Not for the easily frustrated, but unique enough to attract serious FPS fans. [Jan 2003, p.116]

A decent interactive shooting gallery at a bargain price. [June 2001, p.56]

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

Fun and deceptively simple, Joe Danger will have you laughing at the ridiculous ways you can fail(or succeed). [Oct 2013, p.69]

Thrillville is family friendly enough for younger gamers, but has enough creative content to entertain your inner child. [Mar 2008, p.72]

Though the game’s not as detailed as many hardcore simmers might expect, the ability to man each of these stations does a lot to impart the feel of driving a sub. [Feb 2002, p.71]

Madden 19 offers a fascinating single-player story, but the rest of the game largely falls into the same tropes you experienced a decade ago.

Starfield shares plenty of DNA with Skyrim and Fallout 4, but ultimately falls short of both.

Cyber Shadow isn't the peak of the genre, but it's a shuriken's throw away.

In context, the conclusion causes more of a ripple than a splash. [Aug 2007, p.70]

A good find for Star Wars fans who don't take the license too seriously. [July 2005, p.72]

Like a board game you play to death then put on the shelf to bring out on special occasions, but with street urchins and priest-stabbing.

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon puts an interesting spin on Arthurian legend and presents a competent world that plays like a love letter to the open-world first-person RPG genre.

An all-time favorite takes a forward step in its second life as a 3D series. [Jan 2001, p.153]

Though not particularly memorable, Saints Row 2's huge volume of quests and goofy side missions make it one of the better open-world crime games available, but the PC port's technical scars drag it down. [Mar 2009, p.70]

Yara is super lush and wonderful to explore, but the story and main villain are predictable.

Its innovation definitely injects a shot of adrenaline into a genre that desperately needed it. [June 2003, p.78]

There's much less game in Tape 2, but a strong narrative conclusion is worth seeing. It won't take long, either.

Viking doesn't have all the enhancements I would've liked, but its new gameplay mechanic is refreshing, and Medieval fans will definitely enjoy it. [Aug 2003, p.60]

A great repository of nostalgia-heavy stories, but it doesn’t make the most of being an MMO.

But in spite of its repetitive gameplay, Age of Pirates offers Akella's most polished pirating excursion yet, and its introduction of a multiplayer mode, which allows you and up to 15 of your mateys to duke it out on the high seas, adds even more value to a solid sandbox game. [Dec. 2006, p.98]

Over quickly and hardly exhilarating, but illuminating in a way games rarely bother to be.

ProStreet delivers a deeply enjoyable ride, but it would have been considerably more rewarding without the restrained(and ultimately compromised)physics. [Feb 2008, p.74]

The "Top Gun" of online aerial-combat sims -- but a so-so offline experience. [Holiday 2002, p.82]

It’s not going to rock anyone’s world, but for a cheap TV tie-in it’s a lot more engaging than it has any right to be, serving as a pleasant opportunity for any series fan to spend a few more hours in Gelfling company.

Does a tremendous job of reproducing the excitement and wheel-to-wheel action of radio-controlled race-car competition. [Nov 2002, p.126]

Following a series high last year, F1 2018’s welcome additions don’t add up to a meaningfully fresh experience.

Gives PC bike-racing fans a welcome and all-too-rare outlet for some mindless two-wheeled hijinks. [Feb 2005, p.74]