Pariah

"Pariah certainly isn't committing any real gaming crimes in what it's doing, but suffers a harsh fate for coming out just on the cusp of the next generation and looking like a tired me-too effort that does virtually nothing that half a dozen other similar games haven't already done far better."

"The game simply can't make the act of firing a weapon interesting, and this plagues every mode in it."

"I'd hoped for more from Pariah. But in the cold light of day it's simply another FPS that falls halfway between memorable extremes."

"Pariah may not be the next step in FPS gaming, but it holds its own against any shooter in the Xbox library. The single-player campaign is mindless, action-packed fun, with a few setbacks in the way of enemy AI and issues in tying the story together. The upgradeable weapons are a blast (wow, bad pun), and the online multiplayer may not have the depth of Halo 2, but it’s just as fun."

"When it comes down to it, Pariah is nothing more than just another shooter. While its map maker is excellent, the rest of the game lags behind in mediocrity. The singleplayer is hampered by poor attention to detail and a story which confuses the player right from the beginning. Get together with some friends and you'll probably have a lot of fun in multiplayer, but at the end of the day, you'll be wondering why you didn't choose something better to play. Halo 2 features superior single- and multiplayer modes, better visuals and audio, tighter gameplay and all for the same price as Pariah. This is by no means a bad game, it just doesn't give you a good enough reason to play it, let alone buy it."