A great Megaman introduction for beginners. But owners of its forerunners will struggle to find enough new features to warrant upgrading.

Despite its frustrating flaws, there is still an authentic and challenging military games experience to be had.

A decent start to what will inevitably be a games series.

Pity the game lacks GTA's mischievous sense of humour and fun distractions.

Despite its frustrating flaws, there is still an authentic and challenging military games experience to be had.

Where Rogue Trooper rescues itself from mediocrity, however, is in the way it utilises Gunnar, Helm and Bagman. They all perk up with humorous quips and helpful advice, while the futuristic gadgetry is inventive.

The game's biggest weakness is the lack of multi-player options.

Ambitious and frequently entertaining, but ultimately too frustrating for its own good.

Squeezing the Desert Storm games into the currently fashionable Vietnam setting was a mistake. Open landscapes are replaced by claustrophobic jungle, eliminating tactical freedom. Players edge along narrow paths, progressing from one firefight to the next.

It's stylish and entertaining to watch, but this boy just ain't got no rhythm.

Though I'm glad it exists purely from a historical interest point of view, these aren't the best X games or the best early-to-mid-2000s action games, and the commendable packaging and cleaning up here can't change that.

Back in the Groove might satisfy series fans that just want some new toys to play with, but the sluggish speed and obtuse design of the dated original remains.

The only thing blazing will be the tail section of your plane and your fragile patience.

An uninspired shift to first-person saps this Commandos instalment of that special strategic touch.

The action is also largely mindless, with a poor targeting system and a game camera that never quite follows the action the way you want it to.

For a system that prides itself on interactivity, WarioWare: Touched! is a notable complement. It's a shallow, inconsistent experience, though, and one I suspect will wear on you after a while.

Shooters need to be special to stand out, particularly on Halo's home turf, but Pariah fails to excite or innovate.

As beautiful as some moments in Fe are, and as vast and disorienting the forest seems, beneath it all is a very linear and basic game with ordinary platforming and a competent but forgettable story. Worst of all, it just doesn't seem like it has a whole lot to say. It gives all the signals of a game with an emotional story and a powerful message, but in the end it just doesn't communicate one.

The artificial intelligence of other characters is often dim. Enemies are often oblivious to your nearby presence, while colleagues provide little genuine assistance.

A sporty struggle that's all style and no substance.

The swine stealth offers welcome variety but skulking is not as much fun as manipulating time, and a wayward camera becomes annoying.

A sluggish camera is annoying when speed is required but completing the 100 stages is still very satisfying.

Another game based on a blockbuster movie, The Incredibles is an entertaining family offering with plenty of variety, but lacks the polish of the spectacular new film.

A frisky concept with limited thrills and not enough depth to challenge gamers.

Not what you might expect from Disney, Spectrobes is initially refreshing but quickly becomes dull.

The difficulty level is accommodating for youngsters, although the controls can be unwieldy. Sadly, the fun is short-lived, with no multi-player modes or replay appeal.

While the game is well put together I have to question whether this franchise is a good fit. With only two films' worth of content to work with it's clear TT had to really stretch to get this much stuff out of The Incredibles, and that lack of depth doesn't do any favours for the obviously ageing Lego format that's been largely unchanged for more than a decade.

An uninspired shift to first-person saps this Commandos instalment of that special strategic touch.

The solo campaign lacks the pizazz of other military shooters, but decent multiplayer options prevent it from feeling pilotless.

But beyond the odd wild ride on the back of a beast, negotiating the levels is a tame affair. This could prove frustrating for some, as the level of difficulty is often unbalanced.

Controlling the wild camera often proves the trickiest exercise of all and there is little freedom to explore.

Outsmarting enemies is not difficult when they are so myopic and stupid. Often just shooting adversaries, then hiding until the hullabaloo ends, is as successful a strategy as implementing a complex and cunning plan.

While Street 2 is appealingly approachable, it gets monotonous, particularly for owners of the original. Solo modes are dull and arduous.

The linearity is a shame given the dearth of quality games for girls and the potential of more free-form interactive novels.

It feels much more suited to a low-priced download such as Xbox Live Arcade's "Marble Blast Ultra" rather than a $79 [AU] release.

Unfortunately, the line-up is just as likely to annoy retro fans as please them, with many of these 20 games from the late '80s offering little more than curiosity value. Some were poor-quality clones when they were originally released and today are unplayable.

Even at its best Crackdown 3 feels like a big chest of explosive, physics-driven toys to play with in a playground that's left wanting.

While Samurai Jack is an enjoyable adventure for youngsters, it is also wearingly generic and disappointingly brief.

The switch to third-person perspective is unwelcome as Goren awkwardly lumbers and can even become stuck, marching on the spot. Other frustrating technical glitches abound.

Computer opponents aren't too stupid and each player is represented by an on-screen character.

But beyond the odd wild ride on the back of a beast, negotiating the levels is a tame affair. This could prove frustrating for some, as the level of difficulty is often unbalanced.

The artificial intelligence controlling both your teammates and the enemy isn't anything special; they usually just remain firing in one position until you manage to take them out, leading to repetitive fire fights.

Most of the game is set on a moving train, ensuring the locations are very limited but your fellow travellers are intriguing.

A big selection of different events suggests variety but the action soon becomes repetitive. Full Auto's main competitor, Burnout, offers significantly more diversity in its challenges.

What scuppers a lot of the enjoyment here is the flakey artificial intelligence of the enemies and the sheer willpower needed to persist through many of the technical glitches.

The only thing blazing will be the tail section of your plane and your fragile patience.

It may lack challenge, but it's a decent start for newcomers who won't be thrown to the simulation lions.

It faithfully captures tactics and the energetic pace, with speed and strategic use of cover of equal importance to shooting accuracy.

A mix of detailed cut scenes and graphically pleasing levels helps move the adventure along, but cannot cover up what is essentially a derivative and straightforward action game hanging its hopes on a movie licence.

The "rubber-band" rivals, where opponents appear to slow down or speed up depending on where you are positioned in the race, ensures clever driving skill is rarely rewarded.

The shoot-'em-up action is well designed, but there's just not enough variety to sustain your interest.

Furnishing the mansion with tacky knick-knacks while schmoozing potential bunnies gets dull.

Ambitious and frequently entertaining, but ultimately too frustrating for its own good.

While the cars in other games fold and dent realistically, depending on the speed and direction of the impact, damage to Crash 'n' Burn's cars seems artificial, with entire panels suddenly replaced with scratched versions at the merest hint of a high-speed nudge.

The biggest problem is the excessive waiting between contests. Watching characters roll dice and trudge around the board is also tedious.

Where "SingStar" can distinguish a merely bad singer from a woeful one, Get on Da Mic has a hard time differentiating between a skilled rapper and a baby dribbling into the microphone.

There is no shortage of action, plus bonus battle arenas, but it's not all super. Boss battles are foolishly difficult and will prove very frustrating for youngsters, and some of the Mr Incredible sections become very repetitive, with wave after wave of mindless goons to dispatch. The controls also lack precision.

Causing havoc behind the wheel of a big rig is fun but the novelty quickly wanes and the unsubtle gags often fail to amuse, especially when they are endlessly repeated.

The action is also largely mindless, with a poor targeting system and a game camera that never quite follows the action the way you want it to.

The first Serious Sam was tongue-in-cheek but this sequel crosses the line into obnoxiousness.

Your trooper is a dexterous bloke, able to lean around corners, crouch behind cover and even lay down to steady his aim. However, the prone position is next to useless because you have to hold down the prone button.

Ambitious and frequently entertaining, but ultimately too frustrating for its own good.

Serviceable entertainment for kids, but you'll have more fun watching the DVD.

A frisky concept with limited thrills and not enough depth to challenge gamers.

Serviceable entertainment for kids, but you'll have more fun watching the DVD.

An inferior product. This is a linear, action-oriented shooter that has precious little in common with the original game's realistic and tactical squad-based combat.

Squeezing the Desert Storm games into the currently fashionable Vietnam setting was a mistake. Open landscapes are replaced by claustrophobic jungle, eliminating tactical freedom. Players edge along narrow paths, progressing from one firefight to the next.

Good harmless fun, but there are more creative and better-value children's games available. Enter at your own risk.

The game's biggest weakness is the lack of multi-player options. There is no split-screen dogfighting or the Xbox Live online battles that made its competitor "Crimson Skies" so compelling.

The biggest annoyance is an erratic camera, which never reliably displays the best view of the action and requires constant adjustment.

Even amateur sports lovers will find it hard to fall for this slice of lightweight tennis action.

As long as you don't fall asleep at the wheel, Chrome Hounds offers a smattering of explosive action.

Good harmless fun, but there are more creative and better-value children's games available. Enter at your own risk.

It is inventive, creative and strangely compelling, but the more difficult tasks can be frustrating and its lasting appeal is limited.

A sporty struggle that's all style and no substance.

The "rubber-band" rivals, where opponents appear to slow down or speed up depending on where you are positioned in the race, ensures clever driving skill is rarely rewarded.

But, strangely, you must spend your entire career playing the same type of game rather than choosing between different varieties.

There is no shortage of action, plus bonus battle arenas, but it's not all super. Boss battles are foolishly difficult and will prove very frustrating for youngsters, and some of the Mr Incredible sections become very repetitive, with wave after wave of mindless goons to dispatch. The controls also lack precision.

But beyond the odd wild ride on the back of a beast, negotiating the levels is a tame affair. This could prove frustrating for some, as the level of difficulty is often unbalanced.

The solo campaign lacks the pizazz of other military shooters, but decent multiplayer options prevent it from feeling pilotless.

It would have been nice if the developer's willingness to include controversial subject matter had extended to exciting gameplay.

Rollicking old-style zombie-blasting action, but with only limited thrills whether played alone or with infected buddies.

It's a shame the innovative DS touch screen is hardly used here - play only requires use of the directional pad and buttons. The cat-and-mouse action is still as addictive as ever, but the new changes are not that innovative.

The action is also largely mindless, with a poor targeting system and a game camera that never quite follows the action the way you want it to.

A pale imitation of an age-old PC classic that tries to innovate but fails to grasp what was great about the original.

A mix of detailed cut scenes and graphically pleasing levels helps move the adventure along, but cannot cover up what is essentially a derivative and straightforward action game hanging its hopes on a movie licence.

For all its intriguing story beats, stylish techno-'60s aesthetic and well-presented characters, We Happy Few can't hide its origins as a run-of-the-mill survival game.

The presentation disappoints. It seems bafflingly incongruous that fans have to endure the same simple and repetitive animations and sound effects from the handheld versions when playing on the technically superior GameCube.

While Samurai Jack is an enjoyable adventure for youngsters, it is also wearingly generic and disappointingly brief.

Serviceable entertainment for kids, but you'll have more fun watching the DVD.

The only thing blazing will be the tail section of your plane and your fragile patience.

Xbox 360 gamers will be pleased to have a grand RPG, but sadly it's not nearly as enchanting as it could be.

Serviceable entertainment for kids, but you'll have more fun watching the DVD.

This frustration is compounded by the choppy, stuttering frame rate of the 3D visuals, making the already convoluted controls feel twice as sluggish. Even the menu screens seem slow to respond - a sure sign that the DS is being pushed beyond its capabilities.

Squeezing the Desert Storm games into the currently fashionable Vietnam setting was a mistake. Open landscapes are replaced by claustrophobic jungle, eliminating tactical freedom. Players edge along narrow paths, progressing from one firefight to the next.

An uninspired shift to first-person saps this Commandos instalment of that special strategic touch.

The biggest annoyance is an erratic camera, which never reliably displays the best view of the action and requires constant adjustment.

The first Serious Sam was tongue-in-cheek but this sequel crosses the line into obnoxiousness.