IGN

• PS2
• 7.4 / 10
• États-Unis

I had fun with Ultimate Ninja 2, and I only know the basics about the show and Naruto's tale. The story of trying to protect Leaf Village is engaging (albeit confusing at times), the fights look cool, and there's tons of stuff to unlock. However, I thought the implementation of controls and combos took away from the fun. Although there's a list of moves, as long as you memorize your special technique and then alternate between circle, X and square, you're going to win. While the results look good, they feel empty -- it wasn't like I was picking the moves I was winning with. So, you end up sleep-walking through a lot of the fights and then getting slammed by cheap challenges. After my umpteenth loss to Kabuto, I felt more like moving on to another game than continuing to face-off with the blocking bastard.

• X360
• 8.9 / 10
• États-Unis

• DS
• 3 / 10
• États-Unis

I'm all for classic remakes, especially at the "bargain" price point. But Devilish was a bad and uninspired port of a forgetable Genesis/Game Gear title when it hit the Nintendo DS in Japan a couple months after its launch, and it coming out as new two years later doesn't do that design any favors at all.

• X360
• PC
• 6.8 / 10
• États-Unis

A title needs a well-designed core of gameplay to be a success - we're not disputing that. But it's the extras and unlockables that keep people around. Shadowrun has no visible persistent statistics, no way to modify character models, nothing, outside of Achievements, to serve as reward. As gamers, it's rewards we crave, be it of the narrative variety, in-game items, new options or modes, or something entirely different. Shadowrun completely ducks away from the gaming tenet that sometimes the utterly superfluous can be the most necessary. Since this game's rewards are restricted to and reset after every match, there lacks that overarching sense of accomplishment that should be associated with a game designed to be played for endless hours. Appeal is further lessened by the game's poor art style, which bestows little to no sense of character to any of the models, unless you consider derivative designs to be of positive value. If you're somehow able to brush aside the shoddy presentation, poor server management, limited number of playable maps, and lack of long-term extras, you'll find a well-designed nucleus of gameplay here. It's such a solid center you'll spend numerous hours uncovering new tweaks and wrinkles on how to best eliminate opponents. Curious? Pay the hefty full price of admission to see for yourself.

• PS2
• 2.4 / 10
• États-Unis

Made Man's combat is as boring as daytime television, and all you do is fight. There's a notable narrative structure to house the flat storyline, but it's nothing to get excited about. Poor graphics, banal sound effects, and frequently absurd voice acting wrap up this bomb of a game in a rotten bow. Avoid at all costs.

• WII
• 5.5 / 10
• États-Unis

So Dead Moon is not without its own smattering of individual merits. But its placement, in such close chronological proximity with other, far superior shooting games on other 16-bit systems, dooms it from Day 1. Don't bother with Dead Moon -- it's been said before, and, unfortunately, was said again. There are far better options for finding your shoot-'em-up fix.

• WII
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

It's little touches like that, along with the game's tight, precise control and incredibly intimidating challenge factor that make this Adventure a hit. Zelda II is just a great game, and playing it again today makes it hard to understand why it's been so chastised for the past 20 years. Nintendo clearly recognizes its worth, selecting it as the standard-bearer to be the 100th game on the Virtual Console. Now you should give it a chance, too. For only 500 Wii Points, it's a spectacular, underappreciated value. Nobody likes Zelda II – but that's not true. And maybe, now, that perspective will change.

• PS2
• 7.4 / 10
• États-Unis

Thirty-nine games for $20 is nothing to scoff at, and most of these titles are a lot of fun to play. However, in a market thriving with compilations, Legends 2 is just outclassed by its predecessor and other titles that have shown us how much could be packed into these collections.

• DS
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• WII
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

• PC
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS2
• 3 / 10
• États-Unis

The Game Factory has put together a PS2 product that – while not broken in any way – has little to no real entertainment value to it. Sure there’s multiplayer and a few different modes, but when it all hinges on a basic, one-dimensional fighting engine it really doesn’t matter. Each fighter feels nearly identical, uses the same three super attacks, and there’s no real depth to the experience to add on top of that. The super-attack mini-games (that’s really what they are) can be entertaining a few times, as you’ll mindlessly button-mash against an opponent or make on-the-fly combo attacks, but it grows tiresome after only a few iterations, and you’re left with a shell of a fighter with very little to add to the experience. Wrap that mundane fighting experience in a visually unappealing package reminiscent of early PS2 endeavors, and you’re left with a game that’s neither visually or mentally stimulating. There’s simply no getting around it; Legend of the Dragon is a sub-par effort, and should be avoided at all costs.

• PSP
• 8.9 / 10
• États-Unis

You know you've found a great puzzler when even the earliest levels in the game leave you feeling completely rewarded. Crush accomplishes this feat thanks to its 40 superbly-designed mazes, fantastic art style, and terrific original concept. There are even unlockables and trophy stages to mess around with to boot! Sure it isn't perfect, but what more do you need? It's a must-own.

• PS2
• 7.8 / 10
• États-Unis

Yargh. Anniversary is a hard game to score. I liked Legend more, but that was because of the action and story. I can't fault the developers for not including either of those things in Anniversary -- it's a remake. If Crystal Dynamics and Eidos had Lara fighting ninjas or something, I'd have to be upset that they changed everything. In the end, this is Tomb Raider for better or worse. The controls are light-years better than the original but still aren't solid like Prince of Persia's; the graphics are beyond anything the original could muster but still not up to today's standards; and the puzzles are just as tough as the original, but the enemies are just as lame. Still, it's hard to find a videogame feeling as good as solving a Tomb Raider puzzle that's stumped you for the past half-hour. If you're a Croft fan or someone looking to get into this franchise, this title -- at $30 price point -- is worth raiding your piggy bank for. I told you I was witty.

• PSP
• 4 / 10
• États-Unis

And in the end, the gameplay just doesn’t make Heatseeker a must-have title on PSP, especially when considering the robust competition. Dogfights are relatively basic, as you’ll usually be able to target and obliterate enemy fighters well before they’re in range, and when you do get into heated fights it can be a bit of a pain due to the PSP version’s less-maneuverable feel. Graphically the game is decent, but still doesn’t stand up against the other competition on the platform, and the lack of VO is a serious letdown. When factoring in amazing flight games such as Ace Combat, Afterburner, and even M.A.C.H. on PSP there’s simply no competition, as Heatseeker looks, feels, and plays like an inferior product all-around. It’s a game that boasts high speed and explosive arcade action, but it was trumped by other PSP titles long before releasing, and a $29.99 price tag isn’t enough to put it above more intense, entertaining, and higher-quality products already on the system.

• PC
• 7.4 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS3
• 2.8 / 10
• États-Unis

Championship Sprint is a giant waste of money. The game is boring as a singleplayer title and it doesn't hold up at all without the arcade wheel. Spend your $5 on a cheeseburger or couple slices of pizza instead - those ten minutes you'll take to eat will be far more enjoyable than any time you'll spend with this (and better for you, too).

• WII
• 4 / 10
• États-Unis

This is a case of a poor, boring game with one redeeming aspect being translated, altered and watered down into an even poorer, more boring game with no redeeming qualities. Kato & Ken was a vanilla platformer in Japan, but at least it had its humor and the tie-in with a popular TV license back in 1990. But stripped of that association, what results is an even more vanilla, humorless game that just doesn't make any sense at all, and certainly isn't funny. Stay away from J.J. & Jeff -- if you're looking for a TurboGrafx platformer, there are far better options for you to consider. Plus, if you're looking for fart jokes and potty humor, South Park reruns are readily available for free.