Firaxis has made some significant, exciting changes, but has also obscured vital information. [Christmas 2016, p.70]

Rearmed looks good but doesn't quite hold the charm of the original. [Oct 2008, p.85]

An overly restrictive and often embarrassing career mode undermines the excellent gameplay. [Dec 2015, p.72]

Seems a tad pricey. [Dec 2011, p.89]

Teeth-grindingly annoying film noir-style narration over EVERYTHING you do. [Nov 2011, p.91]

Polished, funny and endearing, yes. Essential? Not quite. [Oct 2013, p.80]

An uneven remake that rallies strongly to banish early disappointment - stick with it. [Nov 2017, p.67]

A real disappointment. Has looks to take the breath away but the action is powder-puff light. [Jan 2009, p.66]

Toughie, this. Plump for Wii for gameplay but PS3 and 360 if you're into visuals/online. [Aug 2010, p.92]

Needlessly muddy visuals and slightly unresponsive controls. [Oct 2010, p.84]

It's one for the long-term fans. [Oct 2014, p.66]

A beautiful bullet-hell with high-energy visuals and music that sometimes descend into chaos. [Aug 2018, p.82]

Dante doubters be damned, this is a rollicking good twitcher reborn. [April 2015, p.60]

One of the best first-person shooters on mobiles, but controls are still irksome. [Aug 2012, p.86]

Enthusiastic beat-'em-up good for newbs, but with confused design principles. [June 2013, p.73]

Only average gameplay. [June 2012, p.79]

A simple shooter but its unique looks and sound make it cool. [Mar 2008, p.84]

Rewarding for Notch fans though it's a little derivative - if The Blockheads were a food, it would be a cube of marmite. [Apr 2013, p.89]

Not bad, just pointless. [Jan 2012, p.86]

An uncompromising and varied simulation racer. The thrilling action is let down by glitches and unruly AI. [Nov 2017, p.62]

Gun turrets and more can be deployed tactically, though relatively ineffectually - unless you play cooperatively with up to four players. [Feb 2012, p.91]

Vigil obviously love the classics but the end result is a solid enough game that feels last gen. [Feb 2010, p.72]

Four-player joy, but lone gamers will find something missing. [Dec 2008, p.84]

A hugely mixed bag. On one hand, it's fantastic that there's a developer so staunchly dedicated to making games that veer towards the artistic while still retaining mechanics we know and enjoy. On the other hand, this is a game full of design decisions that feel stuck in the past, made obsolete years ago. [Jan 2016, p.60]

Battle is as addictive as ever. [Nov 2014, p.80]

An ill-conceived expansion of an idea, as wafer-thin as the DVD it's pressed onto. [Nov 2008, p.81]

Unforgiving and tough, but the exploration of an unusual world can be fascinating. [May 2015, p.63]

Charming stuff once again from Media Molecule, but the PS4 version can't rekindle its handheld magic. [Nov 2015, p.70]