The graphics here are subpar for PS2, the animation is choppy, the level design is awful, and the controls and interface are almost impressively awkward. [June 2002, p.99]

Is it really that smurfin' hard to smurf up someone who at least sounds like the original voice actors? [June 2001, p.103]

Real, real boring. It's the same freakin' game it's been since 1998 with new rosters. That's it. [Nov 2003, p.148]

The game looks so bad I can't begin to like it. [Nov 2002, p.190]

Track design is unimaginative, the cars look like they're made of plastic, it's not fast, and the gameplay structure feels clumsy and unfinished. [Dec 2004, p.128]

I’d commend the scope of the design, but you that it’s let down by the execution. [Feb 2002, p.113]

All the features added to Genki's long running game of after-dark street racing are cursory at best and cosmetic at worst. [Jan 2004, p.130]

Nice touches like graphics and gameplay elements ultimately don't disguise this fighter's lack of depth. [Oct 2005, p.107]

The real disappointment comes from the wonky control and slipshod graphics. [June 2001, p.100]

The various hip-hop accoutrements that GODM outfits its players with do little to alleviate the fact that the core element, actual rapping, is weak. [Dec 2004, p.106]

Goes right off the deep end with its length - the entire game can be completed in one six-hour sitting. [Apr 2005, p.102]

Ultimately, what Virtua Quest proves is that putting great characters into a lousy game doesn't make the game any less lousy. It just robs those characters of their dignity. [Feb 2005, p.87]

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

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

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

Unhinged's ultimate downfall, however, is that there is no digital opponent when you play alone - apparently, it was decided that offering online play was enough. Since half the fun of games like these is actually beating someone, the lack of A.I. is disappointing. [June 2004, p.88]

Why would I want to play a game that consists mostly of <I>waiting</I>? [Apr 2003, p.87]

Save your money for a PS2 and a copy of Thunder for that system. It's worth it. [Jan 2002, p.146]

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]

It has more of the same clunky controls and general lack of fun for which the series is known. [Oct 2004, p.92]

The pace of the game is slow enough to serve as a cure for insomnia. [June 2001, p.97]

I can't help feeling like this game was designed by sadists, for masochists. It's that frustrating. [Nov 2002, p.183]

Apparently, it never occurred to anyone at Cavia that using a first-person shooter setup to control a game seen in the third person is a little like putting "Resident Evil"-style controls in a "Mario" game: technically possible but deeply stupid. [Dec 2004, p.102]

This game is so stupid. It also lacks any kind of cool. What a combo! [Aug 2003, p.99]

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

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

Solid graphics and a great story don't make up for a lack of content. Would be a steal at bargain-bin prices, though. [Jan 2006, p.101]

It's nice that Pandemic attempted to improve "Full Spectrum Warrior", trying to make it feel more like a game and less like something based on military theory. But the host of said improvements take FSW from and interesting if tame combat simulator to an irritating way to spend an afternoon. [July 2006, p.76]