A brilliantly reworked world with technology to die for. [March 2005, p.66]

Enemy AI is solid-indeed, absolutely unshakeable on higher difficulty settings—and you'll certainly know it when there are enemy aces in a mission. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for your wingmen.

This is an attractive and challenging game that, unlike so many other racing games, really does penalize you for running the pedal to the metal all the time.

With solid netcode, short sharp snappy rounds, and game modes that focus the action without limiting it, this is punishing lethal gunplay at its best. [June 2003, p.75]

One of the deepest and most addictive racing experiences availalbe for any platform. [May 2003, p.84]

If you don't have DOOM II and you've got a Win95 P90Mhz or above, this is the best version to buy! For beginners, it makes loading those .WAD files as simple as pointing and clicking, and setting up a multiplayer game is just as easy.

It's exactly like one of those big-budget Hollywood summer blockbusters: You wish it gave your brain as much of a work-out as your finger, but there's no question that its superb action, terrific pacing, and actual puzzles combine to make Prey the best single-player first-person shooter since "HalfLife 2." [Sept. 2006, p.73]

Quotation forthcoming. [Nov 2005]

Crimson Skies comes with a few features that aren't mentioned in the manual, such as hardware compatibility problems that can cause lockups or even make the game impossible to launch on some machines.

Has something for everyone who has a joystick connected to his computer. [Mar 2003, p.83]

Quotation forthcoming. [Nov 2005]

Camelot has never looked better, and Catacombs definitely gives seasoned players a good reason to stay, adn new ones a good reason to try this classic. [June 2005, p.70]

Simulation fans won't go wild for it, but this is perfect for everyone else to go fast through the countryside. [Jan 2005, p.72]

The best bond game since "Goldeneye." [June 2004, p.11]

A major accomplishment and an excellent game. [Dec 2004, p.75]

One of the most difficult, frustrating, and maddening space sims you'll ever play. In that sense it's brilliant, because you will play it, even while you bang your head against your monitor glass.

Drop-dead gorgeous graphics, excellent story, talented actors, brilliant orchestral score.

Quotation forthcoming. [Nov 2005]

Europa Universalis III is still one of the best grand strategy games you can find. [Apr 2007, p.64]

May have been the first game to blaze the "stealthy action" trail, but the irony is that more recent PC offerings (such as "Thief") have since done it better, which leaves this port showing its age.

For now, though, Mercenaries reigns as the king of computer BattleTech games. [Jan 2003, p.68]

If you are looking for a diverse lot of cars and some stunningly beautiful roads to drive them on, then Rally Trophy is squarely at the front of the rallying pack.

All of these options might lead you to think that the learning curve is steep and slippery. It would be, were it not for the slick interactive tutorials.

It doesn't reinvent the original, but it's a very solid and worthwhile addition to an already successful game, especially at the two-for-one monthly subscription fee. [Feb 2006, p.77]

A truly unique experience. [Aug 2004, p.6]

Just deep enough to require tactical thought without bogging down in a ton of extraneous chores and options. [July 2005, p.60]

Gives you a lot of things to do, but it's unlikely to light the old sim fire the way you might remember it. [July 2005, p.64]

A technically excellent, but ultimately shallow and mechanical, experience. [Mar 2003, p.77]