Title Platform Score Date
Combat Flight Simulator 3

Richard takes to the unfriendly skies to evaluate this just out from Microsoft.

PC 70% 21st November 2002
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Vivendi's take on the Tolkien craze.

PC 65% 23rd November 2002
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Lucas Arts and Pandemic conspire on this action-packed Star Wars game.

GameCube 70% 25th November 2002
Ratchet and Clank

A new 3D platform game, that's actually quite good...

PS2 87% 26th November 2002
Colin McRae Rally 3

Codemasters' finest racing action goes number three.

PS2 90% 27th November 2002
Die Hard Vendetta

John McClane goes Nintendo exclusive.

GameCube 50% 28th November 2002
Virtua Tennis 2

Acclaim's latest moves from the arcades to the PS2.

PS2 89% 29th November 2002
Whacked!

Not quite the mass-market-multiplayer action we were hoping for - but still amusing.

Xbox 75% 1st December 2002
Age of Mythology

Ensemble's latest effort is anything but aged, mythologically speaking.

PC 90% 4th December 2002
WRC 2 Extreme

Sony's answer to Colin McRae revs-up for the challenge.

PS2 89% 5th December 2002
Iron Storm

Brand new history-altering FPS action from Wanadoo.

PC 70% 5th December 2002
Auto Modellista

Capcom's 'alternative' driving game gets a thorough grilling.

PS2 72% 6th December 2002
Rallisport Challenge

The surprisingly good Xbox racer hits the PC.

PC 90% 6th December 2002
Splinter Cell

One of the finest action games of the year is finally with us...

Xbox 94% 7th December 2002
Unreal Championship

Got Xbox Live? This could be what you're looking for...

Xbox 90% 9th December 2002
Red Faction 2

Ben celebrates the festive season by destroying vast chunks of landscape in this sequel.

PS2 86% 11th December 2002
Tennis Masters Series 2003

Will Tennis Masters serve any aces, or just get lobbed at the net. Find out.

Xbox 65% 11th December 2002
Total Immersion Racing

Is Empire's racer a case of all surface but no feeling? Chris fills us in.

PS2 65% 12th December 2002
Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Ben goes all retro on us with this 2D beat 'em up.

PS2 78% 14th December 2002
Big Mutha Truckers

Surprisingly good game - so why the bad spelling?

Xbox 77% 17th December 2002
Another War

Cenega's WW2-set RPG comes under the cosh.

PC 67% 19th December 2002
Medal of Honour: Spearhead

Head back to the frontline with EA's new expansion.

PC 85% 22nd December 2002
Kingdom Hearts

Disney meets Square in this inspired RPG.

PS2 92% 6th January 2003
WWE Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth

THQ's wrestling giant returns to the arena snarling.

PS2 85% 7th January 2003
Rocky

Enter the world of the movies, and Boxing. Unsurprisingly.

PS2 85% 8th January 2003
Knightrider

Chris gets nostalgic as Michael Knight and his talking car hit the small-screen again.

PS2 45% 9th January 2003
FIFA Football 2003

EA's footballing extravaganza returns, but can it slide-tackle Pro-Evo 2 successfully?

Xbox 90% 14th January 2003
Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast

Nick grabs his sabre and begins swinging wildly with this Xbox conversion.

Xbox 85% 16th January 2003
The Getaway

Ben goes all cockney on us in tackling this criminal mastermind.

PS2 92% 23rd January 2003
SimCity 4

The old favourite returns in one of the biggest releases of the year. Literally.

PC 91% 28th January 2003
Neocron

Do you have Cyberpunk pretensions? CDV hope so...

PC 68% 4th February 2003
Dancing Stage Party Edition

If you like getting drunk and making an arse of yourself, take to the stage...

PS2 90% 6th February 2003
Starfleet Command 3

Richard raises his shields and charges into this latest Star Trek title.

PC 78% 9th February 2003
Battlefield 1942: Road to Rome

Nick takes to the unfriendly seas, skies and fields in EA's WWII expansion.

PC 87% 11th February 2003
Command and Conquer Generals

A very important title for EA Pacific gets a thorough grilling. This is C&C in 2003.

PC 85% 20th February 2003
Unreal 2: The Awakening

The name has been synonymous with gaming for years, but this is the first true sequel. Read on.

PC 81% 22nd February 2003
Impossible Creatures

Sam splices animals to create the perfect army. They won't be selling this in the Body Shop.

PC 74% 26th February 2003
Toejam and Earl 3

Nick harks back to gaming pre-history with this Sega remake.

Xbox 65% 1st March 2003
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Kojima's Xbox debut poses Nick a challenge.

Xbox 85% 13th March 2003
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

The favourite of old returns reminding Chris of his ill-spent youth.

PS2 70% 14th March 2003
Blood Omen 2

Was Richard's blood-lust satiated by this sequel, or was he left still starving for entertainment?

GameCube 40% 15th March 2003
The Sims

Chris discovers the limitless potential of the Sims in their first console outing.

PS2 85% 18th March 2003
BMX XXX

Controversial extreme sports title comes under Mr Monk's highly-critical gaze.

PS2 45% 22nd March 2003
Sims Online

Nick fashions his green mullet and relinquishes all personal hygiene in assessing EA’s latest cash-cow.

PC 65% 2nd April 2003
IGI 2: Covert Strike

Richard interrogates Innerloop’s tactically-minded shooter in this full review.

PC 65% 2nd April 2003
DoA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball

The world's first

Xbox 15% 2nd April 2003
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Not much room for a sub-heading with a title like that.

Xbox 85% 3rd April 2003
Master of Orion 3

Adrian often rants about taking over the galaxy, but we just ignore him these days.

PC 40% 4th April 2003
Metroid Fusion

Ben returns to the root-cause of his wasted youth and discovers that nothing changes.

92% 5th April 2003
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

Sadly not from the LucasArts school of adventure-gaming, but not bad at all.

Xbox 78% 7th April 2003