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]

You never really feel like you're controlling the racers, but rather just making suggestions that they follow or ignore at their leisure. [Apr 2006, p.80]

The game is very mechanical…and it’s so…painfully…slow. [Feb 2002, p.108]

Stay far away from this rink rat. [Jan 2003, p.134]

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]

The problem is, right out of the gate, the career mode makes things way more boring than it needs to be. [March 2005, p.95]

It's not worth a second look by any but the most battle-hungry war fan. [Dec 2002, p.158]

Up to this point I've been recommending "Stacked" for the advanced poker player, and "World Poker Tour" for newbies. I don't see any reason to change that recommendation. [Nov. 2006, p.112]

Showdown is just as bad as its two predecessors in almost every way. [Aug 2004, p.93]

A fun, well-executed game for kids and fans of the series. I just won't blow anyone away. [June 2004, p.88]

It's like a feeble attempt at a mission-based driving game (think "Midnight Club" or "Driver" or something, I guess - it's hard to tell since it's hard to tell since it's so half-hearted) with Mini Coopers thrown in for really obvious movie "flava." [Sept 2003, p.97]

If only it weren't so friggin' hard. [Jan 2002, p.144]

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

This is a great game for kids or people who are chronically bad at racers, and it's not actually offensive to Pac-Man fans. [Sept 2006, p.79]

Ultra-simple, dash-and-bash gameplay. [Jan 2003, p.128]

There's a respectable fighting engine at the game's core, but nothing was done to really make it worth your while. [July 2004, p.96]

It doesn't offer anything new to the genre, it's not cheap enough to be considered a bargain-basement alternative to anything, and it has about as much personality as cabbage. [Sept 2004, p.92]

I still don't know why I have to press L and R to rotate a frog. Is he robotic or what? [Jan 2006, p.100]

I'm talking about throw-your-damn-controller-clean-through-a-slab-of-drywall frustrating. [June 2001, p.97]

It's f'ing hard! Really hard!... No one who's new to BMX games is going to be able to stomach the camera, the difficulty, and the level design for more than 25 minutes before realizing that surfing the Net for strippers is going to be a lot easier. [Feb 2003, p.101]

Fanboys will love being Astro so much that the negatives won't be enough to deliver them; anyone else should prepare for a slow-paced, meandering ride. [Oct 2004, p.96]

Make no mistake, it’s heads and shoulders above 989 Sports’ college hoops game, but that’s like saying a hamburger is more edible than rancid, worm-covered meat. [Feb 2002, p.110]

It's not an awful game, just shallow and aimless. [Feb 2005, p.83]

It has the most idiotic aiming scheme in any WWII game.

The stealth is way too easy, and the exploration is too open-ended. [Aug 2006, p.76]

The pace has been slowed to attract a broader audience, but the end result is combat that's sluggish and boring. Even the quickest and most agile virtuaroid drags its feed in comparison to its arcade counterparts. [Jan 2004, p.130]

Sadly, great robots aren't enough to salvage this game. [Oct. 2006, p.83]

While multiplayer is a nice feature, its novelty wears thin quickly since part of the fun is being in a hectic firefight with several enemies and not just a couple of people.