Games watch

Three reviews, four stars each - it's a high quality gameswatch this week. Rhianna Pratchett has a bash with Nintendo's new game, Donkey Konga, which comes with a set of bongo drums to connect to the Gamecube. "Pure fun, good party entertainment" is how she describes DK, and you can't say fairer than that. Totally different, but equally impressive, is Tony Hawks Underground 2 (or THUG2 to you, me and the marketing team). This is the sixth Tony Hawk's game and Steve Boxer began by praising its dogged longevity. "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is the videogame franchise that will not die" he said, no doubt plagiarising his review of the last Tomb Raider game. He puts this down to "the franchise's enduring gameplay". I reviewed another franchise with enduring gameplay - Pro Evolution Soccer 4. This is still the greatest footy game around, mainly because, "it is the only one that feels like football and the only one you can play for a year and still find new ways to score." Pro Evo 4 would have had five stars if the menus and amateurish presentation had been sorted, and is definitely game of the week.