IGN

The enemies go from dumb and running right at you to diverse and more interesting in the scond half of the game, and there are a few cool boss fights worth your while. The gory graphics and excellent lighting are well done and they'll appeal to many gamers looking for a fast, shiny game to just let loose on. Quake 4 isn't the next coming, but it's an entertaining game with a solid multiplayer component (and the full Quake 2 PC game bundled in). It's definitely worth your while.

It's too bad Amped 3 plays so awkwardly, since there's really a huge amount of content here. You get a park editor, snowmobiles, sleds, tons of rider customization options, and a huge amount of terrain to board across. The soundtrack is great to listen to, some of the story sequences are really funny, but the gameplay and altered controls go a long way toward hampering the experience.

You should expect more from a next gen game, not less. Unfortunately, NBA Live is as shallow a basketball game you will find this year. Less features for more money, what a deal! Sure, it looks like a top prospect, then again, so did Kwame Brown and you see how that turned out.

The gameplay is good old FIFA at heart and, while more difficult, is still enjoyable and simple. While EA provides a decent, yet very shallow, base for its first next-generation soccer title, it's evident the team over at EA Canada could have done a lot more. As such, we will be eagerly awaiting FIFA 07.

Everything comes together in Call of Duty 2 to create a fantastic, engaging, and nerve-rattling World War II experience. It succeeds graphically, over-achieves in the audio department, and plays with such deft design and implementation that the linear paths and lack of freedom won't even matter. Your ears will be rattling and your senses bombarded with such force, you'll actually be happy to be directed through these levels.

You'll love this game for about a day and a half, but the fun doesn't last much more than that. It's a great game if you are blinded by anything that says "Western," or if you are religious about your Neversoft games. Otherwise, it's a great rental that's worth your while, even if that while is a little short.

Kameo is a game that will last players weeks but not months. The core gameplay is intelligent and almost always fun with a few areas that boarder on frustrating. While the game isn't quite the Zelda killer that it's sometimes been touted as its still a fun adventure that will appeal to a broad audience.

If you want Madden 06 with all the bells and whistles (owner mode and mini-camp drills), then stick with the regular version of the game that you have for your consoles at home. But for the casual Madden players, the football fans playing Madden in barbershops across the country, the guys that just want to play the game and talk trash to one another, Madden NFL 06 for the Xbox 360 is a must-have game.

In the end, NBA 2K6 is a solid basketball title that really rests on the laurels of its predecessors. Even though the game can look absolutely amazing at time, it's still, at its heart, the same exact game that we saw in the current generation. While 2K6 was a very good game on those consoles, we want to be blown away by our next-generation games.

If you haven't played either of the existing version of NHL 2K6, have already secured an Xbox 360 for next week, and are the biggest fan of hockey of all time, then you might want to pick this up. Otherwise, you should wait until next year. The graphics in NHL 2K6 are weak compared to what they could have been.