This throwback management sim's incredible building tools are let down by a limp campaign and a serious lack of depth.

Like a dinosaur skeleton in your local museum, Dino D-Day is barebones, missing some pieces, and ancient-looking. [July 2011, p.78]

Wuchang brings some fun ideas to soulslike boss fights, but the rest of it is a pale imitation of much better games.

A promising concept but dismal execution on just about every level.

Given the material, Away Team fails to reach its potential - or even come close. [June 2001, p.69]

As it stands, it's an almost-there game that you can't stop playing in the hope that it eventually gets better. It doesn't, but that might change if developer Koios Works goes back to the drawing board in a few areas. [Nov. 2006, p.76]

There is potential for amusing cat-and-mouse exchanges, but a lobby full of humans is hard to find.

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

Remains saddled with enough broken parts to guarantee this title a quick trip to the slag heap in the sky. [Sept 2002, p.78]

Dull combat, countless boring gray rooms and an abandoned story make Cryostasis as appealing as frozen dog droppings. [Aug 2009, p.76]

Another fumbled PC port blighted by poor optimisation and unpredictable performance issues.

Poor execution and lack of content. [May 2010, p.82]

Empire of Sin's many bugs, balance issues and competing systems undermine what could have been a novel mob management game.

Instead of spending $50 on Beowulf the game, read the poem instead; this game isn't epic, it's just epically tedious. [Feb 2008, p.74]

This game is terminal. Let it find the peace it deserves. [Mar 2006, p.50]

Insultingly short for its price, but that might be its one saving grace considering how derivative it feels.

Many great games have been built on the concept of expanding your space empire through diplomacy, trade and war. Armada 2526 is not one of them. [Nov 2010, p.83]

The controls are awful...L.A. is nowhere near fully modeled. [July 2004, p.60]

Bionicle's horrible controls and confusing camera angles (which shift at inopportune times) make it a terribly frustrating experience. [Feb 2004, p.77]

But it's the game's many bugs and glitches, not mere repetition, which sap Dark Messiah's might and magic. [Feb. 2007, p.77]

Only for hardcore fans of Halle Berry or aficionados of softcore porn. [Nov 2004, p.96]

A botched opportunity for what could have been a cool game. [Mar 2001, p.49]

A mod too short on content and aspiration to warrant the price as a standalone release.

After a promising opening, Ghost Song collapses under the weight of its ill-conceived mechanics.

A failed attempt at a cross-genre historical hybrid. [May 2004, p.70]

A dumb shooter that feels like a rubbish stealth section dragged out across the length of an entire game.

Gotham Knights attempts to differentiate itself from the Arkham series with new characters and a new canon, but spends most of its length poorly imitating what made those games great.

While it's an ambitious and lengthy adventure, the game is spoiled by an overly confusing story, many ambiguous puzzles, and a flawed interface. [July 2002, p.73]