It's almost as if not enough time has been spent on either this or the Combat Upgrade, making it impossible to accept RoTW as it stands. [July 2005, p.95]

Bad translation... If you can speak German, get the native version. [July 2010, p.100]

A tremendous value. [Aug 2007, p.61]

Great in small, explosive doses, particularly with a friend, but longevity is unlikely to be one of its strong points. [Nov 2008, p.106]

What it lacks in logic, it more than makes up for in mood and atmosphere. [Sept 2008, p.114]

A damp squib, really. The single player is far too short and the multiplayer only occasionally rises above the average. [May 2011, p.90]

Traditional point-and-click game complete with traditionally rubbish gameplay. [Christmas 2004, p.119]

A victim of its own sneers, this is the world's first self-parodying game. [July 2005, p.90]

Accurate rugby, but re-mapping controllers requires fiendish text file editing. [Mar 2006, p.101]

A fresh breath in the MMORPG genre. In some respects it's ELITE on steroids.

Interaction can feel clumsy at times, and some levels suffer from stifling, linear design, but if you're a graphic novel or action game fan, you could do worse. [June 2006, p.85]

Nothing special, but Da Vinci nuts will lap it up. [June 2006, p.96]

The game itself is too lightweight to stand much repeating, leaving two possible outcomes: you'll become a paranoid conspiracy theorist, or get bored, shoot the driver, and watch them all perish in the resulting crash. [Feb 2005, p.93]

A promising shooter which ultimately ends not with the final movie, but an impassioned cry of “What the hell were you thinking?!”

Entertaining, but little innovation to write home about.

Not "Crimson Skies 2," but quite acceptable tipple while it lasts. [Nov 2004]

Unfortunately all the flaws from the original are still glaringly omnipresent - from the awkward mouse cursor to the tedious mini-games. [June 2006, p.96]

Pretty funky and fun - but only for a short while. [Christmas 2005, p.96]

Highly implausible, but not entirely fun-free. [May 2006, p.90]

Essentially just "THUG 2" with corridors, and Elephant Man-ugly, too. [Apr 2006, p.89]

Only the inherent fun of multiplayer dogfighting saves it. [Dec 2005, p.92]

Cryostasis is a beautiful, yet flawed, gem of a game. It offers up a thoroughly unique experience, that at its height is as breathtaking as it terrifying. The decision to render this as a first person shooter is slightly double-edged though, because as a shooter it’s less of a stunner, but is still a worthy addition to your game shelf.

The problem is that the more you play it the more you realise just how slight and limited it is as an experience. The tracks are pleasingly long, but once you've got them figured out they don't represent anything of a challenge.

A refreshing enough take on war to make it an entertaining time killer. [Sept 2009, p.98]

Deserves to be banned over here as well. This is wack, even for toys. [Apr 2006, p.91]

It's a pretty decent port of the 360 version that unfortunately brings with it all the frustrating flaws of the original. [Oct 2009, p.97]

There is a hangar full of new additions including new 3D cloud textures that make hide-and-seek dog-fighting a real possibility.

Newbie friendly from the outset and tons of quests on hand, but misses the vital spark to make it a must-play. [June 2010, p.99]