Emergency Mayhem
Wii

As Wii successfully engages the "casual" and "social" gamers, the tots and the grandparents of tots, kids and their parents, software expectations in general become notably lower than the "new generation" average. Emergency Mayhem for Wii does absolutely nothing to argue the point.

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360

Swapping Force for Fedora, the plastic fantastic Lego games go grave robbing with some whipsmacking professor named Henry. Mind the snakes.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
PlayStation 3

You can take the Winning Eleven Seven out of the Pro Evolution Soccer series' title, but the Pro Evolution... nevermind. It doesn't quite do that either.

Iron Man
Xbox 360

No surprises here: another lousy game based on a great summer movie. Slightly surprising is that it comes from Sega, once a game industry powerhouse, now a peddler of tie-ins and tired sequels as often as not.

Dark Sector
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Dark Sector smacks of familiarity as it peels key gameplay elements from several top-tier 3rd-person shooters like Gears of War, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Heavenly Sword et al. But it's not just imitation flattery, Dark Sector utilizes familiar elements in cleverly blended ways and does itself proud in the process.

Wii Fit
Wii

Be skeptical if you must, but Wii Fit really is a game that's good for your health. Better said, it's a great game that's also good for you health.