MK Advance may look GBA, but it plays GBC, and that's the killer. [Mar 2002, p.91]

Playing through Max Payne for the first time is a little like watching Pulp Fiction for the first time: Five minutes after the opening credits you know it’s awesome, and you don’t want it to end. [Feb 2002, p.88]

At times, Shadow Hearts drudges along with some mind-numbingly stupid puzzles, but the story and the unique battle system always kept me coming back for more. [Jan 2002, p.82]

I had to do a good bit of tutorial research before I knew what the heck I was doing in this game. [Feb 2002, p.94]

The framerate is incredibly smooth. [Dec 2001, p.109]

Tricky’s play mechanics hit you like an avalanche – instantly transforming everyone into snowboarding addicts. [Feb 2002, p.92]

Several generations behind the quality we’re seeing in other PS2 first-person shooters. [Feb 2002, p.85]

The control is not nearly as fluid as it needs to be. [Feb 2002, p.84]

Monsters' mazes are inventive, chock-full of roaming baddies and power-ups, and end with cool boss battles. [Mar 2002, p.91]

Scorned like the sport itself, the Xbox controller positively redeems itself in this incarnation. [Jan 2002, p.86]

A fairly well-rounded angling title that doesn't really jump off the deep end in any particular area. [Feb 2002, p.100]

Excellent arrangements of Dig Dug, Galaga, and Pac-Man maintain the integrity (and brilliance) of the originals. [Feb 2002, p.85]

If there's a legend here, it's that this title fails to raise your heartbeat in almost any way. [Mar 2002, p.79]

On several occasions, I found myself staring in awe at the little details Naughty Dog so meticulously included. [Jan 2002, p.76]

The environment designs are not as creative, the stages are way too short, and the boss battles are surprisingly easy. [Feb 2002, p.94]

The idea behind this game is intriguing, but the execution is way off the mark. [Mar 2002, p.91]

The only downsides to this game are the slightly unimaginative campaigns, and the oh-so-annoying voice-overs, which feature the worst "foreign" accents I've heard in a while. [Mar 2002, p.89]

Some great ideas (art style, reversal system), but it still can’t hang. [Feb 2002, p.85]

Progress is so slow in coming with this franchise it makes the Lions’ march to mediocrity look like a worst-to-first finish. [Feb 2002, p.84]

Melee is wholesome original, and the most rewarding multiplayer experience available for any console. [Feb 2002, p.86]

The problems with the passing game are major, including a lack of touch on the ball, receivers who stop to catch passes, and iffy collision detection in general. [Jan 2002, p.83]

To really enjoy Luclin, you need at least 512 megs of RAM, and if your computer is slower than 1.5 Ghz, you will need to turn off the models in a raid situation. [Feb 2002, p.99]

Just a button-mashing beat-em-up in fantasy clothing, but what a fabulous controller cruncher it is. [Dec 2001, p.89]

The controller itself is a work of ergonomic art. Although this is essentially a detailed puzzle game, the detail is truly a sight to behold. [Jan 2002, p.84]

It’s a great game, but it lacks the bells and whistles within the founding PS2 release. [Feb 2002, p.87]

A solid game in its own right, with gameplay that continues to entertain long after the novelty of driving around Springfield has worn off. [Dec 2001, p.105]

The old saying, "the whoe is not equal to the sum of its parts," hold particularly true with Cruis'n Velocity. [Mar 2002, p.91]

Not a bad game overall, but there's much better stuff out there. [Feb 2002, p.100]