It's a direct port of a 3-year-old Japanese Sega Dreamcast game, and, well...it shows. Try it if you're brave; you just might like it. [Aug 2003, p.118]

If you're a role-playing freak who hasn't given this series a shot, I'm comin' to take your nerd card. [Jan 2009, p.88]

It's still quite a good game--I just wonder why it feels like a step back from the previous trology. [Jan 2009, p.69]

It's still quite a good game--I just wonder why it feels like a step back from the previous trology. [Jan 2009, p.69]

Underworld is an excursion worth taking for fans of low-impact, low-commitment adventuring; I just wanted more. [Jan 2009, p.71]

Kickoff does a great job of satiating my hunger for old-school videogame football--a yearning I didn't even know I had. [Dec 2008, p.84]

L4D is one zombie apocalypse I completely and utterly embrace. [Jan 2009, p.84]

The outstanding music and the tension of pursuit make this a first-person experience like few others. [Dec 2008, p.65]

The outstanding music and the tension of pursuit make this a first-person experience like few others. [Dec 2008, p.65]

This is one game that everyone should be playing long after it comes out, both online and off. [Dec 2008, p.83]

The campaign's quick-paced action and violent nature will entice any FPS fan. [Jan 2009, p.75]

Tearing into Gears 2 is a treat--this blood-soaked sequel offers a smorgasbord of sadistically entertaining content. [Dec 2008, p.78]

But EndWar's biggest flaw? Insane micromanagement. [Dec 2008, p.68]

But EndWar's biggest flaw? Insane micromanagement. [Dec 2008, p.68]

Single-player's certainly the game's weakness, but the multiplayer excelence more than makes up for it. [Jan 2009, p.81]

Still, it's the kind of hugely ambitious game that doesn't come around very often. [Dec 2008, p.69]

An improvement in every possible way over the original MotorStorm, this is what we all knew the original could be. [Dec 2008, p.76]

Yes, it's the most charming game I've ever played, and it's one of the most enjoyable. [Dec 2008, p.72]

Fable II is the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for folks who hated(and liked, too)the latter. [Dec 2008, p.80]

Still, despite the tedious travel periods, Far Cry 2 features some truly gorgeous environments, (mostly) satisfying combat, and a lengthy, entertaining campaign. [Dec 2008, p.66]

Still, despite the tedious travel periods, Far Cry 2 features some truly gorgeous environments, (mostly) satisfying combat, and a lengthy, entertaining campaign. [Dec 2008, p.66]

Wii Music's biggest downfall, oddly, is its music. [Dec 2008, p.64]

Still, Saints 2 evolves the genre with its character creator and the ability to play the entire game cooperatively online. [Dec 2008, p.74]

Still, Saints 2 evolves the genre with its character creator and the ability to play the entire game cooperatively online. [Dec 2008, p.74]

It's a fun, beautiful, and intense alien-zombie game wrapped around a mediocre sci-fi horror center. [Dec 2008, p.70]

It's a fun, beautiful, and intense alien-zombie game wrapped around a mediocre sci-fi horror center. [Dec 2008, p.70]

While it doesn't top Silent Hill 2 or 3, I'll still be proud to add it to my collection. [Nov 2008, p.72]

Unfortunately, beneath that striking detail, Shake It! plays exactly like Wario Land 4(GBA). [Nov 2008, p.68]