The animation and voice acting are really spot-on, bringing the characters to life better than many motion pictures. Unfortunately, the combination of a disorienting camera and consistently sloppy framerate go a long way towards negating Herdy Gerdy’s fun factor.

While not perfect, Haven: Call of the King works on many levels—as a platformer, as vehicular racing title, as a centerpiece for fine soundtrack work.

An appropriately nasty, brutish and short-lived game.

The forbidding graphics and refreshingly mature storyline are a plus, but the somewhat wonky controls and melodramatic dialogue tend to become tiresome quickly.

This is just the kind of flatly tepid, uninspired, marketing department driven pablum I was afraid Microsoft would make upon entering the console wars.

Questionable gameplay and graphics undermine the witty and unique style of this quirky ‘60s spy FPS.

A unique title with controls too complex for an arcade title and action too ridiculous for a simulation.

Even without the bells and whistles that other recent rhythm-based games have offered, PaRappa the Rapper 2 is a lot of fun.

It isn’t a bad game; it’s just not exceptionally good, either.

The background graphics, however, ruin the overall effect. The backgrounds, while using very moderate levels of cel-shading, simply don’t look congruent to the car’s graphics.

Essentially the game takes the original premise, adds a few minor twists, and slaps some mediocre next-generation 3D graphics onto the product.

The action is solid enough and there's plenty of challenge to keep you busy for a while, but key features of the game were scrapped entirely, and what's present at all is still buggy and unfinished.

It’s as though Wow Entertainment couldn’t decide whether it wanted the game to be a sim or an arcade-style title. It ends up borrowing elements from both sub-genres, and as a result is decidedly average.

The graphics are amazing, but it’s the gameplay that will win you over.

Skill may be virtually impossible to develop in TP2002. The batting interface is so basic it’s nearly laughable.

A really fun game with great music, solid graphics, and a good degree of difficulty, but its very basic gameplay and lack of options doesn’t give it a whole lot of staying power.

It sounds great, as all Star Wars games do, but the graphics are bland at best and nauseating at worst, and the action is a redundant mess of blaster fire and jumping puzzles.

In this game a good offense is your best defense-attacking indiscriminately is simply more effective than trying to use the clumsy block button. There is a target button similar to Zelda and Soul Reaver, but the difficulty in selectively targeting a particular enemy is troubling.

Too short and on the easy side.

Full of strategy, tactics, bullets, and explosions, this title is a fun diversion from current squad-based shooters.

The once fresh and inviting Megaman franchise has grown putrid.

While containing a wealth of songs to master and many bonus games to unlock, the relatively difficult control mechanics may hamper its appeal.

An interesting conundrum of challenging gameplay and flat out irritation.

While it may get 10 out of 10 for style, this title is plagued by clunky controls and a rather short shelf life. [Import]

The details and references to the TV show will provide non-stop amazement.

An interesting concept marred by a poor save system, lackluster visuals, a frustrating time system, and slow-as-molasses gameplay.

A flimsy plot and disorienting soundtrack frame an otherwise nondescript action RPG.

The only facet of the game that even comes close to satisfying is the abundance of match types.