No Escape (2000)

Amusing and might be fun for a couple of days, but there's not much here to hold your interest. If, on the other hand, you're an adult and a big fan of "Quake" or "UT," and you have a young sibling, relative, or child that you'd like to play games with (minus the graphic violence and gore in most games), this is a great game to try out.

Be it because I'm not too good with 3D 3rd person multiplayer shooters with no first-person view, or because of the fact that this game had been made for younger players and not old bats like me, I couldn't make myself play it for more than several days.

At odds with what could've been serious subject matter is the stylish, silly presentation.

The game oozes style, with high quality sound and nifty visuals that make it a simple matter to know at any time what weapon you've picked up, what your current ranking is, and which players are nearby.

Repetitive, simple, and lacking in longevity, No Escape holds about 20 minutes of blasting fun before you start wondering when the real action is going to begin.

For all its features, it turns out be nothing more than a standard, free-for all slugfest.