Rubbish. [Oct 2011, p.103]

Confusing for newbs and too shallow for fans, but has moments of flashy satisfaction. [Aug 2016, p.86]

Painfully lacking in every area, lacking any thrill factor, excitement or variety. [Jan 2007, p.90]

Thoroughly average. [Aug 2007, p.93]

Such a painfully dry business - especially with the new lack of multiplayer - that you'd be better off just getting on a bike. [Sept 2011, p.102]

It looks and plays like a budget title, and doesn't really offer anything new aside from curiosity value. Best left dead and buried.

Without wishing to be Volga, this is a real kick in the Urals. Punitive old-school design meets needless contemporary complexities, with rehashed set-pieces Putin the final nail in the coffin.

A real shame. It's a good concept for a game, let down by poor gameplay and a story that isn't interesting or told well enough to seek out.

Only for the youngest and least discerning. [March 2013, p.87]

A game so scary, even it doesn't know what it is. [Dec 2012, p.101]

About as basic as a wrestling game can get. [Dec 2012, p.101]

More failed conversion than touchdown. [July 2010, p.102]

The additions are enticing, but they're also insulting. If you're the kind of person who's easily enraged, steer well clear of this cheeky cash-grab.

Dull-witted and directionless. [Dec 2012, p.103]

A disappointing interim chapter.

Somehow Dynasty Warriors 9 fails to meet even the lowest expectations.

There comes a time when you start to hope that the Circle of Doom in the title is actually the red ring of death so you won't have to play it anymore.

All that said, Scourge is cheap, and if you're looking for a no-frills co-op shooter to keep you and three friends mildly entertained, you could do worse.

The gameplay is riddled with bug-induced frustration, uninspiring combat and a sluggish control system that lacks any kind of invention. [Mar 2007, p.88]

The problem is that such a brilliant editor just makes you wish it resided in a better racing game.

The done-to-death concept and boring missions don't do the game any favours. [July 2006, p.67]

For fans only. Fans of masochism, that is. [Oct 2007, p.95]

The gaming equivalent of a massage, so unchallenging that your mind can rest up, recharge, and be in good mental health. [June 2008, p.73]

A stealth game with frustrating AI, horrible controls, and game-breaking bugs.

Transforms children's dreams into tears. [Sept 2007, p.107]

If you're a fan of Prison Break, why not consider assaulting some strangers and being sent to a real prison? You'll end up feeling marginally less violated than if you played this dog turd tie-in.

That ambition is hamstrung by a development budget that would struggle to cover a six-pack of crisps and an engine that is best at simulating the mid-point of cataract formulation. [Apr 2010, p.109]

This one's probably best left undetected. [Feb 2010, p.108]