A nice balance of action and strategy, as well as a remarkable technical achievement. [Feb/Mar 2003, p.78]

A solid competitor - fast and fun and oddly addictive. [Summer 2002, p.93]

Sharp and smart, Blitz 20-02 burns the NFL's rulebook and allows for unparalleled arcade-style mayhem. [Summer 2002, p.92]

Gorgeously cel shaded, sharp, and smart, but ultimately too difficult for the game's intended audience and certainly a little too generous in its repetition of sound samples. [Fall 2002, p.121]

While it may not be the deepest around, FIFA is just plain fun. [Summer 2002, p.92]

The camera itself functions as a de facto enemy -- and possibly the deadliest one of them all. [Summer 2002, p.82]

Weighs in a tad too light, and can be readily explored in a long weekend. [Fall 2002, p.118]

What really shines through here is the work of extremely talented artists, and the world of Dark Alliance is full of stately detail. [Winter 2002, p.107]

Feels like a shiny new version of "Crazy Taxi," only this time, infinitely less deep. [Aug 2003, p.80]

It won't blow your mind, but it's a solid showcase for online console gaming. [Winter 2002, p.93]

Lacks the imagination and polish of "Wave Race," but it's enjoyable nonetheless. [Fall 2002, p.117]

The recipe for the game's winning formula is twofold: the brilliant water physics and the dynamics of rope play. [Aug 2003, p.77]

It's realism in terms of actual gameplay that NCAA 2K3 lacks. [Fall 2002, p.117]

Had it cooked a bit longer, however, this could have been a classic. [Fall 2002, p.118]

Outrunning the cops while racing on gorgeous international tracks is damn fun... [but t]he intense sense of speed found in the PS2 version is missing. [Winter 2002, p.103]

Rarely has so much sheer brilliance been nestled side-by-side with such absolute tedium and badly conceived gameplay, along with wild shifts in tone guaranteed to make your head spin. [Winter 2002, p.88]

If up-tempo action and innovative control are more important to you than realism and online play, this may be your b-ball baby in 2003. [Winter 2002, p.99]

Sadly, however, not even the best Indy console game necessarily makes for a great Xbox title. [Apr 2003, p.80]

It's ugly, this gladiator's life. But at least it's got a good personality. [Dec/Jan 2004, p.86]

Bottom line, the game is solid - it's very challenging, great to look at, and very different from its peers. [Winter 2002, p.97]

Despite little replay value, Chamber nonetheless provides a gratifying ride. [Feb/Mar 2003, p.84]

Unless you have some pals to play with, Hitz will wear out its welcome due to a lack of strategic depth. [Winter 2002, p.105]

While level design is solid, NPCs have the personalities of spatulas, and environments are often jarringly noninteractive... Worth the ride, certainly, but this one could have done with a little less fighting and a little more freedom. [Oct/Nov 2003, p.98]

Hopping is very big on Zack island, a magical place where sense has yet to arrive. [Apr 2003, p.78]

An official disappointment on Xbox, yet the game's undying popularity defies critical analysis. [Mar 2004, p.78]

It packs a good measure of original gameplay concepts; it just suffers a few missteps that keep it from ranking in the upper echelon of Xbox titles. [Winter 2002, p.95]

Controlling Kyle in the lightsaber mode (which is in the third-person, not first like the rest of the game) is somewhat of a pain with the clunky Xbox pad. [Winter 2002, p.106]

Levels look dazzling, but the actual tasks you must accomplish in them are often so contrived that all the realism fades away. [Winter 2002, p.101]