If you're a Shinobi fan or just someone looking for a cheap title to play, you might take away some fun from the XBLA package of Shinobi, but if you're looking for more substance in your XBLA experience, we don't recommend you go a round with this ninja.

Basically a port of a two year old title - if you liked Deception, then you're getting more of the same. There are barely any upgrades made at all to the game, which is disappointing considering how long it took for the title to come out.

Top Spin 3 features an improved frame rate and enhanced Career mode over last year’s Top Spin 2. Unfortunately, the game’s AI is overly difficult and the visuals are bland. On the plus side, the multiplayer mode is solid, there are a decent number of mini-games on offer, and the controls are easy to pick up.

Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species adds a lot of items but not enough to the game itself. However, it's a good option for those fascinated by exotic animals and/or loved the original concept.

Whilst we appreciate that the developers have taken some risks with the game, they have ultimately failed.

The fact that it was finished last year and released in Japan in 2004 and left until now, with no changes, is just one of god’s mysteries.

With some obvious flaws that render the game difficult to play at best, Final Fantasy XIV will benefit from some updates in the near future. It's not bad by any means, but it's tough to recommend until the glaring issues have been dealt with.

Ultimately, the deep and engaging Pro Tour mode of Smash Court Tennis 3 can't win out over inconsistant controls and a flawed gameplay design.

An above average game that could have been so much, if only it was a little longer and a little larger.

An enjoyable gameplay experience - but it's all over far too soon.

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is too unpolished to justify the costly hardware required to run it properly.

If your looking for a fantasy filled real-time strategy romp and you can overlook playing in a 2D realm than this may be what you are looking for.

While not exactly a bad game, Everybody’s Tennis has a basic training mode, low AI and outdated graphics that hurt its overall appeal.

Few franchise titles in recent memory have failed to deliver on their inherent promise in so spectacular a fashion. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is a scant, uninspired action adventure which never properly captures the magic of that galaxy far, far away.

Mega Man Starforce is far from a bad RPG. It's just doesn't do anything that hasn't been done better before.

Despite having a strong story, solid visuals and great implementation of voiced dialogue, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance ultimately falls short in gameplay.

With another six months of development time this could have been another enjoyable puzzle game for the PSP, but unfortunately Frantix is just a little too short and a little too budget for our liking.

The gameplay has improved but there are still a few problems which means only those who will get extreme joy from customising their vehicles should take a second look at Juiced 2.

This one should keep the kids occupied for a weekend or two but will not be a game that holds a players interest a long time.

If you’re a pre-teen who loves either Bratz or ponies (or both), you’ll have a fair amount of fun playing this game. Everyone else should stay away.

The PSP version unfortunately doesn't have the polish and smooth gameplay of its predecessors and is hard to recommend, even to fans of the series.

Very similar to its predecessors, that is that it isn't exactly challenging and it won't remain a memorable game, but whilst it lasts it is a decent kids game, and that's who 90% of the audience playing the game will be.

Great presentation is let down by average gameplay in this black sheep of the Final Fantasy family.

With such drawn out (sorry) designs, Doodle Hex offers a curious, if thin stylus-driven distraction.

It's not without charm, and the obsessive might get some joy from unlocking everything within the game, but the fundamentally shallow gameplay will, sooner rather than later, reduce Cooking Mama 2 to a chore.

Prince of Persia Rival Swords has gameplay that has been well translated for the PSP but is awfully dragged down by technical problems.

The game just feels so dull and a real letdown considering the game’s amazing detail and depth.

Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs is solid, competent, and not without charm, but repetitive mechanics and a lack of depth render it a game best suited to younger or more inexperienced gamers looking for an easy entry to the franchise.