Leaves on the line may cause brain delays in strategy management.

Obtuse, ugly, hair-teraingly frustrating at times, and only very occaisionally imaginative. [Nov 2004]

Just manages to scrape into the "different enough to be interesting" category. [Oct 2004, p.100]

Overpriced, under-content and thoroughly disappointing all around. [Dec 2004, p.102]

Intriguing plot and visuals, but we've had enough of these lazy adventures. [March 2005, p.104]

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

Surprisingly more depth than there at first appears.

Gorgeous and horrifying , but also dumb and repetitive.

Not so bad that you'll want to pluck your own fur out, but that's all. [Nov 2004]

It's hideous. The graphics are atrocious, the controls are ridiculous, and missions consist of running around the blocky levels, firing wildly until random chance results in you killing everybody. [Oct 2004, p.100]

Messy, clumsy, and deeply unsatisfying beat-'em-up combat. Surpised? Catwoman is a poorly made tie-in game for a rubbish movie. Someone find me a bag and a brick. [Oct 2004, p.96]

If you find your trigger finger itching, you'd better buy yourself a WWII or sci-fi shooter to sate your appetite, because Kuma/War manages to get it very wrong. In every single sense. [Dec 2004, p.101]

A real shot in the arm for what is becoming a dull genre.

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

Even the impossibly hard missions are horribly addictive. [Aug 2004, p.83]

Perimeter is capital-‘huh?’ weird from start to finish, in a brilliant way. The trouble is it’s also hard, with the single-player campaign often being incredibly frustrating.

Clever and surprisingly rational, Aura is only let down by plot and game length. [Oct 2004, p.96]

Eminently likeable; as moreish as chocolate kittens, more addictive than smack-sprinkled kebabs. All the key ingredients of an RTS are here: well-balanced varied units, interesting missions, a surprising plot.

It's just a deeply undeveloped game. [Aug 2004, p.90]

A strong game, but be aware that you'll have to put in plenty of gruntwork before you'll have the chance to see it at its best. [Aug 2004, p.80]

This prison lies in a qualitative limbo. The monsters are gorgeous bundles of slime and metal; the atmosphere is dense and layered; it can, on occasion, give you real heebie jeebies. [Aug 2004, p.85]

Thief contains a level more terrifying than anything we've ever encountered before. [Aug 2004, p.76]

A bit like Paul Daniels, its magic is only really going to work on the kids. [Aug 2004, p.86]

A huge number of options, but the graphics are dated and the sound effects are monotonous.

Big, brash and varied, if a little on the crude side, TC is assuredly a top cat. [Aug 2004, p.88]

If it’s championship kicks that you’re after, get yourself a copy of "PES 3," because what it lacks in glitz it makes up for tenfold in terms of gameplay. We certainly wouldn’t be seen kicking about with anything else.

Ostensibly worthy, but fundamentally uninspiring – the only value is the size.

A real romp to play, and there’s very little grind involved – an achievement for any MMORPG. In addition, it doesn’t require you to put your life on hold to get a lot out of the game, unlike the "Everquests" and "Star Wars Galaxies" of the world.