There's nothing here gameplay-wise that's new or original, or even competitive, given the season...The lag in online bouts is atrocious. [Holiday 2004, p.34]

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

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]

After just a few of the 10 missions, it becomes painfully evident that the Myth II engine was simply not designed for the task of modeling modern combat.

If you can read this review, you're too old to play Robot Arena. [July 2001, p.72]

A cynical attempt at milking players for money. Bullet Run plays like a tacked-on online mode for a singleplayer game.

Sloppy controls make for an infuriating platformer. If you want a modern Sonic game, get Generations instead.

Unspectacular graphics only serve to accentuate the game’s myriad physical and visual shortcomings.

No-frills tedium. [Holiday 2006, p.88]

MoB's terrific art style and wanton dismemberment are completely wasted on this overwhelmingly inadequate shooter. [July 2009, p.82]

Almost-passable fare for a wacky-golf game, but it can't hold a candle to the superbly crafted "Links" and "Tiger Woods" games of even several years past - both of which are available for this game's $20 price. [Dec 2004, p.106]

Mass murder by dragonbreath has never been so monotonous. [Feb 2005, p.71]

The only feeling of authenticity you'll get from Platoon is the same sort of futilitiy that pervaded the actual Vietnamese conflict. [Feb 2003, p.68]

Slow, technically flawed and dogged by premium microtransactions. A sorry take on a classic card game.

An ARPG with weak combat and too many bugs, Bombshell isn’t worth your click-click-clicks.

Doesn't offer anything worth even a cursory glance. Even squad-based strategy-game fantatics should take a pass on this lousy $20 beer coaster. [July 2004, p.55]

Just a few years back, golf ruled the PC scene. Now we've got one game left, and it's a crappy third-rate console port. [Dec 2007, p.76]

An over-designed shooter that missed the joy in its central concept and instead locks you into purgatorial combat loops. [Mar 2010, p.80]

Overly simplistic gameplay, repetitive jumping puzzles, and all-in-all monotony. [Sept 2003, p.97]

Good grief--I could buy Half-Life 2 with that $10. [Aug 2011, p.76]

Some solid puzzles can’t rescue what is an otherwise terrible adventure game.

The worst gaming goat since that one in Broken Sword. This is a dumb, limited novelty game that's not worth the asking price

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.

A sentence of 25 to Life lasts only six to seven hours if played on medium difficulty. [Apr 2006, p.51]

It's such a disappointment that I'm worried this will kill any chance of us getting a meatier Legacy of Kain game—but at the same time, given how Ascendance sets up Elaleth's further adventures, it might be better if Kain and his pals go back into their coffins.

If you don't buy one game this year, Medieval Lords should be it. [March 2005, p.72]

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

A shallow, slow, grind-heavy MMO crippled by a horrible interface and nonsensical player limitations.