Boltgun is stupendously fun—a treat for Warhammer players and a worthy member of the growing legion of retro shooters.

Refreshing tactical changes and some of the best maps in the series make this an experiment worth checking out.

Although Madden NFL 08 isn't all that it could be, especially in light of the console omissions, it plays an intelligent game of football. [Dec 2007, p.62]

But it's wealth of diverse missions--which includes assassinations, routing drug dealers and arms dealers, and liberating villages--will give you good cause to hope that unrest continues to flourish around the world. [Dec. 2006, p.52]

Symphony is fun, pure and simple. [Dec 2012, p.75]

Iron Harvest's mech-based strategy can burn a little slow, but the payoff is undoubtedly worth it.

Dead Island 2 is hampered by dull design choices, repetitive combat, and a painfully weak story, with its only saving grace being its great performance on PC.

A must-own for Worms virgins, less important for all but the most devoted Worms fans. [June 2001, p.74]

Its aesthetics need more polish - and it needs to offer more help for newcomers. [Sept 2002, p.64]

This content-rich general-aviation sim is built for serious flight buffs. [Mar 2004, p.68]

My chief criticism of Missing is that it relies too heavily on arbitrary puzzles and too little on sleuthing. [Oct 2004, p.100]

The best in Activision's Spidey lineup, packed with comic-book excitement. [Holiday 2005, p.78]

An imaginative, atmospheric, and cleverly designed sci-fi adventure that’s over far too quickly.

While I might disagree with the notion that Carrion is a truly great Metroidvania, a genre that has buckets of both older and modern classics, it is at very least a refreshing take on it. It controls like a dream with an analog stick, and there's a fluidity to the monster’s movements that I honestly feel like I will be searching for in other games for years. It just falls short of greatness, settling quickly into its comfort zone as a series of interconnected puzzles, and then failing to surprise me much after that.

Fragpunk's bold decision to break almost every rule in the book leads to a captivating shooter.

A beautifully presented and accessible game in a sometimes obscure genre, Ara: History Untold is a pretty picture book rather than a deep tome.

Enjoyable in places and very pretty, but sadly blighted by sloppy design, terrible boss battles, and a lack of new ideas.

Even with these improvements, it's held back by n incredibly small game world that too frequently revisits its few sets, and makes being stuck in the '20's for a second episode monotonous. [July 2011, p.77]

It's not quite the Serious Sam that you've known and love, although there are plenty of great moments. [Holiday 2005, p.76]

Late Night turns The Sims 3 into a hoppin' urban party, but if you're in it for the build mode you'll find apartment life limiting. [Jan 2011, p.71]

RFA is basically one great moment--destroying buildings with a powerful weapon--repeated for a whole game. [July 2011, p.58]

A casual timewaster for people who are into the Witcher enough to get the references, but not married to the idea every Witcher game has to be a big RPG.

Attacking settlements, especially your own, is good fun, but there’s hours of chores to complete before you can really become a raider.

Beautiful combat livens up Overload's tedious levels.

Even with its limited replay appeal and some lackluster voice acting, at $24.99, Shadowgrounds delivers a noteworthy value-to-fun ratio. [Aug 2006, p.35]

One singular great idea is the foundation for a smart and occasionally thrilling action puzzler.

Until they make a game out of the movie "Eraserhead," this is as weird as it gets.

Gets an "A" for design, and a "C-" for execution. Let's hope major patches can revise this game to greatness. [Apr 2004, p.81]