An uneven epic whose historical richness guides it through some awkward pacing.

An excellent stab at a traditional point-and-click, but with classic problems holding it back.

Despite its gacha systems, Honkai: Star Rail is an impeccable turn-based RPG with a killer visual style.

Hardly revolutionary, but still a hell of a lot of fun. RTS fans should pick it up. [Sept 2004, p.64]

The game's still far from perfect, but NBA Live 2004 is much more enjoyable than last year's version. [Mar 2004, p.77]

But it's the puzzles that elevate Underworld to new heights. [Jan 2009, p.54]

As rough as the back of an old rocker’s throat, but gleeful whether you dream heavy metal nightmares or not.

Immortal Throne, which sends you to Hades to interact with numerous heroes and villains from Greek mythology, addresses a number of the most common complaints players had about Titan Quest. [Apr 2007, p.56]

As long as online play isn't a dealbreaker for you, it's one Marvel-ous action RPG. [Holiday 2005, p.58]

One of the most exciting online CCGs released yet. It could use more singleplayer content, but for PvP, it's tough to beat.

A rich, interesting, and honest experiment in history-as-game: If you're interested, play it.

In the end, Shadow Wars is just plain fun. [Aug 2006, p.50]

A perfect balance of accessibility and strategic depth, elevated by charming visuals and buckets of personality.

A tactile, inventive and lovely platform adventure.

An admirable chess experience, with enough lessons to keep you occupied for ages. [Nov 2003, p.134]

Remnant 2 is a dependable looter shooter made special by its boundless capacity to surprise.

Company of Heroes 2 is the USSR of real-time strategy games: huge, powerful and just a little bit broken.

A rush-job, and certainly not worth your time if you already own "FIFA 2002." [August 2002, p.67]

A worthy add-on. [Feb 2002, p.67]

Hack-and-slash addicts will enjoy the old-school experience. [Aug 2005, p.58]

A warm and joyful adventure through a magical world; obtuse at times, but more interested in delighting than challenging.

A heartfelt and hilarious couples therapy session, disguised as a stylish RPG. A gem.

A clever yet frustratingly muddled follow-up to Monster Train.

Evolutionary shooter that creates an involving, sometimes terrifying, tactical battle between two distinct races. Brilliant.

Valorant transforms the best of CS:GO with agents and abilities, resulting in an exceptional FPS that everyone should try.

A bit on the shallow side, but it's the only D&D RTS game in town. [Dec 2005, p.80]

Smooth action blends seamlessly into smooth traversal, making this the better modern 2D Prince of Persia.

Despite being only a minor advance, this is certainly the definitive version of Icewind Dale. That itself is a fun, tough quest that brings back nostalgia for the beauty of the engine and combat system of those days. That makes it a nice stopgap between here and Eternity.