What's still missing is "MS Flight Simulator" levels of realism. [Oct 2007, p.87]

Even with the silly-alien theme, Zeta is utterly humourless. [Oct 2009, p.79]

While everything works, there are a few odd quirks which don't exactly break the game but do make it a little bizarre. [May 2006, p.89]

Great customisation and a compelling clan war layer, but the multiplayer just isn't interesting enough to support them. [Aug 2012, p.96]

The visual dazzle and cinematic set-pieces are let down by bad scripting, glitchy multiplayer and increasingly dull firefights.

If the AI worked as it was intended, and if there was a cover system beyond "stand behind that pillar and the splash damage 'might' not kill you," Jericho would be great. But it doesn't, there isn't, and it's not. [Dec 2007, p.82]

Besides unlocking costumes that don't offer stat bonuses, there's almost zero replay value here. [Aug 2011, p.99]

Better value than most things in the bargain bin. [Jan 2011, p.99]

This Swedish smorgasbord doesn't have enough meat. [June 2006, p.93]

A pretty impressive package for 2 quid. [June 2013, p.79]

You've played it before. [Apr 2007, p.96]

Lots of stars, not much sparkle. Stick with "GalCiv II." [June 2008, p.85]

Fun, but frustratingly contrived. [May 2009, p.62]

A solid Motocross racing game that skids and falls flat on its face in the mud when it tries anything else. [May 2012, p.90]

A terrible port of a recycled series, but still remains as funny as ever.

It's laser-focused on delivering a tense, one-on-one game, but its rewards are blurred under no-frills packaging and a too-serious demeanour. [Feb 2010, p.85]

Nor is Splatters terribly engaging. [Oct 2013, p.77]

A brave attempt at a promising genre, but not hard-boiled enough to earn the traditional $25 a day plus expenses. [Jan 2012, p.120]

Resembles its zombies - pulpy and brainless. [Jan 2014, p.99]

Soapily melodramatic, inconspicuous consumption. [Apr 2007, p.100]

Custom BFGs keep it more BFE than BFD, but the modern successor to games like Contra and Abuse this is not. [Nov 2011, p.136]

Monster may very well love you, but it will probably have to get used to you simply liking it back. [June 2013, p.92]

The problem with discussing MirrorMoon EP is that the fun (and frustration) of it lies in discovering for yourself what you have to do, how, and why. Good luck with that last part - it still eludes me. [Feb 2014, p.91]

Unlikely ever to fuel frenetic action akin to Galcon, or plumb great strategic depths. [Apr 2012, p.121]

What really keeps me from recommending Afterlight, however, is the repetition of its bases. The relative simplicity of the fights, married to returning to the same locale time and time again, means the game is simply not thrilling enough.

Fails to match "Lego Star Wars" for charm. [Jan 2007, p.98]

Stylish, somewhat hypnotic and sporadically satisfying. [March 2013, p.95]

The large-scale RTS combat can be fun and the game flourishes aesthetically in some of the bigger areas, but life is too short to spend our time on games lacking spirit, spunk and novelty. [June 2006, p.94]