With little satisfying gameplay to back it up, Charlie's $30 price tag borders on insult. [Nov 2005, p.80]

Legends, you're the worst. [Feb 2013, p.79]

Getting voted off THIS island makes you a winner, not a loser. [Feb 2002, p.79]

If the miserable gameplay doesn't turn you off, the underwhelming visuals will do the trick. [Nov. 2006, p.60]

In PR terms, it's the world's costliest public beta. There's a lithe control system in the wreckage, but it'll take many updates to dig it out.

Playing alone with bots is unbearable - the AI players run into walls and can't aim for squat. [Apr 2004, p.74]

I apologize for the inconvenience, sir, but Call of Heroes doesn't come with any multi-player, though it does have 15 single-player levels and a few boss battles added for extra flavor. [Oct 2007, p.70]

Though Terra Wars: NY Invasion is destined for the bargain bin(priced at $19.99, it's actually probably already there), playing through its approximately seven hours of gameplay will at least satiate your natural instinct to kill aliens--but not much else. [Oct. 2006, p.58]

This is an immense disservice to the Flatout franchise, and one that makes Flatout 2 look like a vehicular ballet. [Apr 2012, p.72]

The game barely qualifies as playable given its myriad of technical issues, but even when it is working as intended, you'll wish that it wasn't.

Even Skeeter and Zeke don't much like this pid'ful excuse for a racer. [August 2002, p.68]

A shameless knock-off that repeats many of DayZ's problems. Worst audio ever. Bullets for sale? Really?

This shooter's imbecilic AI and laughable weapons-modelling all scream "rush job," through each of its nine sleep-inducing missions. [July 2003, p.75]

As you're chucking the box, notice how wonderful it feels to be able to aim properly; and as it hits the trash can with a satisfying clunk, you can be assured that you've just experienced the height of its realism. [Nov 2003, p.117]

I've played Flash-game advertisements that are more fun than NRA Varmint Hunter. [March 2005, p.73]

All told, BDB took less than 30 minutes to beat, and there's no point in playing it again. [Oct 2002, p.98]

The performance is nohwere near as smooth as I remember on my mothballed Dreamcast - nor as fun. [Jan 2003, p.104]

Strictly for fans of turn-based space-strategy epics, but it's the Acme of the genre. [June 2002, p.60]

This may well be John Tiller’s masterpiece. For dynamic, white-knuckled intensity and fine-grained realism, it comes closer than any previous PC game to replicating the spirit of that legendary boardgame classic "Advanced Squad Leader."

Enjoy it while it lasts, because I doubt it'll last long. [Apr 2002, p.76]

A lot more fun than I envisioned it to be. [Apr 2002, p.84]

SL's graphics engine is by far the buggiest and most poorly optimized that I've seen in years, with enough frame-rate bottlenecks, clipping, draw-through, and CD-access pauses to leave you gasping in your chair. [Mar 2003, p.91]

As accessible and deep as a serious military simulation can get. If you want to taste command in modern war, this is your game. [Mar 2003, p.95]

The most annoying shortcoming is the narrow path you follow, with no option to roam freely. [Aug 2003, p.67]

What saves the game is the hilarious commentary, peformed by a loudmouth parrot. [Aug 2003, p.70]

One of the more enjoyable PC arcade racers to come along in years. [July 2003, p.84]

Not a sexy action shooter, but an intricate, richly detailed game of serious turn-based strategy. But hex-heads and "MechWarrior" aficionados will find lots here to suck them in. [Nov 2003, p.122]

With no career options to choose from - and only 30 unconnected missions up for grabs in the single-player menu - the entire Operation Iraqi Freedom experience is a remarkably fleeting and sterile exercise for experienced simmers. [Oct 2003, p.114]