IGN

• PC
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

Theatre of War does a reasonably good job of taking the core concepts of wargames and marrying them to the more familiar RTS presentation. The highly detailed unit and combat modeling and the large impressive maps are definitely points in the game's favor. The only real downsides to the game are that the missions don't really stand apart from one another and that the framerate dips to truly aggravating levels. The extent to which those weaknesses will affect you depends on your interest in the tactical side of the game but, even with a playable framerate, there's just not enough variety here to hold most gamers' interest past the first dozen missions or so.

• PS3
• 7.7 / 10
• États-Unis

The Show manages to bring up the overall shell of Sony¿s baseball game from the PS2 minors, but as a next gen title, it doesn¿t have all of the fundamentals to compete with other sports games out there. Funky infielder logic, lackluster visuals and other odd changes to the gameplay formula literally turns a great baseball title on older systems into a good title on the PS3. That isn¿t to say that baseball fans shouldn¿t take a look at The Show; just don¿t expect it to be leaps and bounds that the other sports titles around.

• PS2
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

All that said, I wholeheartedly recommend Buzz! The Mega Quiz. It's easy to get into, there are enough topics so that everyone can have a chance, you can customize what rounds come up, and you get your own buzzer. That's awesome, and the whole package is just $40. If you have a bunch of trivia junkies in your crew, this one's a winner.

• PS2
• PC
• 6.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Look up "not for everyone" in the dictionary, and you won't find an entry -- that isn't a word, dumbass. But if we could look up that phrase in a dictionary, we'd find a picture of Th3 Plan. In a market filled with run-and-gun action games, Plan's level-wandering and switch-throwing isn't going to appeal to everyone. Yet, if you have $15 and a day or so to kill, this title will keep you entertained as you unleash your inner-Clooney.

• X360
• 5.6 / 10
• États-Unis

Double Dragon can be fun, but it under-delivers. This is a five-dollar game. You deserve more than a crap framerate and lingering bugs. The fact that co-op is so difficult due to the slowdown sucks most of the joy from Double Dragon. I was one of the many eager to play Double Dragon on XBLA. The wait wasn't worth it. Save your cash. If you want to waste five bucks, send it my way. I could use it.

• PS3
• 5.5 / 10
• États-Unis

For five bucks, Gauntlet II isn't the worst deal on the PlayStation Store, but its repetition and lack of extras don't make it the best one either. There are much newer and more interesting options already available for roughly the same amount of money (flOw, Lemmings, and Mortal Kombat II to name a few) and the poorly-executed online options absolutely seal its fate. Unless you're a diehard Gauntlet maniac, your attention is better served elsewhere.

• WII
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

The game is just as much fun to play today as it was 15 years ago. It really feels like a side-scrolling Street Fighter II, from the animations and attacks, to the responsive and simple controls. For those that haven't played, you are hereby encouraged to check it out to see what some of the hottest arcade ports of e 16-bit era looked like -- despite the aforementioned flaws and omissions.

• WII
• 4 / 10
• États-Unis

Mighty Bomb Jack is a poor candidate for your time investment, especially considering the other top-notch titles available in the same genre at the same price point. Stick with other Tecmo-produced games instead.

• X360
• 4.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Well, what can you say? Maybe the tips for what lures to use in the game can be parlayed into some useful fishing knowledge in real life. But really, Rapala is disappointment even for fishing fans. Gamers hoping to find an exciting and unique fishing experience in virtual form aren't happy; hardcore fishing fans hoping to see one of their favorite brands celebrated will be disappointed as well. Rapala can be considered a decent rental for fishing fans, but anyone hoping to purchase it should simply cut bait.

• PC
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS3
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

Before you grab your pitchforks, light your torches and head toward my office, Spider-Man fans need to know that I'm one of them. I'm going to the midnight showing of Spider-Man 3. I played Spider-Man 2 like mad and loved it. I'm not some jerkstore reviewer who doesn't get what a Spider-Man game is supposed to be. If you're desperate for a Spider-Man game, this one fills your need for webs, but other than nailing what web-swinging should feel like, this game is a bust. We were promised a Spidey experience that was next-gen and expanded on everything Spider-Man 2 did right, but we were given a buggy game that's just Spider-Man 2: Special Edition. Combat is brainless button-mashing, the bosses are frustrating and cheap, the visuals aren't worthy of your PS3, and although the random crimes aren't the same events over and over, they definitely reuse the same ideas.

• X360
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

Before you grab your pitchforks, light your torches and head toward my office, Spider-Man fans need to know that I'm one of them. I'm going to the midnight showing of Spider-Man 3. I played Spider-Man 2 like mad and loved it. I'm not some jerkstore reviewer who doesn't get what a Spider-Man game is supposed to be. If you're desperate for a Spider-Man game, this one fills your need for webs, but other than nailing what web-swinging should feel like, this game is a bust. We were promised a Spidey experience that was next-gen and expanded on everything Spider-Man 2 did right, but we were given a buggy game that's just Spider-Man 2: Special Edition. Combat is brainless button-mashing, the bosses are frustrating and cheap, the visuals are far from spectacular, and although the random crimes aren't the same events over and over, they definitely reuse the same ideas.

• WII
• 5.7 / 10
• États-Unis

I admire development studio Vicarious Visions for taking the time and effort to create an original, ground-up version of Spider-Man 3 for Wii. There are some smart ideas in place here, too. I really think that the game's fundamental swing mechanics are inspired once you figure out their intricacies. I really love the dichotomy between the red and black suit. I think the character-building element is well-implemented. And sometimes the sensation of soaring acrobatically through the city is portrayed on-screen well. But there are serious issues with this endeavor, too. The sub-par visual presentation really hurts; the Wii version chugs with an inconsistent framerate despite lots of city pop- up and the fact that many 3D structures lack textures completely when viewed at a distance. The battle system, in spite of some gameplay- enhancing upgrades, feels clunky and unrefined. And many of the story arcs, while original, are neither very interesting nor very well executed. I think devout Spider-Man fans will still find a lot to like about this project and I encourage everybody to give it a rental to check out the web-swinging mechanics, if nothing else. However, ultimately the Wii version of Spider-Man 3 -- like the PS3 and Xbox 360 builds -- falls well short of expectations for the aforementioned reasons.

• DS
• 8.1 / 10
• États-Unis

It's pretty clear that Vicarious Visions needed to do something truly unique for the Spider-Man franchise on the DS -- it's a little hard to expect a user base to blindly snag yet another Spider-Man game after three have already been released in just two years time. It was a risk to make an all-stylus action game in a design that's usually been a more traditional-controlling experience, but the team pretty much nailed it. The combat system's collision could be tighter and just a little more "fluid," but it's a hell of a lot of fun kicking bad guys' butts with quick flicks of the wrist. Stylus combat works. If anything, this touch screen focus could spawn a new wave of brawler design, and I can't wait to see how this control system evolves in future DS games.

• X360
• 7.7 / 10
• États-Unis

• X360
• 5.7 / 10
• États-Unis

I've never understood the pricing for some of the arcade games on Xbox Live. Some might consider $5 a good deal for two old (and very similar) games. I can't help but play the enhanced versions and think that these worthless add-ons drove up development costs and therefore the price. If there's a diehard Centipede fan out there, perhaps $5 is a small price to pay for the love of an old game. But if you do choose to download this twofer pack, do yourself a favor and stay far away from the enhanced modes.

• PSP
• 6.2 / 10
• États-Unis

Not a bad game by any means, The Fast and the Furious does a number of things mostly right, but only a few things very well. The driving physics are tuned too much for drifting, making the street racing sections play a little awkwardly, while the drift races are too easy because you aren't penalized for driving like an idiot. However, the cars carry a great sense of weight and presence on the street and the customization options are excellent. The load times are terrible, however. Try this one out if you love customizing your ride and sliding it around turns, but don't expect perfection or a whole lot of competition.

• WII
• 5 / 10
• États-Unis

After playing a ton with the other versions of Bionicle, we were jazzed that the game was heading to Wii. It’s a huge step in the right direction for “children titles”, following in the footsteps of LEGO Star Wars. When it hit Wii though, the control was blown almost entirely. In a game that ran like a sped up, kid-friendly version of Resident Evil 4 on all other systems, Bionicle chugs on Wii, using the IR only for turning, which requires players to constantly be shoving the cursor on the edges of the screen to simulate the feeling of a second analog stick. To make matters worse, the character shoots directly forward, rather than actually following the IR’s position, so no advantages of Wii were used in the slightest. It just doesn’t work, and it’s a huge shame. Traveler’s Tales did an amazing job on the other versions of the game, delivering entertaining gameplay, strong visuals, and impressive audio, but Wii suffers in the biggest area possible, and it’s a definite letdown. For anyone still wanting to check this otherwise-impressive game out, feel free to give it a rental or pick up the PS2/360 or GameCube (still playable on Wii, remember) version of the game, as they are far, far better titles. For Wii, it was simply one lazy design choice that managed to drop this game from “great” status down to a barely bearable game. The IR control is simply no substitute for a second analog stick – at least not in the way it was implemented here.