Someone obviously told the voice actors that the script was dreadfully witty as they proceed to deliver e-ve-ry li-ne slo-oo-w-ly just so you can get the full effect. It makes every conversation impossible to listen to without wanting to cut your ears off. [May 2007, p.67]

Shiny, shallow, and sadly unremarkable. [May 2005, p.105]

Lazy little film tie-in with some purely irritating features. [Oct 2005, p.99]

Survival horror, that's as bland as bland can be. Cold, yes. Fear, no. [June 2005, p.92]

Complacency has set in by now and calcifies this ongoing saga.

Adds nothing to a formula that was already looking like a severely ropey one. [June 2008, p.111]

All our fond memories shattered in a heartbreaking instant. [Aug 2006, p.97]

It's riddled with bizarre mini-games. [Dec 2007, p.62]

Good hack 'n' slash mechanics are let down by a lack of reasons to care about the action and keep heading back into battle. [June 2011, p.90]

The film tie-in adds interest, but it's too linear and we've seen it all before. [Nov 2006, p.102]

A great flyer for beginners, but not enough new features for the hardcore fan. [Dec 2006, p.114]

There are a million and one better shooters out there. [Dec 2006, p.118]

Like an MMO, there's an undefinable something that keeps you playing, probably far beyond what your sanity can properly stand.

A film tie-in that's above average for tie-in games, but that only means it deserves to be quietly de-razzed. [Mar 2011, p.108]

There's simply nothing here to hold the attention. [May 2008, p.112]

Like anything this complex, it is by turns brilliant, incredibly frustrating and boring. There's too much information to cope with. [Christmas 2004, p.111]

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

Utterly standard adventure devoid of novelty. [Christmas 2005, p.102]

Like "Pirates!" in space, but not as good as that suggests. [Oct 2005, p.92]

Darkest of Days has this whole time-travelling, setting-right-what-once-went-wrong schtick. Oh boy. [Dec 2009, p.99]

"Prince of Persia's" ugly second cousin. Does not get invited to royal functions. [Nov 2004]

Half a game. [Sept 2010, p.96]

Functional WWII strategy! Again! Gah! [Feb 2005, p.93]

There's nothing to see here whatsoever. [June 2008, p.111]

BF2 is an awesome game, the score is for the cheap and nasty add-on. [May 2006, p.90]

It's not quite challenging enough to make it a game that really does anything new, but it is delightfully presented. [Mar 2010, p.94]

Hugely repetitive action game. Hugely repetitive action game. Hugely repetitive (you get the idea).

Incredibly easy, very short. [Jan 2011, p.109]