A must-own...a rare and rewarding game for fans of the genre. [Sept 2000, p.82]

A valuable remake that makes the original Metro feel complete on PC.

Short, intense, and gripping is far superior to 40 hours of average FPS action, and Riddick is too excellent to miss merely because of its first-impression pedigree. [March 2005, p.62]

Just like "Civ II," it blends a simple start with a vast array of options and pulls them together into a detailed, compelling, and seamless gaming experience. [Holiday 2001, p.65]

Ghost Trick is an essential and engrossing experience for any PC gamer.

Charming, deep, and constantly surprising, Dave the Diver is packed with activities and full of heart.

Despite it's killer opening act, Hi-Fi Rush fails to sustain its blend of rhythm and action all the way until the end.

God of War Ragnarök isn't the cleanest sequel, but it leaves Sony's angriest franchise in a great place.

Gorgeous, immersive and packed with game modes, NBA 2K13 is one poorly designed keyboard setup away from b-ball glory.

A beautiful exercise in freeform solutions, Zachtronics has created one of the most satisfying puzzle games ever made.

A final word about the dynamic campaign: it's incredible... This mode could keep some people going for years. [June 2005, p.64]

A great port of what is still one of the best action games around. Bayonetta is the essential hack-'n-slash.

Gorgeous graphics, deep combat and a user-friendly makeover makes the fifth Civilization a great place to start or renew your interest in global domination. [Nov 2010, p.52]

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

A delightful update that fills the original game with even more humorous and thoughtful rabbit holes to get lost in.

A rough port and bungled narrative make The Last of Us Part 2 hard to recommend, though the remaster's additions and moment-to-moment action satisfy.

Delivers everything that a dedicated flight-simmer could ask for. This game will be a very hard act to follow for a long time to come. [Jan 2002, p.58]

A gorgeous world, bursting with personality. Great storytelling makes up for the short length and unchallenging puzzles.

A deep and rewarding competitive game that becomes something special when taken on in the company of others.

An accomplished and rewarding online RPG that does a great deal to reclaim the promise of its genre.

A dark, cool, and beautiful revival of an incredible game. [Oct 2011, p.68]

The most amazing, spectacular, ultimate superhero game ever made. [May 2002, p.58]

Exacting, agonising, challenging, and intensely rewarding, Into the Breach delivers in the tiniest package the most perfectly formed tactics around.

A gorgeous and uncompromisingly realistic racing sim that anyone can drive. [Holiday 2006, p.108]

GTAIV works well as a multiplayer game. [Feb 2009, p.70]

Red Alert will be like by the legions of the faithful, and win new converts as well. [Dec 1996, p.238]

A satisfying, self-contained adventure that plays to the series' strengths, but doesn't add anything novel outside of its storytelling.

Remedy's boldest experiment yet is a beautiful storm of surreal storytelling and genuinely frightening survival horror.