By impacting the micro and macro of Sims life, Unleashed isn't just a great addition, it's essential. [Dec 2002, p.122]

If Divine Divinity had come out for Christmas 1992, we'd have raved about it unreservedly. [Dec 2002, p.128]

Beneath the cartoonish atmosphere lies a relatively complex business management simulation. [Feb 2003, p.87]

A huge letdown that only the most hardcore Empire Earth fan might enjoy. [Jan 2003, p.125]

The Real-Time Swing adds a completely new (and welcome) dimension to Links 2003. [Jan 2003, p.114]

This is a completely different, intense experience, and if you're a fan of either flight sims or racing, you owe it to yourself to give this game a try. [Apr 2002, p.98]

Anyone who's made it through puberty will likely be embarrassed by the game's lame toilet humor. [Jan 2003, p.127]

Each of the 17 tracks is meticulously detailed and accurate to within inches of its real-world counterpart. [Dec 2002, p.124]

A fantastic game - ridiculously fun, completely infectious, and one of the best massively multiplayer designs I've ever seen in an action game. [Jan 2003, p.116]

The only good thing about The Partners was that myriad technical flaws prevented me from having to suffer through completing the game...I have never been so happy for programming incompetence in my life. [Sept 2002, p.93]

Offers up the delight of "RollerCoaster Tycoon" with a historical bent and a sharp, colorful Asian edge. [Nov 2002, p.126]

Just a bunch of single-player missions that could have been made with the scenario editor. [Jan 2003, p.118]

The visual treat that is the hyperdrive effect becomes painfully boring by the time you've crossed your hundredth navigation marker. [Feb 2003, p.72]

An exciting mud-splattering ride, a comprehensive off-track world, and an approachable price point. [Jan 2003, p.126]

Easily the best new adventure game in years, though it loses some steam after its outstanding first act. [Oct 2002, p.112]

I consider myself at least a competent player, but even on the lower difficulty levels I felt overmatched. [Dec 2002, p.130]

The pacing seems a little off in this game, and to compound the issue, there's no in-mission save. [Dec 2002, p.120]

Every shadowy corner in Icewind Dale II harbors one intense, challenging, and difficult battle after another. [Dec 2002, p.116]

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]

A fine blend of strategy, combat, and role playing. [Nov 2002, p.122]

A great concept but is filled with crippling annoyances that drag down the entire experience. [Nov 2002, p.120]

For every potentially cool element in Prince of Qin, there's a worse one waiting to kneecap it. [Jan 2003, p.124]

Exceeds its predecessor in almost every way... A fantastic historical strategy game. [Dec 2002, p.114]

SCI took just six months to publish a PC conversion of the generally ignored PS1 game based on the largely forgotten film. [Feb 2003, p.98]

Even more than Anna Kournikova, US Open 2002 makes me more interested in tennis. [Nov 2002, p.130]

A game of amazing promise delivers mostly crushing disappointment. [Jan 2003, p.122]

Adults might find it simplistic, repititious, and boring, but it's possible that younger kids might find it accessible, challenging, and addictive. [Nov 2002, p.124]

Primal Hunt is going to take the Best Blueballs award for not delivering on what could have been a great expansion. [Nov 2002, p.118]