An excellent extension of "City of Heroes" with a too-mild mean streak. [Jan 2005, p.80]

Outstanding game - indeed, it's what last year's Battlefront should have been. [Jan 2005, p.54]

What's lacking in ATTWN is, regrettably, the most essential element of any mystery: suspense. [Jan 2005, p.110]

A tense, sweaty-palmed experience that will appeal to your inner sniper. [Feb 2006, p.39]

Wild! is a must-buy for critter lovers and coaster-builders alike. [Apr 2006, p.100]

This well-crafted aerial shoot-'em-up makes no apologies for its arcade roots. [Dec 2005, p.92]

If you're looking for a pure action game, I can recommend no better, at least not for single-player. If you're looking for the bleeding edge of digital storytelling, however, you'll find it at Valve and Monolith. [Holiday 2005, p.60]

One of the most compulsively playable strategy games of all time. [Jan 2005, p.72]

Lacking the tension of jungle warfare and adding deathmatch multiplay that's utterly bland, Vietcong 2 ends up being just another passable effort that neither flops nor inspires. [Mar 2006, p.51]

Road also boasts snore-rific multiplay that adds nothing. Even if the game's selling for less than its $19.99 M.S.R.P., leave it to rot. [Mar 2006, p.51]

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

Delivers the bare minimum for an expansion pack. [Jan 2005, p.71]

Balanced, innovative, gorgeous. Truly worthy of the series. [Holiday 2005, p.52]

Our advice: check out the game, skip the movie. [Mar 2006, p.102]

As a shooter, F.E.A.R. succeeds admirably. It's the first game to convincingly channel the kinetic exhilaration of "John Woo violence" in the FPS format. [Nov 2005, p.48]

Spend enough time with it, and you'll happily overlook its missteps. [Jan 2005, p.70]

Even though this game is an indie effort, the art and sound production are professional-quality. [Jan 2006, p.57]

The genius here is how well the expansion integrates with the regular game. [Jan 2005, p.85]

This old-school shooter suffers from a lack of 21st-century game design. [Nov 2005, p.72]

You can probably find single-player games that are just as fun. [Jan 2005, p.84]

This intense semi-sequel significantly ratchets up the enemy AI. [Holiday 2005, p.56]

A fantastically addictive and realistic management experience. [Feb 2006, p.90]

An excellent response to the criticisms of its predecessor. [Holiday 2005, p.74]

Buy Diplomacy for its excellent single-player mode. That's a hard thing to say about a PC version of the world's greatest multiplayer game, but there you have it. [Holiday 2005, p.79]

If you're a PC racing fan, you should buy this game immediately. If you aren't, buy it anyway - it'll make you one. [Mar 2006, p.102]

This game is terminal. Let it find the peace it deserves. [Mar 2006, p.50]

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

A chilling sequel that improves on its forebear in almost every way. [Dec 2005, p.66]