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It's less tactical than its forebear, but Monolith delivers a tightly paced and atmospheric ride with F.E.A.R. 2.

Afro Samurai's exciting and graphic combat is its strongest suit, but that fighting is bogged down by enough issues that make it tough to recommend.

The Maw is a brief, yet engrossing, journey that leans more on its charm than its gameplay.

Frustrating combat and a half-hearted approach to the source material drag down EA's latest Rings game.

Skate 2 makes a load of interesting changes to the structure of the average skateboarding game and includes enough interesting multiplayer options to keep players going for awhile.

If you're after some quality 2D fighting, KOF Collection offers that, but the package comes with some caveats that make it a little unappealing.

If this is your first Lumines game, you'll probably enjoy it. But as the latest in a long line of rudimentary updates, it gets old quick.

Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos is a way more exciting and evocative title than this boring photo-hunt game deserves.

Crash Commando takes the conventions of the modern first-person shooter and puts them into a side-scrolling game, resulting in a fast-moving shooter that successfully merges old and new.

Animal Crossing: City Folk is a quality product, for sure, but it's also largely the same quality product that has already appeared on the DS and GameCube.

Meteos Wars has all the pieces it needs to be a great puzzle game, but with no online competition, it's all kind of pointless.

Despite an actual inability to power-up forever, PowerUp Forever is a good, fun dual-joystick shooter.

Stunning presentation and an engaging open-world reprisal of the series' trademark platforming action make this newly reimagined Prince of Persia easy to recommend.

SmackDown! vs. RAW 2009 has a lengthy list of features and modes, but none of them truly capture the excitement of watching WWE on television.

The core of You're In The Movies is sound, but technology woes and a reliance on repetition really get in the way of the fun.

Grave performance issues, a bland narrative, and a condescending level of difficulty burn through most of Need for Speed Undercover's potential for fun.

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is a top-notch redesign that makes intelligent changes to the gameplay and balance while also offering a perfectly viable online experience.

Skate It offers three different control schemes, but none of them save the game from its long list of issues.

Wrath of the Lich King provides even more reason to continue playing a four-year-old game.

Inventive, hilarious, inexpensive, and tons of fun--that's Nuts & Bolts in a nutshell.