As a PS2 game, Days of the Blade might have been good. But this is next-gen country, where the expectations are high. [Jan. 2007, p.74]

Xiaolin Showdown has the elements of a good game, but the execution is so sloppy that it ends up falling flat. [Jan. 2007, p.88]

Let's hope that Namco Bandai issues an "oops" and ships the real game soon. [Jan. 2007, p.72]

Not nearly the sum of the parts it mimics, Reservoir Dogs answers some questions for fans of the film, but it just isn't worth the time. [Jan. 2007, p.86]

With a full year since the original and no majjor changes to implement, this should have been great. Instead, it's just more "Dynasty Warriors." [Dec. 2006, p.134]

And, much like a real sweatshop, WTF provides little incentive to keep you going. [Dec. 2006, p.136]

It's time for Mortal Kombat to go. [Dec. 2006, p.126]

Apart from the cheese factor, Gangs simply fails at the basics. [Nov. 2006, p.120]

Do your part and make sure the Just Cause revolucion will not be televised. [Nov. 2006, p.117]

Outside studio Idea Factory developed Spectral Souls and it shows; NIS would be much better off sticking with its internal developers next time. [Nov. 2006, p.120]

If it weren't for all the basketball in Sony's new NBA 07, I'd give the go-ahead on trying this one out. [Nov. 2006, p.110]

Definitely a good time for the elementary-school set. [Jan. 2007, p.89]

That's the worst kind of game design--the kind that only the people who made it can understand. [Oct. 2006, p.83]

So this makes it officcial: The Rengoku series is stillborn. [Oct. 2006, p.92]

Even if you have a Multitap and can thus play this with four real human beings, it's a poor party game. [Oct. 2006, p.88]

I still think a music-customizable rhythm game could be amazing, but Dance Factory falls short of the ideal. [Jun 2006, p.94]

Load times between rounds are slow, and the wireless play is ad hoc only, so it's hard to imagine the adult who would prefer this to the PSP's other(great)racers. [Nov. 2006, p.124]

Realistic drift physics apparently don't equal a good time, especially when added to a frustrating - and mandatory - tutorial mode. [Sept 2006, p.76]

Other than that, Miami Vice is the most unremarkable eight hours you'll sppend en route to a lousy concclusion this year! [Oct. 2006, p.91]

Cheesy plot, horrible dialogue and translation, bland graphics, and standard RPG cliches circa 1995 as far as the eye can see. [Aug 2006, p.81]

This was a great game...15 years ago. The new Micro Machines fails to offer anything new or exciting to an already stale series. [Sept 2006, p.79]

The Micro Machines games have stayed the same over the last decade for the most part, so fans of the series will have a general idea of what they're getting into here. Newcomers can consider themselves warned. [Oct. 2006, p.92]

The Armored Core developers are celebrating the series' 10th birthday by giving you the same mech game they've pumped out since the beginning. [Jun 2006, p.92]

A sloppy, wince-inducing piece. [Aug 2006, p.81]

If this game had online play and were a PSP title, we'd be pretty pleased. But it doesn't, it's not - and we're not. [Sept 2006, p.83]

Defending myself from a shark attack would be more entertaining. [Aug 2006, p.77]

The "budget" price of $20 is about $15 too much. [Aug 2006, p.75]

Due to things like a shared health bar for both routes, bad jumping puzzles, and a camera that has a hard time keeping track, you'll find yourself repeating the routes--a lot. Which gets boring. [Jun 2006, p.92]