Radiata's core charm is hidden under too many layers of lightweight chatter and too little real substance. [Dec 2005, p.104]

The graphics are pretty awful. This is cheap, but not cheap enough. [Dec 2005, p.110]

06 earns a lone caution flag: the sense of speed is still stuck in Sunday-driver gear. If EA fixes that and pretties up the graphics a bit more (though the framerate has improved notably), NASCAR 07 will be something really special. [Oct 2005, p.91]

The graphics are obviously dated, but accurate, and the audio is fantastic. [Nov 2005, p.90]

The key is that weird dancing mat. It enables the choreographers to more precisely guide your path from arrow to another - it's about movement arcs, not connect the dots. [Oct 2005, p.88]

Problem is, the gameplay is about as deep as your average bottle cap, with tiny, tiny movie lists and not much character balance. [Nov 2005, p.82]

If you've got a buddy that'll get your back, 187 is a sweet ride. [Nov 2005, p.86]

Underneath the goofy, low-brow humor is a wide load of too-sedatedly paced driving and surprisingly thin gameplay. [Oct 2005, p.55]

Ultimate Destruction falls a bit short..., but still gets the "Hulk Smash!" thing down surprisingly well. [Sept 2005, p.76]

There's still just not enough incentive to repeatedly play through the game. [Oct 2005, p.90]

True, it's costly at $40, and control isn't quite dead-on - those old four-way joysticks are hard to emulate - but most everything else is. [Nov 2005, p.96]

Solid and polished enough to please most enthusiasts and supernatural violence. The plot is nearly D.O.A., but we can forgive it. This game is fun. [Sept 2005, p.74]

We love its potential, but wish for more depth. However, SCEE is making baby steps i nthe right direction. [Sept 2005, p.81]

It's not impossibly hard, but easily frustrated, weak sauce gamers may want to try before they buy. Still, Death Jr. has a great style, and the characters have a lot of personality, so even with its flaws, it's definitely worth playing. [Sept 2005, p.82]

But the real highlights in Madden 06 are on the field. For starters, the new "QB Vision" feature is simply fantastic. Even for long-time Madden fans, the ability to focus the quarterback's attention on certain receivers or parts of the field adds a ton to the gameplay. [Sept 2005]

Graphics are average, and the physics are impressive, though load times are excruciatingly long. [Dec 2005, p.108]

Unique, crazy deep and charming, and the head-to-head mode can keep you going for a very long time. [May 2005, p.73]

A plain vanilla shooter dressed in authentic-smelling military gear. [Nov 2005, p.94]

Worst of all, the gameplay is annoying, with shabby controls and an oddly high difficulty curve. [Oct 2005, p.92]

An original, addictive, hilarious role-playing experience. Play this! [Oct 2005, p.93]

There's just not enough variety or excitement for Colosseum to fight off an eventual feeling of drudgery. [Sept 2005, p.79]

Calling Flipnic a pinball game is a lot like calling "Grand Theft Auto" a game where you steal cars - it just doesn't convey the breadth and variety of the gameplay. [Aug 2005, p.83]

Undeniably fun and seriously pretty - it's just not as polished as a AAA game like "Burnout." [Aug 2005, p.82]

Everything feels less sluggish - including the combat, which integrates the alchemy better than before. Plus, the graphics got a bit of an upgrade, too. [Oct 2005, p.94]

NCAA Football 06 gets absolutely everything right, even the trophy girlfriend. [Aug 2005, p.80]

The surreal visuals occasionally impress and the voice acting is fair (no Depp though), but there's too little fun. [Oct 2005, p.94]

A playable work of art and is packed with wonderfully surreal moments. [Aug 2005, p.76]

Feels a lot clunkier than your average PC FPS. [Aug 2005, p.84]