent amount of fun to gamers.

If you want trigger-happy jungle thrills, go back and play the couple of jungle levels in "SOCOM II" with some of your own '60s music blaring in the background. That's much better.

The chills and suspense that is a trademark of Silent Hill is still there, but the new aspects can provide an interesting twist to people bored with the old Silent Hill format.

But, if you are looking to partake in a definitive step forward for the survival horror genre…I’m afraid that Silent Hill 4 does not take it.

Nintendo as of late have been the masters of repackaging their own products, and it pleases me to say that they have done well with Pokémon FireRed.

Nintendo as of late have been the masters of repackaging their own products, and it pleases me to say that they have done well with Pokémon LeafGreen.

Because of the rather boring combat system, it's a sad fact that Silent Hill 4 really isn't all that scary.

The game's crashes, smashes, and explosions really make you feel like you just inspired a 50-car pile up in the middle of a busy intersection.

There are still a wealth of unexplored plot ideas nestled in the game’s impressive back-story- too bad they decided to rush the actual game out the door in such an incomplete state.

It adds an invaluable community aspect to the game, which was badly desired by the AO faithful and includes a special new kind of epic battle that gives veteran players an entirely new challenge in the land of Rubi-Ka.

A solid space faring RPG with mind blowing graphics and addictive storyline. The game also spans two DVDs so keep your calendar open for a while.

Just short of being a masterpiece. The innovative battle system and nicely implemented terrain and weather settings make it entertaining and keep the battles feeling new and worthwhile. The character and item management is ultimately its only major fault…it is just TOO elaborate!

Fans of the series as a whole will enjoy it until "Dynasty Warriors V" comes out, but the casual gamer will be turned off by the fact that it is essentially the same game over and over again.

Trying to pass this disc off as a game is an insult to video games. If you want to see naked females, then rent a porno. If you want to play mini games, play "Mario Party" or "Wario Ware." If you want to play a trivia game, then play "You Don’t Know Jack" or "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." Mixing all these elements into an Xbox game is ridiculous.

The only problem here is that we have no full-blown two-player co-op. Other than that, this game is packed to the gills and well worth your time.