Michael McGehee

The countdown has begun. Nintendo set a June 11 release date for the Game Boy Advance. (If you happen to be going to Japan, pick one up in May.) In...

Paper Mario ($50, N64) looks like a living storybook: Mario and classic characters, such as Toad and the menacing Bowser, show up as two-dimensional characters in a 3-D environment. The...

Imagine teaming up with a kid from Japan. Together you'll battle enemies in an attempt to re-establish contact with a distant space colony. With Sega's Phantasy Star Online ($55, Dreamcast)...

Mega Man 64 ($50, N64) has all the elements of a great 3-D action adventure game. It has lots of weapons, a good storyline, mean-spirited bosses -- and Mega Man,...

Electronic Arts continues its string of impressive sports-title releases for the PS2 with F1 Championship Season 2000 ($50). This beautifully designed racing game accurately re-creates the 2000 Formula 1 racing...

The competition was just too much, so Sega of America has made it official -- it is dropping out of the console wars to focus on software. Sega boss Peter...

Shenmue (Dreamcast, $50) is a complex role-playing game that sets a new standard for video games. The groundbreaking game starts with a great story and mixes in several types of...

Lara Croft may have died in the last Tomb Raider game, but that didn't stop Eidos from releasing Tomb Raider Chronicles (PlayStation and Dreamcast, $40). In the fifth game of...

Get out your dancing shoes and get ready to test your sense of rhythm with Samba De Amigo ($40, Sega Dreamcast). Gamers listen to cool Latin-flavored music and keep the...

The cute purple dragon is back in Spyro: Year of the Dragon ($40, PlayStation). This time Spyro is battling a wicked sorceress who has stolen all the magical dragon eggs...