It’s a surefire blast any time you can get two or more people around the TV. [Dec 2001, p.112]

There are over 1500 different tricks possible in this game, and it never gets boring trying to find every one. [Dec 2001, p.100]

Yes, at times it can be frustrating with its meandering, endless execution, but few titles can match its eerie atmosphere. [Jan 2002, p.81]

Munch has risen above its storied past to provide a unique, ultimately fulfilling gaming experience. [Jan 2002, p.41]

The eye-catching graphics, solid sound effects, easy interface, and some nice multiplayer options more than make up for missing skirmishes. [Nov 2002, p.113]

An undeniable blast to play..., [but] most of the tracks are just higher-poly versions of those in "Wave Race 64," and while they’ve been tweaked with new details and shortcuts, it still feels like a rehash. [Dec 2001, p.83]

Graphically…it is superior to both [Madden and 2K2], with the textures on the field looking particularly amazing. [Jan 2002, p.36]

Delighting and mystifying in equal parts. [Jan 2002, p.81]

Great-looking and fantastically fun. [Jan 2002, p.31]

Dolby Digital 5.1 support means that viewing the game from the driver’s perspective is about as close as any of us will ever come to actually driving in a NASCAR race. [Dec 2001, p.96]

The only serious knock you can make against it is that (ironically) having been designed primarily with the notoriously problematic joypad control in mind, the gameplay is a lot less challenging when attacked with a mouse and keyboard. [Dec 2001, p.115]

The best “wacky” sports game we’ve played in years. [Jan 2002, p.81]

The most old-school, hardcore RPG we’ve played in years…the new game’s scale is simply gargantuan. [Jan 2002, p.88]

The game gets a little repetitious. Luigi’s Mansion is short and fairly easy; it took us about 8 hours to beat it. [Dec 2001, p.82]

The new levels are good, but they aren’t that good. [Dec 2001, p.96]

The first next-generation game to “get” what snowboarding is all about. [Jan 2002, p.32]

There are fleeting moments when you’ll have absolutely no idea where you are or what just happened before eventually realizing that it’s impossible to really wipe out or "come off" the track. [Dec 2001, p.105]

A safe, but extremely fun sequel. [Jan 2002, p.82]

Hews so closely to the now four-year-old formula, it’s disappointing. [Dec 2001, p.108]

Only the most extreme fanatics of the stunt genre will get much joy out of this. [Jan 2002, p.32]

Your mileage will vary with your patience. [Dec 2001, p.105]

Add an incredibly robust level editor, great multiplayer options, and the ability to rip your own tunes to Xbox’s hard drive, and you have a pretty damned cool game. [Jan 2002, p.32]

More realistic, but not more fun. [Dec 2001, p.112]

Inside the ring the experience is dulled by a horribly unpredictable camera and terribly flat, disjointed commentary. [Jan 2002, p.82]

Chock full of uninspiring graphics, plodding gameplay, and clumsy controls. [Jan 2002, p.35]

It’s a blast to play while it lasts. [Jan 2002, p.35]

Palpably incomplete…[yet] the deepest mech game yet made for a console. [Nov 2001, p.100]

The Dreamcast version gives you the best of all possible worlds: sharp, solid 3D graphics, along with reasonably familiar Resident Evil-style gamepad control. [Jan 2002, p.86]