A fantastic strategy sci-fi blast sumptuously, if not gracefully, ported to mobiles. [Sept 2013, p.80]

A refinement of a fantastic game that loves cars as much as we do. The king of sim racers. [Christmas 2011, p.66]

The years have been kind to arguably the best PS2 games. [Mar 2010, p.76]

A gentler Gears, but all the more entertaining for it. And the co-op play will be hard to beat. [Dec 2011, p.76]

It's very slick with cunning obstacles. [Dec 2011, p.93]

A joy to play - challenging, amusing and very, very French. Essential platforming shenanigans. [Nov 2013, p.60]

A gorgeous sequel to ALTTP, but one that trades on nostalgia more than its own strengths. [Jan 2014, p.52]

Astounding in its scale, Dark Souls II is a landmark slice of gaming brilliance to savour. [May 2014, p.55]

An essential buy for existing players. [Feb 2011, p.88]

A brilliantly deep experience. [Jan 2013, p.88]

The first truly "next generation" action game and the standard everyone else has to follow. [Christmas 2009, p.70]

The king of looting, and the new content makes this a worthy upgrade. [Nov 2014, p.74]

Simply the best multiplayer shooter to come along in years. Pure, joyous fun. [July 2016, p.74]

The freshest and most fearless FIFA in living memory. We can't wait to see what they do next. [Nov 2011, p.73]

Bowser proves a brilliant distraction from traditional Mario play in 2009's silliest RPG. [Winter 2009, p.81]

Still the ultimate test of skill, now with better levels, supreme multiplayer and a game editor. [June 2012, p.86]

By far the best chunk of DLC ever devised, adding another rick chapter to the story. [Apr 2009, p.61]

If you like football, this is a dream game. It's a true next-gen football game, and we can't stop playing it. [Nov 2009, p.62]

Makes some of 2013's brand new games look amateur in comparison. [Dec 2013, p.68]

Colourful, imaginitive platforming with plenty of character and style. [Sept 2009, p.83]

It's a game that should be seen from start to finish, if only to witness some of the finest level and puzzle concoctions ever to grace a Zelda game and, without question, the finest single-player experience to grace the DS. [JPN Import; Sept 2007, p.68] Hourglass drips quality and innovation, no DS owner should be without it. [Dec 2007, p.62]

This brilliant mix of old and new sets a fresh benchmark for the genre. [July 2015, p.71]

This game has simplicity nailed. [Dec 2011, p.93]

Twisted, sick, upsetting... Limbo is all these and one other: genius. Unmissable. [Oct 2010, p.75]

If you missed it on PS2, make sure you don't make the same mistake on Wii. A great journey. [July 2008, p.65]

A 'rare' treat. [Feb 2011, p.91]

So good it's criminal. [Dec 2009, p.87]

Nightmarishly freaky adventure oozing with scares and epic moments. A horror masterpiece. [Mar 2011, p.71]

Even more potent today than it was in 2006, Okami is Zelda's one and only match. [Jan 2013, p.81]

A thoroughly addictive title that puts the original title to shame. [Oct 2008, p.76]

The controls are unavoidably compromised but this is a whole GTA for 5.99 quid and essential if you haven't been to Chinatown yet. [Apr 2010, p.85]

Civ gets hexy, and is all the better for it. A must-have for fans old and new alike. [Issue#232, p.73]

Brings the magic world of the 2D Marios to life like no other, but blink and you'll miss it. [Christmas 2011, p.68]

Don't be fooled by low-fi visuals: XCOM's as strategically sound as Advance Wars. [Dec 2012, p.68]

An instant classic that proves the Wii can do 'serious' games with serious aplomb. [Nov 2007, p.70]

A massive, sprawling beast with engaging depth to match. You'll be playing for months to come [March 2018, p.62]

Unforgiving from the get-go, but a landmark in competitive multiplayer design. [Oct 2013, p.68]

The high watermark by which the future of the genre shall be measured. [Dec 2012, p.88]

Level-headed and broad-minded, an excellent driving package that's as great as you make it. [July 2007, p.64]

It's a once-in a-generation kind of game, and the first game in a decade to do everything the original Deus Ex did, and to do almost all of it better.

Depth-based design is perfect for 3D, with many solutions only making sense when you see how different layers relate to one another. [Jan 2012, p.93]

An impressive, fun single player and full online multiplayer make this unmissable. [Mar 2011, p.94]

New cards are a big attraction, but this year it's the multiplayer that shines. [Sept 2012, p.101]

A lovely game. [Apr 2017, p.80]

If you want 100mph exciting football, FIFA 13 won't let you down. It's got all the crash, bang, wallop excitement of the Premier League...with goal line clearances, overly physical tackles, barn-busting supershots, refereeing controversy, spawny deflections, comedy defending and more. [Nov 2012, p.74]

A tough, precise strategy-puzzle game that punishes human error with a stomping from alien bugs. [Apr 2018, p.77]

There are no hints, no HUD, just lots of physics puzzles to be solved. [Nov 2011, p.93]

Sophisticated driving action with scarily realistic physics. [Nov 2006, p.84]

A violent, giant triumph; shame about the performance and login fascism. [Jan 2009, p.79]

PC player? Go and get this now. [Apr 2009, p.73]

Slightly rocky in-game mechanics just stop this from slamdunking the competition. [Christmas 2011, p.65]

Both a meticulously crafted adventure and a fabulous PS VR showcase - one of 2018's nicest surprises. [Issue#336, p.79]

Bigger. Ballsier. Bullet-ier. Borderlands 2 is the antidote to stuffy military shooters. [Nov 2012, p.64]

Minus the original cutscenes and Iwatodai's open world, P3P is still a classic RPG oddity. [Aug 2011, p.81]

Dragon Quest is absolutely beautiful. [June 2006, p.60]

Another brilliant and bold 3DS must-buy. [April 2015, p.74]

Utterly essential if you've yet to bite. [Issue#231, p.91]

A fabulous legal high. [Apr 2008, p.85]

Horribly, sadistically tough but equally rewarding. [Aug 2010, p.102]

A sprawling game in a familiar setting, and a clever tune-up for the cRPG. Just what the backers hoped for. [June 2015, p.74]

Deep, funny, exciting, rewarding and immense. It's the best action adventure on 360. [Dec 2008, p.68]

Rocksmith doesn't make learning the guitar easier. It does, however, make it more fun. [Jan 2014, p.85]

Extraordinary in sheer scope, breadth and execution. [Jan 2011, p.72]

A masterclass in co-op, level design, first-person shooting mechanics, and even scripting. [Christmas 2009, p.62]

Smashes some of the best concepts of recent years into something new, brutal, and beautiful. [Oct 2018, p.74]

A brand-new breed of first-person shooter that absolutely everyone should try. [Jan 2009, p.61]

Ace online action combines with a truly rollicking campaign in one of the year's shootiest surprises. [Christmas 2016, p.66]

The best Dark Souls game to pick up right now, and a fitting finale for the series. [May 2016, p.58]

NFS is totally back on form, returned to glory by the best arcade racer creators in the business. [Issue#232, p.63]

Deceptively cutesy, mind-crunchingly complex cult hit with more layers than an Eskimo. [July 2012, p.82]

A compromised classic. [Oct 2013, p.80]

Awesome, adrenaline-packed action that puts some first-person shooters to shame. [Nov 2007, p.86]

Rockstar's most mature take on open-world fun to date, brought to life with incredible tech. [July 2011, p.74]

With good controls and different play modes available, it's a massive, top quality game for iPhone and brilliant fun too. [Oct 2011, p.96]

A brilliantly contructed horror experience - the only game to come close to matching "Resi". [Dec 2008, p.59]

This is a shining example of what the amazing new technology that so many of us have tucked away in our pockets is truly capable of. [July 2014, p.78]

Three games, one box and a hundred incredible game moments for 40 quid. Great value. [Feb 2012, p.88]

Stunning online shooter packing a strong campaign and tech-demo quality visuals. [Christmas 2011, p.72]

It is a great shooter, it is a great stealth game, and those parts come together to make it a great RPG. It's a once-in-a-generation kind of game, and the first game in a decade to do everything the original Deus Ex did, and to do almost all of it better. [Oct 2011, p.88]

Telltale's best episode yet is a fitting end for their landmark series of story-driven games. [Feb 2013, p.88]

Takes far too long to get going, but once it does you'll be hooked for the longest haul. [Jan 2015, p.64]

A deep, authentic package for fans, but Rock Band 2 offers more variation and accessibility. [Nov 2009, p.82]

Infinitely awesome and just short of genius - download it for your mobile now. [Feb 2012, p.82]

The best of a brilliant series and a must-have classic. This is mobile immersion perfected. [Nov 2016, p.81]

A sparkly, hi-def retread of established ideas. It's a new battle, but not a new war. [Dec 2007, p.68]

A modern classic, but one that is perhaps overly familiar at times. [Aug 2006, p.58]

The series' bravest entry to date, but the new features could alienate fans of the original games. [Aug 2010, p.94]

Set in the past but still a defining modern day shooter. Smart and uproariously entertaining. [Christmas 2016, p.62]

Looks, skill, depth, balance. Virtua Fighter 5 has got it all. [Dec 2007, p.85]

Impressively slick. [July 2012, p.87]

Like MJ himself, NBA 2K11 stands head and shoulders over the opposition. [Issue#232, p.92]

PS4's best exclusive, and an exhilarating new IP that spits at sequelitis. An instant open-world classic. [April 2017, p.74]

It can't top what's on PC, but this is still a fine version of one of modern gaming's defining experiences. [Dec 2014, p.65]

Hard like a frowning diamond, but with huge depth to discover. [Dec 2011, p.82]

No need for sticks, Magicka's got the side scroller down pat for your tablet. [June 2013, p.85]

All the additions will be a breath of fresh air for any XCOM 2 veteran. [Nov 2017, p.78]

Sometimes beautiful, a bit broken, and really quite brilliant in many places, forgiving fans will adore Fallout 4. [Christmas 2015, p.60]

A first-class throwback to the gory days of 16-bit and a superb shooter in its own right. [Nov 2009, p.84]