It’s all a vaguely swashbuckling load of fun, with action and strategy thrown in together, but nothing outstanding.

This ridiculous level of world destruction becomes infinitely more enjoyable when you play a multiplayer battle.

Whilst definitely not monumental, it’s a fair distraction that’s in need of a bit of a boost.

No other bball game comes close.

But of more importance to fans will be the array of movies, cast interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, which pads out the back end of the game. This isn't just squeezed in for added value either.

SEGA Sports certainly know how to make their titles as exciting as possible – the music plays, the lights flash, the audience is pumped up, all you’d need is a hotdog and you’d have the perfect hockey experience!

This is a fantastic game and is worth buying, but don’t be surprised when it burns out of replay value a month down the line.

It’s simply a big and frustrating game that will need a lot of time and effort spent on it if you want to get to the end.

The reasonably slick framerate is compromised somewhat in the slightly lacklustre two-player sections. Ultimately, Dark Summit takes a fairly tired genre and breathes some new life into it.

The best Moto GP game we’ve seen on any system.

Nothing can disguise the simple fact that Rugby is a quality game at heart, like the real thing, but it can be difficult work to fathom and master.

With a comprehensive (and more importantly, rather good) multiplayer game complementing the rather hard campaign mode, Ghost Recon 2 is at least heading in the right direction now - and for the moment that's good enough for us.

Multiplayer mode is where Worms Blast really comes into its own. Against another player, any game can be completely turned around within a matter of seconds.

The snow effects in Sled Storm are also very impressive and it’s hard not to be sucked into the ‘I can do it this time’ gameplay when you’re trying to unlock the numerous machines and extra levels.

There's no denying that this brave attempt at combining styles has resulted in a good solid title that's entertaining and fun to play.

Yes, Colosseum is a lot like Shadow Of Rome but with number juggling and a total lack of slightly incongruous stealth sections.

The digital controls are extremely precise and you won't find yourself falling to your death very often.

The Gulf War, and modern warfare, is a tough topic to tackle and sadly this game just doesn’t go far enough to explore the war or the opportunities of a unique team system. A missed opportunity.

Most notably, the view is always looking toward a selected target while your ship can fly in any direction – even toward the screen. This makes for some unusual yet still remarkably fun dogfight situations.

If this genre really is what you’re into, you’re going to enjoy this game. As always, there’s absolutely loads to do and think about.

Cooper is without doubt the best character we’ve had the pleasure of meeting on the PS2 so far. If only the rascal would stay around for longer so we could get to grips with him better.

It's a fine survival horror game that's starting to show its age. The Xbox really needs an original horror outing all of its own.

It looks good, it sounds good and it features enough action to keep the most demanding of adrenaline junkies happy.

A truly addictive piece of videogaming...A guaranteed hit!

A well crafted game that pays respects to its franchise, drawing strength from it rather than using it as a prop. More like this please Trip.

Unlike most other FPS titles, combat can take place at great range, as well as up-close when you and you're squad must move house to house.

Madden fans will find the play selection here a little tricky to get to grips with at first. Gone are Madden’s pop-up menus, but once you get the feel of it NFL 2K is just that little bit more satisfying to play.

We’re amazed that Splinter Cell is as good as it is on the GBA. It’s almost as if Ubi Soft took the original Xbox game and siphoned away all the superfluous elements (such as the oh-so-pretty lighting effects, shadow-casting and highly-detailed graphics) until all that was left was the GBA version.