So ultimately, you have a bad port of a not-particularly great Xbox game with all of the interesting bits removed. [Dec 2002, p.180]

The gameplay is just short of completely unredeemable. [Jan 2003, p.132]

The absurd amount of effort you'll have to spend to get any substantial results in Fighter Maker 2's Edit mode won't be worth it for 95 percent of you. [Jan 2003, p.124]

Something that's just too slow. Ultimately, in this sport, slow equals desperately boring. [Jan 2003, p.128]

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

Even though I'd rather play the actual board game, I can't deny the advantages of a videogame version. [Feb 2003, p.108]

When it comes down to it, all four car types feel floaty - you never really feel attached to the ground. [Dec 2002, p.164]

Why bother with this one when there are so many better games out there? [Jan 2003, p.140]

Sure, it suffers graphically, but the overall structure that makes its big brother so impressive is fully intact. [Dec 2002, p.180]

It's so good that it'll have hardcore hockey fans enthralled. [Jan 2003, p.134]

Strictly in terms of gameplay, it's a work of art...Unfortunately, Shinobi stumbles in its level and enemy design. [Dec 2002, p.152]

These new features add plenty of replay value. [Jan 2003, p.120]

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

More of the same, but not quite as good, with crappy minigames and a framerate that's more offensive than calling your political foe a putzhead. [Jan 2003, p.132]

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

Plenty of other platformers can boast similar features - but few have pulled them all together the way that Ratchet & Clank has. [Dec 2002, p.166]

It's wonderfully well conceived, and there simply isn't any other game like it. [Dec 2002, p.168]

If you've played "Frogger 2" on the PS1, that's all you really need to know; this is pretty much the same game. [Jan 2003, p.136]

Most of you should be able to plow through PK's handful of levels in a mere few hours. [Dec 2002, p.158]

The controls bug me, too. Where's the innovation? [Jan 2003, p.136]

The learning curve is still cruelly steep...I still say, though, that it is the best golf game on the market. [Dec 2002, p.174]

The game will twist and turn, surprise and captivate, and surpass any expectations you might have conjured up...The PS2's defining title. [Dec 2002, p.154]

"SSX" looked better two years ago, and the water comes nowhere near equaling that in last year's "Splashdown." [Dec 2002, p.160]

Easily the biggest and the best DDR yet. [Dec 2002, p.158]

Passing is this game's big problem... Otherwise, the flaw that perturbs me most is the lack of special moves. [Dec 2002, p.171]

Charming, deep, and astonishingly addictive. [Oct 2002, p.150]

The story is like a bag of bricks I had to heave along as I slogged my way forward...What a disappointment. [Dec 2002, p.172]

Makes a mockery of "Hawk 3" - you'll see. Funny, smart, richly entertaining and superbly crafted, Hawk 4 is more in the same class as "Grand Theft Auto III." [Dec 2002, p.178]