This year's PSP Tiger has cut its load times down to a mere eight or nine seconds per hole. That alone is enough to make this a "must buy." [Nov 2005, p.98]

Problem is, it simply isn't as intuitive as "Live." It takes several games to get the feel for it and even when you do, you still can't pull off the same breadth of moves you can in EA's offering. [Nov 2005, p.78]

It's unfortunate, though, that Spider-Man doesn't have all the moves he had in "Spider-Man 2", that this game is notably shorter, and that it sometimes feels like you spend too much time web-slinging through those pesky "chase" missions. [Dec 2005, p.100]

Okay production values, but flat, unrefined gameplay. [Nov 2005, p.84]

At its best in online multiplayer: the fast, smooth action really comes into its own when you're trying to slap that huge repair bill on other humans. [Nov 2005, p.88]

What it lacks is craft. Kay feels like the thesis project of a recent game school graduate, with haphazard, connect-the-dots levels filled with an endless parade of breakable pots. [Oct 2005, p.90]

It stinks that you can't upload your finished RPG to the internet, and it's a challenge to use. [Aug 2005, p.81]

The rare game that, while not perfect, entertains, immerses, and inspires, all the while forcing you to rethink what a "game" is. We have nothing left to say but "Kudos." [Nov 2005, p.74]

Only decent multiplayer saves this one from being completely awful. [Nov 2005, p.86]

If this game doesn't put a smile on your face then maybe games just aren't for you. [Nov 2005, p.69]

There are certain moments when the game is quite breathakingly gorgeous. [Nov 2005, p.84]

Put simply, Madden 2006 for PSP is the first real - as in fully featured and legitimate - portable football game. [Dec 2005, p.114]

Ice is cold, but this game is colder. [Dec 2005, p.110]

The control system has been tweaked, too, so you have quick access to more special attacks at once than before. [Dec 2005, p.98]

The only bogeys are a still-clunky interface - no auto-save, you can only adjust stats at certain times, etc. - a skittish camera, and overly long pre-and-post-swing reaction shots that drag on and on. [Nov 2005, p.85]

The "Frogger"-like way in which you move kind of sucks, especially when you have to run along a riverbed or around burning lava. [Nov 2005, p.96]

We urge you not to let the younger visual style turn you away from this game. [Jan 2006, p.74]

It's a game that gets back to the basics and is chock-full of Mortal Kombat goodness, especially for two players simultaneously. [Dec 2005, p.84]

If, on the other hand, you truly do prefer meticulous tweaking, clunky controls, and no story to interfere with your mech combat, here you go. [Oct 2005, p.88]

It's funny, there are plenty of new locales and characters, and the production values are admirable, though the framerate chugs and the camera could be more refined. [Nov 2005, p.96]

A better-looking, better-playing Burnout, which is never a bad thing. [Nov 2005, p.72]

Regeneration dumps the mass deadite attacks of "Fistful of Boomstick" in favor of a fairly balanced action-puzzle approach, nicly snapy control, and decent level designs. [Nov 2005, p.94]

The best urban brawler sine "Def Jam." [Nov 2005, p.86]

The all-important sense of speed - something "Burnout 3" had in spades - feels slower. [Nov 2005, p.98]

Plays better than the last Scooby game, but it's still far from prime time. [Nov 2005, p.84]

The problem is that the controls are just plain unusable. [Nov 2005, p.96]

The infractions don't warrant a major, but they are double minor material, led by goalie AI that can't cope with wraparound shots. [Nov 2005, p.92]

The only thing that keeps One Piece from being a must-buy is that it needs more game modes (online, survival, team battle, etc.) [Nov 2005, p.88]