Ugly and simplistic, but surprisingly likeable. [June 2007, p.89]

Its control niggles make it more suitable for console platforms, and it's nowhere near as enjoyable as last year's "Spider-Man" movie game. [July 2003, p.90]

It feels like a four-hour tutorial to a game that might have used its mechanics better, never trusting its players enough to present them with a thoughtful challenge. [Oct 2011, p.77]

Despite some memorable imagery, Monochroma plays like a budget-price Limbo. [Sept. 2014, p.69]

Definitely a kids' arcade game with the extreme simplicity of a console title, Shrek 2 offers enough comic mischief to make children love the big green guy all over again. [July 2004, p.58]

I'm enjoying Battlefield 1. It's not a huge departure for the series, despite the period, but it is meaningfully distinct from Battlefield 4. That may disappoint those who simply want progression that mirrors the jump from Battlefield 3 to 4 – more guns, more features and new maps.

Ultimately, like so many franchise tie-ins, it's just criminally mediocre. [Feb 2005, p.68]

Since it liberally cribs from better games that are now selling for $20 or less themselves, you'd be a fool not to check them out first. [Mar 2002, p.63]

In short, Blitzkrieg II just doesn't cut the mustard. [May 2007, p.66]

Agonizingly mediocre - and proof that the Blair Witch has had her day in the moonlight. [Apr 2001, p.90]

Simple, explosion-packed action is what SS:BR looks like, and that's exactly what it'll deliver. Nothing more, nothing less. [Oct 2011, p.78]

A gritty Eastern Front soldier sim rushed to the front far too soon. Wait for patches if you're squeamish.

Think about it: the developer built in a level skip. I recommend a cheaper alternative: the game skip. [Oct 2008, p.66]

A boring, unoriginal, morally bankrupt, ethically dubious glorification of war, that's not worth your time or money.

The 3D graphics all look positively amateurish. [July 2002, p.62]

The lack of any real challenge makes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hard to recommend for all but the very young set. [Mar 2004, p.75]

Unlike other MMORPG's with admittedly better graphics, Endless Ages throws so much variety into the overall experience that there's rarely a dull moment. [Aug 2003, p.69]

With no online community, no single-player gameplay and no replayability, Crasher has already crashed. [June 2011, p.74]

Hektor's level design mind games are cool, but its 90 minutes of jump scares would be better spent on so many other horror games.

Jigsaw's game are meant to be cruel, barbaric, horrific and pedantic, but this game is just plain tedious. [Jan 2010, p.79]

Good ideas all, but the execution is a muddled mess. [Feb 2002, p.71]

A dreadful-looking but surprisingly playable simulation of a truly complex game. [Feb 2004, p.84]

SP2: Faith in Destiny is a mess. [Oct 2012, p.69]

To be brutally honest, you are as imaginative as dry, unbuttered toast. [July 2004, p.65]

The videogame equivalent of a bad Vietnam B-movie. [Jan 2005, p.88]

Shoddy enemy A.I. Sometimes you can be standing 20 feet in front of a guard in a well-lit room and remain invisible to him, while other times you may be detected from 50 feet or more while crouching in a dark corner. [Sept 2004, p.60]

Sane people. however--folks who don't take their new Leader Class Optimus Prime to bed with them--should probably play something else. [Oct 2007, p.72]

Defenders of Time multiplayer mode is conceptually interesting, but ultimately not worth trying because of many technical issues and poorly-executed fundamentals.