Join us as we take an exhaustive journey through twenty years and 236 issues of America's number 1 video game magazine. This is Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst Reviewed Games 1989 - 2009, a series where we analyze the hottest games and trends going year-by-year. From the early days of Steve Harris gushing over Strider and Ninja Spirit to Dan "Shoe" Hsu raving about Splinter Cell and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, we're exploring all the games that forever left a mark on the video games industry, both in good ways and bad. Binge all 40 episodes right now!

Back in the mid-1990s, Next Generation made a name for itself as a magazine that wasn’t afraid to publish polarizing reviews. Join us as we look at the controversial picks that made up both Next Generation’s 1-star reviews, as well as their 5-star takes. These are Next Generation’s Best & Worst Reviews!