A basic hack-'n'-slash game, albeit a really good one. [Jan 2003, p.174]

What saves CBJ from mediocrity is the fact that you can customize the bejeezus out of your vehicle, adding an extra layer of depth to an otherwise not-so-deep game. [Sept 2002, p.162]

It's kind of a letdown that the only major difference in MP4 is the sharp GameCube visuals. [Jan 2003, p.187]

Factor in obscene load times and overly difficult enemy A.I., and it's a game that only rabid X-fans will enjoy.l [Jan 2003, p.194]

Cool characters and inventive locales also make a difference. [Nov 2002, p.283]

Even if you play through both titles multiple times to see all of the branching missions, you can still blow through it in a day or two. [Dec 2002, p.218]

I liked it. In fact, after the rather bland first level, I couldn't put it down. There's just so much to do. [Dec 2002, p.202]

A really good game. The brighter, more varied environments range from nice-looking to simply beautiful. [Dec 2002, p.216]

True fans of the books will look past the problems and enjoy the game. [Dec 2002, p.210]

A great multiplayer romp that will keep you and your friends glued to the set for months to come. [Dec 2002, p.236]

Its combo of intense, old-school action-shooter gameplay... with entirely original elements (the sonar effect is genius) has me hooked. [Nov 2002, p.298]

It's easily the best all-around basketball game on the market this year. [Dec 2002, p.250]

The character is bland, the environments are stale and the fetch missions are tedious. [Dec 2002, p.236]

It's the innovative use of the right analog stick that seals the deal. [Dec 2002, p.212]

Online play, a much-improved franchise mode, and the integration of the ESPN license dot the i's in an already great series. [Dec 2002, p.204]

This is, without a doubt, the best first-person shooter you'll find on the PS2. [Dec 2002, p.224]

The game controls better on the chunkier, first-person-shooter-friendly Xbox pad, making this the finest rendition of TS2 available. [Dec 2002, p.270]

I still wholly recommend "NBA 2K3," but Live looks like it's back on the upswing. [Dec 2002, p.258]

It's hard to top pummeling an opponent with a building you just ripped from its foundation. [Dec 2002, p.234]

Note to developers: if your main character is a wacky time-travelling, vacuuming cat, you've got to milk the wacky angle! [Dec 2002, p.248]

While "Live" has made great strides this year, 2K3 is so far ahead of the curve, it's astounding. [Dec 2002, p.236]

One of the most wicked arcade-racing games I've ever played. [Nov 2002, p.284]

A good game that would've been great if it ran as fast as the PS2 version. [Nov 2002, p.300]

It feels more like a Sunday drive down a busy city street... Go straight for the PS2 game. It's far and away the best of the three. [Nov 2002, p.306]

I was utterly addicted the moment I started playing Hitman 2. [Dec 2002, p.204]

The novelty of the battle system wears thin pretty quickly, and befroe you know it, you'll be wishing you could just skip fighting altogether. [Dec 2002, p.204]

A better-playing, all-around more realistic game than 2002 with a level of control that puts all past EA NHL games to shame. [Dec 2002, p.212]

Approach it clinically, and you'll dig Xtreme's versatile, well-designed skill and magic systems. [Nov 2002, p.283]