A bug-ridden quagmire that rivals the 'Nam itself. [Aug 2005, p.57]

Rome seems rushed and poorly realized. [Apr 2008, p.70]

You get what you pay for, though, and for a $20 title, WWII TC delivers a modicum of modest, albeit fleeting, big-gun thrills. [May 2006, p.54]

Pretty darned awful...With barely five hours of gameplay, no voiceovers, non-existent AI, and amateruish chapter-ending cartoons, Hero X can't even rightly be called a decent bargain-bin pick. [Oct 2002, p.102]

A horror game with few scares, Inmates is imprisoned by its lack of ambition.

This little number's a shiny new lemon. [May 2002, p.69]

There's little redeeming value to this poor knock-off. Maximus is spinning in his grave. [Jan 2003, p.106]

An overpriced game with a solid combat system that's buried under a mountain of banality and monetisation.

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

So much squandered potential, it's mind-boggling. Needs serious patching. [Aug 2005, p.66]

This point-and-click adventure should have stayed in Italy. [July 2006, p.99]

A muddled collection of good ideas, Impire has charm enough but its flaws are likely to frustrate most players.

Cringeworthy voice acting. [July 2008, p.60]

Deus Ex: The Fall belongs on your phone, not on your monitor. This is a woeful port with few redeeming features.

LA Cops has some cool ideas, but the frustratingly shoddy execution works completely at odds with the experience the game is trying to create.

Payback is a disservice to the Soldier of Fortune franchise, and in no way captures the exciting action of its pedigree. [Feb 2008, p.86]

The main problem I have with this sports sim is the wild inaccuracies I found in its generated stats. [Apr 2007, p.49]

Even the combat is boring, since it's entirely automated and gives you no control whatsoever over your troops. [Dec 2003, p.132]

Some glaring shortcomings make even the low price a bit too much. [May 2004, p.65]

Despite its token connection to the recent CGI-enhanced MGM movie, Flyboys isn't a standalone aerial shooter so much as a repackaging of iENT's subscription-based Warbirds/Dawn of Aces online combat-flight-sim service. [Apr 2007, p.52]

A mediocre XCOM-like in the form of a deeply worrying depiction of militarised police.

Just a kiddie console racer in PC clothing. [Mar 2002, p.74]

Deeply underwhelming. Neither staged carefully enough to be scary nor dynamic enough to be exciting, it succeeds only where other players are capable of breathing life into it. There are better linear shooters, better asymmetrical multiplayer games, and better Aliens sequels, and your love of the motion tracker and pulse rifle would need to be profound to surmount those obstacles.

Its gameplay isn't imaginative or original, but if you're looking for a quick fix of destructiveness, Apocalypse gets the job done. [Oct. 2006, p.108]

The problem with Apocalypse Weekend is that it lacks the cleverness and thoughtful execution that made the original worth laughs. [Oct 2005, p.72]

A beautiful but baffling space strategy game. Bugs and bewildering menus make for a frustrating and very missable experience.

Factor in BMT 2's dated graphics, clumsy truck physics, and lack of multiplay, and even liquored-up yokels will have a tough time finding any play value with this tiresome retread. [Jan 2005, p.110]

The real puzzle is why anyone would consider this entertainment. [June 2007, p.71]