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Play

The UK's best unofficial PlayStation magazine!

Predominantly based on issue 73 (February 2001) and issue 79 (August 2001). Corrections made wherever errors were noticed.

Playlist

Ratings for every PlayStation game that has ever appeared in PLAY, plus heaps of extra information!

* Indicates an import review. Untick genre tickboxes to hide all games of that genre. Click a column header to sort by that column. Shift+click one column header after another to sort by multiple columns; ctrl+click any column header to reset to default order.

Game title Players Memory card Multitap Link cable Split screen Mouse Wheel Lightgun Analog Issue Score We say...
007 Racing 1-2 72 54% Under-developed and far too short.
40 Winks 1 56 76% Great to look at, but very, very boring.
4x4 World Trophy 1-2 62 72% Surprisingly enjoyable off-road racing!
4-4-2 1-4 26 57% Dated and disappointing Sunday league stuff.
2Xtreme 1-2 19 52% Tedious multi sports effort – fading fast.
3Xtreme 1-2 52 46% Lacks challenge, good looks, everything really.
3D Lemmings 1 01 69% Famous puzzle game, now in 3D! Average.
A Bug's Life 1 46 71% Too hard for kids, too dull for adults...
Ace Combat* (Air Combat) 1-2 01 81% Slightly repetitive flight sim.
Ace Combat 2* 1 23 84% Far better graphically and playability wise.
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere 1 59 82% Decent enough, but devoid of depth.
Action Bass 1 67 59% Passable, but severely limited.
Action Man: Mission Xtreme 1 57 75% A good game... for the youngsters.
Actua Golf 1-4 10 88% Slightly dated now, but a decent enough golf sim.
Actua Golf 2 1-4 23 80% Not as good graphically, but still great fun.
Actua Golf 3 1-4 41 76% The best of the lot, but standards are now higher.
Actua Ice Hockey 1-4 32 70% A worthwhile stab at the sport, but flawed...
Actua Ice Hockey 2 1-4 48 80% Much better than the last one. Well worth a look...
Actua Soccer 1-2 04 79% Slick looking footie sim, but now very dated.
Actua Soccer: Club Ed. 1-2 22 62% Cynical re-badged version of the above.
Actua Soccer 2 1-4 28 84% Great at first, but the appeal soon evaporates.
Actua Soccer 3 1-4 42 87% Top arcade-style, simplistic football.
Actua Tennis 1-4 41 76% Not quite an ace, but still hits the spot.
Adidas Power Soccer 1-4 06 74% Great back then, now failing against the competition.
Adidas Power Soccer '97 1-4 19 52% Same game as the above, but with UK teams. Poor.
Adidas Power Soccer '98 1-4 36 75% Fantastic-looking, but not free-flowing enough.
Adventures of Alundra 1 34 86% Engrossing and enchanting RPG.
A. Ferguson's Player Manager 2001 1 71 88% Slow but rewarding soccer sim.
Agile Warrior: F111X 1 03 71% Simple brainless shoot-'em-up...
Air Race 1-2 27 68% Humdrum racer offering short-term appeal.
Akuji The Heartless 1 44 78% Atmospheric arcade adventure, but verry repetitive.
Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge 1 69 46% Below average cash-in.
Alien Resurrection 1 67 93% Quake who?
Alien Trilogy 1 06 91% Deeply scary space shoot-'em-up. Great fun.
Allied General 1-2 19 51% Hexagonal strategy for bores and generals.
All-Star Soccer 1-8 24 80% Superb comic commentary, not bad footie!
All-Star Tennis 1-4 43 70% Puts an all-new spin on the tennis ball!
All-Star Tennis 2000 1-4 64 71% Update of dated tennis game. Not too bad.
Alone in the Dark 2 1 04 77% Intriguing French 3D adventure based on PC.
Alone in the Dark IV 1 78 61% Functional but somewhat inane and rather formulaic...
Alundra 2 1 64 75% Good in 2D, crap in 3D. Buy the original!
Andretti Racing '97 1-2 11 74% Average split-screen American racer.
AK's Smash Court Tennis 1-4 49 93% The most fun you can have with a multitap...
Ape Escape 1-2 50 90% Our favourite platform game on the PlayStation!
Apocalypse 1 43 65% Big on thrills, low on lasting gameplay.
Aquanaut's Holiday 1-2 10 58% Impenetrable and dull underwater guff.
Area 51 1-2 21 68% Rough coin-op conversion using light gun.
Armoured Core 1-2 35 69% Fun, but linear robot beat-'em-up.
Army Men 3D* 1-2 49 68% Enjoyable, but short-lived plastic warfare.
Army Men: Sarges' Heroes 2 1-2 72 25% All the flaws are still in evidence here.
Army Men: World War 1-2 64 28% Quite awful plastic crap.
Army Men: Omega Soldier 1-2 77 10% If only this really was the last one...
Assault 1-2 40 80% A nostalgic B-movie bug blaster.
Assault Rigs 1-2 03 81% Tron-like tank blasting game. Good link-up.
Asterix 1-2 49 60% Too much bollix and not enough frollix!
Asterix & Obelix 1 61 10% Smelly excrement masquerading as 'fun'.
Asterix: Mega Madness 1-4 78 55% The Gaul of it...
Asteroids 1-2 43 70% Loses the divine simplicity of true Asteroids.
Astro Trooper Vanark* 1-2 63 79% Resident Evil meets Aliens, but very dull!
Atari Collection, The 1 21 81% Many classics. Best: Missile Command, Asteroids.
ATV Quad Power Racing 1-2 68 29% Needs another few months' work.
Auto Destruct 1 29 84% Ultra-violent Armagedden on wheels!
Ayrton Senna's Kart Duel 1-2 14 54% Ropey racing engine, jerky action.
Azure Dreams* 1 40 70% Weird. Odd. Strange. Bizarre. And quite good!
B-Movie 1 42 86% Spaced-out Space Invaders... great 3D fun!
Baby Universe 1 39 22% A trippy pattern-maker that just doesn't belong.
Ballblazer Champions* 1-2 22 69% Dull as dishwater futuristic sports.
Ballistic 1-2 63 92% The most addictive, and frustrating, game ever!
Barbie Super Sports 1-2 61 30% Pink, powdery and horribly sickening!
Baseball 2000 1-2 58 83% If you're into the sport, you could do a lot worse...
Bass Landing 1 56 23% Hugely unplayable and dull fishing game.
Batman & Robin 1 37 78% Half decent movie spin-off with a lasting challenge.
Batman Forever 1-2 15 41% Bloody awful film licence - avoid!
Battle Stations 1-2 25 51% Flat and unconvincing naval strategy...
Bedlam 1 25 78% Muggy and complicated Syndicate wannabe.
Beast Wars Transformers* 1 30 65% Transforming fun that's far from easy.
Beatmania* 1-2 42 60% Arcade-style head-to-head music making.
Beatmania European Edit 1-2 59 80% Fun for a while, but it's harder than house!
Big Hurt Baseball* 1-2 09 81% Moderately successful sports conversion.
Big 'Ol Bass 1-2 62 80% A great fishing game that dares to be different!
Bio Freaks 1-2 41 78% Mutated, mangled, muddled mayhem.
Bishi Bashi Special 1-2 62 92% The best two-player party game around!
Black Dawn 1 15 76% Average helicopter shoot-'em-up
Blade 1 72 50% Horrific for all the wrong reasons.
BLAM! Machinehead 1 12 79% Graphical masterpiece, but no depth at all.
Blast Chamber 1-4 15 82% Clever puzzles with rotating rooms.
Blaster Master 1 65 65% Enjoyable at first, but soon repetitive, blasting.
Blast Radius 1-2 38 72% An inferior Colony Wars clone.
Blasto 1 38 60% Playable, yet simple looking platform shooter.
Blaze & Blade 1-4 42 73% Interesting four-player RPG, but it looks dire.
Bloodlines 1-4 47 59% A complete waste of time and effort.
Blood Omen: LOK 1 18 81% Be a vampire – top bloody fun!
Bloody Roar 1-2 34 80% A fine quality beat-'em-up.
Bloody Roar 2 1-2 46 82% A great improvement and very enjoying.
Bomberman 1-5 50 61% Too old and dated to be truly enjoyable now.
Bomberman Fantasy Race 1-2 51 20% Poking yourself in the eye is more fun!
Bomberman World* 1-5 33 85% A fun-fuelled party game to blow you away!
Bombing Islands, The 1 72 32% Annoying and dull 'puzzler'.
Brahma Force 1 31 81% Stompingly good mech-warrior action.
Brave Fencer Musashiden* 1 44 68% A hotch-potch of gaming styles thrown together...
Breath Of Fire III 1 38 80% Enormous and absorbing, but looks dated.
Breath Of Fire IV 1 78 85% Capcom proves that there's plenty of life in the PSone.
Brian Lara Cricket 1-4 43 78% The indoor alternative, and it's not bad!
Broken Helix* 1 24 75% Absorbing 3D adventure, but bad graphically.
Broken Sword 1 14 84% Slick point 'n' click adventure.
Broken Sword 2 1 28 90% Beautifully intuitive point 'n' clicker.
Brunswick Pro Bowling 1-6 45 61% An admirable effort to recreate a dull sport.
Brunswick Pro Bowling 2 1-2 62 44% More like a sub-game lacking the main bulk...
Bubble Bobble 1-2 11 85% Arcade fun from the early Eighties
Bubsy 3D 1 15 69% Passable 3D cartoon romp.
Bugs Bunny: Lost In Time 1 51 75% Accomplished fun, but not outstanding.
Burning Road 1-2 12 76% Turbo nutter action with big trucks.
Bushido Blade* 1-2 20 94% Stylish and brutal sword-fighting.
Bushido Blade 2* 1-2 35 80% Very disappointing sequel.
Bust-a-Groove 1-2 41 89% Platform-wearing party gaming!
Bust-a-Groove 2* 1-2 53 88% A virtual disco on a disc, minus the whistle posse!
Bust-a-Move 2 1-2 08 88% Simple, yet totally addictive puzzler.
Bust-a-Move 3DX* 1-2 30 88% Once you pop, you can't stop!
Bust-a-Move 4 1-2 43 86% Muddled and slightly OTT sequel.
Buster Bros Collection* 1-2 22 86% Pang gets the 32-bit treatment.
Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command 1 73 57% A lacklustre hotchpotch of ideas.
Capcom Generations 2* 1-2 41 85% This pack features Ghost 'N' Goblins. Quite fab!
Capcom Vs SNK MF 2000 Pro 1-2 91 89% Capcom has done a superb job of squeezing everything on this one.
C-12* 1 74 82% Nice-looking but flawed shooter.
Capcom Generations 4* 1-2 43 68% This pack features Commando. Not really worth it!
Cardinal Syn 1-2 34 85% Great gory action flawed by the control system.
Carnage Heart 1 23 57% Dull robot strategy adventure on the moon.
Casper 1 12 65% Plain and unimaginative film game.
Castrol Honda Superbike Racing 1-2 51 42% Thrill-free motorbiking, steer away from it!
Castrol Honda VTR 1-2 70 71% Visuals aside, CHVTR plays rather well...
Championship Bass 1-2 63 60% Fishy, stagnant and boring.
Championship Motocross 1-2 73 70% Rough and ready rider.
Chaos Break 1 70 62% Run out of ammo? Just pummel the opposition instead.
Chase The Express* 1 61 82% A great game, although sadly lacking originality...
Cheesy 1 15 50% It certainly is!
Chessmaster 3-D 1-2 08 68% Chess. On PlayStation. Hmm...
Chessmaster II 1-2 52 52% A decent portrayal of the complex strategy game.
Chicken Run 1-2 72 75% Hideo Kojima is unlikely to lose sleep over this.
Chill 1-2 33 56% Uninspired and jerky snowboarding game.
Chocobo Racing* 1-2 49 40% Cheap and nasty karting.
Choro Q* 1 11 70% Quirky but rough cartoon racer.
Choro Q 2* 1-2 22 85% More cars, big miniature fun.
Choro Q Wonderful* 1-2 54 66% Not wonderful, just plain dull...
Chronicles of the Sword 1 18 43% Tedious adventure – avoid!
Circuit Breakers 1-4 35 81% Great fun, but very limited in areas.
City of Lost Children 1 18 78% Slow moving 3D adventure.
Civilization II 1 47 79% Big on challenge, bad on looks.
Clock Tower 1 27 83% Stylish, and utterly chilling murder mystery!
Clock Tower II* 1-2 59 73% A mildly entertaining survival horror point & clicker.
Colin McRae Rally 1-2 37 93% Rally gaming at its best!
Colin McRae Rally 2 1-2 64 93% The best rally game ever. Even better than the first!
Colony Wars 1 27 92% Gorgeous, totally playable space blasting.
Colony Wars: Vengeance 1 42 93% Improves greatly on the first. An epic!
Colony Wars: Red Sun 1 60 92% The slickest shoot-'em-up in the galaxy!
Command & Conquer 1 16 79% PSX version slow and sorely lacking.
C&C: Red Alert* 1-2 29 70% The last word in real-time wargames!
C&C: Retaliation 1-2 41 91% Er... the 'new' last word in real-time war games!
Contra: Legacy of War 1-2 16 62% Scrappy arcade shoot-'em-up from Konami.
Constructor 1 44 81% Very addictive tongue-in-cheek sim game.
Contra Adventure, The* 1 42 49% A truly bad sequel to a 16-Bit classic.
Cool Boarders 1 16 82% High speed stunts on a snowboard.
Cool Boarders 2* 1-2 26 81% An accomplished snowboarding game...
Cool Boarders 3 1-2 42 84% The best snowboarding game on the PlayStation!
Cool Boarders 4 1-2 59 86% Another great addition to the series.
Cosmo Warrior Zero* 1 70 65% Emphasis swings more towards straight-out blasting.
Countdown Vampires (The) 1 62 76% Cheap and tacky Resident Evil clone.
Courier Crisis 1 30 54% Bring back the old Paperboy!
Crash Bandicoot 1 13 84% Technically brilliant platformer.
Crash Bandicoot 2 1 29 86% Crash returns in style!
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped 1 43 91% The best Crash game on the PlayStation.
Crash Bash 1-4 71 80% Addictive, competitive party game.
Crash Team Racing 1-4 56 88% Great fun, but too slow in multiplayer...
Crazy Climber 2000* 1 61 13% Boring, ugly, impossible to control and pointless.
Cricket 2000 1-2 60 80% A bit rough around the edges, but quite playable...
Crime Killer 1 37 78% A bit samey, but delivers action thick and fast.
Crisis Beat* 1-2 40 45% A rather arthritic Fighting Force.
Critical Depth 1-2 32 72% Above average underwater blaster.
Criticom 1-2 04 87% Early average beat-'em-up. Now forgotten
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos 1-2 26 78% It's intellectual theft, but fun nonetheless!
Croc 2 1 49 84% Up there with the big boys!
Crow: City of Angels 1 21 21% Absolute shite!
Crusader: No Remorse 1 18 80% Decent shoot-'em-up from the PC.
Crypt Killer 1-2 18 38% Blocky, dreary, shoddy shooter.
Cyber Tiger 1-4 57 86% A very fun and engrossing golf game...
Cyberia 1 04 67% 'On rails' FMV shoot-'em-up. Ugh!
Cybersled 1-2 01 55% Dull futuristic tank combat game. Pants!
Cyberspeed 1 02 65% Putrid futuristic Hi-Octane-style racer.
D 1 06 69% Mediocre 3D adventure – slow.
Darkstone 1 17 75% Engrossing yet repetitive adventure.
Darklight Conflict 1 22 79% Fantastic looking, but sadly boring.
Dark Omen 1 33 85% Polished action/strategy simulation.
Darkstalkers* 1-2 10 88% Very playable beat-'em-up from a coin-op.
Darkstalkers 3* 1-2 43 89% A superb, scary sequel that's very impressive.
Dead Ball Zone 1-2 35 84% Very playable futuristic mutilation mayhem!
Dead Or Alive* 1-2 34 91% Neat fighting game complete with wobbly t*ts!
Deathtrap Dungeon 1 33 88% A compelling high-drama dungeon adventure.
Defcon 5 1 03 88% Run-of-the-mill space adventure. Slow.
Descent 1-2 06 66% Was good, now utter cack!
Descent 2 1-2 24 63% Almost the same game. Not that fun to play.
Destraga 1-2 53 35% A very drab and uninspired beat-'em-up.
Destruction Derby 1-2 01 80% PSX showpiece and good two-player.
Destruction Derby 2 1 14 82% Better, but lacks link-up – bah!
Destruction Derby Raw 1-4 64 75% Improves little on its aging predecessor.
Devil's Deception 1-2 32 68% Intriguing and challenging, but looks a bit dodgy.
Devil's Dice 1-5 43 84% Devilishly difficult, but fiendishly fun!
Diablo 1-2 34 74% Fun, but repetitive arcade role player.
Die Hard Trilogy 1 11 92% Utterly brilliant, three film games in one.
Die Hard Trilogy 2 1 61 72% Too little too late, a real disappointment.
Digimon World* 1 67 60% It's a world of hurt!
Dino Crisis* 1 52 94% Every ounce the monster it promised to be!
Dino Crisis 2 1 70 80% Dumbed down dino destruction.
Discworld 1 01 74% Unfunny cartoon adventure.
Discworld II 1 28 80% Humourous off-the-wall adventuring...
Discworld Noir 1 57 66% A Discworld departure... that doesn't work.
Disney's Dinosaur 1 69 19% A game that would patronise a fossilised embryo.
Disney Racing 1-2 64 70% Great for kids who don't know better...
Disrupter 1 14 87% Impressive 3D Doom clone.
Diver's Dream 1 48 76% Just like Tomb Raider, only underwater!
Dodgem Arena 1-4 43 50% Unsuccessful future sports fusion.
Doom 1-2 03 93% Top link-up, but now looking dated.
Dr Slump 1 66 45% Doctor, I've got this little problem...
Dracula: The Resurrection 1 66 20% Fangs, but no fangs...
Dracula X* 1 21 84% The import version of Castlevania.
Dragon Ball Z GT: Final Bout* 1-2 29 39% Dismal beat-'em-up.
Dragon Quest 7* 1 69 40% Looks and plays like a game of the early Nineties.
Dragon Valor 1 63 74% A sadly wasted opportunity. Should have been big.
Driver 1 50 94% Believe the hype, a fantastic game.
Driver 2 1-2 69 89% More marvellous motoring mayhem!
Ducati World 1-2 71 71% Looks bad, goes like the clappers.
Duke Nukem 1 29 90% Fantastically playable shoot-'em-up.
Dukes Of Hazzard, The 1-2 59 20% Terrible, almost unplayable nostalgic racing.
Dukes Of Hazzard 2* 1-2 72 34% A woeful insult to the South's finest.
Duke Nukem: LOTB 1-2 74 43% The might Duke, fallen so far...
Dynamite Soccer 2000* 1 71 7% Come back FIFA all is forgiven.
Dynasty Warriors* 1-2 25 71% Restrictive and bizarre beat-'em-up, but pretty.
EA F1 Championship 2000 1-2 25 71% Restrictive and bizarre beat-'em-up, but pretty.
Eagle One: Harrier Attack 1-2 59 80% An accomplished aircraft shoot-'em-up!
Earthworm Jim 2 1 12 69% 16-bit fun, but the joke is wearing thin.
ECW Hardcore Revolution* 1-2 61 76% Accomplished and enjoyable...
ECW Rulz 1 68 40% Matches frequently reach near farcical proportions.
Einhander* 1 31 87% Another genre sewn-up by Square. Breathtaking!
Epidemic* 1 19 71% Slow and boring disease adventure.
Eliminator 1 46 52% Should turn its guns upon itself.
Ehrgeiz 1-2 59 78% Too shallow to be a fighter or an RPG.
Emporer's New Groove 1 74 82% WOW! A well made film license.
ESPN Extreme Games 1-2 02 73% Tiresome sports, no fun at all!
Eternal Eyes 1 65 45% Lucklustre blend of RPG and Pokémon.
Euro 2000 1-2 63 70% It may be official but it's not the best!
Equestriad 2001 1-2 63 70% Essentially just a way of training the gentry to hunt...
Everybody's Golf 1-4 36 85% Highly enjoyable, fast-paced party golf game.
Everybody's Golf 2 1-4 62 83% Fun and rewarding, just like real golf is!
Evil Zone 1-2 50 62% Huge special effects, tiny gameplay.
Evo's Space Station Adventure 1 66 25% Evo over we go!
Excalibur 2555 AD 1 19 77% Imaginitive and lush RPG.
Exhumed 1 25 84% Compelling Egyptian 3D shoot-'em-up.
Exite Stage 2000* 1-2 68 45% This offering from Epoch represents a real step backwards.
Explosive Racing 1 25 75% Quick and playable racing, but not all new.
Extreme Pinball 1-2 07 54% Miserable pinball sim with bad physics.
Extreme Snow Break 1 34 9% Extremely crap.
FA Premier League STARS 1-4 52 64% Nice idea, but too irritating to play.
Fade To Black 1 09 81% Gripping sci-fi alien adventure!
Fantastic Four 1-4 26 69% Hardly fantastic, but playable.
Fear Effect 1 60 70% Sci-fi that's all looks and little else!
Fear Effect 2 1 74 85% Well improved over the original.
FIFA '96 1-4 03 81% Unexceptional footie flannel.
FIFA '97 1-4 15 70% Graphically better, but plays worse.
FIFA '99 1-8 42 91% The best FIFA game ever!
FIFA 2000 1-8 56 72% The legend is sullied by this poor update.
FA Premier League Stars 1-2 66 60% An innovative but flawed kick-about.
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 1-8 29 88% Plays well, but the subject matter is dated.
Fifth Element, The 1 40 50% Thoroughly disappointing – rent the movie instead!
Fighter's Impact* 1-2 23 76% Dated and blocky 3D beat-'em-up. Buy Tekken 2 instead.
Fighting Force 1-2 27 89% Brutally destructive two-player action.
Fighting Force 2 1 57 74% Old skool fighter with limited appeal.
Final Doom 1-2 13 82% New levels, but otherwise the same.
Final Fantasy Anthology* 1 58 83% The old games, all polished-up nicely!
Final Fantasy VII 1 27 93% The final word in adventure!
Final Fantasy VIII 1 54 96% The greatest RPG to grace the PlayStation!
Final Fantasy IX 1 73 96% Staggeringly brilliant swan-song.
Final Fantasy Tactics* 1 32 90% Epic and engrossing strategy/RPG challenge.
Firemen, The 1 05 78% 16-bit looking fire-fighting action game.
Firestorm: Thunderhawk2 1 03 85% Playable helicopter blast-'em-up from Core.
Firo & Klawd 1-2 15 64% Garish cartoon cop adventure. Dodgy.
Fisherman's Bait 1-2 53 62% A fairly enjoyable fishing game.
Fishing Island 2* 1 72 72% You have to be fluent in Japanese...
Fist Of The North Star* 1 72 86% A novel experience...
Fluid 1 38 78% Fleeting but interesting diversion.
Football Manager 2001 1 67 70% Double entry book-keeping: the game...
Formation Soccer* 1-2 24 58% Expensive and dated-looking footie guff!
F1 2000 1-2 62 91% For a corking current F1 game, look no further.
Formula 1 1-2 11 84% Exhilerating and glotious F1 sim!
Formula 1 '97 1-2 26 90% Well upgraded and stuffed with excitement!
Formula 1 '98 1-2 41 68% Enormously disappointing – just rubbish!
Formula 1 '99 1-2 55 92% The best Formula-1 game to date...
F1 2001(PSone) 1-2 77 69% Has Sony got the formula right this time?
F1 Racing Ch'ship 1-2 63 68% It's F1 racing but in the slow lane...
F1 World Grand Prix 1-2 74 69% Trying too hard to be grown-up.
Formula One 2000 1 68 75% This installment introduces little in real innovation.
Formula Karts: SE 1-2 28 75% Too simplistic for mass appeal.
Forsaken 1-2 35 84% Nice engine, but the gameplay ages badly.
Frenzy 1 36 73% Fun, but short-lived arcade hokum.
Freestyle Scooter 1-2 73 70% Enjoyable but a tad-shortlived.
Frogger 1-4 27 69% Genuinely disappointing frog-'em-up.
Front Mission 3* 1-2 62 84% Mechal gear solid! A destructive delight!
Future Cop: LAPD 1-2 40 94% The best isometric blaster we've ever seen!
Gallop Racer* 1-2 55 46% Mundane horse racing sim.
Gauntlet Legends 1-2 65 49% Time to lay down the Gauntlet games.
G-Darius 1-2 39 88% Hair-raising shoot-'em-ups don't come much better.
G-Police 1 27 84% Atmospheric, pulse-raising 3D arcade thrills!
G-Police 2 1 52 92% Improves on the original in every way...
Galaxian 3* 1-4 10 69% Repetitive and confusing shooter.
Gale Gunner* 1-2 63 56% Stinking space soap opera. Snoresville!
Galerians 1 63 84% Akira meets Resident Evil and it's explosive!
Gekido 1-2 62 65% Proof enough that scrolling beat-'em-ups are dead!
Gex 1 06 76% Wretched 3DO platformer with dumb lizard.
Gex 3-D: Enter the Gecko 1 33 89% Good in its day, but you'll soon get tired of it!
Gex: Deep Cover Gecko 1 47 82% More of the same, and still boring!
Ghost In The Shell 1 34 73% Nice package, but strictly for Mangaphiles!
Ghoul Panic 1-2 62 78% Good, light-hearted ghoul-shootin' fun.
Global Domination 1 46 63% Too complicated to be fun.
Goal Storm* 1-2 01 69% Disappointingly slow, fails to score...
Gold & Glory: The Road to Eldorado 1-2 71 78% Problems aren't visual enough to reward a tot...
Goo Goo Soundy* 1-2 55 35% Utterly disturbing Bust-A-Groove clone.
Grandia 1 60 87% Top-notch RPG, but pig-ugly!
Granstream Saga, The 1 38 76% Absorbing, but a bit on the easy side.
Gran Turismo 1-2 31 97% The best racing game ever made!
Gran Turismo 2 1-2 59 92% Another generation of racing paradise!
Grand Theft Auto 1 30 88% Criminally addictive road rage!
Grand Theft Auto: London 1 49 69% A bit Turkish delight!
Grand Theft Auto 2 1 56 79% A surprisingly playable sequel!
Grind Session 1-2 65 85% A fine addition to the skateboarding genre.
Grid Run 1-2 15 53% Banal maze game with few rewards.
Guardian's Crusade 1 50 40% Tired and very boring adventure game.
Guilty Gear* 1-2 38 43% Extravagant fighter, undone by its own effects.
Guitar Freaks* 1-2 55 85% Get the guitar peripheral and this rocks!
Gunbarl* 1-2 40 83% Addictive shooting sequel to Point Blank.
Gun Bullet* 1-2 26 85% A real blast for one or two players...
Gungage* 1 54 59% Pretty but repetitive old skool shoot-'em-up.
Gunship 1 08 68% Has not stood the test of time well.
Gun Shooting, The* 1-2 60 14% A terrible step backwards...
Hard Boiled 1 25 29% A disastrously wasted licence...
Hardcore 4X4 1-2 15 81% Hellish and repetitive off-road action.
Hard Edge 1 48 83% Provides a few new twists to the genre.
Harvest Moon: Back To Nature 1 74 80% Work the land? Sorry, I thought this was rehab...
Heart of Darkness 1 38 81% Very playable, but short-lived platform puzzler.
Hebereke's Popitto 1-2 21 43% Why bother with this when Puzzle Fighter exists?
Hello Kitty 1-2 70 62% Such hard work that you wonder where the fun went...
Herc's Adventures* 1-2 25 70% Cute-looking run-of-the-mill adventure.
Hercules* 1 24 63% Sweet and innocent, but simple and dull.
Hermie Hopperhead* 1 02 53% Worthless cartoon platform banality.
Hexen 1 21 35% One of the PSX's worst ever games!
High Heat Baseball* 1-2 63 45% Beating yourself with barbed wire is more fun.
Hi-Octane 1-2 03 80% Reasonable Bullfrog racer.
Hogs Of War 1-4 64 90% Fantastically good strategy. An absolute must.
Horned Owl* 1-2 05 73% Poor excuse for a light-gun game.
Hydro Thunder 1-2 60 22% Pitiful attempt at racing on waves...
Hyper Tennis 1-4 11 78% Utterly pointless tennis sim. There are better.
Impact Racing 1-2 05 54% Good back then, now utter tripe!
In Cold Blood 1 64 89% Bond does 'point and click'. Smooth.
Incredible Crisis 1 69 82% A hugely innovative collection of mini-games.
Incredible Hulk, The 1 17 45% Nothing 'incredible' about it. Poor.
Independence Day* 1-2 21 47% Wretched film-inspired nonsense!
Infestation 1 66 33% Infinite space equals infinite boredom!
Int. Cricket Captain 2000 1-2 70 80% Little short of a labour of love.
International Moto X* 1-2 21 77% Moderate motorbike racer.
International Superstar Soccer 1-2 70 75% More FIFA than ISS. PS2
Iron Soldier 3 1-2 68 70% Your foes come in various shapes and sizes.
ISS Deluxe 1-4 17 83% 16-bit footie conversion, no frills.
ISS Pro 1-4 22 84% Sharp, tight and accomplished football.
ISS Pro '98* 1-4 38 92% Nearly as good as the N64 version. Brilliant!
ISS Pro Evolution 1-4 55 97% Quite simply the greatest footie game ever made!
ISS Pro Evolution 2 1-4 73 97% Best footie game ever just got better!
Int Track & Field 1-4 09 85% Superb multiplayer sports special!
Int Track & Field 2 1-4 59 90% Better than the first, with a wider variety of events!
Iznogoud 1 33 34% An exceptionally bad platformer.
Jade Cocoon 1 54 86% A stunning, if simple, adventure game.
Jackie Chan Stuntmaster 1 63 74% Hi-flying hi-jinks with the king of kung-fu!
Jedi Power Battles 1-2 63 67% Once again, the good name of Star Wars is mud.
Jeremy McGrath Super Cross '98 1-2 37 70% Plenty of options, but not as good as Moto Racer.
Jersey Devil 1 30 83% Devilish gameplay, well worth a look!
Jet Rider 1-2 18 85% Super-fast jetbikes, poor graphics.
Jet Rider 2* 1-2 31 78% Fun, but essentiall more of the same.
Jet Rider 3 1-2 58 53% Puke-evoking and terribly ugly!
Jimmy White's Cueball 2 1-2 63 62% More like a pub sim than anything else.
Johnny Bazookatone 1 04 71% He's supposed to be cool. He's not.
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure* 1-2 57 70% An extremely odd beat-'em-up!
Jonah Lomu Rugby 1-2 20 86% Accurate and enjoyable rugby sim.
Judge Dredd 1-2 28 62% Fantastic licence, disappointing game.
Jumping Flash 1 01 87% Highly imaginitive first-person platformer.
Jumping Flash 2* 1 08 86% Psychedelic sequel to the above (only better).
Jungle Book Rhythm 'n' Groove 1-2 69 80% Onlookers will just think you're dancing like your dad.
Jurassic Park: Warpath 1-2 58 62% A daft idea and a wretched game.
Kensei: Sacred Fist 1-2 49 74% An average fighting game.
Kick-Off '97 1-2 25 68% Doesn't do the name justice!
Kick-Off World 1-4 36 77% An average game replete with great options.
Kileak The Blood 1 01 57% Sparse Doom clone that lacks any kind of thrill.
Kileak The Blood 2 1 05 65% The same only with a '2' at the end.
K-1 King Of Kings 1 66 10% More like Court Jester!
K-1 Grand Prix 1-2 72 30% Simply makes you yearn for Tekken!
Killer Loop 1-2 54 68% An enjoyable alternative to Wipeout.
Killing Zone* 1-2 08 57% Contemptible beat-'em-up. Avoid.
King Bowling 1-4 02 37% Uninspiring cartoon bowling sim. Duff.
King's Field 1 06 61% Long-lasting RPG, looks crap though.
Kingsley's Adventures 1 53 60% Uneventful kids-orientated platformer.
King Of Fighters '95* 1-2 11 62% Utterly pointless 2D beat-'em-up!
King Of Fighters '96* 1-2 24 59% Rips off every fighting game. Still crap though.
KKND Krossfire 1-2 48 83% Hugely enjoyable C&C clone.
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile* 1 30 83% Fast and loveable Japanese platformer.
Knockout Kings 1-2 43 80% Pound the greatest boxers of all time. Ace!
Knockout Kings 2000 1-2 56 84% Better and more accessible than the original!
Knockout Kings 2001 1-2 70 75% Enjoyable albeit rough-looking sim.
Konami Antiques Vol.1 1-2 31 58% Varied, but dogged with too much rubbish!
Koudelka 1 67 76% A promising romp, marred by dull combat.
Krazy Ivan 1 04 61% Good when it came out, but it has dated badly.
Kula World 1-2 35 83% Innovative puzzle fun with balls!
Kurushi 1 27 88% Ultra high quality puzzler.
Kurushi Final 1-2 54 90% Ultra high quality puzzler.
Land Before Time 1 73 35% Land before gameplay, more like...
Land Maker 1-2 64 65% Bizarre puzzler. Bizarrely enjoyable. Bizarre!
Last Report, The 1 33 27% An utterly awful, unrewarding point and click!
Lattice 1 66 30% What the hell is this?
Legend Of Dragoon 1 74 67% Dungeons and Dragons, anyone?
Legend 1-2 41 79% Hack 'n' Slash as it used to be.
Legend Of Kartia 1-2 51 43% Too linear, too boring, too Japanese...
Lego Island 2 1 77 71% Diverse, but for young players only.
Lemmings (Oh No...) 1-2 43 81% Re-released mind-bending puzzler!
Le Mans 24 Hours 1-2 58 80% Decent enough endurance racer...
Libero Grande 1-2 42 67% Interesting footie sim, but confusing to follow!
Libero Grande 2 1-2 73 78% Can I be goalie?
Lifeforce Tenka 1 20 86% Grisly polygonal Doom clone – flashy.
Little Big Adventure 1 19 83% Outstanding graphical adventure!
Livewire 1-2 46 63% Fast and furious 3D, but awkward to play.
LMA Manager 1-2 55 94% The best football management game, ever!
LMA Manager 2001 1-2 75 95% The giant of footie management.
Lomax in Lemmingland 1 14 70% Dull as dishwater platform game.
London Racer 1 65 15% Avoid at any cost. The road to hell.
Lone Soldier 1 02 43% Overrated Rambo rubbish!
Lord Of Fist* 1-8 57 73% A decent enough four-player fighting game.
Lost Vikings 2, The 1-2 23 72% Playable platform strategy. Looks old though.
Lost World, The 1 25 79% Stunning-looking platformer, but shallow.
Lunar Silver Star* 1 51 67% Nothing new, but an engrossing RPG...
MDK 1 27 90% Brilliantly conceived 3D shooter.
Machine Hunter 1-2 22 72% Decent Paradroid-inspired shooter.
Macross Plus* 1 68 60% Overall, this is best left to the Macross anime purists.
Madden '97 1-4 12 81% Solid and playable US football sim.
Madden '98 1-8 29 82% A fine, albeit rough-looking Gridiron game.
Madden NFL '99 1-8 39 89% The best NFL game on the PlayStation.
Madden 2001 1-8 68 80% The playbooks are very comprehensive and should satisfy.
Martian Gothic 1 68 38% Damn fine story. Beleaguered gameplay.
Marvel Super Heroes* 1-2 30 87% A highly playable beat-'em-up.
Marvel Vs Capcom 1-2 59 83% Milking it or loving it? The latter, but only just.
Marvel Vs StreetFighter* 1-2 48 84% Nice looking, but the gameplay runs away from you.
Magic Carpet* 1 06 57% Badly dated by today's standards.
Masked Rider* 1-2 70 85% Looks and feels just like the TV series!
Mass Destruction 1 30 80% Enjoyable, destructive tank romp...
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 1-2 78 81% Enjoyable although slightly unoriginal sports sim.
Max Power Racing 1-2 45 75% Introduces some nice new touches, but still...
Maximum Force 1-2 32 37% Pales into insignificance besides Time Crisis.
Mechwarrior 2 1 19 81% Top class big robot shoot-'em-up!
Medal of Honor 1-2 57 95% A deeply engrossing GoldenEye clone. Brilliant.
Medal of Honor Underground 1-2 69 94% The PlayStation's definitive first-person shooter.
Medievil 1 40 86% Death has never looked so appealing.
Medievil 2 1 62 89% A darker, funnier side of platform games...
Mega Man 8* 1 21 82% Playable and colourful, but ultimately shallow.
Mega Man X5 1 78 80% Addictive old-skool arcade action.
Mega Man Legends 2 1 78 65% It's difficult to fathom who Capcom's pitching this one at.
Men In Black 1 37 35% Pinfully unplayable movie tie-in.
Metal Gear Solid 1 42 97% The best PlayStation game ever released!
MGS: Special Missions 1 54 92% The perfect compliment to the greatest game ever!
Metal Slug* 1-2 26 74% Top maiming action, but not enougth of it.
Metal Slug X 1-2 90 90% One of the finest shoot-'em-ups of recent years. Absolutely essential.
Michael Owen's WLS '99 1-4 43 88% A good game, spoilt by the presence of bugs.
Mickey's Wild Adventure 1 12 79% Standard cartoon platformer. Yawn!
Micro Machines V3 1-8 19 92% Blistering racing game. Fantastic!
Micro Maniacs 1-4 61 86% Manic fun in multiplayer mode!
Midnight Run 1 31 60% Humdrum racer with short-term appeal.
Mille Miglia 1-2 68 75% A refreshing take on the racing genre.
Millennium Soldier Expendable 1-2 56 79% Explosive shooting action, but very shallow...
Missile Command* 1-2 60 24% Old, nasty, and should be buried!
Mission Impossible 1 55 70% Dire graphics mask compelling gameplay!
MLB 2001* 1-2 63 60% Yet more Yankee cricket. How dull.
MoHo 1-2 65 69% Freaky but flawed futuresports.
Monaco GP 1-2 48 88% A surprisingly accomplished racing game!
Monkey Hero 1-4 45 75% An above-average Zelda clone.
Monopoly 1-4 28 75% A fun and faithful conversion of the original.
Monster Rancher 1 68 65% Slow paced monster breeding game.
Monster Rancher* 1-2 37 68% Short-lived virtual pet novelty.
Monster Rancher 2* 1-2 60 76% Lacking originality, but quite enjoyable.
Monster Trucks 1 18 74% Competent, but dull off-roader.
Mortal Kombat 3 1-2 01 81% Don't buy this, get MK Trilogy instead.
Mortal Kombat 4 1-2 38 87% Homicidal battery at its best.
MK Mythologies 1 29 71% Blood-soaked, but mundane platformer.
Mortal Kombat Trilogy 1-2 14 92% Gory orgy of 16-bit gameplay. Not bad.
Moto Racer 1-2 26 86% A seat-of-the-pants roller coaster ride.
Moto Racer 2 1-2 40 87% A superb sequel that's huge entertainment.
Moto Racer World Tour 1-2 68 60% A superior motocross title.
Motorhead 1-2 34 79% A turbo-charged, albeit short-lived racer.
Motor Toon GP 2* 1-2 10 79% Highly playable cartoon racer.
Mr Domino 1 37 72% Original, but lacks a lasting challenge.
Mr Driller 1 68 89% Obsessives of the world unite!
Ms Pac-Man Maze Madness 1-2 70 80% Highly enjoyable gobbling action.
MTV Snowboarding 1-2 56 85% Trick combo heaven, but a tad glitchy.
Muppet Monster Adv. 1 68 86% Professional alternative to that damn dragon!
Muppet Race Mania 1-2 62 90% Racing so good, it's silly!
Music 1 41 90% A fantastic music-making package.
Music 2000 1-4 56 92% Infinitely better than the last, this is perfection!
Myst 1 07 68% Lost in a fog of monotony!
N2O 1-2 37 70% Frantic shooter, but gets very repetitive.
N•Gen Racing 1-2 62 83% Slick, but flawed air racing action...
Nagano Winter Olympics* 1-4 31 83% Excellent multiplayer winter challenge.
Namco Encore* 1 29 79% Catching up fast – best: Rolling Thunder.
Namco Museum 1* 1-2 04 70% Retro collection – best: Pac-Man and Galaga.
Namco Museum 2* 1-2 06 70% Worse than Vol 1 – best: Xevious.
Namco Museum 3* 1-2 13 73% Decent retro fix – best: Pole Position II.
Namco Museum 4 1-2 23 79% Some cool games – best: Pac-Land.
Nanotek Warrior* 1 22 76% Tired shoot-'em-up set at molecular level.
Nascar Racing '96 1 15 80% Comprehensive racing simulation – a bit jerky.
Nascar Racing '98 1-2 28 82% The complete Nascar package.
Nascar Racing 2000 1-2 56 35% A mundane game of a very uninteresting sport.
NBA Basketball (Fox Sports) 1-8 56 75% Nice presented and enjoyable basketball sim.
NBA Hang Time 1-4 31 60% Slightly dated arcade basketball...
NBA Hoopz 1-6 74 71% NBA Hoopz on PSone is better than on PS2!
NBA In The Zone 1-2 05 79% Solid sports sim, not as good as Total NBA.
NBA Jam Extreme 1-4 15 79% Over-exaggerated arcade port-over. Numb.
NBA Jam:TE 1-4 01 77% Two-on-two multiplayer mayhem. Good fun.
NBA Live '96 1-4 07 82% Stale and lifeless basketball sim. Not much cop.
NBA Live '97 1-8 16 89% All the latest stats and players – better engine.
NBA Live '99 1-8 43 83% More impressive basketball antics!
NBA Pro '98 1-8 33 78% Good, but not as good as the competition.
NBA Pro '99 1-8 51 83% Very similar to the previous Pros, but still good.
NBA Showtime 1-4 60 67% Slightly entertaining, but very rough-looking...
Need For Speed, The 1-2 06 84% Classic supercar OTT racing. Superb link-up!
Need For Speed 2, The 1-2 21 85% Rough looking, but actually more fun – long-term.
Need For Speed 3, The 1-2 33 87% Blindingly fast, but without some of the magic.
Need For Speed: RC 1-2 48 83% The genre's starting to look crusty round the edges!
NFS: Porsche 2000 1-2 63 79% Drives like a dream, looks like a Skoda.
Newman Haas Racing 1-2 48 74% Very similar to F1 '97, which is better.
NFL Blitz 1-2 42 87% A serious Madden contender!
NFL Game Day 1-2 04 73% American football – who cares?
NFL Xtreme 1-2 41 61% There's nothing Xtreme about it.
NHL '97 1-8 15 86% Intense ice hocky action – smooth and fast.
NHL '98 1-8 27 71% Cool graphics, slushy gameplay.
NHL '99 1-8 41 81% Smooth, hard, fast and very cool.
NHL Face Off 1-2 04 78% Admirable attempt, but a bit cumbersome.
NHL Face Off '98 1-8 32 80% Better than the last.
NHL Face Off 2000 1-8 58 30% Not good, not good at all...
NHL Open Ice 1-4 32 40% Outdated and obsolete hocky for £40!
NHL Rock The Rink 1-2 63 70% All muscle and novelty value, little else!
Nightmare Creatures 1 27 86% A fantastic, full-on splatter flick!
Nightmare Creatures 2 1 65 65% Highly derivative slash-'em-up.
Ninja: Shadow Of Darkness 1 39 78% Looks good, but gets repetitive too soon.
Nishidin Pachinko Now 4* 1 67 50% Just like the real thing, Japanophiles!
No Fear Downhill MB Racing 1-2 55 69% Fast and furious, but nothing too exciting.
Note, The 1 28 72% Above average first-person adventure.
Novastorm 1 01 38% Rubbish FMV-spooled shoot-'em-up arse!
Nuclear Strike 1 26 88% Better looking and bigger than Soviet Strike.
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee 1-2 26 90% One of the most addictive platformers on the PSX!
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus 1-2 41 92% Supersedes Oddysee as the must-have platformer!
ODT 1 42 89% Masterful, unforgiving mutant mayhem!
Off World Intercepter 1-2 02 77% Jerky 3D buggy battling disgrace. Avoid.
Olympic Games 1-8 09 82% Utterly fantastic multiplayer game.
Olympic Soccer 1-2 09 84% Highly playable footie game, but with basic graphics.
Omega Boost* 1 50 83% An excellent game, but far too short.
One 1 30 86% One of the most destructive games ever!
Onside Soccer 1-2 12 76% Uninspiring footie with management aspects.
Overblood 1 22 86% Atmospheric, innovative 3D space adventure.
Overboard 1-5 27 75% Fun-fuelled ship combat game.
Pac-Man World 1 55 84% He's Pac, and loving it!
Pandemonium 1 15 84% Enjoyable platform game, but too restrictive.
Pandemonium 2 1 28 72% Linear, but lovely-looking platformer.
Panzer General 1-2 05 73% Strategy war game for dedicated anoraks.
Panzer Front 1 76 73% Great subject, average execution.
Panzer Front Bis 1 88 80% Superb WWII tank action/strategy.
PaRappa the Rapper 1 24 87% Tap the buttons, sing the rhyme. Brilliant!
Parasite Eve* 1 41 89% Slick and disgusting horror adventure!
Parasite Eve 2 1 66 89% Blemished, but slick nonetheless.
Peak Performance* 1-2 21 85% Blistering 28-car joyriding – a great laugh!
Perfect Performer* 1-2 56 74% Play any instrument in a band – great fun!
Perfect Weapon 1 19 65% Slothful 3D adventure, lacking visual flair.
Persona 2 1 73 80% Another you!
Pet In TV 1 40 77% The best virtual pet in the land!
PGA Tour '96 1-4 02 86% Well, it's golf innit. Buy the updated version.
PGA Tour '97 1-4 13 81% Extremely able golfing sim. It's got the lot.
PGA Tour '98 1-4 28 63% Best-looking golf, yet hampered gameplay.
PGA Tour Golf 1-4 72 70% Averagely enjoyable round of golf.
Phat Air Extreme Snowboarding 1-2 35 22% Very shoddy game in a saturated market.
Philosoma 1 02 85% Great looking shoot-'em-up, but badly dated.
Pipemania 3D 1 75 70% A cheap and cheerful puzzler.
Pitball 1-4 15 66% Rough and confusing futuristic sports.
Pitfall: Beyond the Jungle 1 33 70% An above average 3D platform romp.
Player Manager 1-2 14 74% Banal management game. No frills and slow.
Player Manager 2000 1-2 62 92% Banal management game. No frills and slow.
Pocket Fighter* 1-2 38 84% Rehashed formula, but still immensely satisfying.
PO'ed 1-2 07 87% Scrappy Doom clone, meant to be humourous.
Point Blank 1-2 36 90% Addictive gun fun... and it's legal.
Point Blank 2 1-2 52 80% You like Point Blank? You'll like this!
Point Blank 3 1-2 74 82% The definitive Point Blan title.
Pool Academy 1-2 64 53% The worst of the pool sims.
Pool Hustler 1-2 44 83% Very playable, but not as authentic as Pool Shark.
Pool Shark 1-8 42 85% The most realistic pool simulation on any format!
Pop 'n' Tanks* 1-2 54 80% Enjoyable cutesy tank destruction!
Populous : the Beginning 1-2 46 70% An excellent game, marred by slowdown.
Porsche Challenge 1-2 20 82% Superb looking, technically brilliant. Too slow.
Powerful Baseball* 1-4 54 60% Light-hearted multiplayer ball-hitting action!
Power Instinct 2* 1-2 03 52% Cheap and nasty beat-'em-up – stay well clear.
Powermove Pro Wrestling 1-2 16 51% Men in tights, absolutely awful game.
Powerplay Hockey '97 1-4 08 82% Yet another hockey game, actually quite good!
Powerspike Beach Volleyball 1-4 73 35% Time for 128-bit basketball...
Power Shoveling* 1-2 70 92% Ludicrously complicated yet somehow intuitive controls.
Power Soccer 1-4 29 63% Basically, not much fun at all!
Poy Poy 1-4 33 84% Original and odd multiplayer shenanigans!
Poy Poy 2 1-4 46 69% Been there, done it, quite liked it.
Premier Manager '98 1-4 36 76% A decent game, but far too shallow.
Premier Manager '99 1-4 45 78% Slightly improved, but not different enough.
Premier Manager 2000 1-4 61 85% Not as good as LMA Manager, but worth a look...
Primal Rage 1-2 04 41% Claymation-based beat-'em-up. Poor now.
Prime Goal EX* 1-2 02 62% Very average sprite based footie sim.
Prince Naseem Boxing 1-2 69 75% A quality boxing title.
Pro 18 World Tour Golf 1-8 45 34% Snottier than a double bogey. Avoid.
Pro Pinball: Race USA 1-2 45 80% Decent enough, but not as good as the others!
Pro Pinball: The Web 1-2 10 79% Great, addictive fun, but a bit dated now.
Pro Pinball: Timeshock 1-2 34 90% The best pinball game available for PlayStation.
Pro Pinball: Fantastic Journey 1-4 75 75% The balls have dropped.
Project Overkill 1 13 89% Violent, bloody, but repetitive and no two-player!
Psybadek 1 42 52% Bug-riddled hover-boarding boredom...
Psychic Detective 1 06 61% Wholly FMV erotic fantasy. Utter tosh.
Psychic Force 1-2 21 73% Unusually floating beat-'em-up. Nothing special.
Psychic Force 2 1-2 60 65% Big in bulk, but devoid of any long-term thrills.
Puma Street Soccer 1-8 48 61% Too limited for mass market appeal.
PunchiCarat 1-2 53 66% Enjoyable, but limited Arkanoid clone.
Punch the Monkey* 1 67 65% Indecipherable Japanese rhythm game.
Puyo Puyo 4* 1-2 59 87% Still as addictive as ever!
Puyo Puyo Sun* 1-2 31 87% Hugely addictive party fun!
Puzznic* 1 77 72% Nice, but definitely a budget title.
Q*Bert 1 58 53% Has no place in modern software!
Quake II 1-4 55 98% A truly stunning accomplishment. Amazing!
Quarterback Club '96 1-8 04 80% Yet again, who cares?
R-Type Delta* 1 43 90% Pure adrenaline-pumping shooting perfection!
Radical Bikers 1-2 62 56% Provides short-term fun, but little beyond...
Raiden Project, The 1-2 01 68% Dazzling, but ultimately weak shoot-'em-up.
Rage Racer 1 16 90% Super fast, varied, playable racer.
Raging Skies 1-2 12 73% Adequate flight shoot-'em-up, but linkable!
Rainbow Six 1 54 68% Nice and complex, but nowhere near enough...
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear 1-2 76 47% Two litres in a thimble.
Rally Championship 1-2 60 67% Good-looking, but ultimately boring rally game.
Rally Cross* 1-4 19 89% First class off-road antics. Two and four-player!
Rally Cross 2 1-2 45 83% A bit of a rough looker, but it plays well enough.
Rampage World Tour 1-2 29 77% Flawed in places, but enjoyable.
Rampage 2: Universal Tour 1-3 49 57% Don't expect the Earth to move...
Rampage Through Time 1-3 66 33% Somebody's gotta stop them!
Rapid Racer 1-2 26 87% Powerful and glossy, but repetitive...
Rapid Reload 1 01 71% Cutesy side-on cartoon shoot-'em-up. Dated.
Rascal 1 33 77% Accomplished platformer, good for the kids!
Rat Attack 1-4 54 65% Complicated and fast, fun if you can last!
Ray Crisis 1-2 64 60% A mindless button bashing fiasco!
Rayman 1 01 87% Colourful platform game, now looking tired.
Rayman 2 1 67 82% Triumphant 3D return of our 'armless friend.
Ray Storm* 1-2 19 75% Overwhelming two-player space shoot-'em-up.
Ray Tracers 1 23 74% Super fast Chase HQ-style racer. A bit basic.
RC De Go 1 68 80% The king of radio-controlled racers.
Ready 2 Rumble 1-2 59 80% If you enjoy a lighter form of GBH, check it out...
Rebel Assault 2* 1 18 60% Star Wars shoot-'em-up. Boring and repetitive.
Reboot 1 33 68% Easy on the eye, short-term fun.
Rescue Shot 1 64 83% Bunny filled gunning mayhem. Go figure!
Resident Evil 1 08 95% Gothic horror adventure – recommended!
Resident Evil: Director's Cut* 1 27 83% Not worth getting if you already own the original.
Resident Evil 2* 1 32 96% A truly spectacular sequel and utterly terrifying!
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis 1 55 90% Removed as a sequel, but more action-packed!
Resident Evil Survivor 1 61 80% Innovative, but cheaply produced and repetitive...
Retro Force 1-2 46 43% Don't even go there! A really bad shoot-'em-up.
Return Fire 1-2 07 84% Average 3DO split screen army romp.
Re-Volt 1-2 53 64% Messy and quite unplayable in places.
Revolution X 1-2 08 40% Dire Aerosmith mouse shoot-'em-up. Bad.
Rhapsody: A Musical Adv.* 1 69 75% RPG that can be fully recommended to import connoisseurs.
Rhythm and Face 1-2 64 65% Mad bad memory game. Weird or what?
Ricky Carmichael's Motocross 1-2 56 65% A must for enthusiasts, but otherwise tiresome.
Ridge Racer 1 01 75% Launch game, now looking very sad indeed.
Ridge Racer Revolution 1-2 04 84% A better game, with link-up and nicer cars.
Ridge Racer Type 4 1-4 47 92% Frighteningly fast arcade racing game.
Riot 1-2 18 72% Moribund futuristic sports – like Rollerball.
Rise 2: Resurrection 1-2 05 88% Hideous robot beat-'em-up. A bad date.
Risk 1-4 29 35% Boardgame – there's no contest.
Rival Schools 1-8 44 89% Not as fast and fluid as the Japanese version.
Rival Schools 2 1-8 52 78% Fast-paced but hollow school scrapping.
Roadsters 1-2 56 80% Fast and furious arcade racing, but lacking depth.
Road Rage 1-2 17 24% Detestable and trashy shoe-box sim. Ugh!
Road Rash 1-2 05 75% Dodgy visuals, but fast and fun. Now cheap.
Road Rash 3D 1 36 76% Disappointing sequel with no guts.
Robopit 1-2 12 55% Abominable robot beat-'em-up.
Robotron X 1-2 15 85% Classic gameplay, very fast, we prefer the original.
Rock & Roll Racing 2 1-2 31 55% Banal blaster with some two-player appeal.
Rockman Battle & Chase* 1-2 21 41% Basic and unrewarding cartoon racer.
Rockman Dash* 1 31 80% Enjoyable 3D adventure. For smash get Dash!
Rogue Trip 1-2 41 92% Motoring madness with knobs on.
Rollcage 1-2 46 87% Stomach-churning racing mayhem at its finest.
Rollcage Stage II 1-2 60 75% Good fun, but not a vast step-up from the first.
Ronaldo V-Football 1-2 64 70% Speedy but one for beginners!
Ronin Blade 1 55 80% Great hack 'n' slash fun, but very limited.
Rosco McQueen 1 26 88% You play with fire, you get this sizzling game!
RPG Maker* 1 69 88% It's like owning an RPG Lego Kit.
Rugrats 1 46 50% Made for kids, but it's still rubbish.
Rugrats In Paris 1-2 76 40% Designed by rugrats, apparently.
Runabout* 1 20 77% Highly playable racer, but way too short.
Runabout 2 1-2 58 83% An improvement over the last one.
Running Wild 1 46 38% A feeble attempt at a themed racing game.
Saga Frontier 2 1 62 70% Too dull, even for a role-playing game!
Salamander Deluxe Pack 1-2 25 74% Aged, but enjoyable Eighties shoot-'em-up.
Sampras Extreme 1-4 09 90% One of the best tennis games on PSX. Slick.
Samurai Showdown* 1-2 13 62% Should be called Samurai Slowdown!
San Francisco Rush 1-2 41 45% Not quite the worst racing game of all time.
S.C.A.R.S. 1-4 39 82% (review missing)
Sensible Soccer 1-2 44 52% A pointless, almost sacrilegious release.
Sentient 1 19 84% Absorbing and intelligent adventure. Bizarre.
Sentinel Returns 1 39 61% Rough-looking and very repetitive strategy game.
Shadow Madness 1 58 62% Fun but unrewarding adventuring.
Shadow Man 1 53 27% A stinking, crusty turd of a game...
Shadow Master 1 29 79% Nice try, but lacks variety...
Shadow Tower 1-2 61 55% Exceedingly dull, out of date RPG!
Sheep 1-2 70 79% The wool has been pulled.
Sheep Dog 'N' Wolf 1 79 84% A funny and addictive puzzler.
Shellshock 1 06 85% Passable tank game, now looks basic.
ShockWave Assault 1 03 87% Limited surface-based shoot-'em-up. Dull.
Side By Side Special* 1 30 63% Uninspiring, tun-of-the-mill racer.
Side By Side Special 2* 1 57 33% Breaking down in a desert is more fun than this!
Silent Bomber 1 62 87% An all-round explosive package!
Silent Hill 1 51 84% Scary as hell, but rough around the edges.
Sim City 2000 1 12 75% A fantastic game. Not suited to the PSX.
Skeleton Warriors* 1 10 56% Grotesque import beat-'em-up.
Skull Monkeys 1 31 83% Pleasurable plasticine playability.
Sled Storm 1-4 54 89% Snowboarding with engines... superb stuff.
Smackdown! 2: Know Your Role 1-4 71 92% Same game but with nicer pants.
Small Soldiers 1-2 42 78% Not small on action. Bad film, good game!
Smash Court Tennis 1-4 16 86% Supremely playable, addictive cartoon tennis.
Smash Court Tennis 2* 1-4 44 82% Entertaining, but not too dissimilar from the last!
Snow Racer 1-2 35 50% Nice-looking, yet disappointing alpine racer.
Sno Cross 1-2 67 66% A novel but flawed snowmobile racer.
Soccer '97 1-4 20 82% UK teams version of Olympic – very playable!
Soul Blade 1-2 17 96% The best weapons-based beat-'em-up on PSX!
Soul Reaver: Legacy Of Kain 1 50 92% Better and darker than Tomb Raider...
South Park 1-4 56 24% Exceedingly lame and repetitive.
Soviet Strike 1 14 83% Decent helicopter shoot-'em-up, rough looking.
Space Debris 1 57 62% Frenetic, but tiresome 3D shooter...
Space Invaders 1-2 56 48% Addictive for a couple of hours, after that forget it!
Space Hulk 1 10 84% Claustrophobic and intense 3DO strategy game.
Space Jam 1-6 21 39% Pants cartoon basketball game, based on the film.
Spawn: The Eternal 1 34 49% Dull and imaginitive adventure from hell!
Special Ops: Stealth Patrol 1 64 85% War fans'll love it. Rainbow Six is beaten. (Not hard.)
Speedball 2100 1-2 68 69% A hugely disappointing update of a classic.
Speed Freaks 1-4 52 90% The greatest karting game ever...
Speedster 1-2 20 80% Overhead racer with okay handling, but slow.
Spice World (with Geri) 1 37 25% Total waste of Spice... cheap though!
Spider* 1 20 75% 'On rails' arachnid platformer. Can get boring.
Spider-Man 1 69 82% A fine, yet flawed super-heroic experience.
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro 1 82 85% Our favourite web-slinger returns to PSone.
Spin Jam 1-2 64 44% If you understand it feel free to tell us.
Sports Car GT 1-2 48 71% No thrills racer lacking any kind of sheen.
Sports Superbike 1-2 67 45% Biking on a budget...
Spot Goes to Hollywood* 1 20 72% Uninspiring cartoon platform game. Yawn.
Spyro The Dragon 1 41 88% A polished platformer, but devoid of challenge.
Spyro The Dragon 2 1 55 90% Builds on the original to become a classic!
Spyro: Year of the Dragon 1 69 80% Same parcel, different bow.
Stahlfeder* 1 06 65% Old-style vertical shoot-'em-up – too easy.
Star Gladiator 1-2 16 88% Competent beat-'em-up from Capcom.
Star Ixiom* 1 56 64% A good enough shooter, but the gameplay is dated.
Star Ocean 1 61 75% Too text heavy and not enough action...
Starblade Alpha 1 02 68% Lots of blasting action, no control at all...
Starfighter 3000 1 08 85% A decent stab at a sci-fi shooter/strategy.
Star Trek Invasion 1-2 69 67% Engaging initially, but in the end... no!
Star Wars: Dark Forces 1 17 75% Appalling Star Wars conversion.
Star Wars: Episode One 1 54 70% Disappointing and crude-looking action adventure.
Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi* 1-2 30 74% A great licence, but somewhat wasted.
Starwinder 1 13 77% Linear space-based racer. Lacks excitement.
Steel Harbinger 1 13 80% Controlling a violent nympho isn't much fun.
Steel Reign 1-2 30 58% One to rent, not to buy!
Streak 1-2 42 59% Pretty bad hoverboarding game...
Street Fighter Alpha 1-2 07 88% Classic 2D beat-'em-up, now been replaced.
Street Fighter Collection 1-2 29 67% Some stones are best left unturned!
Street Fighter EX Plus 1-2 25 91% It's absolutely EX-cellent!
Street Fighter EX2 Plus 1-2 62 82% Seems a bit dated now, but still pretty solid!
Street Fighter: The Movie 1-2 01 35% Utter crap.
Street Fighter Zero 2* 1-2 12 89% Simple, colourful graphics – total gameplay!
Street Fighter Zero 3* 1-2 45 93% The best Street Fighter game ever released!
Street Racer 1-8 14 84% Childish Mario Kart wannabe, good multi-player.
Street Skater 1-2 48 78% Good for a laugh, but not challenging enough.
Street Skater 2 1-2 62 74% Mild fun, but it's still no Tony Hawk!
Street Scooters 1-2 67 30% Four wheels good, two wheels bad...
Strider 2* 1-2 62 50% Very old school gaming, but still a riot!
Strikepoint 1-2 14 54% Shoddy and unconvincing helicopter sim.
Striker '96 1-4 01 73% Extremely playable, but now extremely dated.
Submarine Commander 1 75 35% Not as interesting as you think.
Suikoden 1 16 80% Endearing and lasting Manga RPG.
Superbike 2000 1-2 60 37% More like push-bike than super-bike!
Supercross 2000 1-2 58 38% If you like the sport, you'll hate this!
Supercross 1-2 74 76% Arcade thrill-seekers should steer clear.
Super Puzzle Fighter 2* 1-2 18 90% Fan-bloody-tastic Japanese puzzler!
Supersonic Racers 1-8 11 84% Chaotic Wacky Races-style multi-player romp.
Suzuki Bakuhatsu 1 67 92% Bomb defusing suddenly got sexy!
Swagman 1 21 82% Proficient cutesy overhead cartoon adventure.
Sydney 2000 1-8 66 62% A poorly designed button-blaster.
Syndicate Wars 1-4 22 85% We love the smell of napalm in the morning!
Syphon Filter 1 48 93% A vast, sprawling adventure that rocks!
Syphon Filter 2 1-2 60 93% A sequel to surpass all sequels!
Syphon Filter 3 1-2 85 83% By default, the best PSone game.
T'ai Fu 1 47 72% A bored, lazy moggy of a game.
Tail Concerto* 1 59 74% Harmless and enjoyable adventure.
Tail Of The Sun* 1 22 84% Innovative caveman adventure. Badly presented.
Tails Of Destiny* 1 42 77% Endearing Japanese role-playing hokum.
Tarzan 1 55 50% Uninspired platfom-by-numbers. Dull.
Tank Racer 1-2 47 79% Crushingly good, action-packed fun...
Team Buddies 1-4 67 38% Obscene. Unfunny. Avoid.
Terracon 1 66 80% Enjoyable yet repetitive blasting action.
Tekken 1-2 01 84% Was the ultimate 3D beat-'em-up, still decent.
Tekken 2* 1-2 07 95% Brilliant 3D beat-'em-up – an essential purchase!
Tekken 3* 1-2 34 97% Undoubtedly the greatest beat-'em-up around.
Teletubbies 1 59 60% Toddler-pleasing tubby fun!
Tenchu 1 40 77% Dark and deadly assassination action.
Tenchu 2 1 66 91% Superlative snooping. Spectacular!
Tennis Arena 1-4 28 84% Slick, addictive and playable...
Ten Pin Ally 1-6 18 60% Dismal and utterly pointless bowling sim.
Test Drive Off-Road 1-2 24 35% A turkey! Tarniches the Test Drive name.
Test Drive 4 1-2 28 86% Enough to blow your gasket!
Test Drive 5 1-2 42 75% Pipped at the post by the opposition.
Tetris Plus 1-2 30 81% Addictive, but antiquated puzzler.
The Simpsons Wrestling 1-2 76 25% Total waste of a fantastic licence!
Theme Hospital 1 32 88% More fun than a hospital could ever be!
Theme Park 1 01 86% Build your own Alton Towers – very in-depth.
Theme Park World 1 61 84% A complex, yet thoroughly rewarding sim!
The Table Tennis* 1-2 68 15% Only table this sick release should be on is the operating one.
The World Is Not Enough 1 70 83% Goldeneye remains unbeaten.
This Is Football 1-8 56 79% Too slow and limited to be a contender.
This Is Football 2 1-8 71 84% Fast, furious, and strangely fun.
Thousand Arms* 1 56 84% A deeply engrossing RPG.
Thrasher: Skate & Destroy 1-2 58 80% Not as good as Tony Hawk, but a decent alternative.
Threads of Fate* 1 69 82% A fusion of slashing, RPG and even platforming elements...
Three Lions 1 35 80% Pretty, but sluggish to play. Not worth the hype!
Tiger Woods '99 1-4 44 50% Nice licence, shame about the golf game!
Tiger Woods PGA 2000 1-4 60 62% Not a great golfing game, but passable. Just.
Time Commando 1 11 78% Restrictive, but graphically impressive adventure.
Time Crisis 1 24 90% Stupendous light-gun shooting action. Top.
Time Crisis: Project Titan 1 75 90% Some first-class shooting action.
Tiny Tank 1-2 59 85% Comedic death at its very best!
Toma Runner vs L'Arc-en-Ciel* 1-2 68 50% Winning is incredibly easy and boredom soon sets in.
Tobal No. 1* 1-2 12 94% Cracking high-res beat-'em-up with quest mode.
Tobal 2* 1-2 22 92% Highly advanced sequel. More of everything!
TOCA World Touring Cars 1 66 93% GT who?
Tokyo Highway Battle 1 20 73% Great concept, let down by low overall speed.
Tombi* 1 31 56% Unrewarding, dated platformer/RPG.
Tombi 2 1 64 85% An excellent piece of platforming action.
Tomb Raider 1 14 94% Superb Indiana Jones-style 3D adventure.
Tomb Raider II 1 28 95% A fine sequel that easily surpasses the first.
Tomb Raider III 1 43 93% A decent and enjoyable second sequel.
Tomb Raider: TLR 1 56 90% The best of the lot, albeit slightly unoriginal!
Tomb Raider Chronicles 1 71 94% Best Tomb Raider since the first!
Tommi Mäkinen Rally 1-2 37 39% The turkey of rallying games!
Tomorrow Never Dies 1 57 52% On par with the new film as being a Bond killer!
Tony Hawk's Skateboarding 1-2 54 88% Unbeatable, authentic skating bliss...
Tony Hawk's Skateboarding 2 1-2 65 92% Finest skater, bar none.
Top Gun: Fire at Will 1 09 76% Lack-lustre combat flight sim based on the film.
Torneko: The Last Hope* 1 72 63% There's nothing here which couldn't be done on the Game Boy.
Toshinden 1-2 01 76% First Tekken rival, graphically fantastic. Dated.
Toshinden 2* 1-2 05 74% Far worse than the original. Avoid like the plague.
Toshinden 3 1-2 25 78% An average beat-'em-up. Nothing more.
Toshinden 4 1-2 66 23% Four beat-'em-ups and a funeral.
Total Drivin' 1-4 26 84% Thrilling racing with excellent variation.
Total Eclipse Turbo 1 02 69% Poor third-person shoot-'em-up.
Total NBA '96 1-8 05 81% The best basketball game on PSX, until...
Total NBA '97 1-8 20 87% The most advanced basketball game ever, until...
Total NBA '98 1-8 36 93% So good it walks on water, the best bar none!
TOCA: Touring Car 1-2 27 92% Really fast, really fun, really racing!
TOCA: Touring Car 2 1-2 42 94% Non-stop clutch burning bliss!
Toy Story 2 1-2 59 73% Looks good, but is boring and frustrating...
Toy Story Racer 1-2 76 92% Cool racing game with a difference!
Transformers Beast Wars* 1-2 67 10% Not how we'd all like to remember the Transformers.
Transport Tycoon 1 24 78% Absorbing strategy about transport networks.
Trap Runner 1-2 48 70% Alright for a while, but you'll soon get bored.
Trash It 1-4 24 55% Average hammer-based puzzle game.
Treasures of the Deep* 1 27 83% Atmospheric underwater adventure.
Trick 'n' Snowboarder 1-2 58 85% Capcom's own stab at snowboarding.
Triple Play 2000 1-2 49 91% The best baseball game ever released.
Tron Bonne 1 64 70% An odd gaming combo that's worth a peek.
True Pinball 1 05 65% Highly overrated pinball tosh. No save game!
Tunguska: Legend of Faith 1 09 13% Tunguska makes us reflect on the futility of life...
Tunnel B1 1-2 10 87% Glitzy graphical showpiece. Short lived.
Twinbee Deluxe Pack* 1-2 02 65% Vivid Japanese cartoon shoot-'em-up. Naff.
Twisted Metal 1-2 02 78% Visually scrappy, but paved the path for...
Twisted Metal 2 (World Tour)* 1-2 16 88% Remarkably compelling two-player blast-a-thon!
Twisted Metal 3 1-2 43 69% Not nearly twisted enough!
UEFA Champions League '99 1-4 47 80% Too similar to WLS '99.
UEFA Champions League 2000 1-4 61 86% A vast improvement over the original...
UEFA Striker 1-2 55 92% Simple, arcade-style football, very enjoyable.
Ultimate Fighting Championship 1-2 72 22% Unplayable and technically bereft.
Um Jammer Lammy* 1-2 49 88% Addictive and amusing guitar action!
Unholy War (The) 1-2 41 70% Flawed, but offers pretty exciting two-player combat.
Urban Chaos 1 62 40% Chaotic from start to finish!
V2000 1 40 82% Uncompromising, thinking man's shoot-'em-up.
Vagrant Story* 1 61 92% Wait for the PAL version and this'll be awesome!
V-Ball Beach Volley Heroes 1-2 35 30% A game that won't let you play it!
Vampire Hunter D 1 63 53% Sucks in every sense of the word.
Vandal-Hearts* 1 22 81% Very Japanese fantasy strategy RPG.
Vandal Hearts II 1 61 84% Engrossing and very playable adventure game.
Vanguard Bandits* 1 70 55% A series of battles linked via a fairly tedious storyline.
Vanishing Point 1-2 73 78% Average racer, killer stunt mode.
Vib Ribbon 1 65 91% Truly unique dancing platformer.
Victory Boxing 1-2 13 79% Fast and smooth rendition of the 'sport.'
Victory Boxing 2 1-2 40 84% Frantic flying fist action in a corking sequel.
Victory Boxing Challenger 1-2 62 80% Crap to look at, but still enjoyable to play.
Vigilante 8 1-2 36 94% Big guns, huge explosions, gigantic appeal!
Vigilante 8: Second Offense 1-2 59 83% More of the same with little improvement.
Virtual Golf 1-4 09 61% Drab golf sim, Actua Golf 2 is much better.
Virtual Pool 1-2 17 68% Great PC game, awkward and slow on PSX.
Virtual Kasparov 1-2 78 65% Better than the real thing?
VMX Racing 1-2 35 45% Dodgy-looking and, frankly, unplayable racer.
V-Rally 1-2 23 87% Fast and accurate rally sim with great split-screen.
V-Rally 2 1-4 51 93% World class action, an absolute must!
Viva Football 1-4 45 79% Some good ideas included, but the controls are odd.
Viper 1 38 46% Dark and linear helicopter shoot-'em-up.
Vs 1-2 36 72% Slick, but simplistic street fighting.
V-Tennis 1-2 21 75% Bland tennis game. Get Sampras or Smash Court.
Wacky Races 1-2 67 44% Tacky Races more like. Sheesh.
Warcraft 2: The Dark Saga 1 24 86% Utterly compelling medieval strategy fest!
Wargames 1-2 37 60% Limited tactical warfare sim.
Warhammer: SOTHR 1 14 82% Unbelievably complex, but rewarding war game.
Warhawk 1 03 68% Distinctly average helicopter shoot-'em-up.
War Of The Worlds 1 56 58% A repetitive turkey shoot with a hint of strategy...
Warriors Of Might & Magic 1 73 55% Warriors of the wasteland...
Warzone 2100 1 48 87% Very challenging and very sharp strategy game.
WCW Backstage Assault 1-2 71 48% Sucks like a Dyson. Avoid.
WCW Nitro 1-2 35 80% One of the best wrestling games on the PlayStation.
WCW Vs The World 1-2 24 79% Nothing new or exciting here!
WCW/NWO Thunder 1-2 44 85% The best so far, but still room for improvement.
WDL Thundertanks 1-2 72 40% ...looks bad, sounds bad and plays worse. Please stop.
WDL: WarJetz 1-2 77 29% Positive proof of the horror of war.
Wild 9 1 39 72% A decent platformer, but we've seen it all before.
Wild Arms* 1 24 85% Hugely enjoyable RPG with serious challenge.
Wild Arms 2 1 65 75% Nice, but it'll never be Final Fantasy.
Wild Rapids 1-2 67 30% Sombre kayaking.
Williams' Arcade's Greatest 1-2 08 84% Decent retro pack. Best: Robotron, Defender.
Wing Commander III 1 06 82% Expensive space opera, involving plot.
Wing Commander IV 1 22 67% Even more costly, but minus the originality.
Wing Over 1-2 27 50% Dated airborne shoot-'em-up.
Wipeout 1-2 01 89% A state-of-the-art pop culture racer. Now weary.
Wipeout 2097 1-2 13 93% Far better than Wipeout – a stunning game.
Wip3out 1-4 54 94% Phenomenal futuristic anti-gravity fun...
Wip3out Special Edition 1-4 64 89% Enjoyable but smells like 'cash in' to us.
World C'Ship Snooker 1-2 62 78% A good crack, if you like that sort of thing...
World Cup '98 1-8 36 86% Captures the hype of the event... but it's all over now!
World Cup Golf 1-2 05 71% Wholly rendered golf sim. Better than average.
World League Soccer 1-4 35 88% Very playable, but lacking in long term challenge.
World's Scariest Police Chases 1-2 79 80% A tough and rewarding cop-based driving game.
Worms 1-4 01 92% Crap looking, but oh-so playable in multiplayer.
Worms: Armageddon 1-4 57 92% A brilliant sequel that'll blow you away!
Wreckin' Crew 1-2 36 83% Addictive tongue-in-cheek racing game.
Wrestlemania 1-4 01 74% Wrestling – not a real sport. Game sucks.
Wu-Tang: Taste The Pain 1-4 56 86% Gang-bangin four-player brilliance!
WWF Attitude 1-4 52 84% An entertaining and engrossing wrestle-fest.
WWF Smackdown 1-4 61 92% The best wrestling game available!
WWF Warzone 1-4 39 85% Again nothing new, but it's decent enough.
X2 1-2 15 77% Amazing looking shoot-'em-up, but too hard!
X-Com: Enemy Unknown 1 06 82% Compelling turn-based strategy adventure.
X-Com: Terror from the Deep 1 15 88% Deeply involving underwater strategy game.
X-Files (The) 1 53 78% A dated flick-screen concept, but compelling...
X Games Pro Boarders 1-2 45 35% Poor quality snowboarding game.
Xena: Warrior Princess 1 57 78% A strangely compelling old-skool beat-'em-up.
Xenocracy 1 37 70% Not an epic, but fun and engrossing.
X-Men Vs Street Fighter* 1-2 34 82% Flashy and vibrant, but the Saturn wins this time!
X-Men Mutant Academy 1-2 66 70% Utterly formulaic fighting sim.
X-Men Mutant Academy 2 1-2 82 80% X-Men are back and they are still very angry.
Xevious 3D/G* 1-2 23 72% Collection of every Xevious game. Not bad.
Yeh Yeh Tennis 1-4 65 35% Come back Pong, all is forgiven!
YoYo's Puzzle Park 1-2 49 87% A worthy platformer from the golden age of 2D!
Yusha 1-2 30 60% Nice-looking, but dated in gameplay.
Z 1-2 29 85% Hard as hell, but intensely rewarding.
Zeitgeist* 1 01 51% Incredibly slow shoot-'em-up. Worthless.