Yuke's has taken the classic beat-'em-up gameplay and mixed it with the evil corporation motif, creating Eve of Extinction, a game with lofty aspirations but only moderate means.
This game will feature six official events based on the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
Wave Rally seems like a missed opportunity.
Mad Dash Racing is a competent racing game, but its single-player gets pretty dull, especially once you've unlocked most of what the game has to offer.
Those players familiar with the original Soul Reaver should have a good idea of what to expect from the sequel and its innovative blend of action and puzzle-solving.
Players looking for a detailed flight simulation will enjoy Thunderstrike's tactical gameplay, but fans of visceral action will find its strike-and-hide gameplay requirements a bit too rigid.
This soccer-management simulation game will be released for the European launch of the Xbox.
The logical environment-based puzzles in Project Eden represent what may be the best hope for the continuing evolution of adventure games.
It can be a difficult game, especially at first, but Commandos 2 truly evokes the intensity of World War II that you've probably seen in film or on television.
Trade Empires lays out a broad and varied economic world that's initially interesting to explore, but over time, this doesn't justify all the effort the game demands.
Anachronox is a solid addition to the genre and makes up for some rough spots with a welcome sense of humor and a lot of personality.
It's a testament to Startopia's fundamentally sound design and attractive presentation that you'll enjoy it despite the fact that, at times, it'll make you feel slightly alienated.
If the business elements were deeper, or if there was some sort of strategic combat in the game, Gansters 2 could have been a much more interesting game.
Unless the historical Chinese context interests you, you'll find that Fate of the Dragon is just another real-time strategy game with nothing really outstanding to recommend it.
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix is a game that successfully blends the action, survival-horror, and role-playing genres into a single outstanding product.
Sudden Strike is just like most any other 2D real-time strategy game, except without the depth introduced by building or resource management.
Eidos creates a virtual version of the card game populated by the weird denizens of Dr. Who.
The next installment in the Fear Effect series is coming to the PlayStation 2.
Io is currently working on a sequal to its critically acclaimed third-person squad-based shooter.
Get On Da Floor is an urban, hip-hop dance game.
Undercover: Dual Motives is a prequel to the PC gam Wintersun, in which players relive the early days of physicist and reluctant spy Dr. John Russell.
Spy-Q will take you on a series of puzzle-solving spy missions.
Inspired by the film and television series, this game follows a 2,000-year-old swordsman as he fights rival immortals in modern-day New York City.
This is a remake of the classic hack-and-slash arcade game, Gauntlet, with voice communications, 40 maps, and a choice of four characters.
Championship Manager 2009 was cancelled, with development rolled over to Championship Manager 2010.
Praetorians is an excellent choice for real-time strategy fans looking for a stiff and satisfying challenge.
Legaia 2 is a good game that can be recommended to hard-core fans of console role-playing. But it's suitable only for that crowd.
Like its predecessors, Thief: Deadly Shadows features a memorable protagonist, a great setting, and some very interesting missions.
Deus Ex: Invisible War can be highly rewarding, as long as you're willing to look past some problems along the way.
Panzer Claws is a decent game, but if you're looking for another Earth 2150, or even an Earth 1942, you won't find it here.
Hitman 2 fixes virtually all of the problems of its predecessor and stands tall on its own merits as an outstanding action game.
Those expecting Way of the Samurai to be the next Tenchu or Bushido Blade will come away disappointed, but all others should find the game pretty entertaining, warts and all.
Spring Break's actual gameplay never strays far from the G-rated management template that everyone's been trying to copy since RollerCoaster Tycoon.
Mister Mosquito is a thoroughly original title that brings to a new audience, through parody, a touch of what makes Japanese culture so appealing to so many Westerners.
While the game is both quirky and Japanese, it simply isn't compelling or challenging enough to really engage its target audience of hard-core rhythm gamers.
It's one of the most accessible and uniquely addictive strategy games this year.
The GBA version of Artoon's ghost game will have more puzzle elements.
Players will have to go inside of a mansion to hunt down ghosts.
This is one of the best, most challenging action adventure games ever made.
If any game offers the chance to understand just how impossible the heroic events of war movies would be to accomplish, Commandos 3 is it.
The game is very middle-of-the-road in most aspects of its execution.
This tactical naval game from the creators of Imperium Galactica III will recreate the naval battles of WWII and is backed by a detailed 3D graphics engine.
This text-based soccer management game from Sports Interactive will be released in Europe in time for Christmas 2002.
This soccer management sequel from Sports Interactive is much more than an annual season update, and will be the first in the series to feature a real-time match engine.
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