It's real-time-strategy warfare made simple, complex, and messy, all at the same time. [Nov 2005, p.152]

I found myself longing for more precise control over my players. [Sept 2002, p.150]

I found the combat lame, the camera annoying, and some levels frustrating. [July 2002, p.124]

Rebirth is certainly more fun than its predecessors--whether that will last for the next two games remains to be seen. [Dec. 2006, p.142]

08 gives good fan service, but the car nut in me is more satisfied with the recent releases of "Dirt" and "Forza 2". [Sept 2007, p.92]

The nuts and bolts of Tony Hawk still provide some fun, but at this point it's just ancient left-overs of what used to be something special. [Holiday 2007, p.68]

This may be blasphemy, but I have a feeling Me & My Katamari would have been a really excellent game...on the Nintendo DS.

A very solid racing title that, if anything, ,is just a tad too short. [July 2002, p.120]

It ain't particularly exciting, but it ain't exactly bad, either. [Dec 2002, p.272]

Newbies will find themselves abandoned and bored on am ugly, lonely level treadmill that doesn't even introduce basic gameplay concepts. [July 2006, p.88]

Essentially, it has the appeal of publisher Capcom's previous superdeformed novelty, "Pocket Fighter" (PS1): It's an awesome showcase for series cameos and artwork, but it doesn't work as well as a fighting game as it does a museum.

The streamlined motives are a tremendous improvement in alleviating tedium - so why the heck is the skill advancement so painful? [Holiday 2004, p.108]

A simple, solid adventure with smart puzzles and high production values, but it leads its junior wizards through every baby step. [Aug 2004, p.101]

Anyone turned off by FIFA's deliberate pace and complex controls might find an approachable bopper here. [Mar 2003, p.126]

While the moves dazzle (slick-looking weapon strips, lightning-fast kicks to the face, dodging--and even stopping--bullets), the game does a poor job of showing you how to link these superhuman abilities together.

Half of the events don't even bother with the touch screen or microphone, leaving us with too many uninspired, Nintendo 64-era minigames. [Jan 2008, p.95]

The streamlined motives are a tremendous improvement in alleviating tedium - so why the heck is the skill advancement so painful? [Holiday 2004, p.108]

The main single-player mode is fairly short and repetitive as well, so with no online play, FIFA won't be in your rotation for long unless you've got some soccer-obsessed pals.

The nuts and bolts of Tony Hawk still provide some fun, but at this point it's just ancient left-overs of what used to be something special. [Holiday 2007, p.68]

It's a solid game with lots of good stuff...But its slow, repetitive pace keeps the thrills in check, and the bosses are either pitifully easy or painstakingly annoying. [Nov 2003, p.188]

Van Helsing may be short and sometimes repetitive, but it's still a fun ride. [July 2004, p.92]

Multiplayer matches blow it all to hell in the best way. [Dec 2004, p.162]

If only the developers had spend half as much time fine-tuning the enemy A.I. as they did finessing the graphics, XIII would be incredible. [Dec 2003, p.196]

PQ is meant to put your problem-solving skills to the test, and in that respect, it delivers. [Mar 2006, p.114]

There’s just not much here to keep me coming back. [Oct 2001, p.150]

I can’t get past the touchy, unforgiving control that plagues the game. [Dec 2001, p.254]

ToCA 3 is not unplayable, but it definitely needs some tweaking. [Mar 2006, p.102]

But as much as I enjoy building giant human mousetraps, the package here is light on content. And without any real guidance, you have to make your own fun. Imagination sold separately.