The game, as a whole, doesn't feel totally balanced. [Holiday 2002, p.32]

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

A great game to play in short spurts and is really catered well to those novice golfers who [have] just purchased a PS2. [Nov 2002, p.52]

Poor collision detection keeps this title a step below "Tekken" and "Virtua Fighter." [Holiday 2002, p.54]

It's excellent gameplay pulls through in the long run for a solid role-playing experience. [Nov 2002, p.44]

The great physical satisfaction from the arcade game is lost without the honking-big sniper rifle. [Dec 2002, p.60]

The perfect example of a decent game with a lot of wasted potential. [Dec 2002, p.52]

There's no doubt RF2 comes from an entirely different generation of software. [Dec 2002, p.48]

The focus should have been on making the experience as exciting as possible, not just accurate. [Holiday 2002, p.50]

Its biggest fault is the fact that - underwater setting or not - it's very plodding for an action game, due in large part to some overly cumberson controls. [Nov 2002, p.54]

This is a much improved effort by Konami, but it's not going to out-"Tony Hawk" Neversoft. No way. [Dec 2002, p.42]

The variety in its environments is quite high, and the large number of mission objectives will certainly challenge you for countless hours. However, the overall level of difficulty isn't that high. [Nov 2002, p.46]

These are the coolest and most rewarding dunk-fests we've ever played - and NBA Live 2003 is the most entertaining basketball game on the market because of it. [Dec 2002, p.54]

When played head to head [with "Live 2003"], 2K3 feels a little slow, a tad unexciting and a touch old school, but it still looks and plays the closest to real NBA basketball. For hardcore hoops fans, that's what really matters. [Dec 2002, p.59]

One of the more challenging titles in the genre with a difficulty that ramps up pretty quickly. [Nov 2002, p.36]

Phenomenal tracks, control, and police interaction combine to create one of the most unique and challenging arcade racers ever - and the best on PS2. [Oct 2002, p.26]

One of the most cinematic, moodiest, and refreshing action titles to show up on the PS2 for quite some time. [Dec 2002, p.42]

It's an inventive take on turn-based combat. [Nov 2002, p.44]

Hockey fans looking for a major overhaul of this series won't find one, but that's not necessarily bad. [Dec 2002, p.46]

The game does teeter on the monotonous for much of the adventure, with little or no payoff in terms of stoyline or character development. [Nov 2002, p.38]

It would earn a recommendation if there weren't a superior military shooter ["SOCOM"] hitting the market at the same time. [Nov 2002, p.50]

You won't find a faster racer on PS2, and the control is simply some of the best we've ever encountered. [Dec 2002, p.43]

It still manages to finish as the best stock car racer you're likely to find on a home console. [Dec 2002, p.46]

Still one of the most rewarding racers out there. Stick with it long enough and you'll be glad that you did. [Nov 2002, p.50]

The game lacks a level of polish and fine-tuning that would have made it a truly great title. [Nov 2002, p.38]

What sticks out most is the excellent career mode. [Dec 2003, p.46]

Repetitive missions, bad flight controls, and too many robots make this game quite non-super. [Dec 2002, p.60]

As an overall experience, there isn't anything unique going on beyond the transformation gimmick. [Nov 2002, p.54]