If you can put up with the banality of the missions and NPCs, and the fact that all the player characters look the same, Neocron is slowly becoming one of the most interesting MMORPG worlds.

It may be unoriginal, but it's got the atmosphere. [May 2006, p.90]

Just more of the same beautiful game, but will remind you why you loved Oblivion like your own family in the first place. [Jan 2007, p.60]

A solid expansion for fans of either the game or the backstory, but not one capable of breathing new life into its tired predecessor. [Jan 2007, p.67]

A refinement. [Christmas 2008, p.98]

RalliSport Challenge is a cracking rally game that just falls short in so many places it can’t make the podium. For sheer content and powersliding potential, it’ll deliver in spades until "Colin McRae 3." Just don’t expect a perfect ride.

Undrentide’s additions bring new life to a flagging game, and though its story isn’t much to write home about, it’ll certainly tide us over until Bioware’s next magnum opus, "Knights of the Old Republic."

Surprisingly, there is no option for random generation of islands, nor is there any scope for multiplayer frolics, making it feel rather limited.

Lengthy, clever, and gripping. It's nice to have a decent point and click adventure around. It's been too long. [Oct 2011, p.105]

Fun and accessible, but should've been named "Railroads Lite." [Christmas 2006, p.103]

Such ordinariness only reinforces the nagging sense that this is the same game with bits bolted on. That's always the case with Battlefield games, but this time it's too little, too soon. [Dec 2006, p.110]

After the beautiful, atmospheric adventuring in the last game, having your new nemesis introduce herself by slowing grinding her barely-clad buttocks in your face is about as welcome as having her suddenly fart into it. Modern? Mature? No. It's gratuitous, tacky and pointless. [Christmas 2004, p.98]

An adventure game worth perusing, but it's not a perfect example of the genre by a long shot. [July 2008, p.110]

Hardcore RTS fans are well catered for. Casual players should look elsewhere. [Christmas 2005, p.98]

So much jetpack promise, but it's a game seeking a third act. Wait for Just Cause 2 if you fancy absurd airborne adventures. [Feb 2010, p.84]

Treads frequently to the brink of greatness, only to be tripped by its obsession with repetitive setpieces. [Christmas 2004, p.104]

Big on detail in theory, but slow and heavy in practice. [Deluxe Edition; Christmas 2006, p.98]

Engaging enough, but where's the innovation that the franchise so badly needs? [Christmas 2006, p.93]

An enjoyable kill-a-thon then, though sits unsteadily alongside the now-classic Valve title. [Oct 2009, p.98]

It's got the Western style down pat and though it's incredibly slow-paced it's well worth a bash for any tobacca-chewin' varmint. [July 2009, p.95]

City builder with a hint of speed-chess. The intense micromanaging aspect won't be for everyone, but it's tough not to like. [May 2010, p.98]

Brilliant, human-chewing fun if you like lots of blood and dismembered bodies, with some puzzle-led misiony stuff thrown in. [Feb 2007, p.67]

Bargain multiplayer fun, but tedious if you go it alone. [Dec 2004, p.94]

Nothing revolutionary, but a lot of battlin' and a lot of fun. [Jan 2005, p.98]

It may not be particularly beautiful to look at, but it's tactical and challenging enough to keep you occupied. [June 2007, p.64]

You'll enjoy solving the puzzles and the story is bizarre enough to keep you clicking along happily. [June 2006, p.97]

RPG fans will cry. [June 2011, p.86]

Manages to overcome its many flaws with an inspiring warmth. [Christmas 2006, p.100]