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]

Monstrous creations that are just scary enough for third-graders make this a good substitute for grotesque grown-up survival horror. [Oct. 2006, p.88]

Graphics are average at best, combat is kind of shaky, and the actual quests are rather uninspired. [Sept 2002, p.117]

Boring fights, easy puzzles. [Oct 2004, p.96]

If you liked the first Way of the Samurai, then this provides more of the same type of play. But don't expect anything new or exciting. [July 2004, p.88]

There's no challenge, and there's no variety. [Apr 2005, p.103]

I have to wonder how well a child could handle the somewhat complex controls. [Mar 2002, p.110]

I want to like The Fast and The Furious, because somewhere under all the excruciating load times and arcade setting menus(I have to load a menu to change my camera angle? Ugh!)lies a solid game. It's a real shame. [Nov. 2006, p.119]

I'd prefer both the look and feel of "Moto GP 2." [Oct 2002, p.150]

Narrow, winding roads take TXR's already bad handling and make it feel that much worse. [Apr 2006, p.80]

What keeps the title afloat is collecting items, snapping pictures, and building up your character. It actually becomes mildly addictive. [Mar 2003, p.103]

The game is one long wave of monotonous, sloppy combat. [Jan 2005, p.102]

The framerate is poor enough to be irritating. [Dec 2001, p.168]

The game is really beatiful... But here's the problem: The game is HARD. [Nov 2001, p.152]

Subject to much refinement, and while it still can't compete with the competition, 989 Sports has created a surprisingly solid all-around basketball game. [Dec 2003, p.183]

A fantastic idea ruined by ugly graphics, a shaky framerate, and bizarre design elements. [May 2006, p.80]

Comes agonizingly close to being exceptional but falls too short in too many areas to be more than average. [Dec 2005, p.121]

Games based on kids' movies are getting somewhat better, but Over the Hedge reverts to the same old beat-up-a-bunch-of-bad-guys- formula. [Oct. 2006, p.88]

But at full price, there's just not enough variety here to justify the purchase for most people.

Beyond atmosphere, ShellShock pretty much, well, sucks. Probably the biggest irritation is the simply horrifying level design. [Oct 2004, p.88]

It's like trying to fly an airplane with no wings, and you can't even tell the passengers to kiss their asses good-bye. [May 2005, p.92]

Overall, it's a disappointing effort at best, and only recommended if you're a sports-,car-,and gun-allergic PS3 owner grasping for something to play. [Jan. 2007, p.74]

Part of the feeling of powerlessness comes from the awful controls. [Nov 2004, p.120]

A limited trick set takes away from the power of the game. [Oct 2001, p.135]

An ugly, ugly game. [Apr 2006, p.80]

The fan in me can't help but like this game. Despite some questionable A.I. and repetitive attack animations (surprisingly brutal for a Teen rating), the Stealth mode (activated by awkwardly holding down L2 - another control issue) presents a genuinely cool graphic effect similar to thermal vision. [June 2003, p.108]

Once you master the controls, you'll love it. [Oct 2001, p.135]

It has a few innovations, but these aren't executed well enough to make the game really stand out. [Dec 2002, p.174]