In honor of the imminent launches of the Xbox and GameCube, tonight kicks off Launch Week here at LNC. Each night I'll spotlight a launch title for a different console system, some of which are classics, and some...well, some just plain suck.

• Having already reviewed Halo, GameSpot has moved on to the other Xbox launch titles, and tonight they have reviews of Munch's Oddysee and Dead or Alive 3. Although they're very different games, both were awarded 7.9 scores.
• Also at GameSpot is a review of Golden Sun for the GameBoy Advance (8.6), as well as a preview of Super Mario Advance 2.
• A new edition of The GIA's Commercial Break is up tonight with more ca-razy commercials from Japan, including new ones from WonderSwan Color, GameCube and PS2 games.
• Here are some new shots from Soul Calibur 2, the arcade version of which is apparently nearing completion.
• Well, it was rumored, but it looks like it's true: the Xbox will not be a progressive-scan capable DVD player. How odd.
• A ton of new shots and movies from Final Fantasy X can be found at PS2.IGN. These were originally for their paid subscribers only, but are now available to the general public.
• Also at PS2.IGN is a review of Agent Under Fire, which they awarded a 7.9 (what's up with this number tonight?).
• Retro fans rejoice: a new collection of Atari classics is headed to the GBA. Unlike most compilations of this sort, these are actually games I really want to play on a handheld, including Tempest, Super Breakout and Battlezone.
• Xbox.IGN has conducted another Q&A with Tomonobu Itagaki, the man behind Dead or Alive 3, talking about his final pre-launch thoughts on the game.
• Hm...according to Miyamoto, there are "a large number of online games in development" for the GameCube. But Nintendo still won't launch their online network until they think it's a viable business model.

Console Game of the Evening (kicking off Launch Week): Tetris for the GameBoy. One of the smartest things Nintendo ever did was when they packaged this game with their GameBoy system. It was an instant sensation, causing everyone from hardcore gamers to businessmen and housewives to suffer from serious Tetris-addiction. There were many versions before, and many versions since, but none of them has had the staying power of this one.