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]

Even amidst the farming sim renaissance, Roots of Pacha cultivates a charming, community-driven vision of the Stone Age that’s endlessly satisfying and always enchanting.

Wild! is a must-buy for critter lovers and coaster-builders alike. [Apr 2006, p.100]

I'd recommend this game at $50. At the cost of a quick snatch-and-grab from the nearest recruiting station, it's easy to call it a must-play. [Jan 2003, p.118]

What the Golf? has been in development for a while—I feel like I've tried it at several indie game events over the past few years—but now that it's out I'm delighted to see its a fun, funny, extremely inventive puzzle game and a pleasure to play from the first hole-in-one to the final cat-in-seven.

A beautiful, smartly designed game set in a gorgeous futuristic city, but with a story that doesn’t quite do it justice.

Tactical Breach Wizards review: Excellent turn-based tactical combat wrapped up in a joyful, tightly-written story.

The Walking Dead's signature moral dilemmas are more nuanced than ever in a plot-heavy second episode.

Myth II has wanton carnage, great multiplayer action, and killer graphics. What more could you want? [May 1999, p.101]

Gorgeous and invigorating, Abzû flounders a bit with a hamfisted story, but there’s still nothing quite like it on the PC.

Back 4 Blood is an exceptional FPS that sets a new standard for co-op zombie murderfests.

A massive, bountiful RPG with richly descriptive writing, a well-realised setting, and deep tactical combat.

Red Dead Redemption 2's stark, slow depiction of America's fading frontier is a monumental work straining against stubborn mission design and stability problems.

If you thought the original Descent was a walk in the park, you'll meet your match in Descent II. But stick with it and you'll enjoy the ride. [June 1996, p.82]

As close as you can get to an F1 driver’s life without being cussed by Sebastian Vettel.

Minor technical issues and questionable monetisation scuff what is otherwise one of the best fighting games we've seen in the last decade.

A top-notch action-arcade game with a sly, dry sense of humor. [Sept 2000, p.93]

Does a bang-up job of communicating the unique, topsy-turvy physics at play in keeping a 180-mph GP bike on the straight and narrow. [Sept 2003, p.80]

A sublime addition to the Rogue Legacy family and one of the best roguelites yet.

Low-key, effective storytelling and a hyperfocus on puzzles. The Swapper exemplifies the adage that less is more.

Although the vehicle dynamics are still conspicuously slot-car like, the game itself is easily one of the finest EA has ever produced. [Jan 2004, p.118]

An intense and demanding simulation of modern urban combat. [Dec 2004, p.70]

Tense and thrilling with finely tuned systems, Saints & Sinners is a must-have VR experience.

A triumphant remake of Yakuza 2, full of fun diversions and featuring one of the series' best stories.

Expect many sessions of "just one more click/match/deal". [Apr 2008, p.64]

With Doom’s campaign, id Software found a sweet spot nestled somewhere between nostalgia and modernity that celebrates the pulpy sheen of big-budget shooters and resurrects an intense, simplified focus on the shooting itself. Doom sticks a bit too close to home to reinvigorate the genre, but it’s a reminder that FPS games aren’t limited to stop and pop corridors and political melodrama. It’s a reminder that sometimes a controlled, crafted appeal to base desires—going fast, flying high, and swift, tongue-in-cheek demon justice—are more than enough.

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

One of the most welcome and significant new flight-sim releases in years. [Sept 2005, p.71]