If Flatout 2 was (just) music, it'd be a second album of commercial punk rock. [Sept 2006, p.92]

The beauty of BoA is the way it captures the unique character of American Revolutionary warfare without drowning wannabe Washingtons and Howes in detail. [May 2006, p.81]

Manages to repeat Civ IV's trick of delivering something that's hugely playable and yet dares to be profound and intelligent. It's an invigorating complement to the original and adds some essential refinements. [Sept 2006, p.86]

Worst of all is its absense of an Undo function. [Aug 2006, p.78]

This quirky menu-driven life simulator from ex-Elixir/Lionhead/Maxis coder Cliff Harris is seasoned with penty of wry humour. [Oct 2006, p.92]

For all its singleplayer niggles of slightly gutless, meagre gunplay, the astonishing-looking Prey is often great fun, occasionally very creepy and frequently highly impressive. Just don't go taking it seriously. [Aug 2006, p.74]

We still believe in this, and with further tweaks it could yet become a fine murder romp. [Jan 2007, p.104]

Classical, but no classic. Bread and circuses at their most generic. [Sept 2006, p.105]

It shouldn't be imaginable for a game to be released in this state. It's an insult to you that they think they can get away with it. [Oct 2006, p.99]

A braver studio would have developed C2's stunted naval dimension, or shifted the campaign focus to a novel location like the Caribbean or North America. [Sept 2006, p.102]

An arcade game par excellence, as inviting as the open road and just as compulsive. [Sept 2006, p.104]

While offering tough, sometimes entertaining miniature races, it fails to match its own past. [Aug 2006, p.94]

While it's a competent shell of a game, the only scrap of ingenuity is in the way each character picks any two of eight skill trees, and even that's been pipped at the post by "Guild Wars." [Aug 2006, p.84]

Mediocre turn-based vampire-battling from the Old Country. [Nov 2006, p.98]

More lands to conquer, new challenges, and a chance to star in one of the greatest stories of all time. [Aug 2006, p.86]

There's a reason I haven't said much yet about the RTS that sits serenely at the core of Rise & Fall. That reason is there really isn't much to say beyond it's good solid stuff with a strong whiff of Ensemble's best work. [July 2006, p.85]

Multiplayer is a fun aside, but be prepared for your PC to struggle with the choking throng of units on screen. [Aug 2006, p.92]

Make the effort, see past the spartan maps, the sparse sound, and teh square counters, and you're rewarded with one of the most believable battle simulations ever created. [Sept 2006, p.100]

No singleplayer game I know offers more scope for creativity, more surrealism, or a more original commercial model. [Aug 2006, p.82]

That rare thing: a kids' movie tie-in game that wasn't made by Satan. [Oct 2006, p.93]

City Life provides a valuable municipal service by being far more accessible while still providing a decent challenge. [June 2006, p.95]

Episode One is full of sophisticated visual effects. [July 2006, p.64]

There's so much to do and see in this game, so many possibilities. It suits the careful player, but caters for the psychopath in you as well. You simply won't find a better executed execution game. [June 2006, p.86]

Pretty, but frustrating pokery fiddliness wrecks this game. [Aug 2007, p.81]

It's still a mimic of "Command & Conquer" at heart, and it still screws up some basic stuff. [May 2006, p.80]

Essentially, this is "Strike Fighters" in hotpants and platform heels. [Dec 2006, p.95]

One of the most refreshing things about Rogue is how powerful you feel, and how well equipped you are. [June 2006, p.66]

Nice looking, moderately rewarding. [July 2006, p.78]