Despite the quirky aesthetic and presentation, Redshirt is ultimately as disposable as the poor, easily-killed people it's named after. [Feb 2014, p.84]

Serellan seems dedicated to shaping Takedown into its original pitch, but it needs far more time in the planning phase. [Feb 2014, p.90]

Unless you feel like paying for an extended beta, wait for patches or an expansion pack to fix FFXIV's myriad problems. [Issue#185, p.71]

This shoddy console port has cast a shimmering invisible cloak over what would have been a serviceable third-person shooter. [Sept 2012, p.55]

Atavistic PC racing for when you want to party like it's 1995. [Sept 2012, p.61]

Martin's world deserves better than this. [July 2012, p.64]

Bearing in mind that you’ll need to do some serious thinking, Stranger is otherwise a pretty thoughtful game and one that is worth a good many hours play. [Mar 2008, p.62]

Adding this one to your collection is nothing to be blowing one's golden trumpet over, except if your movie-to-games section is begging for attention. [Feb 2008, p.55]

I Am Setuna might fill a current market gap, but it doesn't do anything new or interesting. [Issue#254, p.53]

Time is a harsh mistress, and the 11 year sleep has not been kind to Rogue Trooper. [Issue#268, p.71]

The world building is excellent, the game building is deeply flawed. [Issue#268, p.72]

A frustrating experience. [Nov 2014, p.60]

A wrong-headed sequel that doesn't really address most of its predecessors' problems. [Issue#272, p.48]

Solid gameplay marred by clunky controls and an almost painfully generic story. [Apr 2011, p.68]

A Hobbesian God of War clone: nasty, brutish, and short. [Aug 2011, p.72]

Plays like MOBA, smells like Heresy. [Issue#262, p.51]

Visually sharp, technically accomplished, but hardly memorable. [Aug 2011, p.75]

When it works it works pretty darn well. Unfortunately that isn't too often. [Issue#262, p.56]

A cool concept without much game behind it that's ready to be tossed into the growing pile of Braid-a-likes. [Apr 2013, p.84]

Denied Ops is strictly for those who want big explosions, with no thought required. Pretty much like actually mercenaries. [May 2008, p.60]

Familiarity breeds contempt. [Issue#269, p.49]

Based heavily on Dungeon Keeper 2, this title with its twelve year old trappings has ignored all the innovations that have come since. [June 2015, p.62]

There's fun to be had, but for every step towards the Light Side, there's a foot stuck firmly in the Dark Side of bad design decisions. [Issue#269, p.52]

An indie platformer that never quite gets past proclaiming "Me too!" It's enjoyable in parts, but also forgettable. [Jan 2013, p.83]

Perseus Mandate trumpets a bunch of “new, new, new!” with its parallel story and extra characters, yet it’s quite happy to sit back and rely on its textbook knowledge of how to scrape by on the bare minimum. [Jan 2008, p.56]

Design and technical implementation issues mar a promising adventure. [Oct 2012, p.83]

Nearly charming and challenging enough to be worth enduring sadistic mission design, bugs, and bad controls. Nearly. [Christmas 2011, p.56]

A poor interface and repetitive, hard-to-follow action unfortunately limit Sengoku's already niche appeal. [Dec 2011, p.64]