It's not crammed with features, but playing through a franchise--with drills and practice--will keep hoop fans entertained and occupied on the road. [Holiday 2009, p.83]

Apart from the tunes, Pop Hits manages to one-up SingStar with a sing-along mechanic that's visually easier to follow and acoustically more accurate - aiding on-the-fly vocal adjustments. [Dec 2009, p.82]

Operation Flashpoint isn't as instantly gratifying as Call of Duty or Battlefield: Bad Company, but give it time and you'll appreciate its unique flavor of war. [Holiday 2009, p.74]

The driving sim of choice for the true racing aficionado on the go. [Dec 2009, p.72]

The Aftermath is good, stupid fun to pick up and play, but it might rot your brain in the process. [Dec 2009, p.82]

We found ourselves fighting Beaterator's interface more than we'd have liked, but hey, at least we were able to make some decent-sounding tunes to play on our PSPs and iPods. [Holiday 2009, p.79]

Arguably the purest, most hardcore hack-and-slash fighting game on PS3. [Nov 2009, p.68]

It's mindless fun, but fun nonetheless. [Holiday 2009, p.83]

Even the repetitive pacing and level structure can be forgiven, because it's simply fun to annihilate stuff. [Holiday 2009, p.85]

Somehow it's just as captivating today as it ever has been. [Dec 2009, p.76]

While it shows its age at times, Persona more than deserves the respectable treatment it's finally been given. [Nov 2009, p.74]

If you play the silver ball, you don't just want this game, you need it. [Holiday 2009, p.81]

It doesn't always work. [Dec 2009, p.77]

The most substantial upgrade the NFS series has ever received, along with some of the best visuals in the genre's field. [Nov 2009, p.83]

The PSP effort really could've used a little more of the full-sized version's actual evolution. [Dec 2009, p.81]

The "Be a Pro" career mode is incredibly enticing. [Nov 2009, p.80]

It's just not satisfying enough to be worthy of a combat commendation for serious flight combat fans. [Nov 2009, p.74]

2K's NHL game is still maturing - it needs another year of fine-tuning to release its full flavor - but still, you won't be disappointed if you partake of it now. [Nov 2009, p.81]

It just lacks a certain freshness. [Dec 2009, p.78]

More than anything, the PSP version of IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey is a surprise. [Holiday 2009, p.85]

So the game may not be perfect but the Beatles' music pretty much is. [Nov 2009, p.72]

It's clear that Mini Ninjas is meant for a younger audience, one most likely to adore what it has to offer. [Nov 2009, p.84]

Straightforward, aerial combat. [Holiday 2009, p.85]

Thankfully, other than shortening events into quicker bursts, the only negative effects of Westernization are purely cosmetic...dude. [Nov 2009, p.82]

How the hell is this considered good enough on a system that just got Gran Turismo? [Dec 2009, p.81]

Even longtime fans will enjoy a second romp through this simple, yet slick, PSP re-release. [Dec 2009, p.84]

There's enough here to keep fighting fans happy. [Nov 2009, p.78]

Die-hard fans hoping for something new will inevitably be disappointed, but even they can't fail to be impressed at just how complete and convincing a handheld title this is. [Nov 2009, p.78]