Makes an obvious effort to up the realism a bit - and the results, while not disastrous, are certainly underwhelming. [Nov 2002, p.190]

Simply superior than that previous effort in just about every way imaginable. [Mar 2002, p.108]

An adequate, sometimes engaging adventure that just has too many annoying little wrinkles that were never ironed out. [Jan 2006, p.96]

That's the story of Urban Chaos--it's an above-average shooter that hits a plateau early and stays there. [July 2006, p.76]

If you can get over the learning curve for the controls, you'll have fun brining it to the streets. [July 2005, p.79]

With the exception of a few factual glitches (it's Shadowcat that can walk through walls, not Nightcrawler), the game's pretty solid and fun overall. [July 2006, p.76]

But Ape Escape 3's presentation is what really hurts the whole package. The graphics are mediocre, especially for a first-party game late in the PS2's life cycle. The voice acting is painfully stilted. And the translation is woeful.

I just wish it had that pick-up-and-go, addictive quality of its predecessors. [May 2005, p.104]

As with early "FIFAs", I couldn't help feeling that my players were doing a hell of a lot better when I didn't get in the way by, y'know, pressing any buttons or anything. [Oct 2003, p.126]

It's nice to see EA's NHL franchise starting to turn a corner, but it still has a ways to go before besting 2K Sports' stellar efforts. [Sept 2005, p.90]

Is this what real snowboarding is like? Because if it is, I don't want any part of it. [Feb 2002, p.106]

After a few songs, keeping tempo and varying the strength with which you hit a single button gets pretty old. [May 2002, p.101]

It's surprising how much better Invasion is when you're playing against opponents with brains or doing battle in environments where the motorcycle proves userful for something beyond runnning for your life. [Nov 2004, p.132]

The hardcore arcade-style gameplay may be a huge turn-off for some, but if you've always like the Outrun games--even back in the day--then, surely, you won't be disappointed with the face-lift. [Jun 2006, p.103]

It's amusing for a few hours, but it won't ever burrow deep into your psyche like the best puzzlers do. [Jan 2002, p.146]

There's definitely 20 bucks worth of gameplay here. Just don't expect a masterpiece. [July 2003, p.95]

Worse yet, it's even simpler than "Suikoden II", which is a PS1 game that came out in 1998. [Feb 2005, p.80]

Gameplay works when it's not broken, but awful story scenes and graphics make for boring stretches. [Dec 2005, p.118]

If you have "FIFA" don't bother. [Oct 2002, p.150]

Too slow and clunky, and the load times will put some softcore gamers to sleep. [Feb 2003, p.104]

Suffers a bit in comparison to other recent releases in the genre, but is redeemed to a large extent by its excellent control and playability. [Oct 1998]

It's really hard to complete a pass now - I actually found myself achieving more solid success with the running game. That's not supposed to happen in Blitz! [Nov 2003, p.138]

Quotation forthcoming. [Jan 2006]

A decent way for kids to kill some time, though be warned that they may be asking you for help. [Jan 2006, p.101]

If you're a Ford nut, you've got a nice little virtual showroom here, with a competent racing game to boot. [July 2005, p.76]

While IGPX isn't quite as shallow as previous anime offerings from Namco Bandai, only hardcore fans of the series will find themselves playing much past a few hours. [Oct. 2006, p.83]

Another thing that really sets this game apart is its rather obscene reliance on gore. [Jan 2002, p.136]

A competent shooter for gamers not quite ready for "Rainbow Six" - despite the questionable feature of essentially letting you command your team to do everything required, which almost means you're having the A.I. finish the game for you. [Nov 2003, p.142]