The coolest addition is the ability to raise more than one monster at once, adding a level of strategy to picking the monster you enter in a particular competition. [Jan 2004, p.60]

GTA's still king, but True Crime: Streets of L.A. rocks the spot. [Jan 2004, p.60]

Other than the lackluster practice mode, everything in FIFA 2004 is spot-on.

Plays great, but ultimately doesn't compare to "Crimson Skies." [Jan 2004, p.62]

If you can get past the fact that you've played this twice before, you'll love it. [June 2003, p.45]

The gameplay is really solid. It just doesn't feel like Splinter Cell, so calling it that seems a little misleading. [June 2003, p.42]

The cut-scenes will make you feel seriously embarrassed for the people who wrote them. [Aug 2003, p.32]

The best looking baseball game on the market. [August 2002, p.44]

Everything looks fabulous and the pinball physics are dead-on, but the difficulty could've used a bit more tweaking. [July 2003, p.50]

The game also suffers from way too many cheap hits and bizarre, maze-like levels with no basis in reality. [June 2002, p.86]

Players will come to love the game's fine grappling and reversal system. [Nov 2003, p.67]

The game doesn't last that long, but you'll be constantly entertained. [June 2002, p.60]

The cliffhanger ending is mind-bendingly cool. [June 2003, p.51]

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

Much like "Virtua Tennis," the game is great because it rewards anticipation. [Oct 2002, p.44]

It's just kinda...there. [Apr 2003, p.52]

It's all about the weapons... And they're all pretty rad. [Feb 2003, p.48]

It doesn't have the polish or intensity of "Midnight Club II." [Aug 2003, p.31]

The bulk of the included 24 games are still highly addictive and hecka fun to play - especially multiplayer. [Jan 2004, p.59]

While its gameplay is neither fantastic nor bad, overall, it's a solid action-RPG that does a great job of capturing the phenomenon on which it's based. [July 2003, p.50]

Ugly. It's got a muddled battle system. [Feb 2003, p.44]

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

The puzzles are more interesting, the learning curve isn't as steep, and the opportunity to take control of all of Buffy's pals mixes up gameplay nicely. [Oct 2003, p.50]

A solid shooter with a slick look that offers little new to the genre. [Apr 2003, p.44]

The innovative platform elements, brutal combat, and puzzle-solving are a thrill for the soul. [Jan 2004, p.58]

With the bugs ironed out, we'd have a good game on our hands. [Dec 2003, p.66]

Have you ever played the classic arcade game Robotron 2084? Imagine a crappier version of it in 3D with horrible controls. That's what the on-foot missions of Rebel Strike are like.

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