Short-lived but perfectly formed, this is a welcome invite back to an engrossing world. [Aug 2012, p.77]

You've never played anything like it. A lesson in playfully creative game design. [August 2012, p.74]

Occasionally misguided, but not without some major wow moments and epic ideas. [August 2012, p.73]

Dull levels and story, but unique guns and smooth controls make this easy to recommend. [August 2012, p.72]

Everything has been done better elsewhere, but some set pieces are genuinely impressive. [August 2012, p.71]

Witty dialogue, terrific voice acting and great music. Shame about the actual game. [August 2012, p.69]

First time R+Cers are better off with current titles but this is a great value nostalgia trip. [August 2012, p.69]

Simple in combat but underpinned by a host of stats, HoR sates your desire for more stuff. [August 2012, p.68]

Gaming crack that fails to surprise but'll enchant hunter-gatherer gamers everywhere. [August 2012, p.66]

Let it hook you in and it's genuinely difficult to put the bloody thing down. [July 2012, p.93]

What makes Lock'n'Load distinctive is its comical outlook. [July 2012, p.93]

The controls disappoint but this is a great excuse to revisit an old favourite. [July 2012, p.92]

It's half an hour long and you get infinite continues, so only sign up if high-score chasing is your 'thang.' [July 2012, p.90]

You end up waiting an age for some action. [July 2012, p.90]

Archaically self contained, with little illusion of a wider world outside. [July 2012, p.90]

A delightfully nostalgic, but harsh, RPG treat, oozing old school charm. [July 2012, p.90]

Tight, polished, but unfriendly to new players. Few shooters are as thrilling, mind. [July 2012, p.89]

Sniping's sold enough but a lack of variety and dull corridor levels shoot SEV2 in the foot. [July 2012, p.89]

Impressively slick. [July 2012, p.87]

It's horribly executed. [July 2012, p.87]

Dump. [July 2012, p.87]

A fantastic accompaniment to the tournament at a good price. Well done EA. [July 2012, p.87]

Isn't anything more than a tech demo. [July 2012, p.86]

The unrealistic vehicle handling is counter-intuitive while awkward camera angles don't help. [July 2012, p.85]

A neat touch is that you can make vehicles from junk. [July 2012, p.85]

Move's best game yet. Accurate spell-casting fun set in a charming magical world. [July 2012, p.85]

A superbly shocking adaptation that drags the point 'n' click genre into the spotlight. [July 2012, p.84]

A chilling and fascinating indie psychological horror. [July 2012, p.84]

Four players can cooperate in this Castlevania-like platformer. [July 2012, p.83]

Players of the first game need not apply but newcomers should fill their boots. [July 2012, p.83]

It's unforgiving to noobs. [July 2012, p.83]

Fun, furious, but difficult. [July 2012, p.83]

Weak brawling mechanics and frustrating progression undermine this charming jaunt. [July 2012, p.83]

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

A superior, super tough sequel that offers a persuasive alternative to the RPG big boys. [July 2012, p.80]

It's funny, the music's catchy and while it may be simple it'll have you in hysterics. [July 2012, p.78]

Unfair at times, but the throwaway metal mayhem is a welcome diversion for the series. [July 2012, p.70]

Close to brilliant, DD's excellent online play and questing is only let down by clunky combat. [July 2012, p.68]

Sublime shooting with narrative/multiplayer masterclasses, but will divide opinion. [July 2012, p.63]

An admirable amalgamation of all you fave shooters packed into one polished package. [July 2012, p.72]

Entertaining tennis action that proves both challenging and fun. Best played with friends. [July 2012, p.76]

Worth the wait! [June 2012, p.79]

Unless you can find this compilation on the cheap, we'd suggest you buy the games you fancy separately. [June 2012, p.88]

Too little fog, too much lag and some dodgy new voices take the sine off of two of the genre's better entries. [June 2012, p.88]

A game so crap you're intrigued to see what happens next. [June 2012, p.88]

Weak combat and shoddy visuals saved by some excellent mech customisation. [June 2012, p.88]

Still unique, still unmissable - and wielding knockout visuals too. [June 2012, p.87]

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

For 69p, Angry Birds still represents a great bargain for five minute bursts of play. [June 2012, p.84]

The social aspect is hugely addictive. [June 2012, p.84]

We especially liked robot monkey swinging pal Ragno, though a few more levels wouldn't go amiss. [June 2012, p.84]

Good stuff, but it does leave you pining for the simplicity of the original. [June 2012, p.84]

A pure idea, rendered in 3D, but a little shallow. [June 2012, p.83]

A dry game of golf. [June 2012, p.83]

Second rate Smash Bros. with a first-rate cast. Fun for a bit, but quickly gets tired. [June 2012, p.83]

It's imaginative and fun thanks to a wide range of combo possibilities. [June 2012, p.81]

Awful camera angles, awkward controls and a fair few glitches are still present. [June 2012, p.81]

Fun for a bit (with unlockable vehicles), but poor graphics and vehicle handling make this way too pricey for what it is. [June 2012, p.81]

Cool fighters with crazy abilities lift this 3D fighter above most manga-scrappers. [June 2012, p.81]

Packs a charming city hub, but dull repetitive combat lets it down. [June 2012, p.80]

Attempts some RTS elements but misses the mark. [June 2012, p.79]

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

Nearly half-decent, this is let down by messy visuals and a lack of polish. [June 2012, p.78]

The licence and authenticity is in place but the gameplay is too lightweight for real fans. [June 2012, p.78]

Just enough sheen to make it a must-play for very small Pixar-heads; pity about the rest of us. [June 2012, p.78]

Genuinely fun for all ages, but Kinect's stubbornness holds it back from greatness. [June 2012, p.76]

A pale imitation of many more competent racers. A wasted chance to revitalise the series. [June 2012, p.74]

Goes toe-to-tow with both Skyrim and Mass Effect 3. A knockout console debut. [June 2012, p.72]

It gives you options, it lets you explore and experiment, and it's a riotous and compulsive experience. Drink it in. [June 2012, p.67]

Victory occasionally feels less down to skill than luck, but that doesn't cause it to veer too far from the bull. [May 2012, p.103]

A feast for your eyeballs. [May 2012, p.103]

You'll spend most of your A-men play time chewing your fist in repressed frustration due to its imprecise floaty physics and harsh save point system. [May 2012, p.103]

Some neat touches shake things up, but it's still the same old hack'n'slash formula. [May 2012, p.103]

A mindless, repetitive trudge through a sea of ugly. [May 2012, p.102]

Addictive, gorgeous and brilliant. [May 2012, p.101]

Like pool? You'll like this. [May 2012, p.101]

Up there with the best of Vita's launch line-up. [May 2012, p.101]

Stick with the Wii, PSMove or Kinect versions. [May 2012, p.101]

It's a case of quantity over quality. [May 2012, p.101]

A miniature roulette wheel of mini-games where almost every segment is pure gold. [May 2012, p.100]

Ryu's return is hampered by techy quibbles but it's the same keen-edged affair. [May 2012, p.100]

Simple, no-nonsense racer that's the most bargainalicious PS Vita game yet. [May 2012, p.99]

Basic, low-budget dungeon grinding with a ridiculous price tag. [May 2012, p.99]

Middling execution. [May 2012, p.98]

Initially dazzling, Escape Plan runs out of juice long, long before it's over. [May 2012, p.98]

A beautiful, thoughtful title that eschews hardcore sim for fun videogame. [May 2012, p.95]

Great puzzles and lovely visuals make this easy to recommend, despite dodgy controls. [May 2012, p.94]

Combat and visuals are as stylish as we recall, but the camera is infuriatingly archaic. [Apr 2012, p.94]

It's hugely addictive high-score chasing stuff. [Apr 2012, p.93]

The only downside is the sometimes unresponsive controls. [Apr 2012, p.93]

A brilliantly conceived slice of history in a more palatable form than its Retro brother. [Apr 2012, p.93]

A wonderful little puzzler that will charm and entertain you effortlessly. [Apr 2012, p.93]

A well-made lite tie-in rather than any meaningful canonical contribution. [Apr 2012, p.92]

Pitch-perfect nostalgia spoiled by borderline unplayable matches. [Apr 2012, p.92]

This is a little too close to menial warehouse work. [May 2012, p.90]

Good stuff. [May 2012, p.90]

Whatever fun could have been had building contraptions to crush the undead is quickly removed by prissy pixel precision and gravity defying nonsense. Awful. [May 2012, p.90]

Truly dire voice acting. [May 2012, p.89]