This is a very good follow-up to the best single-player role-playing game in years, and that's OK with me. KOTOR II is a big, often complex, mature piece of storytelling—and I'll take it over anything that's been onscreen with the Star Wars name in 25 years.

A cheap excuse to shoot things out of the sky. [June 2005, p.88]

The game plays a lot like "Sims 2" - just without the charm, animation, possibilities, freedom and, and ability to generate a desire to keep it installed. [Apr 2005, p.84]

A deep strategy game with charmingly simple mechanics. [May 2005, p.94]

The biggest problem is that the province-based movement system doesn't lend itself well to re-creating the kinds of huge land campaigns that give a good strategic war game its sense of scope. [Apr 2005, p.91]

WCT barely qualifies as a game, let alone "good." [Aug 2005, p.84]

Story twists, character interaction, and a built-in hint system keep Sentinel from being completely boring and frustrating; it's a shame that the repetition in certain worlds robs this tomb-raiding adventure of its potential. [Apr 2005, p.90]

The incessant clicking is reminiscent of, but nearly as gratifying as, using a retractable ballpoint pen. [Apr 2005, p.86]

You can turn a guard's own gun on him, shank him with a homemade shiv, snap his neck with your bare hands, or drop down on his head. [March 2005, p.71]

It's "Commandos" with dozens of units and none of the character. [Jan 2005, p.106]

A decent RTS that makes great use of a movie license. [Feb 2005, p.90]

This roller coaster occasionally stalls and has some long stretches that could have used a corkscrew or even a slight bank. [Feb 2005, p.80]

Calling it an homage, an interpretation, a clone, or even a rip-off doesn't change the fact that it's a damn fine game. [March 2005, p.75]

Gorgeous and exhilarating, though needlessly gory and combatcentric. [March 2005, p.72]

Just like the last Blitzkrieg. No, really. [Feb 2005, p.89]

It's designed to let players make significant progress without requiring a decisive committment to sitting motionless in front of the computer for days at a time. Unfortunately, the game's so addictive that you may end up with a case of bedsores anyway. [Feb 2005, p.73]

Winning battles is more a result of mass and aggression than tactical coordination. [March 2005, p.76]

The simplicity of the gameplay and charm of the presentation are happy reminders of a more innocent age when games were just fun for kids rather than targets of congressional hearings. [Feb 2005, p.86]

More guns, more vehicles, and lots more action. [Feb 2005, p.81]

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

The biggest and only serious bummer of Half-Life 2 is the installation -- and it's so bad that we're knocking the game's final score.

Where Bloodlines really shines is in the world it creates, a nightmarish hell lurking just beneath the seedy surface of nighttime Los Angeles. [Feb 2005, p.82]

The real bonus here is the campaign editor, which allows for the creation of linked campaigns. [Dec 2004, p.99]

The main problem with Zoo Tycoon is its lack of a fast-forward button: A single year of gameplay consumes a grand total of six hours. [Feb 2005, p.85]

Ranks among the most entertaining games I've played in a while. [Apr 2005, p.85]

Fast-paced and graphically crisp, Space Interceptor is a good quick fix. It just gets old fast. [Feb 2005, p.88]

It might be too friendly for old-school, hardcore EQ players to make the jump, but for gamers looking for a classic fantasy MMO, EverQuest II should fit the bill very nicely. [Feb 2005, p.72]

Everything from basic commerce to trade has been significantly revamped. [Jan 2005, p.105]