Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

EA Sports releases a deep, engaging, and utterly addictive coaching simulation. Head Coach isn’t perfect by any means, but it’s an important step for sports games.

Beautifully executed gaming brilliance.

As shoot-‘em-ups (shmups) go, 1942 misses its mark.

DICE shows that it can make a quality single player game in addition to the usual multiplayer mayhem.

It’s the same old story, the same old song and dance. If you’re a fan of Aerosmith and don’t mind overpaying for a limited track list, this is your game. If you’re not a fan, just wait for the fall, when Guitar Hero: World Tour arrives.

Soul Calibur IV is exactly what the series needed to step up and compete in the next generation.

Madden 09 successfully focuses on the casual player but continues to poke its hardcore fan base with a stick.

A refreshingly realistic simulation of the sport

An enjoyable movie-tie game that takes a hit with some loose controls and repetitious goals.

Don King Presents: Mediocre game

I love that smell. It smells like...victory.

A game that readily shakes off the “movie game” stereotype, Jason Bourne knows exactly how to make a fistfight look cool.

EA Sports delivers its best NASCAR game in years.

Vampires, Nazis, Werewolves, and guns--talk about wasting a premise.

Great graphics and gameplay are ruined by the same old story; less characters and sagas than the last game make this a rental at best.

GRID blends arcade action and realism in one impressive package.

The best-playing EA soccer game yet, but the limited scope may make waiting for FIFA 09 a better option.

The core of the game shows up on the console but there’s more than a few things lost in the translation.