A by-the-numbers blast-a-thon. [Feb 2006, p.71]

For some insane reason, the developers decided that you have to insert both discs in sequence every time the game boots... It's just completely preposterous. [Feb 2003, p.96]

If this game is any indication, the SOG soldiers were blind and deaf, and had the tactical sense of lemmings. [Aug 2005, p.76]

No check or save points, no sense of where people are when they radio for help, splash damage that kills from up to 50 meters away, no multiplayer whatsoever--need to hear more? Stay away. Stay very far away. [Mar 2006, p.86]

The combination of wretched design, brainless financial models, and buggy gameplay leaves you with the realization that you got suckered into buying a lemon. [May 2002, p.87]

An epic disaster of a game derived from a movie that simply shouldn't exist in the first place. [Nov 2004, p.81]

Dungeon Lords is a disaster.

Witless, repetitive, and utterly devoid of interesting strategy elements. [Dec 2003, p.142]

Fast and temporarily thrilling, SSC nevertheless lacks the depth and polish today's racers demand. [Apr 2002, p.106]

The grand total of six events feels rather skimpy, and they're very uneven in how well they play. [May 2002, p.90]

An odd duck of an RPG, Empire of Magic both entertains and annoys. [Aug 2003, p.82]

You never quite get past the feeling that there are a half-dozen better shooters you could be playing...There's just no reason to play a shooter with this many problems. [Oct 2004, p.80]

This game is so annoying and poorly designed that it left me vindictively cheering the show's demise. [Dec 2002, p.136]

Simultaneously boring and frustrating, with a design that buries the needle on the irritation-o-meter. [Oct 2002, p.115]

Has the potential to be a truly unique sim, but it's got the blocky aesthetics of an edutainment title, yet is too complex for junior to play on his own. [Sept 2002, p.85]

This game just feels like an insult. Or maybe a practical joke. [Nov 2004, p.80]

The only thing Legacy leaves you with is a feeling of relief when it's over. [Apr 2005, p.88]

As a game, Planet of the Apes fails utterly. As a skeet target, it succeeds in spades. Someone shout, "Pull!" [May 2002, p.84]

This game is so not fun, it almost put me into a coma. [May 2002, p.86]

Proof that not everything made in nine months is a bundle of joy. [Aug 2005, p.78]

A $20 game that plays like a $10 game. [Aug 2005, p.77]

SuperPower's most entertaining feature is this utter detachment from reality - despite its being touted as hyperrealistic. [July 2002, p.82]

25 to life sets the gaming bar about as low as it can go. Then trips over it. [Mar 2006, p.82]

Unit A.I. is pathetic. [Mar 2003, p.104]

Unless you're a medical student desiring to work triage, avoid this game like a bullet in the head. [Sept 2002, p.92]

I've birthed children in less time than it takes the game CDs to fire up. [Aug 2004, p.83]

This game is so full of bad ideas that make a mockery of good reading material. [Feb 2002, p.101]

Underneath its underwhelming exterior lurks an enjoyable, well-balanced game that grows on you if you can just stomach the painful delivery. [May 2002, p.74]