The riding mechanics aren't terrible, but Full Throttle's open-ended, GTA-wannabe world just doesn't work. [Mar 2006, p.86]

A worthy follow-up to "Superstar Saga," and the first great RPG on the DS. [Jan 2006, p.110]

What these games lack in style and innovation they make up for in challenge and fun. [Jan 2006, p.114]

Think "Mario Kart" on ice. [Jan 2006, p.108]

Though the game shines in strategy play, it lacks luster when the focus is on individual events. [Dec 2005, p.124]

It's visually murky at best - sometimes it's difficult to make out what's happening or to find key items. [Feb 2006, p.97]

King Kong is known for achieving great heights, but this game runs out of steam before reaching the top. [Feb 2006, p.100]

The lighting effects are truly stunning. The sound is also top-notch. [Feb 2006, p.96]

It suffers from an overly simplistic fighting engine, weak animation and a story mode that skims past major plot points with all the bluster of 10th grade chemistry class. [Jan 2006, p.114]

That it does what it does with such colorful flair and tight pacing is the pleasant surprise that makes htis entertaining piece of fluff rise above the licensed-character hop-and-battle scrap heap. [Jan 2006, p.111]

Graphically, Double Trouble looks great, providing another example of the DS's polygonal capabilities - and though there is slowdown, it's fairly minimal. [Dec 2005, p.110]

Platform afficionados will appreciate the smooth control and nonstop action. [Jan 2006, p.110]

Aside from a few minor issues, though, Vicarious Visions had done a fantastic job creating a faithful and fun Hawk game. [Jan 2006, p.112]

This kind myopic, ethnocentric brutality is the stuff that gives video games as a whole a bad reputation. [Feb 2006, p.99]

Solid, but it could have been so much more. [Jan 2006, p.115]

SonicTeam has done a magnificent job of distilling Sonic to its purest essence without making it feel like we're treading old territory. [Jan 2006, p.105]

If you can put up with some roughness around the edges, though, you're in for a satisfyingly lengthy and tough ride. [Jan 2006, p.108]

An enjoyable, high-octane adventure. Naysayers be damned. [Jan 2006, p.111]

It might be OK for a movie to show the same location over and over, but as a video game, the repetition gets old. [Jan 2006, p.116]

This may be one of the smoothest racers ever, and definitely a most-wanted on my list. [Jan 2006, p.115]

If you don't find monotonous dungeon-hacking, you'll find the RPG elements and use of the DS's features rewarding. [Jan 2006, p.115]

Mario Kart DS will be in your DS for a long, long time. [Jan 2006, p.104]

Movie footage is so embedded that it feels like you're not even playing a gmae half the time. [Jan 2006, p.115]

With a mix of 2-D and 3-D, Kim has some of the coolest-looking levels of any DS game yet. [Dec 2005, p.121]

The lack of RPG depth is a disappointment, but the titles are solid additions to the Harry Potter gaming world. [Jan 2006, p.107]

A menu that asks you to select a tell (to show your opponents) before every move gets tiring quickly. [Dec 2005, p.120]

The lack of RPG depth is a disappointment, but the titles are solid additions to the Harry Potter gaming world. [Jan 2006, p.107]

There are enough neat ideas here that I'd like to see Clover try a sequel, but they need to work out somoe of the kinks. [Jan 2006, p.114]