Fans of Warhammer 40,000 will be delighted by the spectacle and authenticity—but ultimately disappointed by messy action and unengaging multiplayer.

The best RPG combat ever. Not gaming's best story, but maybe its best storytelling. Darker, sexier, better. [Mar 2011, p.64]

There are no huge new strides in gameplay, but the story-driven campaign is top-notch -- albeit murderously hard. [Holiday 2002, p.84]

A boon to hardcore fans of the original - but probably no one else. [Feb 2000, p.122]

Joe Danger 2: The Movie manages to build on the fun of its predecessor--and make it even more preposterous. [Oct 2013, p.68]

The definitive version of Street Fighter IV, but not the best until its technical problems are solved.

Thankfully, smart as ever, Amplitude Studios has created another astounding story-driven game, that really has taken the best bits of RTS, RPG and 4X, drawing much from Endless Space, and spun it differently for every faction.

Pyre's campaign is repetitive and its combat never quite clicks, but a touching and thoughtful story makes it worth sticking through to the end.

A daring, exciting and bleakly powerful payoff that handsomely rewards your investment in its characters.

Installing and playing through S.T.A.L.K.E.R. was like discovering and opening a long-forgotten Christmas present. [June 2007, p.54]

Old-school Japanese shooting, platforming action reminds us just how fun the simple games of the ‘80s could be.

Brilliant design; a reward-happy, lighthearted multiplayer fray. One of the finest $15 shooters ever made.

It's still one of the best dungeon crawlers ever made, but now it's on PC.

A great comeback from episode two, A Crooked Mile amplifies the drama—though sometimes in the wrong ways—and confronts Bigby with hard choices and proper detective work.

I can live with a few little pissers when the overall game is so exciting, exquisitely designed, and meticulous in its historical accuracy. [Oct 2002, p.92]

Expanding a fine franchise, FT is the king of tactical combat games. [June 2001, p.72]

I listened to Wandersong's soundtrack while writing this review, and I've been happily jiggling my leg throughout.

If EA can work in some car damage, a hard-core physics option, and some proper cockpit views for the next chapter, this franchise will leap into a league of its own. [Feb 2005, p.54]

A fantastically addictive and realistic management experience. [Feb 2006, p.90]

A very devoted homage that nevertheless brings back a golden era – provided you lived through it the first time.

If you want great depth and bang for your buck, you can't go wrong with Dominions 3. [Feb. 2007, p.66]

Battlefield 6 is more about refinements than surprises, but a well-made Battlefield is automatically one of the best shooters of the year.

With unconventional subtleties like plotting, matchmaking and title distribution, CK2 never cramps your creativity with mundane victory conditions. [May 2012, p.67]

Offers some definite innovation in terms of unit creation and resource management, but the wretched unit AI and lackluster missions left me wondering what we were waiting all this time for. [Feb 2002, p.78]

Expect this one to take up a hunk of your hard drive for many moons. [Oct 2000, p.119]

The biggest problem is that it's practically impossible to walk an AI batter. [June 2004, p.76]

An exceptionally pretty if otherwise conventional JRPG with diverting combat. Not an all-timer, but worth a (re)visit.

There's the skeleton of a good Mortal Kombat here, but it's lacking in meat. Low on personality and half-baked in its attempt to reboot the story, it feels fated to be remembered as the least interesting of the modern MK games.