* Stunning urban environment: One capital, multiple locations. Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter takes place entirely in Mexico City, one of the worlds largest cities. A stunning, meticulously detailed.

Your character is able to talk to anyone he meets, pick up and drop objects, climb fences and walls, crouch, crawl, mantle along ledges, peek around corners, tap on walls to distract guards, throw stones, use a telescope, and perform a wide variety of special actions with particular objects. An intelligent context-sensitive action button system ensures maximum control intuitiveness at all times. It is possible to replay any completed level and aim to beat recorded escape times in order to earn new abilities.

That can be a daunting challenge, especially for beginners, and for more experienced players it can get a little tedious as you search for the final trick that will push you to the next level. That said, after building some new calluses, we found a satisfying BMX groove and zoomed along on our road trip. The game also includes several multiplayer options, including HORSE, Tag, Halfpipe Hell, Graffiti War, and Push, where you try to out trick your opponent and make his side of the screen smaller by increasing your side of the screen. Graphically, the game detail is superb-from the bikes and riders to the glitzy lights of the Las Vegas background. Our one major technical beef came from not being able to use our own soundtrack, but the game is populated with some fine tunes, ranging from LL Cool J to Iggy Pop. -Agen Schmitz Pros: As tricky and fun to master as Tony Hawk Fantastic graphics-from backgrounds to riders Numerous multiplayer games Cons: Can be frustrating for beginners to extreme-sports games You can't set your own soundtrack Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 challenges players to perform hundreds of tricks and signature moves in a variety of realistic, obstacle-filled street, vert, and dirt freestyle courses. Using an intuitive and solid control scheme, the game features two-player H-O-R-S-E, split-screen demolition derby, and graffiti for all three types of courses. Gamers can also play in career mode, moving up the ranks to win the ultimate BMX crown by unlocking new courses and upgrading their bikes and rider abilities. Players can create their own custom BMX courses in real-time 3-D, with more than 100 different variations of ramps, rails, fun boxes, and other obstacles.