Consider my wishes answered: Sam and Max: Abe Lincoln Must Die! is the best installment yet. [May 2007, p.69]

There's no emotional soul, but Dead Island is an excellent open-world zombie hacker, slasher, and co-op loot party. [Nov 2011, p.65]

With the right hardware, Invisible War offers a thought-provoking, multi-layered journey with a side order of free choice. [Jan 2004, p.81]

Jam-packed with cool content, quirky humor, and the most polished gameplay of the entire series. [Holiday 2003, p.108]

A totally immersive management experience creaking under the pressure of annual release culture. It needs extra time.

A satisfying, moreish take on the roguelike formula, and one that's most likely to appeal to genre naysayers.

A tightly written story with multiple endings and difficult choices would make this the best "Splinter Cell" game to date...if it had been released in a finished state. [Feb. 2007, p.62]

A must-have for Medal of Honor fans, but we still like "Call of Duty" better. [Jan 2005, p.70]

Don’t let some clunky inventories scare you off from this excellent strategy RPG.

A splendid adventure that’s well paced, excellently voiced, and doesn't outstay its welcome.

Though visually attractive, it's still hampered by graphical glitches that have plagued the series over the last several years. My biggest gripe, though, is that this year's edition still doesn't get the number of penalaties correct. [Dec. 2006, p.120]

Entertaining storytelling and fantastic naval combat marred by terrible mission design and endemic feature creep.

An elaborate horror setting with plenty of effective scares – but not quite enough to last the entire game.

A brutally enjoyable stealth shooter that revisits and builds on the success of the original Escape from Butcher Bay. [May 2009, p.84]

Hearts of Iron 2 acolytes will dig Doomsday; I just hope its scope doesn't scare off new players. [Aug 2006, p.50]

A fine finale, which more than makes up for the failings of the first DLC and tells a great side-story of its own.

A beautiful story-driven adventure game with a compelling story and great characters, set on an island filled with intriguing mysteries.

A must-play for serious tacticians and World War II buffs. [Nov 2005, p.85]

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

An endlessly delightful destruction sandbox.

A satisfying farming and tea-shop sim inside a well-written adventure with meaningful themes.

What this shooter lacks in depth, it makes up for in fun factor. [Holiday 2003, p.114]

It's certainly impressive in its own over-the-top way, but if you're looking for depth and strategy in a basketball game, you'll be thoroughly disappointed. [Feb 2003, p.76]

A great title with tons of customization and months of gaming stuffed into one CD. [Nov 1996, p.238]

A great game and, with time, potentially a classic. Much rests on Frontier's ability to build on these broad but somewhat shallow foundations.

Pure is exciting fun that long-time racing fans and those looking to get their feet wet in the genre can enjoy. [Feb 2009, p.69]

A new adventure game classic, and a bit of a tear-jerker.

Ties That Bind makes a surprisingly convincing argument for it to keep shuffling onward.