Whatever its shortcomings, though, Dawn of the New World is clearly Wii’s best RPG to date.

While Six Flags Fun Park does have a good sense of humor, with various pop-culture gags and characters spouting absurdly funny lines, that's literally the only positive thing the game has going for it.

More polished and personality-laden than many other third parties' minigame collections on Wii, this title is actually solid fun for solo players and groups alike.

Guinness World Records isn’t the most revolutionary or innovative minigame compilation on the market, but it works well at what it sets out to do.

Minor graphical flaws remain, the controls still sit below the standard set by EA’s shooter, and, feature-wise, Wii owners are left with the short end of the stick. Even with these setbacks, this is still the best first-person shooter on Wii.

Call of Duty: World at War is a perfect example of the well-done sequel.

The bottom line is this; casual players who love a good puzzle game now and then will enjoy this title for a long time to come, but core gamers who look for variety and depth in their games may want to look elsewhere.

Clunky controls, claustrophobic environments, mundane combat, and a brief story mode all conspire to make this a forgettable experience.

The DS version is a markedly better effort than its Wii counterpart. Rather than being confined to the Wii version’s claustrophobic combat arenas, players can traverse larger environments and thus gather more of a sense of actually being on an adventure.

Monster Lab is a surprisingly deep game in regards to the creation aspects and battling system.

It’s polished and endearing, with lots of action, varied gameplay, and a nice tale wrapped up in a cool role-playing package. Those players looking for a completely different approach to the genre should give this game a serious look.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a great example of a kid’s property done right.

MySims Kingdom for DS ultimately fails because it never really lends itself to any one solid gameplay philosophy.

While Kingdom retains the cute, colorful visual design and many non-playable characters from its predecessor, the new game's experience is altogether different: there's a journey to take, varied objectives, more social interaction and Incredible Machine-like puzzle solving.

Ninjatown does everything well for a tower-defense game on DS.

For the traveler looking for a tutorial in classic solitary gaming, you could do worse than Travel Games for Dummies.

Unfortunately, the experience as a whole, deep as it may be, is as tethered as the remote and nunchuk.

Tornado is a game that looks to mimic the appeal of Katamari Damacy but instead becomes increasingly annoying, quite monotonous, and not at all fun. Do not be fooled.

All in all, Dora Saves the Snow Princess is a great idea that ultimately proves too shallow.

Mission accomplished.

However, for the adventure fans still looking for a fix, go back and give Twilight Princess another playthrough instead.

Dawn of the Dragon may be lacking the polish and spark of big name DS titles, but it’s a solid time-waster.

It just goes to show that you can teach an old vampire some new tricks.

Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 is still a good game, but the rehashed feel keeps the title from hitting its goal of greatness.

If you’re a huge fan, it’s worth a look. If you’re anything less than a hardcore Spidey follower, however, you’ll be better off taking a pass on this title.

It’s polished and fun for the four or five hours it lasts. Hopefully Griptonite takes this solid foundation and really expands on it in a future Spider-Man title.

Transformers Animated proves to be a surprisingly enjoyable game that could appeal to more than just young fans of the television show.

The developers could have used some coaching and beatings by Jillian to get this game into shape. Visually it doesn't look like a Wii game, and it barely makes use of Wii's motion controls.