It's astonishing just how much Driver 2 Advance looks, feels, and plays like the PlayStation version of Driver 2.
It may be a little rough around the edges, but it's both exciting and technically impressive enough to stand up to its full-priced competition.
The game has a decidedly dated and awkward feel to it, though GBA owners who are also D&D fans will find some redeeming qualities.
The Nicktoons characters go to battle in this party game from Infogrames. As one of eight characters (including Jimmy Neutron, Angelica Pickles, and Eliza Thornberry) you can battle your friends ...
The rules play faster and 3D environments fill the center of the board in this update to the classic Monopoly game.
TransWorld Snowboarding is an all-around solid game with some spectacular visuals and fun multiplayer modes.
It's a faithful and occasionally challenging adaptation of the game show, though it's doubtful that many players will get excited about winning imaginary money and prizes.
Backyard Hockey is a GBA hockey game in the kid-friendly and humorous Backyard Sports style.
Newcomers will likely find RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 enjoyable, but if you were a fan of the original, you'll probably have a hard time believing that you waited so long for ...
Zapper delivers challenging action puzzle gameplay in a colorful, upbeat setting.
While it could easily tide over Godzilla fans for a while, it ultimately relies on the strength of its license to compensate for its weakness as a game.
Thomas & Friends: Building The New Line lets you build tracks and take your favorite engines from the TV series for a spin.
If you can get past the lackluster presentation, irritating pauses, and low-quality video, you may find Jeopardy! 2003 to be a surprisingly challenging and enjoyable pastime.
While it's not all that it could have been, Unreal Tournament 2003 does deliver tons of bloody, in-your-face combat in some beautifully designed arenas.
The only glaring mark against V-Rally 3 is its problematic control, but if you can see past this issue, then you'll likely enjoy this game.
Scrabble Complete is basically just Scrabble, which, if you're a fan of the challenging board game it's based on, is a good thing.
In the end, Superman: Shadow of Apokolips is just an average action game.
Unreal Championship is a great game that is filled with action-packed, bloody shootouts that are especially fun online, but it lacks polish in a few spots.
Its frustrating reliance on awkward platform jumping and its poor camera keep it from being recommendable to anyone at all.
The Terminator: Dawn of Fate is a mediocre action game with a terrific license.
On top of its technical demerits, the game fails to capture the essence of the vicious slapstick comedy that makes the Looney Tunes cast of characters so endearing.
After ten years, it's nice to see Mega Man branch out.
Play as either Nikita or Section One operative Michael in this fast-paced action game.
In all, what really makes Cycles a good game is the balance of arcade-style gameplay and a lengthy championship mode.
If you're a racing game fan, you really owe it to yourself to give Le Mans a try.
Test Drive: Off-Road 3 suffers from too many issues for it to warrant anything more than a passing glance.
This is, quite simply, one of the most addictive, entertaining, and approachable jet combat sims I've ever seen.
It is up to you to piece together select bits of the meta-intrigue and prevent a murder.
It's an inviting, fast-paced, technical rally game that offers enough replay value and features to satiate any racing audience.
With an arcade mode for casual rally fans, a downright hard-core mode for the true rally fans, and everything in between, V-Rally 2 is the premiere PlayStation rally game.
Even the most hard-core rally fan should be hesitant around this title.
If it weren't for the terrible control scheme, horribly accurate AI, and confusing terrain, this game would still be overly simple.
Worms is an inexpensive game that offers an exciting strategy competition, a lot of laughs, and fantastic replay value.
While Gunship! is nominally a flight simulator, it's really a flight action game.
Majesty is original, fun, and challenging, and it's a winning combination of real-time strategy and role-playing elements.
On the surface, Rally Masters has everything needed to be a first-rate simulation, but you'll find that it can become frustrating on several different levels.
Risk II not only stays faithful to the original gameplay, but it also presents some pleasant new spins on the classic Risk formula.
If you still don't have your Atari 2600 lying around and you miss this sort of simplistic fun, Breakout may be worth a rental.
Duck Dodgers is a decent 3D platformer with a well-used Looney Tunes license.
While Duke's brand of '80s action-movie machismo may seem particularly antiquated, Land of the Babes shows that the hero's endurance hasn't completely run out yet.
Eagle One does have its problems, but in the end, it's not a total loss.
Puzzle gamers looking for a quality weekend rental need look no further than Frogger 2.
At the outset, Polaris SnoCross is an above-average racer that delivers the "extreme" experience, while including an oft-neglected link-play feature.
If you're up for a challenge and enjoy racing games even a little, then you'll find that Driver 2 is an extraordinary game.
Soulbringer's lackluster graphics and poor interface compromise what's otherwise a fairly standard action/role-playing game with an interesting combat system.
The long running Worms series will be spawning another game soon. Oddly enough, the strategy gameplay of previous Worms titles will fall by the wayside and will be replaced with ...
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