When you venture online, newbie ensigns should have better survival rates, thanks to a crackdown on cheating and the new ranking system. [Dec 2003, p.60]

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

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]

The most inventive, entertaining action-platform set pieces I've ever seen in a 3D world... One of the best games of 2003. [Nov 2003, p.50]

The business, and if you even pretend to like RPGs in their purest form, you have to play it. [Oct 2003, p.51]

An insanely well-made kart game with tight controls, great tracks, and some sweet multiplayer action...quite possibly GameCube's best game this holiday season. [Grade = A+; Dec 2003, p.72]

Pretty good, but don't expect a hardcore sim. [May 2003, p.49]

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]

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

The game throws a seemingly endless array of activities at you - all of them fun. [Apr 2003, p.49]

Among the fastest and most intricate 2D fighting games in existence. [Mar 2003, p.48]

This baby runs like a dream over the Xbox's cable modem. [July 2003, p.61]

The brain teasers are deviously well designed and they are perfectly suited for a portable adventure. [May 2003, p.37]

Has more technique than almost any other racing game before it. [Aug 2003, p.33]

My only real complaints are technical: The framerate is often unacceptably choppy and load screens pop up too frequently... Still one of PS2's best adventure games. [Dec 2003, p.64]

It would have been nice for Rockstar to learn from past mistakes instead of rehashing them. Still, no other game on any platform better mimics the look and feel of Hong Kong action films.

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

The biggest change - the flattening of "Frequency's" cylindrical play field - ends up as more of a curse than a blessing. [May 2003, p.49]

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]

As a clone, this game comes far closer to its inspiration (in terms of quality and entertainment value) than any of the other wannabes on the market. [August 2002, p.40]

One thing about the game will really piss you off, though, and that's the difficulty. In plain English, the A.I. is freaking brutal, and if you make one mistake in most courses, you may as well restart the race. [June 2003, p.52]

You can play this game for more than 80 hours before you find everything, and more important, you'll actually want to play it for that long. [Dec 2003, p.48]

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]

Yes, checking is part of hockey, but it's overdone in NHL 2004. [Oct 2003, p.62]

The best of the three THQ wrestling games released this year. [Jan 2004, p.57]

A cool, easy-to-play space sim that lets you do whatever you want. [May 2003, p.44]

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]