For a Japanese role-playing game on the decidely un-Japanese 360, this turned out to be surprisingly predictable experience. [Oct. 2006, p.109]

Strip away the surprisingly excellent graphics and gimmicky bonus material and you've got a 3D fighter that's derivative at best. [Jan 2003, p.178]

For an undead ruler, Kain sure has to flip a lot of switches and push around oodles of crates. [Feb 2003, p.144]

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

It’s a good thing to see a change from the usual block-dropper, but this is tough stuff. [Nov 2001, p.216]

Just bring a magazine to read while the game loads. [Mar 2006, p.113]

The game’s biggest sin, however, is its overall lack of play modes. [Jan 2002, p.228]

Short-lived but fun. [Sept 2001, p.145]

Younger gamers won't be disappointed. [Mar 2003, p.134]

Lamentably, this FFT doppelganger actually reminds me more of Tactics Ogre, and that’s a stop back for the genre. [Feb 2002, p.168]

Frustratingly difficult. [Dec 2002, p.270]

The meat of this beast is decent - not great, but decent. [Oct 2002, p.184]

"GTA" cribbed from Scarface and Scarface returns the favor, except Scarface has better controls on-foot, in-car, and in-boat. [Nov. 2006, p.122]

Some of the problems are rookie mistakes, like players not always going after stray balls, while others are more serious: Street has a tendency to slow down at the worst moments, like during a mad scramble at the goal mouth, and that just plain sucks.

The series needs a major shot in the arm, as it's starting to show its age more than ever. [May 2006, p.103]

While Secret Rings does a decent job at stopping the bleeding caused by the recent 360/PS3/PSP Sonics, it's not quite there yet. [Apr 2007, p.76]

Even scalpers don't get full ticket price for the encore. [Sept 2007, p.96]

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]

After a few levels I found that it's harder to stop dribbling at the urinal than it is to destroy the opposition. [May 2002, p.106]

This is basically the same game as the last two – this series just refuses to evolve. [Dec 2001, p.262]

Controlling three characters simultaneously is a breeze, and the complex combo system makes trouncing enemies fun. [Feb 2002, p.156]

RR6 lazily limps into the 360 debut party wearing last year's fashions. Seriously, this doesn't look any better than "Forza" (Xbox) or "Gran Turismo 4" (PS2).

But the repetitive combat and insistence on finding random key cards will likely keep this sleeper from waking up. [Nov. 2006, p.138]

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 lure of later levels, and their larger waves, kept me shooting the pipes. [Jan 2002, p.231]

The perfect late-night rental. [Feb 2003, p.147]

The foundation of Pro Evo still supports enjoyable and technical soccer, but it badly needs something new for next season. [May 2008, p.78]

Kickoff does a great job of satiating my hunger for old-school videogame football--a yearning I didn't even know I had. [Dec 2008, p.84]