For a fiver, it's not too bad - a little different, at least. But that's all. [Sept 2008, p.116]

The only thing you'll be smashing if you buy this game is the area surrounding your PC. It really is truly offensive. [Sept 2008, p.114]

Mistmare’s slow pace and dependency on dialogue steals the thunder from many of its fantasy elements.

A PS2 port, when there's an Xbox 360 version? This is a dreadful example of shameless corner cutting and an awful game. [Aug 2008, p.107]

The frustration of RTS interrupting RPG is maddening beyond belief, but you won't understand what's going on anyway, so it's not worth the worry. [Christmas 2005, p.102]

Drivel. [Mar 2007, p.76]

A sim of Arnie’s election campaign would be more entertaining.

There's so much wrong here, from the Matrix rip-off storyline and painful attempts at imitating "Deus Ex," to the lack of textures and dull levels. [July 2006, p.102]

With too much emphasis on the factory insteady of the beauty, this is a game that really is skin-deep. [Sept 2008, p.117]

This game is a shameful dismantling of an iconic (though possibly equally shameful) gaming figure. [June 2009, p.101]

All the thrill of the hunt, without the thrill or hunt. [March 2005, p.113]

Cheap, tired and dull. Avoid it and the inevitable fourth sequel. [Nov 2004]

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

Dull, dated, and deeply dim-witted. Let's snore together. [Dec 2004, p.104]

Fascinating, infinite possibilities, but it's rough around the edges. [Feb 2005, p.84]

Cheap, tired and dull. Avoid it, and the inevitable fourth sequel. [Nov 2004, p.103]

Frantic platforming with a whimsical bent. [Nov 2006, p.104]

It's a gaming experience like no other... A brilliant content-heavy update for an already excellent game. [Feb 2005, p.88]

To damn it with faint praise, this is the world's greatest fire-fighting RTS. [May 2005, p.99]

Plus you have to "insert a coin" each time you play. How warm and fuzzy is that? Enjoy. [June 2006, p.97]

It's a one-trick pony, sure, but at least it's innovative and fun...Fun, but neat physics offset drab visuals. [Sept 2006, p.104]

Sonic Riders resembles what I can only imagine Keith Richards' worst nightmares are like, but rendered in 1999-qualitiy Playstation-o-vision. What's more, if you have an ATI card, it's framerate is slower than evolution itself. [June 2007, p.64]

Hard as nails, and cute as kittens. [Oct 2006, p.102]

Just when ragdoll was becoming an irritant for gaming, Toribash swoops in to demonstrate why it's the best thing since shaded pixels. [Mar 2007, p.78]

It does what it does well, but tennis sim it ain't. [May 2007, p.67]

Not pretty or that clever, but tykes may find this amusing for a few hours if they're not already hooked up to "The Sims." [July 2008, p.113]

Fun while it lasts, but inevitably, nowhere near as funky as the life your character is supposed to be leading. [Oct 2007, p.65]

Not the longest of games, but one of hte first truly compelling physics puzzlers. [Nov 2007, p.56]