From the look and feel of the game to its balanced learning curve and careful pacing, every aspect of Halo has been polished to perfection.

We laughed, we gaped, we cried, screamed, and on a few occasions, came dangerously close to wetting ourselves.

Playing Resident Evil 4 is like reading an utterly compelling horror novel. This is the finest GameCube game for ages, and survival horror's most glorious moment so far.

The Wind Waker more than lives up to the Zelda series' legendary heritage... an essential purchase for anyone with a GameCube and a pair of hands.

Not only a masterpiece, it's the finest game currently available for the PS2. Buy it now, but don't make any plans for a couple months at least.

Funny, unpredictable and astoundingly lacking in moral virtue, Vice City is way, way out there; you'll cherish every outrageous moment.

Utterly essential.

Playing a friend is ace while the computer is frighteningly tricky. A goddamn crackerjack humdinger of a game.

Cutting edge in every department and packing a considerable challenge, if you own a PlayStation 2 you simply have to own Devil May Cry.

A refreshing change from the usual multiplayer frag-fests.

Simply the most varied and accomplished multiplayer combat game on the PC.

The soothing, calming effect of casually boarding down a mountainside cannot be overstated - the stressed of this world should get this game on prescription.

The most interesting feature in Vietiful Joe is the ability to control the speed of the action.

Fans might feel a little short-changed at how, well, familiar most of the gameplay is to the Dreamcast version, but that doesn't take away too much from the fact that you can now play one of the best fighting games ever put out there without having to resort to digging out Sega's defunct games platform on eBay.

Proves that a good game concept can be revived in style... a true, compulsive classic.

In terms of sheer depth and pure gameplay, there really is nothing else on the GBA to touch Advance Wars.

The most epic, cinematic real-time 3D battles ever seen.

An optimized version of previous games, despite clunky dialogue, this is a solid continuation of the series with better graphics, seamless melds between action and cut scenes, and a rockin' story.

Simply stunning to watch.

Die hard Metroid fans will find little cause for complaint here, while gamers who are new to Samus' charms will surely be impressed.

American football finally comes across as brutally as it should.

An immensely varied game...The only letdown is multiplayer mode which despite pretty levels and vehicles is rather middling and perfunctory.

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

A superbly crafted game, but it's tough!...This is fluid combat at its absolute best.

American football finally comes across as brutally as it should.

Dialogue isn't great, but then, when has RPG dialogue ever been great? The story is good enough to keep you playing, there's lots to see and do - it's a good 'un. If you're an RPG fan then Golden Sun will rock your elf-obsessed world.

If you’re into war games, but not usually an FPS player, you should definitely give Call of Duty a shot - you’ll be gobsmacked. If you are into FPSs and you liked Allied Assault, you’ll have exactly the same reaction.

Runs like a beauty, but it hasn't got a lot of personality.