Stylish street art, but lacks substance. [Apr 2006, p.90]

The older games, while classics, are woefully dated. And the more recent titles, themselves more than two years old, don't justify the hefty price. [Apr 2006, p.95]

A hopeless, pathetic rip-off of everything that's gone before it, devoid of inspiration or entertainment of any kind. [Jan 2007, p.82]

Fine skating action and fearsomely addictive to boot. [Apr 2006, p.79]

Fine selection of game types, but outdated and lacking in soul. [May 2007, p.80]

Painfully clunky and predictable, but put another way, it's also nostalgic and deeply charming. [July 2007, p.90]

When half a battalion decides to leave your borders undefended while they wage their own private suicide-o-war, it's more than a little galling. [May 2006, p.96]

[July 2005]

Big punchy man action, with a surprising amount of brain. [Apr 2006, p.94]

The combat is a bit rubbish. [June 2006, p.96]

And now, dressed up in this sorry state, trying to excuse itself like a dad in a night club, there's not even that to defend it. [May 2006, p.97]

A sturdy sense of humour, and canny logic to its proceedings, raise Evil Genius above a noisy crowd. [Apr 2006, p.95]

A very flat, slow series of mouse clicks, only interrupted by the unlpleasant appearance of test papers based on what you've just played. [May 2006, p.97]

A great sticky glob of gaming goodness.

Decent fun, easy to pick up, but a little too old to pass into legend. [Sept 2008, p.66]

The tidier interface is certainly welcome. [June 2006, p.97]

You can't help but get the impression that this was a sequel made out of obligation, rather than creative drive. [Apr 2006, p.95]

Entertaining online war, in the shadow of beastly "Battlefield 2." [May 2006, p.96]

A festering pustule of dreadfulness. [June 2006, p.97]

Despite a respectable turn-out by the film's cast for new voices, none of Pixar's magic remains. [Apr 2006, p.95]

Refreshing, exciting RTS. [Nov 2008, p.92]

The game doesn't make note of important discoveries. [Nov 2006, p.98]

You get what you pay for, which in this case isn't anything new. [Sept 2006, p.101]

For the avid DAoC veterans, it's a must-buy. [July 2007, p.78]

FM 2007 remains a blinding mass of statistics at first sight, but they yield an intoxicating world of heartbreaking injuries, transfer coups, heroic defeats and the pursuit of glory. In short, it's football. No other game comes close. [Dec 2006, p.104]

Turn-based strategy made accessible with a casual philosophy. [Feb 2007, p.90]

Great physics; the best PC fighting game since "Rag Doll Kung Fu." [Christmas 2006, p.90]

No surprises, just great ease-of-use and an endless supply of puzzles. [Apr 2007, p.100]

A tragically flawed LucasArts tribute. [Jan 2009, p.80]

If you're going to ask someone to continuously pay money to be able to play your game, you're going to have to provide one hell of a decent shooter. And not, let's say, something that looks and feels like a weak "Quake II" clone. Yeah, you read that right. "Quake II." [Mar 2008, p.82]

With the cumbersome camera controls, you end up just wishing they'd hurry up and escape already. [Apr 2008, p.71]

A high score-chasing game that scores well with us all. [July 2008, p.83]

It's a case of Where's Wally meets Hercule Poirot. On a boat. [Jan 2009, p.79]