Decent, but a fair way off Super Bowl calibre. [Dec 2013, p.73]

Survival horror at its most primal, this is an exceptional jaunt into madness. [Dec 2013, p.73]

Incredibly tense horror with a smart story and great use of sound. [Dec 2013, p.72]

Insanely deep strategy, whether you're a tactician or a politician. [Dec 2013, p.72]

The set's price "benefit" is negligible, but few collections offer as much as this. [Dec 2013, p.71]

A quality MMO, whichever machine you're using and filled with gorgeous scenes to drink in. [Dec 2013, p.70]

Morphing gets deliciously knotty as the levels unfold, only let down by a tedious focus on collecting trinkets to unlock new levels. [Dec 2013, p.69]

Laughable. [Dec 2013, p.69]

A mix of weapon-focused race types add to the gimmickry in an otherwise technically sound offering. [Dec 2013, p.69]

A brill battle system vs a load of boring convos. It's only a slim victory for the former. [Dec 2013, p.69]

A brill battle system vs a load of boring convos. It's only a slim victory for the former. [Dec 2013, p.69]

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

Despite its difficulty curve Spelunky's beautifully simplistic mechanics will keep you playing for hours. [Dec 2013, p.67]

Manages to be suitably addictive. [Dec 2013, p.67]

The difficulty has been cranked up and there's plenty of brightly coloured filth on offer here but the price is a little steep for what feels essentially like a glorified mobile title. [Dec 2013, p.67]

An imaginative tour-de-force, Puppeteer is an original and beautiful gem. [Dec 2013, p.67]

A gorgeous, impulsive and satisfying loot addiction just waiting to take over your life. [Dec 2013, p.66]

This is a beautiful and brave adventure with an inescapable sense of melancholy. [Dec 2013, p.66]

Great lead performance and tech, wasted on a lacklustre story. [Dec 2013, p.64]

Origins, a zombie-epic with giant robots, rivals TranZit for thrills. [Dec 2013, p.63]

Essentially SSX for kids but without the snowboard. [Dec 2013, p.63]

Laggy, best by monster loading times and charmless. [Dec 2013, p.63]

The fighting can get a tad samey, however, which holds it back from the true spiffinginity. [Dec 2013, p.63]

Superbly strategic game for the shooter fan after a hardcore experience. [Dec 2013, p.63]

The best PES in years is intricate, addictive, and brilliantly realistic. [Dec 2013, p.60]

Clumsier players only slightly dent what's still the most comprehensive footy game ever made. [Dec 2013, p.58]

No game can match its mix of scale, direction and quality - and we don't know when one might. [Dec 2013, p.52]

The whole package is tied together with some fang-tastic social features, including the ability to recruit your own pals into a three-strong hunter team. [Nov 2013, p.81]

2D puzzle solving tension. Worth a PoP. [Nov 2013, p.81]

Beautifully illustrated. [Nov 2013, p.80]

Short but oh so sweet and cuttingly addictive. Try not to finish it all in one go. [Nov 2013, p.80]

Floaty controls make for a frustrating experience, but the presentation is excellent. [Nov 2013, p.80]

This is a wittily written little time filler. [Nov 2013, p.79]

Not quite ready to take over the world. [Nov 2013, p.79]

There's something of Ico or Shadow of the Colossus in A Ride into the Mountains, and we're not just talking about the setting. [Nov 2013, p.79]

A great looking, but shallow shooter. [Nov 2013, p.79]

While Trial by Survival gets the setting, atmosphere and look just right, it can't provide the sense of exploration, nor the palpable sense of progression that would make it essential. [Nov 2013, p.78]

A fantastic sequel, unhindered by its free to play model. Plant this on your device now! [Nov 2013, p.78]

Delivers the most impressive hockey experience to date. [Nov 2013, p.75]

Exploring dungeons, gathering loot and puzzling your way through the provided arenas is banter baiting fun, however. [Nov 2013, p.75]

Somehow, the package works. [Nov 2013, p.75]

Not quite as good as you remember, but still worth revisiting. [Nov 2013, p.75]

An intriguing idea borked by a dodgy business model and an unwieldy interface. [Nov 2013, p.75]

Part Metroid, part Minecraft and 100% wonderful. [Nov 2013, p.73]

As a game it's meaningless bilge. [Nov 2013, p.73]

Short and sweet, its ability to capture a sense of time of place should be cherished. [Nov 2013, p.73]

No good for loners, but if you have seven chums you don't mind rubbing against, this is ace. [Nov 2013, p.73]

It all works, but the majority of additions detract from the original's charm. A shame. [Nov 2013, p.73]

Stylish, fluid and charismatic brawler that's a little too wobbly and esoteric for its own good. [Nov 2013, p.72]

PixelJunk Monsters has lost none of its brilliant charm. [Nov 2013, p.71]

If platforming is your drug of choice then Cloudberry Kingdom is crack cocaine. [Nov 2013, p.71]

A slickly enjoyable experience. [Nov 2013, p.71]

The occasional imperfect jump mechanic lets things down. [Nov 2013, p.71]

Beautiful and difficult in equal measures - better when played with a partner. [Nov 2013, p.71]

Has the essence of the console version, but not the explosive blockbuster enjoyment. [Nov 2013, p.70]

Superb remake that recaptures the original's magic while adding new twists to classic ideas. [Nov 2013, p.70]

A corking conclusion to a cracking game. [Nov 2013, p.69]

A fine idea, but Infinite's combat isn't quite visceral enough to keep you (sky)hooked. [Nov 2013, p.69]

Cry at the money wasted on this. [Nov 2013, p.69]

A sizeable package perfectly suited for bustling, loot distributing, sofa-based party play. [Nov 2013, p.69]

An enjoyable adventure with a few niggles - only has replay value for completionists. [Nov 2013, p.69]

A fun shooter with a tactical edge, but not as strategy focused as other XCOM games. [Nov 2013, p.68]

As a game, a creation toolbox and a model range, Infinity's a triple-success. [Nov 2013, p.66]

This generation finally has a console dungeon-crawler worth booking the sofa for. [Nov 2013, p.64]

Brilliantly mad and visually striking, but the combat can feel repetitive. [Nov 2013, p.64]

Very different from the Japanese games, but a quality, polished shooter. [Nov 2013, p.62]

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

Meaty chunks of great stealth game book-ended by identity breaking flourishes. [Nov 2013, p.56]

Multiplayer functionality so good it'll make you squirm with delight. [Oct 2013, p.81]

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

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

A generously portioned, but frustrating bundle of handsome aerial aggression. [Oct 2013, p.80]

Soothingly simple. [Oct 2013, p.79]

Horrendous reliance on trial and error. [Oct 2013, p.79]

A narrative wonder. [Oct 2013, p.79]

A feast for the eyes. [Oct 2013, p.79]

It's a little self-defeating. [Oct 2013, p.79]

A fulfiller of nail-biting needs. [Oct 2013, p.78]

The best looking game on mobiles? It's up there. But dodgy shooting controls let it down. [Oct 2013, p.78]

The camera, controls, graphics, voice acting and combat aren't just broken - they're hilariously broken. [Oct 2013, p.77]

The tone of the whole experience is refreshingly jocular. [Oct 2013, p.77]

Jarring banality. [Oct 2013, p.77]

The most ambitious DW title in years, but it still suffers from the same problems. [Oct 2013, p.77]

There's plenty to play with here, but you'll have to pay to win online. [Oct 2013, p.75]

A worthy addition to any eShop purist's game library. [Oct 2013, p.75]

It doesn't feel fresh anymore. [Oct 2013, p.75]

One-track, funny and very rough around the edges. [Oct 2013, p.75]

Appalling frame rate. [Oct 2013, p.75]

Keeps the spirit of its predecessor, but misses the chance to live up to its title. [Oct 2013, p.75]

Dizzyingly good soundtrack. [Oct 2013, p.73]

The two minute level length is ideal for play on the go. [Oct 2013, p.73]

The content is vast and lovely to look at but the generations since have provided loftier platforming heights. [Oct 2013, p.73]

A platformer which is ultimately rewarding once you solve its puzzles. [Oct 2013, p.73]

Battles are fast and furious, but the overarching story fails to impress. [Oct 2013, p.72]

An awkward, inconsistent mish-mash of styles. [Oct 2013, p.71]

For those who enjoy a devious logical puzzle, although even on normal difficulty it offers a stiff challenge. [Oct 2013, p.71]

Rough textures don't help. [Oct 2013, p.71]

Reasonably-priced, high quality DLC that's left us hungry for the next full season. [Oct 2013, p.71]