What on the surface looks like your run-of-the-mill RTS game is actually a sophisticated action-packed balancing act. [Mar 2003, p.71]

From top to bottom, every aspect of the game oozes atmosphere. [June 2004, p.78]

Fever feels like some shareware game you could download for free on a PC. [Sept 2004, p.92]

So dark, gritty, and uncompromising, it makes "Vice City" seem much more like a cartoon than you would have previously considered it. [Mar 2003, p.62]

It's almost as if Koei planned this expansion pack long ago just to milk Warriors fans for all they're worth. [Jan 2005, p.102]

But this game is too difficult. Hell, we got frustrated by the tutorial. Not a good sign. By far the biggest problem is that you'll be fighting the camera controls as much as the Nazis.

What could've been crap on a DVD turns out to be a game that's easy to pick up and damn fun to play.

Once you begin playing, though, you realize that Sword of Mana's interface is among the most ill-advised in recent memory.

The game ends just when the story starts to get interesting, and hardcore RPG fans should be able to beat it over a single weekend of dedicated play. [Oct 2004, p.114]

Holland has done a brilliant job of focusing on gameplay over realism.

The glorious 3D speed rush is still broken by moments where you will csream with rage inspired by whatever sadism or idiocy has kept Sonic Team from fixing its camera and control schemes after five years of 3D Sonic games.

GT Online's price merely makes it attractive in a low-budget, disposable way. [Jan 2004, p.90]

With Dynasty 4's release scheduled for March, it's hard to recommend Xtreme Legends for purchase, fine game though it may be. [Feb 2003, p.72]

Cel-shaded graphics effectively capture the look and feel of the classic 1980's cartoon. Especially enjoyable for fans of the series. [Feb 2003, p.93]

It's surprisingly addictive and really does make math fun. No, really! [Oct 2003, p.77]

A fun ride that ends far too early. [May 2004, p.94]

Why waste money on Superstars when you can buy any number of hallucination-inducing substances to get your friends swatting at the air for a fraction of the price? [Feb 2005, p.94]

Overly generic... This game has been made before, and its has been made better. [July 2003, p.71]

A clear case of style over substance, XIII is pretty to look at but a bitch to play. Even all of its snazzy extra features can't make up for the hole that the evilly accurate A.I. puts in its head.

The slower pacing and repetitive gameplay wear thin after a few hours if you're all by your lonesome. [Nov 2003, p.78]

Xbox Live support is limited to downloadable content, not the needed multiplayer action, but it's great fun while it lasts. [Nov 2003, p.74]

But even without the fielder cam, defensive controls are just a tad too sluggish—it's not uncommon to see a player circling around a ball on the ground or to have an outfielder take his sweet time throwing the ball into the infield because of the imprecision.

You actually control things like the bit and the horse's lead leg in turns. [July 2003, p.78]

The only problem with SNK's KoF double-pack is the two KOF's SNK chose to pack together. [Jan 2004, p.72]

Better graphics and more modes equals better value. [May 2003, p.71]

Every bit as good as the movie upon which it is based, and no better. [July 2003, p.78]

While PSO began as a genuine phenomenon, it ends with something more like a fizzled experiment.

Just as polished as the rest of the series, striking just the right balance between familiar and fresh material. [Feb 2005, p.99]