It’s just one of those incredibly intuitive pick-up-and-start-powersliding types of racing games. [Jan 2002, p.202]

As an aesthetic showcase, SR2 triumphs, but the mediocre gameplay will only appeal to fans of the first game. [Jan 2002, p.218]

Appearances can be deceiving, and if you can look pas DWVII’s vintage outer shell, you’ll find one of the deepest, most satisfying RPGs the PS1—or any other console, for that matter—has yet seen. [Dec 2001, p.260]

Music aside, SR2 made all the right tweaks to the original formula. [Jan 2002, p.220]

Neversoft must have made a deal with the devil, because this series refuses to cool down. [Dec 2001, p.246]

Seems like the PS2 version’s forgotten kid brother. Its graphics, plagued with texture warping and pop-ups, are bad even by PS1 standards. [Dec 2001, p.264]

As much as I like the action-oriented battle system, random enemy encounters are far too frequent. [Feb 2002, p.172]

The first fighter I have ever felt truly comfortable playing on a portable. [Nov 2001, p.222]

BO is literally one big blast after the other. Keep in mind, though, that the “Online” in BO is really what you make of it. [Dec 2001, p.260]

I dare people to enjoy NBA Live. [Jan 2002, p.216]

There has never been a computer opponent that is this cunning. It even plays smarter than most of my buddies, and perhaps more importantly, it doesn’t whine after a loss. [Dec 2001, p.250]

Straight dumb, violent fun, regardless of how many times you've seen it before. [Jan 2002, p.233]

Pure gaming bliss, offering precise and simple control over every action on the court. [Jan 2002, p.232]

The best-looking (you heard me, Live), best-playing game of basketball you’ll find. [Jan 2002, p.231]

Only hardcore Batfans should bother enduring this frustration. [Dec 2001, p.236]

GTA3 gives you the freedom to do enough to fill 10 games. [Jan 2002, p.206]

The controls feel sluggish and unresponsive, the difficulty balance is ridiculous. [Jan 2002, p.222]

No game’s shoddy camera in recent memory has given me more headaches than this one, and it couldn’t have happened to a better game. [Nov 2001, p.218]

Crazy-wack dialogue aside, DMC is absolutely electrifying. Savor every hardcore bite. [Dec 2001, p.240]

What really lights my fire is the Career mode…Second on my list of great stuff is the sweet control. [Dec 2001, p.244]

Later sorties throw so much annoying crap at you—too many enemies who pop out of nowhere, too many mission objectives. [Jan 2002, p.222]

The gameplay feels very unfinished. [Oct 2001, p.158]

Chronicles has the classic formula I’ve come to know and love. Frustratingly good difficulty, cool extras – an oldie but a goodie. [Nov 2001, p.216]

Spectacularly bizarre in a good way. [Oct 2001, p.148]

Spends too much time trying to achieve a kind of “Nightmare Before Christmas”-level of cool weirdness, rather than keeping the player playing. [Dec 2001, p.244]

Forget about doing this game with the CPU. Grab a friend and play this disc the way it’s meant to be played. [Oct 2001, p.146]

A wicked weapons-based 2D delight that should bring joy to fans of fighting games everywhere. [Dec 2001, p.236]

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