A brilliant final act with the series' most inventive and unusual factions yet.

AI wobbles remain, but this is an excellent racing game, and an authentic Formula One experience.

Tremendously fun and mostly pothole free, this gorgeous and flexible off-roader has something for every driving fan. [Sept 2011, p.70]

Demanding but excellent combat and gorgeous visuals sit awkwardly in a half-baked roguelike structure.

Any one of the "Big Three" is a good choice. I'll choose this one, thank you. [Jan 2001, p.165]

Gorgeous gib-filled excitement for deathmatch players with beefy systems. [Holiday 2002, p.112]

Deep, classy, and fiercely addictive. [Sept 2002, p.86]

It may be a little short, but it's one wild ride while it lasts. [Aug 1995, p.80]

But, overall, Lord of the Rings Online serves as proof that a major license can inspire an excellent MMO that immerses you in a beloved setting. [Aug 2007, p.58]

Desperados 3 turns the Wild West into a brilliant tactical playground that will fill you with lead over and over again.

It'll remind even the most jaded RTS fan how much fun total carnage can be. [Holiday 2004, p.84]

Sharp, multilayered satire that remembers to be a game even as it makes fun of us for playing.

But when things do come together, it can be a near-perfect storm that balances questing, instanced scenarios, and open world RvR that makes it feel like you're gliding through leveling rather than grinding. [Holiday 2008, p.64]

This would have been a much more compelling horror game if not for the bizarrely sluggish mouse movement, which feels strangely slow and floaty. [Holiday 2008, p.68]

A terrific return to form for singleplayer Final Fantasy that makes the series' future exciting, in a barebones (though functional) PC package.

PUBG takes the tradition of big-map survival games like DayZ and compresses it into digestible, 3-to-30-minute sprints that are reliably scary and low-key.

A total assault on your ears, eyes and reflexes. Thumper will beat you up, but you’ll enjoy it.

Still, Bionic Commando is packed with enough challenges and modes to woo even the most suicidal Spencer back into battle. [Dec 2008, p.58]

A deckbuilder that will have you doing hit point calculations and liking it.

These single-player campaigns are really the only part of this whole pack that came close to disappointing me. [Holiday 2001, p.84]

Definitely not the best of the bunch, but still a welcome return to a classic series. [Feb 2001, p.85]

For a measly 30 bucks, you won't find a better deal anywhere. [July 2007, p.64]

The fantastic Exalt missions, gene mods, and MEC Troopers are an excellent reason to play more XCOM.

I am utterly in love with Wildermyth. With this full release bringing it to five main campaigns and fleshing out endless generic ones, it will satisfy your RPG craving like nothing else.

I keep promising myself one more go… just like I did the last one more go.

A brilliant singleplayer campaign married to inventive, skill-intensive multiplayer that calls back to FPS classics of old.

These four fantastic maps are pricey, but they're more than just a nostalgic throwback. They present Battlefield 3 at its best. [Mar 2012, p.74]

A sprawling survival game in a beautiful subterranean world.