Well loyal readers - as hard as I think it is make xXx into a stinker, it can happen.
Vin, Vin, Vin - what have they done to you? The first time I saw Vin Diesel walk across the screen I knew things were not going to be pretty. This game harkens back to the early days of gaming where animations were short, stilted, and overused. In the movie, Vin was a very animated character - yet in the game version he lumbers along like Frankenstein's monster. Even when jumping, his arm is sticking out like there is a metal pipe in it. xXx does have its high points - mainly the Road Rash-esque motorcycle missions. These are the only times that the game looks like a quality GBA game and its clear most of the work went into creating these levels. I also have to give Digital Eclipse big thumbs up for the great looking comic-book style cut scenes. They really go a long way in capturing the feel of xXx (something the game does not do quite as well).
Sound is just plain bad and not worth mentioning other than the game has sound.