If an upgraded hammer, that simply allows you to break bigger rocks, is reward enough to get you through another bleak winter's day, then buy this. You truly have what it takes to be a hoary-handed son of the soil.

At times The Getaway is spectacularly cinematic in the best way imaginable, ie in game, rather than through cut-scenes... you can see why people are going to enjoy The Getaway.

FPS fans with a hankering for the often imitated, never bettered feel of "GoldenEye" will find plenty here to luxuriate in, but if you want to shoot people without having to resort to caution you may find this a grind.

Full of intense action and with just enough of a tactical dimension to make it special enough to earn a place in most gamers' collections.

These minigames take a step beyond previous eyetoy efforts because they use many of the gaming elements that make their original incarnations such fun to play.

It's the details that we love in this game...Graphics are wonderful, too...Just dont play it in the dark.

The demanding learning curve is absolutely perfect... An essential purchase for patient gamers everywhere.

Has the right balance between beautifully-cinematic storytelling and thrilling gameplay.

Effortlessly balances sneaky stealth and incendiary action.

It's the details that we love in this game...Graphics are wonderful, too...Just dont play it in the dark.

There is an awful lot of game here... Another schizophrenic winner from the Japanese masters of action/adventure.

It's action is more intense and more involving than it's parent title... It's far more accomplished than most stand-alone titles.

A highly polished title that shows that Ubisoft's action-focused approached to the horrific can be gory fun, too.

A stylish and spectacular gaming universe.

A wild ride through some of mankind's most violent episodes holds its own against the orginal PC masterpiece.

This game is so scary that even the end-of-level warps give you the creeps...Extremely playable and well-designed.

The most brutally realistic boxing game around.

Graphics so pretty, it's a genuine shame to turn out the lights... A great title. Witty, stylish, and entertaining.

Visuals are crisp and life-like.

It's involving, very, very slick, and you really do feel part of an ongoing quest. Oh yeah, and there's no hobbits either.

Tense, powerful, and gripping.

Improves on "Vendetta" in every aspect [with a] well-told story mode and improved fighting engine.

Once you get used to it, this game becomes both intuitive and satisfying.

A wild ride through some of mankind's most violent episodes holds its own against the orginal PC masterpiece.

The demanding learning curve is absolutely perfect...An essential purchase for patient gamers everywhere.

A very polished and enjoyable product, and anyone with a passable interest in The Simpsons will appreciate the attention lavished on Hit & Run's details.

Graphics so pretty, it's a genuine shame to turn out the lights... A great title. Witty, stylish, and entertaining.

The racing action is undeniably fast and, ahem, furious, and Need for Speed performs competently in this little niche market, but it's gameplay scope is ultimately narrowed by it as well.