From the impressive level designs to the brilliant cutscenes, this game delivers in all departments. I just wished that the experienced could have lasted a bit longer. [Dec 2002, p.36]

An overwhelming likeability. [Nov 2002, p.52]

It's not the deepest fishing game, but if you're a serious fan, it's not a bad catch. [Nov 2002, p.54]

The first game had its strengths, however well-hidden, and the improvements in Summoner 2 help bring those qualities to the fore. [Nov 2002, p.46]

It may not deliver the most riveting single-player experience ever, but its multi-player features are some of the best so far. [Nov 2002, p.51]

It just seems that there's been little improvement to the overall fighting system and single-player experience. [Oct 2002, p.34]

Just be ready for some seriously challenging puzzles that will test both your patience and brain power. [Nov 2002, p.52]

It's more like chess, where forward thinking is imortant, rather than immediate reaction. [Nov 2002, p.52]

It's organic intensity versus Hawk's urban chaos, but it works. [Oct 2002, p.30]

This year's iteration of Hitz brings interesteing features and likeable additions that truly make it a better overall game than last year's. [Nov 2002, p.38]

The game itself is just plain sloppy....horrible camera and grippy controls. [Dec 2002, p.40]

The actual gameplay itself is woefully shallow. [Oct 2002, p.40]

This game has got to have on of the worst camera systems in an RPG ever. [Oct 2002, p.38]

An under-responsive combo system and jerky character animations give the impression that this was pushed through production before being finished. [Nov 2002, p.54]

A carpel-tunnel-syndrome-inducing experiment that may just make you more sore and bored than upbeat and happy. [Oct 2002, p.40]

One of the best anime spin-offs on record. [Nov 2002, p.52]

It's very similar to its predecessors in both strengths and weaknesses. [Oct 2002, p.30]

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

Our biggest complaint about the PS2 version is the reduced visual clarity and sluggish framerate compared to the GC original. [Nov 2002, p.54]

The AI ranges from pretty good to downright lame. [Nov 2002, p.41]

Graphically inferior to glitzy modern day racers, and nowhere near as fast as it should be. [Oct 2002, p.40]

The controls are awkward and seemingly endless in nature, but the scenarios are so well devised that you'll feel compelled to beat them. [Nov 2002, p.54]

While a definite step forward in the series, Onimusha 2 doesn't really introduce much that's too remarkably new. [Sept 2002, p.27]

One of the greatest features of this game, by far, the headset lets you tell your computer-controlled teammates exactly what to do...makes SOCOM such an innovative title. [Oct 2002, p.28]

It will scare you silly. We just wished it looked a little better. [Nov 2002, p.46]

It pales in comparison with "NCAA Football 2003." [Oct 2002, p.40]

I'd still recommend "Alpha 3" as the better game but this is a good second. [Sept 2002, p.31]

Nothing much has changed from the last version. [Sept 2002, p.26]