Lacks that essential feeling of impact. [Feb 2003, p.42]

Great sequel for the one and only city sim game out there. [A+; Apr 2003, p.45]

A plethora of ultrasweet unlockables. [Feb 2003, p.45]

Cooperation is key. It's easier and faster to do everything with the help of other Sims. [Mar 2003, p.55]

One of the finest games in the genre. [Jan 2003, p.65]

Slick cut-scenes. [Feb 2003, p.38]

The puzzles are still clever, the dungeons are still brilliantly laid out, the control is spot-on, and the graphics still look sweet. [Jan 2003, p.64]

The three hours or so it took me to finish were incredibly fun, with not one ounce of tedium or monotony anywhere to be found - a rarity these days. [Jan 2003, p.64]

Easily the best college hoops game around. [Feb 2003, p.47]

Slightly busted control aside, this is an exceptional port. [Nov 2002, p.74]

A great concept, but it's not worth a purchse. [Feb 2003, p.51]

Bottom line: if you like to have fun, play Rygar. [Jan 2003, p.54]

True RPG fans (like me) will eat this up. [Feb 2003, p.51]

You get a gaming experience out of Steel Battalion that you just can't get from any other game. [Jan 2003, p.57]

The collest part of AC2 is the monthly episode update. [Feb 2003, p.49]

Next to "Halo," there's no Xbox FPS that tells a better story or offers more play time for the solo gamer. [Jan 2003, p.58]

Flawed, but fun. [Feb 2003, p.43]

This title would be a lot of fun, if only the hero wasn't such a headache to control. [Jan 2003, p.58]

To my shock, Nightfire is every bit as good as "Goldeneye." [Dec 2002, p.56]

So-so platform elements. [Feb 2003, p.43]

More consistently intense than any previous Metroid game. [Jan 2003, p.63]

The reason why you bought an Xbox. It's dark, it's loaded with depth, and it's absolutely gorgeous. [Jan 2003, p.56]

It doesn't matter if you've never played a Metroid game before - Prime will kick your ass and unrelentingly own you. [A+; Jan 2003, p.62]

The mini-games. Lame. Totally lame. [Feb 2003, p.44]

There's an awful lot to play through, and regardless of any quirks, the thing caused me to have a damn good time whenever I picked up the joypad. [Jan 2003, p.46]

It's more like FFF thanks to the language. [Feb 2003, p.46]

At the very least, speeding on a broomstick at 250 miles per hour will give you a new level of respect for Harry's skills as a Seeker. [Dec 2002, p.75]

All told, I wouldn't wish this game on my worst enemy. [Jan 2003, p.61]

You're better off going with the pro. [Jan 2003, p.52]

Creepier than any of the earlier games, and as an exercise in horror, it's terrific. Just get ready for a high frustration factor. [Jan 2003, p.60]

Speaking of realistic, the checking and board play in 2K3 is light-years beyond anything else on the market. [Jan 2003, p.54]

Virtually no health power-ups + enemies that can attack you from offscreen = hurling your game pad at a wall. [Dec 2002, p.66]

Sonic fans owe it to themselves to pick this up. [Dec 2002, p.72]

Control-wise, I hate the slippery, jittery interaction between character and camera. [Jan 2003, p.52]

If Ratchet had more personality, this game might've been more fun. [Dec 2002, p.68]

Packed with so many new features, you might not pop the disc out of your machine for months. [Jan 2003, p.55]

It's just too darn short. It's not even as difficult as its PS2 counterpart, so you'll blow through it relatively quickly. [Jan 2003, p.65]

While AoM sports the best single-player campaign in any "Age" game, it's still no award-winner. [Jan 2003, p.66]

The most remarkable change may be this year's Season mode, which sets a new standard for wrestling games. [Jan 2003, p.48]

A complete lack of newness. [Feb 2003, p.47]

You simply must find a way to play it. [Jan 2003, p.44]

A thoughtful, grand-scale adventure that's not afraid to test your patience. [Dec 2002, p.60]

Paying $8.95 per month is a crapload, right? Well, it is, considering what the game doesn't give you - a persistent world (like in "Everquest"), or any sort of ranking system. [Dec 2002, p.74]

With 71 freakin' songs, you'll be playing for months. [Dec 2002, p.70]

Old-school gamers will love G&W Gallery 4, as will anyone who's up for a pure, simple challenge. [Jan 2003, p.65]

There isn't anything in Clone Wars that hasn't been more successfully executed in another game. [Jan 2003, p.61]

The man with the lightgun is king, and the man without it is zombie chow. [Dec 2002, p.62]

Even the simple removal of the two-minute timer brings an unrestrained joyous expression to my face. [Jan 2003, p.50]

There's also a split-screen two-player mode that makes the game twice as fun. [Dec 2002, p.62]

It's nothing entirely new, but you'll have a good time doing it. [Nov 2002, p.75]

You'll definitely get into it if you're into classic shooters, but if you've been reared in the modern era, it may simply be too frustrating. [Jan 2003, p.54]

Easily the coolest "Diablo"-style RPG available on any console, and the fact that it looks almost hotter than it plays is icing on the cake. [Jan 2003, p.58]

May be the best directly movie-based title I've ever played. [Jan 20003, p.42]

As a single player game, it's kinda boring. [Jan 2003, p.59]

A pretty fun game, but it essentially ends ujp being more of the same. [Jan 2003, p.67]

Might not bring much new to the table (aside from its gorgeous cel-shaded graphics), but it's such a stellar example of this traditional style of RPG'ing that it's worth a look. [Nov 2002, p.74]

My biggest beef with the game is that it never really feels like your hits are connecting. [Dec 2002, p.64]

Intense. [Dec 2002, p.63]

Competent, and it's really nice to look at, but it's also terribly uninspired. [Oct 2002, p.50]

Simple, straightforward fun. [Dec 2002, p.70]

It's 2K3 or bust if you're a serious hoop head. [Dec 2002, p.70]

One of the best multi-player experiences you'll find on the PS2. [Dec 2002, p.66]

Far and away the best sports title to hit the GBA. [Nov 2002, p.68]

What ultimately brings Godzilla: DAMM down is its repetitious nature...Regardless, hardcore Godzilla fans will eat this up. [Nov 2002, p.78]

Certainly should garner awards for technical achievement. [Dec 2002, p.58]

Brings together all the best bits from every other driving game of the past five years. [A+; Nov 2002, p.64]

All of the defensive techniques are a shambles. [Nov 2002, p.76]

Grandia Lite. Nothing more, nothing less. [Nov 2002, p.75]

The writing is sharp enough to make sense of the fact that, at one point, you find yourself fighting ninjas in the middle of a tornado in Akron, Ohio. [Jan 2003, p.67]

The graphic detail of the levels is astounding, the sounds all have the "oomph" and there's enough variety in the game types to keep you busy. [Dec 2002, p.78]

This game adds a lot of great stuff to KOEI's long-in-the-tooth Dynasty Warriors formula, but the sum experience is still way too repetitive to be enjoyable. [Oct 2002, p.42]

You'll probably even appreciate its tight gameplay, too, but just be prepared to get real sick of waiting on robots and tanks. [Dec 2002, p.64]

Transforming robots, stylish graphics and a huge variety of missions make up for the occasional bump in the road. [Nov 2002, p.72]

It's too bad that only about half of Rayman Arena is fun to play. [August 2002, p.65]

It's got some of the best visuals I've ever seen on the PS2. [Nov 2002, p.62]

The greatest side-scrolling platform game ever made. [Dec 2002, p.75; A+]

With a long-winded (yet basic) story and frustrating combat, the game just tends to drag on a little too much. [Dec 2002, p.63]

Fans will appreciate the inventive dynamics and interactions that Unleashed brings to the original game. [Dec 2002, p.76]

Easily worth its weight in gold as a multiplayer game, though; the depth of the options available to you are staggering. [Nov 2002, p.70]

"VF4" puts it to shame. [Nov 2002, p.58]

Feels a bit stale. [Nov 2002, p.68]

Plays like a direct descendant of "Ocarina of Time;" it's a fun, fast-paced adventure, packed to the brim with interesting puzzles and exciting action sequences. [Nov 2002, p.46]

It's just too bad fate dropped its pants and crapped on this one. [Nov 2002, p.66]

This is the kind of game you'll play obsessively until you get to the end credits - and then you'll play it again to find all the godies you missed on the first go. [Oct 2002, p.46]

One of the best handheld Castlevania games ever produced. Enthralling from start to finish, it's easily on par with "Castlevania SotN" for the PSOne. [Oct 2002, p.52]

It looks plain on the surface, but once you've established yourself in your new town, you won't be able to put the controller down. Not for everyone, but very good. [Oct 2002, p.38]

A great online game. [Dec 2002, p.76]

Too short, too easy, and too tedious. [Oct 2002]

Zero avoids the funk that has been plaguing the recent Mega Man platform titles. [Sept 2002, p.48]

Improved, but still trails EA's "NCAA 2003" in every conceivable department. [Sept 2002, p.52]

I think I'm starting to (yawn) want to get my "freek" on somewhere else. [Sept 2002, p.44]

Isn't bad - it's just not that great. It's good for a couple plays, but not much more. [Sept 2002, p.32]

One of the ugliest, sloppiest, silliest games I've ever played. [Nov 2002, p.60]

We're talking Forrest Gump-simple, people. [August 2002, p.54]

Sure, you won't be spending "Final Fantasy X"-calibur time with it, but it's a good way to kill a dozen or so hours. [Sept 2002, p.30]

For weeks, it's been the only game I've really wanted to play...The play experience is slow-paced, methodical and insanely tense. [Sept 2002, p.28]

If you don't enjoy Mario Sunshine, your GameCube should be taken away. [Oct 2002, p.70 - A+]

One of the best multi-player experiences on this, or any other, system. [Oct 2002, p.36]