From utter blasphemy to unadulterated praise, my time with Metroid Prime stimulated a whirlwind of emotions. [Jan 2003, p.98]

Easily the most hard-hitting MK in the series yet. [Jan 2003, p.100]

I don't care what age you are; you're going to have a lot of fun with this title. [Feb 2003, p.101]

I'll even go out on a limb and say that Deadly Alliance is the best 3D fighter to date! [Jan 2003, p.88]

Sky's laundry list of quests is strangely solid in both its simplicity and repetitive challenge. [Dec 2002, p.130]

Too many of the missions are annoying scavenger hunts. [Jan 2003, p.92]

It's boring. [Jan 2003, p.94]

Like a real strip club, BMX XXX loves to tease you. But at the end of the day, you feel a bit ripped off. [Jan 2003, p.106]

It has potential, but doesn't deliver the gameplay necessities to warrant a purchse. [Feb 2003, p.110]

At some point, being "the best soccer game in America" shouldn't be enough. [Dec 2002, p.130]

Much improved, and it's still only okay. [Dec 2002, p.123]

The addition of weapons and two-player missions are welcome indeed. [Jan 2003, p.78]

This may very well be the worst PS2 game on the market... The outcome is nothing short of a resounding d'oh! [Dec 2002, p.123]

The level designs and objectives just aren't as clever and the game itself is rather short, even for inexperienced FPS players. [Jan 2003, p.118]

When you're pulling switches, backtracking, and participating in boring combat through these large areas, you tire quickly. [Jan 2003, p.122]

Unless you know who Tucker Hibber is, avoid this one. [Dec 2002, p.144]

By the end of the game, you'll feel physically exhausted by how much content you've absorbed. [Dec 2002, p.124]

Ultimately leads to some truly heart-pounding races, especially on the Race of Champions track in Gran Canaria. [Dec 2002, p.119]

This title is like a burrito stuffed with dirt, topped with soap shavings, and wrapped in a warm leather shell. [Feb 2003, p.98]

The Caraeer mode's progression of cars (including the Craftsman Truck series) is a brilliant idea that provides a lifetime of racing. [Nov 2002, p.128]

A sub-par fighting game whose action plods along with the raging speed of an awards show. [May 2003, p.94]

Surprisingly, there is very little graphical degradation that I could detect, and the control scheme has been shunted over to the Xbox controller with a decent amount of effectiveness. [Dec 2002, p.141]

The damage modeling in this game is second to none. [Dec 2002, p.136]

If you want nonstop action with the right amount of difficulty and ingenuity, toss back a few shuriken with Shinobi. [Dec 2002, p.117]

You get just enough time to either shake that turd out of your shorts or to start firing - but not both. [Dec 2002, p.133]

Perhaps the best compilation ever. [Dec 2002, p.128]

The gameplay truly is a work of art, and now that it has depth on its side, ATV is nothing short of a force to be reckoned with. [Jan 2003, p.92]

A near-perfect marriage between a furiously intense action title and a complex role-playing/simulation game. [Jan 2003, p.119]