It's hard to call a game good when it features such shoddy controls and camera positioning. [July 2002, p.102]

The package's presentation is incredibly minimal as well, with the games dropped into the most generic of interfaces. [Mar 2006, p.94]

The season and extra modes are all pretty standard, offering little beyond what's been out there nearly since the inception of videogame basketball. [Jan. 2007, p.70]

Britney's likeness and her songs lend themselves especially well to this style of game. [July 2002, p.99]

It's extremely awkward. [Oct 2002, p.148]

After that brief spasm of historical insight, the charm rapidly wears off, mostly due to clumsy programming. [March 2005, p.95]

Forsakes any sort of previously demonstrated variety, great story, or awesome atmosphere all in favor of fight, fight, fight. It only needs the "POW! WHAP! BLORP!" [Nov 2003, p.130]

Despite its lousy gameplay, Drakengard's story is what makes me absolutely hate, hate, hate it...Just <I>try</I> to like any of the characters. Impossible. [Mar 2004, p.98]

Insipid tasks aside, Uzumaki Chronicles' biggest failing is that it's just not very fair. Success depends largely on earning power-ups from missions, but you only get one shot at passing. [Jann. 2007, p.84]

Unbalanced and derivative. [Oct 2003, p.116]

I've had more control when driving a car without a steering wheel. [Oct 2001, p.137]

The races are boring...There's just no drama to the thing, and even once you've cranked your Mitsubishi crapbox up to 400 hp, you still don't feel the power. [Oct 2004, p.100]

If Crimson Tears did a better job of eliminating or even just disguising its leveling grind, it could have started a BrawlPG trend. For now, it's merely good but repetitive - it could have leveled up more before its release. [Aug 2004, p.98]

Take the red pill. And by "take," I mean "rent." [Aug 2003, p.96]

Contrary to the rules of classic puzzle games, it takes a long time to ick up, but a short time to master. I'll pass, thanks. [Nov 2001, p.167]

The action is solid, and fans of the series will definitely get a kick out of it. [May 2005, p.115]

Rush ain't ugly; it's just rather unimpressive. [June 2002, p.103]

Don't be too put off by the T-rating, if you're fine with your kids seeing the movie, the game is safe. [Jan 2005, p.105]

This game is an absolute hoot, and triumphs in almost every way over its summer counterpart. [Mar 2002, p.105]

The problem is that you never get a sense of what you've won and lost. I'd like a betting ticket to help me remember my bets. [Sept 2002, p.118]

There's never a shortage of funny. It's refreshing to play an RPG that doesn't take itself too seriously. [May 2006, p.80]

Should actually be called "Headhunter: Generally Good Like the Last One But Still Pretty Flawed." [Nov 2004, p.120]

The game's story, written by the show's writers, is also top-notch, with the requisite last-second plot twists. [Apr 2006, p.81]

Defense is the name of this game, but it's also the game's biggest flaw. [Dec 2002, p.170]

You can only truck for so long before things start to get stale. [Aug 2003, p.97]

This entirely uninspired PS2 game may satisfy diehard fans of the show it's based on, but ony because of features like a sample contestant exam and a contestant profile saved on memory card. [Feb 2003, p.103]

This is a kid game, so don't even bother with it if you're an adult. But do pick this up for your child. [Aug 2002, p.111]

A sloppy fighting game that may be good for a few laughs and nothing more.