The audio effects sound crude and the view of the action tends to be awkward for the downhill and Curling events, but the game gets a gold medal as far as variety and graphics. [Feb 2002, p.154]

Simply standard when compared to "Ecks vs. ever," Majesco's Dark Arena comes off as Quake Light. [Mar 2002, p.136]

With great sim style and arcade jams, NBA Courtside 2002 nets the best of both worlds. [Feb 2002, p.148]

The courses are too small for the type of frenetic game play it offers. [Feb 2002, p.149]

Perfect for the hard-core strategy pro. [Jan 2002, p.132]

It's simple but furious. [Jan 2002, p.134]

QB Club has shoddy graphics, iffy play control and a tiny list of options and modes. [Feb 2002, p.151]

They have such wonderful monsters to draw from, but don’t really use them. [Jan 2002, p.127]

Load time can be as slow as Homer's wit, but that's small beans when Road Rage is one of the wildest – and funniest – rides around. [Jan 2002, p.126]

For older gamers, E.T. offers little to phone home about. [May 2002, p.142]

The excellent epic still holds up. [Dec 2001, p.170]

It's a great, bouncy ride. [Nov 2001, p.148]

Catchy music, silly graphics and old-school action highlight a likable romp that arcade fans will dig. [Feb 2002, p.154]

The swashbuckling action is great, but you can actually run past most enemies without even fighting them. [Jan 2002, p.132]

Not hot enough to melt the snow. [Jan 2002, p.134]

While the stylized visuals are AWOL, Army Men's classic objective-based missions return for duty. [Jan 2002, p.132]

Smash Bros. is known for its deep game play, and Melee is a bottomless pit. [Dec 2001, p.166]

A riot of stressful action and multitasking that's fun every time you play it. [Dec 2001, p.164]

Wonderfully addictive. [Dec 2001, p.168]

Zany vehicles - such as the jet car - give an otherwise so-so racing game a little boost of horsepower. [Dec 2001, p.172]

The standard jump-climb-shoot action is far from out-of-this-world. [Mar 2002, p.137]

Surprisingly unique and monstrously funny. [Jan 2002, p.136]

Addictive. [Feb 2002, p.153]

With rich graphics, fun combat and personalized possibilities, MRA is monstrous fun. [Dec 2001, p.172]

As far as handheld first-person shooters go, Ecks vs. Sever deserves to be number one with a bullet. [Mar 2002, p.136]

Special bubbles and pinball bumpers in the playing field freshen up the tried-and-true, colorific fun. [Mar 2002, p.137]

There are only 12 cycles on a huge track, leaving you by yourself for much of the race. [Jan 2002, p.128]

The graphics are rich and the dinos are wily, but the play control is lacking. [Jan 2002, p.136]

Sadly, the game lacks a two-player mode, but the classics are so fun you wouldn't want to share anyway. [Jan 2002, p.152]

There's a lot to unlock. [Jan 2002, p.134]

Equally stunning is the dual color commentary, which seamlessly strings together on-the-fly play-by-plays without ever skipping a beat or sounding choppy. [Jan 2002, p.127]

Your ride seems faster than Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX for GBA, and it's easier to bust out long chains of tricks. [Jan 2002, p.132]

A stone-cold stunner. [Jan 2002, p.134]

It's polished variety paired with a mishmash of moves, which makes Wario Land 4 fun through and through. [Nov 2001, p.144]

The visuals are astounding, the challenge is incredible, and the action is nonstop. [Nov 2001, p.140]

If you loved the cartoon, you’ll go batty for Vengeance’s complete and polished packed of Caped Crusading. [Feb 2002, p.149]

Lots of thrills and hills. It just doesn’t have the character and control that the Simpsons game has. [Jan 2002, p.130]

It's so comfortable! When I fire up the PS2 version, I find myself wishing there was a way to connect the GCN Controller. [Nov 2001, p.141]

More waterways would've been welcome, but the various weather conditions can change each course considerably and most areas feature multiple shortcuts. [Nov 2001, p.142]

The game is on the short side, but it's very enjoyable while it lasts, with its clever puzzles and innovative game play. [Nov 2001, p.142]

ASB 2002’s unpolished fielding makes the game feel like it’s not quite ready for the big leagues. [Jan 2002, p.128]

Undeniably fun. It's a twitchy test of coordination and precision that'll make a monkey out of any pro, and it's a hard tgame to master and an even harder game to put down. [Nov 2001, p.141]

Midway has taken the most violent aspects of ice hockey and adrenalized them. The resulting mayhem is a blast. [Dec 2001, p.170]

It’s fun to play through, but I’d like to see a more complex trick system. [Jan 2002, p.130]

Fans will be spellbound by the game's attention to detail. [Dec 2001, p.170]

Like, jinkies, it's groovy fun for gamers who like to explore. [July 2002, p.150]

The sound track? Sublime <I>and</I> Ozzy Osbourne - it doesn't get any better than that. [Dec 2001, p.168]

A decent if not repetitve drive. [Mar 2002, p.137]

If you like side-scrolling shoot-outs, Alienators is a worthwhile thrill ride. [Dec 2002, p.172]

Zipping along at 60 frames per second, you almost forget you're looking at a game. [Dec 2001, p.166]

If you like tough, tricky combos, Mat's your man. [Jan 2002, p.132]

It's arcade-style excellence. [Nov 2001, p.148]

The beautiful quest is probably the richest, most intricate RPG ever to have hit a handheld. [Nov 2001, p.144]

Eye-popping visuals and slick game play. [Dec 2001, p.172]

Superb graphics, smooth animation, exotic levels. [Dec 2001, p.170]

Boasts more action and cool variaety than you could strap into a utility belt. [Jan 2002, p.134]

Offers 270 puzzles. [Feb 2003, p.160]

Offers fun adventuring while freshening up the critter-catching genre. [Feb 2002, p.154]

The action can get fierce, the motion is fairly smooth and the four-player battle mode is an absolute blast. [Nov 2001, p.148]

A scream for very young players. [Feb 2002, p.153]

The graphics are vibrant, the beat-driven music is catchy and the madcap action boasts hidden areas and collectibles you can cash in for help. [Nov 2001, p.148]

Slick graphics, top-notch audio and tight controls top off a prizewinning fight. [Dec 2001, p.170]

The untamed action is klutzy and frustrating. [Dec 2001, p.172]

An all-out delight. [Nov 2001, p.148]

The techno-industrial music and Final-Fight style action are aggressive but repetitive at times. [Nov 2001, p.148]

New variations make Tetris Worls a world of fun. [Nov 2001, p.148]

Just right for beginner players. [Nov 2001, p.150]

With Gauntlet on the DS, I think they've finally hit the sweet spot--a nice balance of old-school mentality and modern game-design sensibilities. [Holiday 2008, p.82]

Just as fast, brutal, complex and fun as "Guilty Gear X." [June 2002, p.154]

Offers shear puzzle excellence that's totally ewe-nique. [Feb 2002, p.154]

Stiff control and limited moves make Power Rangers: Dino Thunder a very frustrating play. [Dec 2004, p.154]

Contains an impressive collection of popular diversions. [Jan 2004, p.162]

The game may keep toddlers entertained, but so might an empty box (which is a heck of a lot cheaper). [Oct 2005, p.100]

Intuitive and fun. [Apr 2003, p.135]

Although it's difficult to pull off tricks in the snowboarding competition, the play control as a whole is very good. [Mar 2004, p.121]