IGN

• PC
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Thanks to Live's controls and in-your-face gameplay, it's one of the better basketball games to hit the cyber court this year, even if it is more of a two-player arcade game, rather than a sim. Online you'll find a host of options from tournaments to clubs, so if you don't have any real friends, you can always find someone else ready for battle. Live might have a few flaws here and there, but any way you look at it, the game is still extremely fun. It might not be the slam dunk ESPN NBA is on the consoles, but it's still worth the money, especially if the PC is your only avenue for gaming.

• PS2
• XBOX
• PC
• 7.9 / 10
• États-Unis

Like its predecessor, Conflict Desert Storm II is a fun tactical action game despite its technical shortcomings. It's rare that a game with average sound, graphics and an uncooperative control system can still be enjoyed for hours at a time anyway. It takes the realism high road and emphasizes the "tactical" and "squad-based" elements of its genre and forces gamers to adapt to its style and rewards those who do. The third person perspective and inventory management during battle makes it a little more hectic than anything we got from Tom Clancy's first person squad-based games. It's also provides a level of planning and strategizing that Brute Force avoided, intentionally I would say, but that is a crucial element to the game's depth. Running and gunning mixed in with character and inventory management and with a ton of tactical planning on the fly is quite a combination for those who can get into it. However, CDSII isn't a very good entry level experience for those looking to explore the genre. The depth of controls can be a little too intimidating and the technical shortcomings can lead plenty of casual gamers to overlook it.

• PC
• 7.9 / 10
• États-Unis

• GBA
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

• NGC
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

• NGC
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS2
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

• PC
• 5 / 10
• États-Unis

I can only guess what CDM could have been if done with a larger budget. What I found most disappointing was the loss of the claymation feel and the sense of personality of each celebrity--in other words, the elements that make the TV show so memorable. This might have been bearable if combat was interesting and if you couldn't whip through the entire single-player game at video arcade speeds. I know games with longer learning curves than the entire play time of CDM. I wouldn't recommend picking this up unless you're a determined Celebrity Deathmatch collector.

• NGC
• PS
• PS2
• XBOX
• 4 / 10
• États-Unis

We can only imagine what Celebrity Deathmatch could have been if it was done with a larger budget and a more refined gameplay engine. But not only did it skip over the elements that make the TV show so memorable in terms of its presentation, but it wasn't much fun to play either. In short, CDM isn't worth your time in the least -- leave it in the bargain bins where you'll find it.

• PC
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

Yes, the nigh-eternal foibles of cinematic horror games are still here, scattered about, but the product as a whole is still one of the best things going in horror gaming. Really superstitious and/or ADD-afflicted types might want to steer clear for their own special reasons. Everybody else with a reasonably high-end gaming rig, the residents of Silent Hill welcome you. They're just dying to have you.

• NGC
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• PC
• 7.9 / 10
• États-Unis

• XBOX
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• XBOX
• 9.3 / 10
• États-Unis

Rainbow Six 3 is an extremely fun game that takes the basics gameplay of Ghost Recon that had everybody hooked last year and dresses it up with prettier graphics and lots of extra functionality. The co-operative gameplay options are outstanding and set the bar quite high for every online shooter on the way to Xbox including the mighty Halo 2. I enjoyed RS3 for hours at a time even though on the surface it just looks like a stripped down version of the PC game that came out months ago. But the game just keeps drawing you in with one feature or another until you're completely under its spell. As soon as you bored with giving voice commands to AI, you can hop online and play cooperatively. When you don't want to be friendly anymore you can stay online and cap anybody that's not you. When you're sick of that, you can go back to the solo offline game and perfect your command skills. You're first person shooting the whole time but you're loving it in different ways as often as you like. Relationships with real people should be that way, not videogames. This is one of the top Xbox Live games of 2003. Even if you have Return to Castle Wolfenstein in hot rotation, clear some space on your calendar and in your library for Rainbow Six 3.

• XBOX
• 8.2 / 10
• États-Unis

Hunter the Reckoning Redeemer is a fun game that definitely should be played with friends. Of course, every game is more fun playing with buddies whether in person or online (now there's and idea!), but really this is the way Redeemer was meant to played. It's an upgrade over the original, but I'm not sure if it's enough of a boost to justify another purchase if you're not a true diehard fan of Hunter the Reckoning. The game does what it set out to do; it just wasn't trying to do too much more than the original Hunter the Reckoning. Improved visuals and new goodies certainly count, but there's a next level for this series that Redeemer just doesn't reach. Improving on the Gauntlet multiplayer concept was one thing with the original Hunter, but now that we've seen they can do it, there needs to be more.

• GBA
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• XBOX
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

Grabbed by the Ghoulies isn't a bad game, but it's far from great. If you were to picture the game's progression as a line graph, it would start as a shallow incline and then level out for the remainder of the game. Simply put, the game is very repetitive, and there aren't any landmark moments or climaxes to diversify the gameplay in any significant matter. And then there's the end of the game - which I'll remain mum on -- which really feels like a tacked-on segment, and is just plain silly. But what GBTG has going for it is some really great presentation; the storybook cutscenes, graphics, and sounds are very well done, and the simple controls make it a game that can be simply picked up and played by anyone. Is that enough to make the game a must-play? Not really. We recommend renting it first and deciding for yourself if being grabbed the ghoulies is something you enjoy.

• GBA
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

The third incarnation of Tantalus' racing engine is definitely the team's best, and it's great to see that the team injected a lot of what was blatantly missing from its previous two racers. While it's not the best rally racer on the Game Boy Advance (the little seen Colin McRae still has this one beat in gameplay), Top Gear Rally is a very enjoyable racer that might be a little light in customization, but it makes up for it in all the tracks and challenges that you have to race through. There's an excellent amount of racing to be had here.