So after all the prerelease hype (mostly from Xbox.IGN, in yet another attempt to justify their existence), Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions looks like it's a decent, but hardly spectacular game (although the current ShackReviews poll says otherwise, so I could be wrong). I think the game looks nice, but it lost a lot of its edge as far as I'm concerned when it came out that you can't actually run people over. I also think it's been unfairly compared to Grand Theft Auto 3. If anything, it has a lot more in common with the first two games, but even those were much more open-ended. I haven't completely ruled this game out of course...I would love to own another great Xbox game (I have high hopes for Buffy being my next one), but I'd like to read some reviews by people who voted this game as "Exceptional" (or at least hear some more from them over the negative comments).

• Yikes! Nike's suing Sega. Good thing they didn't use "put a tiger in your tank" in that same commercial.
• GameSpot has posted a list of characters from the previous games that will be appearing in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. I'll admit it...the MK fanboy in me is really excited by this. I just hope it's better than MK4 or the recent rehashes of the other games in the series.
• Also at GameSpot are a whole bunch of screenshots and movies from Onimusha 2.
• Cube.IGN has some new high-res shots from StarFox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet, along with more media from Resident Evil and six movies showing off the GameCube port of Agent Under Fire.
• Speaking of Resident Evil, yes, the series is still a GameCube exclusive.
• Here they are...screenshots from the Britney's Dance Beat for the GBA.
• Xbox.IGN has conducted a Q&A with the development team at Argonaut on Malice.

Console Game of the Evening: Mickey Mouse: Castle of Illusion for the Genesis, Sega Master System and Game Gear. This is a solid platformer on all three platforms. It's a shame there hasn't been a Mickey Mouse game in so long...he's such an instantly likable character, especially when well-animated.