X-Men: The Official Game is pretty awful. [July 2006, p.71]

The slow plodding existence of a SWAT team member isn't ffor everyone. [Nov 2007, p.78]

All dogs go to heaven? Not hardly. This one rots somewhere else. [Dec. 2006, p.86]

There are many reasons to be appalled by this game, but it all starts with a poorly designed game engine that's spazzy to the point of near unplayability. [Dec 2003, p.100]

Even though the action is stiff, the animation poor and the controls occasionally not as responsive as I'd like, I'm able to overlook it simply because there aren't too many four-player co-op action games out there, let alone ones with platforming elements generously incorporated into the mix - but I'd never play it solo. [Oct 2004, p.77]

This is a quality adventure/platformer/shooter through and through. [Dec 2002, p.83]

The announcer redefines annoying, the truck models leave much to be desired and the celebration animation's damn funny, but a solid game otherwise. [Mar 2004, p.47]

I narrowly recommend it for series die-hard, unless it keeps you from buying "Rush", in which case you should opt for your DS all the way. [Dec 2005, p.58]

Once you hit the game's rhythm it's all downhill. It's also one of the console's better looking games in terms of textures. [Mar 2008, p.60]

An ugly duckling. [Aug 2006, p.63]

RTX shocked me with its design, music, and especially story integration which borders on greatness. [Aug 2003, p.77]

Blade II's got enough meat flyin', head choppin', body-disintegrating action to fill any daywalker's dance card along with some cool beats and beautiful interiors. [Nov 2002, p.94]

If you can look past the smelly parts, Shrek is worth farting around with. [Feb 2002, p.59]

I think it's time somebody rethought this license. DBZ fans deserve much better. [May 2005, p.50]

The visuals are fairly nondescript, and while there's enough technical prowess to find acceptable on the PSP, the settings the designers decided to toss you into do little to excite. [Jan 2008, p.65]

I liked ES on the PS2, but I <I>really</I> like it on the GameCube. [May 2003, p.61]

I think it's time somebody rethought this license. DBZ fans deserve much better. [May 2005, p.50]

A drop-dead gorgous game. If eye candy had calories, this game would make you fat...And then I beat it in four hours. Cue the crickets. [May 2004, p.44]

Manages to get old before it even gets going, due to a clunky interface, poor design, and one of the hokiest English dubs in recent memory. [May 2003, p.61]

For a game that came out of nowhere Dark Angel delivers the prime time goods and then some. [Jan 2003, p.60]

Feels flat and recycled, a perfunctory exercise to suck in the remaining loyalists. [Dec 2002, p.86]

For all its grace, CTHD is not as fun as it could have been, leaving the game best suited for those with high endurance who want to immerse themselves in the film. [Nov 2003, p.78]

The announcer redefines annoying, the truck models leave much to be desired and the celebration animation's damn funny, but a solid game otherwise. [Mar 2004, p.47]

While each conversation is well-written, there's no real flowing narrative backing it up. [Feb 2005, p.80]

It just doesn't gel, with misshapen models, repetitive, bland music and a watered-down story that struggles to maintain a "thug-like" quality through forced profanity. [Sept 2005, p.56]

Even though the action is stiff, the animation poor and the controls occasionally not as responsive as I'd like, I'm able to overlook it simply because there aren't too many four-player co-op action games out there, let alone ones with platforming elements generously incorporated into the mix - but I'd never play it solo. [Oct 2004, p.77]

Some decent ideas do fight there way to the surface. [Aug 2007, p.68]

A soundtrack so preposterous I forgot the Mazda zoom-zoom jingle for almost a full minute. [Apr 2002, p.62]