The story is actually somewhat interesting, and the difficulty level is finally on par with the ancient precursors. Not bad, but again, nothing new. [Aug 2002, p.90]

If this game had decent collision - or any semblance of decent collision - it would be much more fun. [Oct 2002, p.87]

Outside of a few peripheral additions, AC3 plays exactly like its predecessors. [Sept 2002, p.80]

The controls give no feel of racing, the graphics are bland at best, and the sound is forgettable. [Dec 2002, p.144]

Damn! Freekstyle should come packed with a nut cup, because it gave me one of the hardest kicks to the nuggets I've had in a long time. [Sept 2002, p.85]

Will quickly be overshadowed and fade into obscurity. [Nov 2002, p.134]

It's much better than a game that totally sucked, which games it just another average, and unremarkable, third-person action title. [Nov 2002, p.127]

The animation is solid, and there's a plot to boot. [Aug 2002, p.79]

A beautifully conceived piece of software, and I've never seen a galaxy come to life like I did during my time with this title. [Dec 2002, p.146]

I consider this title a pretty good Sega rendition of "Gran Turismo 3." [Oct 2002, p.90]

Simply lacks refinement in a number of areas, with the level desing being the foremost culprit. [Nov 2002, p.141]

The lackluster play control cannot be denied. [Oct 2002, p.82]

Got really old really fast. [Nov 2002, p.148]

A decent game, but unfortunately it has just as many lows as it does highs. [Oct 2002, p.90]

If the developers concentrated on refining the action and devising even more creative ways to destroy, I would've loved Turok. [Nov 2002, p.133]

Presents absolutely no challenge, even on the hardest difficult setting. [August 2002, p.91]

Early on, Onimusha 2 showed promise and appeared to be the innovative follow-up that it so desperately needed to be. However, as the game went on, and the entertaining gameplay aspects disappeared, my enthusiasm for the game withered. [Sept 2002, p.77]

Whip donuts in the dirt with your ATV if you want to go in circles; just don't play this game. [Dec 2002, p.152]

There is nothing new here, but for the price, you really can't beat the fun. [Sept 2002, p.81]

From the living city in which you reside, to the incredibly realistic vehicles, this title has the heart and sould of a blockbuster. [Nov 2002, p.147]

Then there's the online mode which I have to say is quite luscious. [Sept 2002, p.76]

The quality of music in this game blew my mind. [Dec 2002, p.152]

Having to wait for two and a half hours to see a little progress is a bit excessive. [Nov 2002, p.148]

This is the role-playing engine that has ever been invented. [Oct 2002, p.92]

The camera is extremely clunky, but this game charmed me more than I thought it would. [Nov 2002, p.144]

It can be argued that it is the best Mario to date. [Sept 2002, p.82]

The first SMB was hard, but this follow-up raises the difficulty level to a daunting degree, shattering the fine balance the prececessor struck between challenging and frustrating. [Oct 2002, p.87]

Abysmal AI for the goalies. [Sept 2002, p.88]