Game Writing — Austin Light

Skate It (Wii)

Skate It (Wii)

The biggest draw of this skateboard simulation is the unique controls, which are intuitive but disappointing.

Bliss Island

Bliss Island

This frustrating collection of minigames is an insult to vacations, holidays, and every other blissful experience.

Sega Bass Fishing

Sega Bass Fishing

This shallow fishing sim offers nostalgic fun for a moment, but its dated look and lack of new features make it a hard sell.

Command and Destroy

Command and Destroy

With an ancient design and old-fashioned gameplay, Command and Destroy is more like a gust of stale air than a blast from the past.

Cocoto Fishing Master

Cocoto Fishing Master

The charming art style and budget price aren't enough to keep this rigid fishing sim out of the depths of mediocrity.

Block Breaker Deluxe

Block Breaker Deluxe

It may be nothing more than a repackaged Arkanoid, but it plays well and makes for a great mobile game.

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride

This railroad-inspired board game offers subtle strategy and an easy learning curve for less than the price of a real train ticket.

Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A.

Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A.

Deriving pleasure from this dull, monotonous RPG is a challenge that should only be undertaken by the most hardcore Code Lyoko fans.

Schizoid

Schizoid

The single-player won't entertain for long, but the simple premise, clean visuals, and fiendish challenge deliver hours of multiplayer fun.

Golf: Tee It Up!

Golf: Tee It Up!

Golf: Tee It Up offers respectable arcade gameplay and slick production values.

Go! Go! Break Steady

Go! Go! Break Steady

Go Go Break Steady's mixture of two gameplay styles sounds interesting, but it doesn't work out as well as you'd hope.

1942: Joint Strike

1942: Joint Strike

This entertaining update to the classic arcade game is fun while it lasts, which is under an hour.

GRID

GRID

Grid offers a great balance of arcade and simulation racing with enough extras to keep you entertained for hours.

Wordmaster

Wordmaster

Wordmaster proves that hangman gets b_r_ng fast.

Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness

Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness

Island of Happiness offers plenty of satisfying farming gameplay, but the controls will leave you decidedly unhappy.

Lock's Quest

Lock's Quest

Lock's Quest's intuitive build mode and frantic, engaging battles are great for an action strategy game on the go.

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility

With only minimal improvements to a well-worn formula, the Harvest Moon series is starting to show its age.

SimCity Creator (Wii)

SimCity Creator (Wii)

Poor controls and superfluous features hurt what is otherwise an enjoyable SimCity game.

SimCity Creator (DS)

SimCity Creator (DS)

Taking a page from the Civilization handbook, SimCity Creator offers an enjoyable evolutionary building experience.

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

Web of Shadows takes Spider-Man into new territory with an enjoyable action adventure romp that's over too soon.

Game Party 2

Game Party 2

Game Party 2 is a completely unoriginal minigame collection just waiting to take advantage of uninformed casual gamers.

MySims Kingdom DS

MySims Kingdom DS

Vigilante 8

Vigilante 8

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Sega Bass Fishing

Command and Destroy

Cocoto Fishing Master

Block Breaker Deluxe

Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A.

Golf: Tee It Up!

Go! Go! Break Steady

1942: Joint Strike

Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility

SimCity Creator (Wii)

SimCity Creator (DS)

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

MySims Kingdom DS