This is just the games: no extras, no goodies, and no style. [Jan 2003, p.90]

It feels like you've played this game before because you have. [June 2004, p.72]

Dumb fistfighting sequences from the original are back. [June 2005, p.74]

Creaky and sometimes clever - yes. Fantastic - not so much. [Sept 2005, p.86]

As it is, the game plays it safe with a by-the-numbers kill-fest that's fast and fun while it lasts, but ultimately, like the movie, feels more like a matinee. [Aug 2004, p.78]

The entire time I was playing, I kept thinking how this cool premise should have made for a better game. Alas, it never realizes its potential. [March 2005, p.78]

Much like Keanu's performance in the film, it just goes through the motions. [May 2005, p.82]

It's a competent, interesting game that will usually entertain but never thrill. [Oct 2005, p.100]

It certainly says something about a game's quality when the most impressive feature is the lighting. [Jan 2003, p.84]

If you've played this game before, there really is absolutely no reason to play it again. [July 2002, p.80]

My biggest problem with this game comes from the extremely unrealistic batting interface. [June 2002, p.78]

Games are meant to be played, not watched, and this one has more cinemas than "Metal Gear Solid." [Jan 2004, p.79]

Fails to inspire but quasi-amuses. [Jan 2002]

Exactly the kind of experience we were hoping to play in this game... too bad we only got to watch it. [Aug 2003, p.79]

Compared to this new generation of arcade hoopsters, Jam feels unambitious and uninvolving. [Dec 2003, p.146]

Button mashers will undoubtedly love it. But shouldn't the debut of a super-villain based on a master strategist be less...shallow? [Dec 2003, p.154]

What hurts the game the most is the vehicle control setup. In a game where you are firing at enemies from all directions you need independent steering and weapons controls. Not so here. [Feb 2003, p.81]

Blame it on bad porting if you will, but "Unreal" has yet to make a name for itself on Xbox, except as a graphics engine. And sadly, Unreal II won't do much to change that. [Apr 2004, p.73]

Its fundamentals are solid enough, but too bland and redundant. [Jan 2003, p.78]

Fails to measure up to Codemasters' other fine racing titles. [Aug 2004, p.84]

It's a game you'll have fun with for a while...until your brain starts to hurt from the randomness of it all. [Dec 2004, p.84]

Multiplayer lets you and up to three friends either break into teams of two for score battles or play cooperatively, sharing dancing and singing duties on songs. Even with four of you, though, you'll still miss the one presence that's in short supply: Michael Jackson.

Despite a few fresh ideas, Lego Batman 2 is, creatively, the weakest game in the Lego franchise.

"Quotation Forthcoming"

A brief Reaper appearance got out attention, but this DLC's climax will infuriate many Mass Effect fans. [July 2011, p.75]

Aside from replacing ancient Chinese warlords with robots from the all-pervasive classic anime series' mythology, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam changes as little as possible. [Oct 2007, p.81]

You might have some fun if all you care about is channeling your grade-school hacky-sack sessions, but if you're looking to actually play street soccer, you'll wonder why your soccer pitch turned into a circus act. [Apr 2006, p.77]

Light, fluffy popcorn fare, with just a dab of buttery thrills.