Enemies spawn from nowhere, and missions are more repetitive and dull than "Just Cause," but with no crazy parachute. [Jan 2007]

The camera control is difficult to use and the button layout requires a PHD to master. [Jan 2003, p.42]

Toss in some lame, animatic-style storytelling, and you have a good reason to save your mmoney for movie tickets or comic books. [Aug 2006, p.84]

Even franchise fans should be wary, because this game has fantastically little to offer. [Sept 2007, p.84]

An over-reliance on gadgetry and a cumbersome interface make playing the game more of a chore than anything else. [Sept 2003, p.38]

The overall flow of the game is erratic and the defensive AI is dreadful. [Apr 2005, p.78]

Okay in the short term, but there are far too many superior FPS out there. [May 2004, p.38]

A lack of depth and dodgy pacing. [Oct 2003, p.40]

The right analog stick gives the player control over their fishing rod, enabling a very realistic overhead casting motion - it rocks. [Nov 2004, p.94]

Casual Batman fans might flutter a wing, but the hardcore will fly away disenchanted. [Sept 2005, p.78]

Great looks and sound, with dead-on style points, but disappointingly dumbed-down in terms of mechanics. [Mar 2004, p.38]

This latest Spider-Man is pure repetition-ville. [Dec 2007, p.89]

It's not easy to make a good combat racer, even with all the mechs in the world, as this game so sorely points out. [Nov. 2006, p.80]

Hardcore fans of the series will enjoy it, but those looking for an engaging space battle - or a decent game - won't. [Jan 2004, p.32]

Bilbo's tasks tend to be incredibly mundane: knocking down apples from trees, finding a needle in a haystack, stealing the wallet from a Troll, healing an elf, and the like. [Jan 2004, p.46]

Only ultra-devoted Yu Yu fans will think this doesn't suck. [Jan 2005, p.72]

Objectives that are generally unexciting or that go on for far too long. Even worse, in some instances, you'll find yourself wandering around trying to figure out what to do next. [Jan 2003, p.30]

This is a game that, as its title aptly implies, you can quickly get sick of. [Oct 2002, p.40]

For a game in which high-speed dashing and keeping the enemy in sight at all times is critical, this crippled control and decreased speed detracts from gameplay. [Jan 2004, p.48]

There is no checkpoint system and save game slots are randomly dropped by enemies, which is both frustrating and tiresome unless you like restarting a level over and over. [Sept 2004, p.24]

The English translation is awful, the skill system is poorly designed, and the load times are nearly unbearable. [Sep 2006, p.87]

Unworthy prey. [July 2005, p.85]

The biggest problem with the racing engine is that it feels more like a living pinball game than a motorcycle race. [Aug 2003, p.26]

The core gameplay is terminally flawed, though, and no amount of perks can make up for that. [May 2006, p.87]

Ultimately, Strike Force Bowling rolls about a 160, offering bargain basement bowling, but very little flair. [Aug 2004, p.30]

There is very little to do in Asterix and Obelix...A bland beat 'em up that squanders years of classic comic mythology. [Oct 2004, p.35]

The premise is priceless, but the game is so overly simplistic that it can't hold your attention for long. [July 2004, p.30]

So while the story's a boon, this doesn't come close to competing with "NBA 2K7." [Holiday 2006, p.86]