A little like a tavern wench you met in Trinidad - certainly pretty, very broad, but ultimately a tiny bit shallow. [Jan 2005, p.88]

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

A truly spectacular failure. Long may it live in infamy. [May 2005, p.105]

Ridiculously fast, under-developed and frustrating to control. [Christmas 2004, p.119]

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

Revel, savour and bask in the brilliance; this is a game that no gamer can afford to ignore... The PC's finest gaming moment, with a half-life of forever. [Nov 2004, p.83]

So close to brilliance - but, again let down by premature release. [Jan 2005, p.82]

Slightly grotty in parts, but entertaining. [Feb 2005, p.93]

Unimpressive sim that misses a chance to impress with groovy visuals. [Jan 2005, p.94]

Simple, entertaining platform/puzzle fun for the little people. [Feb 2005, p.89]

The fact that there's sod-all to do in the city apart from racing and upgrading means that it soon becomes little more than a glorified menu screen; the chance to pull a burnout in front of a crowd would make it more involving. [Christmas 2004, p.106]

EQII beats any other MMO at release; the developers have learnt a lot from its competitors and there's a full game here, ready to play and have fun with. [Christmas 2004, p.116]

The challenge of maintaining your reputation in the face of a weak Nile, defending the city from attack and completing the scenarios is gratifying, but there's not really enough here to justify long-term play. [March 2005, p.99]

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

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

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

There's no heart in the design. It's a beautiful world with enjoyable characters and it's engaging for a while, but it runs out of ideas way too soon to be any lasting fun. [Jan 2005, p.89]

The problem is that what worked so well in "Kohan" can't help but feel a little artificial when applied to a more realistic milieu. [Christmas 2004, p.110]

Like a clapped out Huey returning from its final mission - ugly, rusted, outdated and just so shot shot full of holes. [Feb 2005, p.82]

Utterly credible action-adventure with an arbitrarily varied difficulty level. [Feb 2005, p.89]

Glossy, engrossing, and still fun, but just not nearly as essential as it used to be.

At heart, this is hands down the best theme park building game to date. [Christmas 2004, p.112]

The best Pacific-based flight sim you can buy, without question. [Dec 2004, p.86]

A good addition to Galaxies which will only get better with time. [Christmas 2004, p.114]

Come on EA, give us something new to write about with your next release. [Jan 2005, p.90]

A well-timed cue to buy the original game, but not worth buying by itself. [Dec 2004, p.101]

Comprehensive, time-consuming and, so long as you've got a passion for all things puck-related, essential. [Aug 2004, p.84]

All that leaping and fighting doesn't fit very well with keyboard controls. [Jan 2005, p.98]