Waiting tables is reduced to repetitive and frenzied clicking in Diner Dash, a $20 restaurant sim that turns simple game-play into an addictive treat. [Apr 2006, p.100]

Not for the coordination-challenged. [Jun 2006, p.105]

Overall, this is a game we recommend to any fan of collectible trading card games(or Marvel super heroes, for that matter). [Nov 2007, p.76]

The PC version lacks multiplayer, which is disappointing, and its low-res visuals are console-tastic. [Oct. 2006, p.108]

If you demand a high amount of polish, you'll probably want to pass on <i>Minions</i>. [July 2006, p.78]

PureSim has some issues, though. Runs are scored at a slo-pitch pace, especially in historical leagues. [Sep 2006, p.98]

Though dubbed "The Thinking Person's Fighting Game" by its creators, Wrestling Spirit II may at first inspire you to bang your head against a wall rather than think with it--this wrestling sim's early game can be uninteresting and repetitive. [Nov. 2006, p.120]

Homely, charmless graphics. [Aug 2006, p.91]

Prizefighting in this simple action game looks like rock'em-sock'em robots disguised as cartoon humans. [Aug 2006, p.91]

It's debatable whether making players responsible for creating content is genius of laziness--doing so helps bond players to the game, but since Faces as few players to being with, you'll likely end up bored. [Sep 2006, p.70]

For its $65 price tag, RWG makes a decent party game, but it would be better if it came with an extra set of gloves, because tediously wrapping and unwrapping the Velcro closures and passing them back and forth was a real pain. [Sep 2006, p.96]

The visuals may not be pretty, but what else are you going to do off-season. [Sep 2006, p.96]

The Wings of Power add-ons exist to place PC pilots in the cockpits of the world's most storied warplanes, and they do so with style and panache. [Nov. 2006, p.118]

Once installed, the Seawolves mod bundle will certainly improve your "SH3" experience, but if you have a broadband conncetion, you're much better off with the vastly superior Grey Wolves supermod from Subsim.com. It outperforms Seawolves on every measurable level and it won't cost you a dime. [Dec. 2006, p.128]

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]

Whatever you do, don't waste your time or hard-earned dough with BYSB2007. [Jan. 2007, p.83]

Mindblowingly generic. [Nov 2006, p.86]

Unintuitive controls make this game a little mangy, but kids will get a kick out off treating over 100 animal ailments. [Dec. 2006, p.122]

The zones look fantastic - SOE's art department deserves serious kudos for what it's done with the aging engine - but with so many unusued zones in EverQuest as it is, do we really need more? [Holiday 2006, p.88]

For a mind-boggling $59.99, you get slow, sloppy fighting (punches and kicks pass through opponents), miserable controls, and feather-light physics that make it seem as though the game's 35-plus tin combatants are battling on the moon. [Holiday 2006, p.114]

Great physics and blood effects give fights more depth and oomph than many arcade beat-em-ups, but tutorials and more options are needed to enhance its gut-kicking goodness. [Mar 2007, p.65]

On your first puzzle, you'll notice helpful features, such as spot-lit columns and rows that intersect at selected squares, highlighting each instance of a chosen number on the board. These extras elevate Zen of Sudoku into an original experience, making it an improvement over other Sudoku games and books on the market. [Oct 2006, p. 58]

Air battles is a quality product that'll likely find an audience, but discerning PC pilots, new or old, can get much more bang for their buck by simply accessing the options menu in the original "BoB II" and toggling all the hard stuff to easy. [June 2007, p.57]

The actual meat of the game--"battling" by comparing card stats--is very smooth. [Aug 2007, p.68]

It's all by-the-numbers stuff that gets old quickly, and the game's muddy graphics, slim single-player options, and comically mistranslated dialog certainly don't help. [Oct 2007, p.57]

Despite being free to download and play, Requiem is fully featured, and arguably better than many subscription-based MMOs out there. [Oct 2008, p.60]

Be forewarned though: Once you launch Arctic Stud Poker Run, it can become every bit as addictive as real poker. [May 2008, p.64]

Mabinogi offers a lot of engaging play for a free game, but you'll quickly wish that its "free" price tag included WASD controls. [Aug 2008, p.74]