An intriguing spanner in the strategy game works, but one that causes too many malfunctions to justify its existence. [Dec 2009, p.90]

Sweet ideas, very poorly balanced.

A distinctly average point-and-click adventure that doesn't deliver on the potential of its prison-break premise. [May 2014, p.90]

Four player co-op always stimulates a baseline level of fun, but this is bare bones stuff. [May 2003, p.111]

A decent enough online shooter. If you really need another one. [Apr 2007, p.89]

An average slice of Borderlands. [Christmas 2010, p.103]

A decent game hampered by a completely bonkers and ill-thought-out payment scheme. A bad year for Tiger.

Rarely exciting, mostly disappointing. An unfinished tactical shooter let down by technical issues and terrible AI.

Dumbed down; drawn out; deeply annoying. [Jan 2009, p.84]

The explosions and spells look lovely, but the game itself is drudgery. [June 2009, p.89]

Spoiled by repetition and muddle. [Jan 2007, p.100]

Dark, moody, and full of hate. Your reviewer the day after the diary puzzle. [Aug 2008, p.89]

Lots of swearing as you protect a world that hates and fears you. [Aug 2006, p.85]

Pointless but not worthless. [Jan 2008, p.74]

Basically eight new maps for Majesty 2. [July 2010, p.91]

Night of the living dud. [July 2007, p.86]

Same old niche, now with less freedom. [July 2008, p.74]

A free MMO whose ingenuity does little more than simply streamline what we've seen elsewhere. [July 2010, p.104]

When a game makes you alternate between screaming and laughing out loud at its faults, the rewards aren't worth the struggle. [Apr 2008, p.71]

It's repetitive, mindless, claustrophobically linear, over-stylised and incoherent. [June 2009, p.93]

Dull sporting minigames, not made for the PC. [Nov 2008, p.93]

Disjointed and muddled, wth embarrassingly bad acting. [May 2007, p.83]

Too clever for its own good. [Jan 2008, p.80]

Too tough for tykes, too dull for adults. It's not a looker either. [Oct 2008, p.78]

Depressing, derivative movie cash-in. [Sept 2007, p.88]

Despite its clumsy handling of some issues, Journal has clever moments. [May 2014, p.91]

Four pretty but stale multiplayer arenas. One comedy zombie map. Eleven of your pounds wasted. [Nov 2011, p.122]

An idea tangled in shoddy design. [Oct 2006, p.86]