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• PS3
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• X360
• 3 / 10
• États-Unis

• WII
• X360
• 6.9 / 10
• États-Unis

Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant is exactly like its predecessor: a mildly enjoyable platforming romp that's sure to satisfy younger players, but won't provide much that seasoned players haven't already experienced before. If you believe yourself an absolutely die-hard Bandicoot fan or if you already liked Crash of the Titans, by all means check this title out. There's some good humor housed within, the gameplay mechanics work well enough and the platforming challenges, while very traditional (if not simple) are usually enjoyable. But if your idea of a good platformer is Super Mario Galaxy, you will find Nintendo's plumber in a completely different universe than this game both in terms of innovation and polish.

• PS2
• 5.3 / 10
• États-Unis

In the end, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is a missed opportunity. Activision, Treyarch, Aspyr and Shaba were given a blank slate to create whatever Spider-inspired tale they wanted, and they put together a game starring a whiney hero, a foggy story, repetitive gameplay, and a focus on pretty combat combos instead of engaging combat mechanics. Web of Shadows is better than the last Spidey game to make it to the market, but that's not a ringing endorsement. If this game makes your spider-sense tingle in a good way, I'd suggest renting or waiting for a price cut before taking the plunge. Web of Shadows has its moments of fun, but they're lost in a sea of gaffes that True Believers are likely to revile.

• DS
• 7.4 / 10
• États-Unis

While I may not like the series as a whole, it’s hard to slam Transformers Animated: The Game because it’s honestly a solid action game with a good amount of challenge. It’s a shame that the transforming part was a bit of an afterthought, but the developers put more attention to the personality more than their transforming capabilities.

• PC
• 8.2 / 10
• États-Unis

Red Alert 3 feels like a bubblegum version of real- time strategy. It's silly and campy, yes, and it's also fun. Keep in mind that it's just a familiar sort of fun, one that's almost unchanged over the decade the series has been around. While it'd be nice to see the series start pushing in new directions, we also know that there are fans out there who like to wrap themselves up in the RTS equivalent of comfort food.

• WII
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

That said, some people will absolutely detest Disaster: Day of Crisis. It’s an awkward combination of extremes -- old-school adventuring burdened with new-fangled mini-game sensibilities; abstract game mechanics wrestled into a single plot- driven narrative; sometimes lackluster visuals and pacing thoroughly at odds with that bombastic spectacle and massive ambition. It’s also fundamentally shallow, remarkably inconsistent and chronically naff. Like the disaster movies it takes inspiration from though, Day of Crisis is ultimately more than the sum of its parts. When it works, it’s a relentless, thrilling assault on your senses; a huge grin of game. And when it doesn’t, when it starts to wobble precariously on its own flimsy parts, it’s still compulsive in its creativity, inexplicable in its uniqueness and, most importantly, one thoroughly fun ride.

• PC
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

We, as gamers, generally want the same things from developers as professional sports teams want from athletes -- effort and desire. In X3: Terran Conflict, EgoSoft has clearly given us both. Lovingly concocted, generally well executed, and hampered only by a few niggles, this is a game that not only achieves its goal -- plunking us into another time and place to live the life of an entrepreneurial spaceman -- but shows us that some titles can truly take us places.

• DS
• 6.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 is an admirable attempt to offer a Naruto- branded video game that isn't a fighter, or an action/adventure, or a fighter/action/adventure cross-over. And it makes improvements over last year's first Path of the Ninja by offering a greater variety of playable characters and a new story that isn't a repeat of a plotline already seen in the anime. Where the game falls short, though, is in its still-too-severe reliance on dated role-playing conventions. The random battles, uninteresting overworld exploration and lack of innovation in gameplay design beyond the expected, brief touch screen mini-games all keep it from rising anywhere above the range of "fair" as an RPG. Diehard fans of the series will enjoy it, as they've enjoyed the wealth of other products featuring the grinning face of the No. 1 knucklehead ninja over the past three years. But the rest of the DS owning crowd has far better role-playing experiences to look to on Nintendo's handheld, and shouldn't worry about walking down this Path.

• X360
• 8.1 / 10
• États-Unis

There aren't a lot of role-playing games out there -- certainly not on XBLA. That alone is reason enough for any RPG fan to give PAA:OTRSPOD -- E2 a shot. You don't have to be a fan of the web comic to enjoy Episode Two. You just have to be a fan of good games. If you hate good games, well, then this is not for you. Shoo. Go away. Play your crappy XBLA games. If you want something to pass six hours of your time and give you a few chuckles, then Penny Arcade: Yadda Yadda -- Episode Two is certainly worth 1200 Microsoft Points ($15).

• PC
• 7.8 / 10
• États-Unis

Judged solely on the merits of its content and its engaging combat and exploration styles of gameplay, Bully is well worth checking out. It hews closely to Rockstar's emphasis on the unheroic aspects of all of its characters and settings. By itself that's neither good nor bad, but it certainly provides for a lot less contrast than we'd like to have seen in an otherwise engaging and enjoyable story. The faction system, which seems so important to the story, is also taken completely out of the player's hands, further reducing the story's potential. Uninspired classroom minigames and PC-specific porting and performance problems continue to frustrate our experience with the game, but never so much that we weren't willing to load it back up again to uncover the next chapter of the story. Still, the fact that we're wrestling with these issues years after the game was originally released on the PS2 prompt us to ask what Rockstar has been doing with the game in the meantime.

• DS
• 8.7 / 10
• États-Unis

Borrowing an existing game design can work if you inject it with your own personality, and that's exactly what Ninjatown has done. Tower Defense is already a fun game, and most things in life can be improved by adding ninjas. The brief devil invasions here (around 10 minutes each) are perfect for portable gaming. Add in the friendly single- and multicart multiplayer modes and Ninjatown offers a pretty high quality of life.

• WII
• 7.1 / 10
• États-Unis

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• DS
• 3.2 / 10
• États-Unis

Crash has had one bumpy ride on the Nintendo DS, and I had high hopes that last year's Crash of the Titans would lead to bigger and better things for the character. But Vivendi/Activision seriously dropped the ball on this one -- last year's great outing was apparently a one time thing, and we're back to a crummy addition to the once big and popular franchise.

• PSP
• 6.1 / 10
• États-Unis

NBA Live 09 combines lackluster gameplay, lackluster graphics and a lackluster contingent of mini-games to form, you guessed it – a lackluster basketball game. To put it simply, this game should only be played on a dare. If you’re looking for an enjoyable basketball offering on the PSP, skip right past NBA Live 09 and pick up NBA 09 The Inside, which is a more enjoyable game in just about every regard.

• WII
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

ut you might be better off looking for the sequel to show up instead of diving into Earthworm Jim's underground world with this first release. Earthworm Jim 2 is a more solid experience on the gameplay side of things, while retaining the positive visual aspects of this original -- this first Earthworm Jim is pretty and likely to stir up nostalgia for many, but just doesn't handle well enough to really be a fun game to play. Invest your 800 Wii Points with caution, because your memories of Earthworm Jim as a character and cartoon hero might be making you think this first game adventure was better than it is.

• PS3
• 9.4 / 10
• États-Unis

If you never experienced the halls of Rapture and have been waiting for its appearance on the PS3, there really is no discussion to be had. Go out and get your hands on BioShock -- you will thoroughly enjoy exploring the incredible story and the excellent action that the game is known for. However, if you've played the game before, or are expecting this to be the definitive version, that's can't be found here. Sure, the full trophy support and Survivor mode are great, and the Challenge Rooms could add a ton to the replayability (whenever it's implemented). However, old glitches that should've been fixed in the PS3 development hold this version back from being completely realized.

• PS3
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis