First-person truth about the latest games.

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• Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip
• Shaun White's Wii debut bests its high-powered console counterparts, while giving gamers the best reason yet to break out their balance boards. THE BOTTOM LINE: In a surprising twist on par with hell freezing over the Wii receives the best version of a multi-platform title. Road Trip isn't a perfect ride down the virtual mountain, but it often nails the

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• Skate It
• Electronic Arts brings their slick skate sim to the Wii with intuitive Wii-mote controls, gnarly Balance Board support, and a bag of tricks that'd make Tony Hawk take notice. THE BOTTOM LINE: Not as good as last year's 360 and PS3 versions, but still an excellent effort for the Wii, with surprisingly good "flick-it" controls. Finicky but fun Balance Boa

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• Animal Crossing: City Folk
• If you look close enough, you can trace the casual roots of today's Nintendo back to the GameCube's quirky runaway phenomenon, Animal Crossing. The game's latest incarnation, Animal Crossing: City Folk feels and plays extremely natural on Nintendo's flagship family-friendly console and feels right at home with wii-mote and nunchuck in hand. For gamers taking their fir

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• Castlevania Judgment
• Every time Castlevania steps outside of its 2D comfort zone, the series suffers from the simple fact that the whip-cracking gameplay doesn't work in 3D. Castlevania Judgment is no different. At its best, this experiment by Konami is a barely competent fighter punctuated by a sloppy camera, horrible character design, and clunky physics. Warning to Castlevania fans: buy

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• Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
• Star Wars the Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels is strictly for the younger half of the fandom, the kids who are still awed by the rise and fall of Anakin and the antics of Jar Jar Binks, God help them. THE BOTTOM LINE: If the Clone Wars branding wasn't enough of a clue, a quick play session quickly confirms the game's intended audience. Younglings will rev

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• Review: Wii Music
• Don't go into Wii Music expecting it to be the second coming of Guitar Hero or Rock Band. In fact, it's almost the opposite. Instead of demanding extreme accuracy, Wii Music encourages creativity. On the other hand, its learning curve is much deeper. It might not have the same pick-up-and-play charm as titles like Wii Sports and Wii Fit, but you may just dig the beat