Tense and inventive, Black the Fall is great until the late-game difficulty erodes its atmosphere. [Sept 2017, p.75]

Nearly a return to form, but the new 'grown up' attitude takes away more than it gives. [Christmas 2008, p.62]

A low fat FF rather than RPG heavyweight but still an ideal handheld adventure. [Issue#231, p.76]

Enjoyably playable but willfully stupid alternative to GTA. [Jan 2012, p.66]

It's almost like taking part in a ground-level "Total War" battle. Ace! [Dec 2007, p.82]

The only non-Nintendo 3D platformer to feel fresh in 2016, and the right way to remake. [June 2016, p.77]

Bloody, stupid and bloody stupid, but still manages to impress. [Dec 2006, p.77]

Not enough has changed for owners of the original. Everyone else should roll up. [Oct 2012, p.85]

Excellent on the ground, easy to learn and the online features are extensive. [Issue#232, p.70]

Plenty of outrageous fun, but far too happy to skulk backstage when the action's up front. [Dec 2009, p.83]

Gently tweaks the mechanics and upholds the writing smarts. Needs more menace, though. [Mar 2010, p.77]

A handful of nicely insane activities. [Apr 2012, p.85]

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

An addictive, nuanced and surprisingly deep battler, prevented from being a killer by its lack of variety. [Apr 2017, p.73]

A tasty fusion of adventure and puzzling, with enough charm to hide any burnt bits. [Jan 2018, p.72]

Still a decent - if more arcady - game of football but remains firmly in second place. [Issue#231, p.88]

Not the reinvention we hoped, but it's hard to hate something so desperately eager to please. [June 2011, p.64]

An atmospheric and pretty game with some cool ideas introduced with perfect pacing. [July 2018, p.64]

Too flawed to be truly great, but that doesn't stop it being brilliant, ludicrously violent fun. [May 2009, p.65]

Grand scale makes this as fresh and as different a shooter as you could ask for. [Sept 2015, p.78]

Our main quibble is that there's not much variety here: a whole lot of sieging in a whole lot of dungeons. If you've fought tooth-and-nail through one dungeon, you've fought tooth-and-nail through them all.

There's certainly enough quantity and quality to justify the asking price for genre fans. [Sept 2015, p.81]

Worth your money by virtue of being totally unique. [Mar 2008, p.67]

Solid but over familiar, Silent Hill is a town in need of some redevelopment. [Feb 2009, p.74]

An engaging, competent city builder but it doesn't quite offer the unique spin it suggests. [Christmas 2009, p.79]

A solid update - it's not quite championship standard but heading the right way. [Dec 2011, p.80]

A great goofy take on skateboarding that will hopefully lay the groundwork for a very special follow-up. [Apr 2014, p.68]

An atmospheric FPS that's worth a look if you're after something different on your DS. [Apr 2009, p.77]

Decent. [May 2007, p.80]

Shows cracks in places, but bleak, bloody and gripping. Bring on the mods! [Mar 2010, p.66]

Shows its competence and depth the more you're prepared to invest into its finer points. [Aug 2008, p.79]

Something of an overlooked gem - it still plays remarkably well today. [Dec 2011, p.89]

Full of fan service, but struggles to welcome anyone who isn't already invested in Final Fantasy. [Apr 2018, p.74]

A fine attempt at modernising adventure games that's sullied by too much repetition. [March 2013, p.71]

It can be quite unforgiving at times but for the most part it's thoroughly enjoyable. [Apr 2007, p.61]

A wonderful, undisputed classic, but one that has dated significantly over the years. [April 2015, p.72]

A crazy and entertaining love letter to Contra. [May 2013, p.77]

Still one of the best free-for-all fighters around, but the PSP doesn't do it any favours. [Nov 2006, p.68]

A compelling anthology of Americana that shines, in spite of some rough edges. [Apr 2018, p.78]

Great fun and an excellent excuse to recreate your very own Helm's Deep with friends. [March 2013, p.85]

It absolutely delivers for Duke fans. [March 2012, p.95]

Enough new ideas to hook established fans, but not those turned off by the fist two games. [Aug 2007, p.80]

Generous, right? More so for PC owners, who get all of the above for free. [Aug 2010, p.99]

A superb fighter, but it's too easy and there just isn't enough to do to recommend this. [Oct 2009, p.71]

After a steady diet of brilliant alternatives, Haze's innovations and compelling story aren't enough. [July 2008, p.80]

Admirable attempt to bring Skyrim to your mobile devices. Just shy of excellence. [March 2013, p.92]

Some clever ideas and enjoyable moments, inside an average (but solid enough) shooter. [Christmas 2006, p.78]

Technically excellent, if dry, representation of the sport. [Apr 2007, p.79]

It's certainly rough around the edges but WRC won us over. It's a solid and capable sim that works hard to prove its worth.

Fine for short-lived thrills and casual entertainment rather than serious racing. [Apr 2008, p.65]

Family strife and dark secrets abound in Telltale's return to form. We're firmly on board for the ride. [Feb 2017, p.66]

The aim of this cel-shaded 3D take on arcade classic Rampage is, simply, to break stuff and eat people. [Oct 2011, p.93]

Family strife and dark secrets abound in Telltale's return to form. We're firmly on board for the ride. [Feb 2017, p.66]

It's a wheeze. [March 2012, p.102]

It's all pleasingly strange and atmospheric. [July 2013, p.84]

Tougher on NFL newbies then (which lots of us Brits are) but arguably more rewarding for the hardcore, Madden NFL 10 is an intriguing step forward for the series, while also - perhaps - a slightly alienating one. [Nov 2009, p.86]

Even being unfamiliar with the sport, we still found The Bigs 2 an entertaining distraction. [Oct 2009, p.79]

No massive leap over "Battlefront 2," but more of the same is welcome. [Dec 2007, p.70]

Could be an '80s arcade classic. [Aug 2012, p.79]

Like a big, dumb action movie: this is a game best played with a big bowl of popcorn. [May 2009, p.79]

Doesn't take the "FIFA 07" blueprint forward one bit; only for the footy obsessed. [Apr 2007, p.80]

The transition from mobile isn't wholly successful, but the puzzling itself is near-perfect. [July 2015, p.70]

Essential for those keen to keep up, and boasting memorable new fights. [July 2015, p.74]

Fun, but don't expect longevity - without the need to feed coins into it, you'll be through it in half an hour. [May 2012, p.87]

Simplistic, but terrifying and atmospheric. Survival horror in the truest sense. [June 2013, p.68]

Get past the rubbish revenge tale and you'll find a brilliant new take on a series that needed it. [July 2015, p.77]

A retrofuturistic adventure that promises comedy and action, and only ever falters on the latter. [Oct 2006, p.75]

Sam's been short-changed by yet another average conversion. [Aug 2007, p.85]

More a remix of the series' successful elements than a giant leap for shooterkind, but still hugely fun. [Christmas 2014, p.66]

Visual downgrade aside, Hyrule Warriors Legends is a handheld port that earns your utmost respect. [Apr 2016, p.68]

High-wire hijinks in the spirit of the show. Who knew Omega Force had it in them? [Oct 2006, p.79]

Impressively ambitious but hampered by woolly controls and camera. [Winter 2009, p.74]

A breeze to play on DS. [Mar 2009, p.82]

A bigger, better sequel to an interesting idea, but one that falls slightly short of greatness. [March 2017, p.74]

The saga ends. While it's never quite great, The Banner Saga 3 is a very good turn-based tactics title. [Issue#333, p.62]

Mario Tennis Aces excels as a feisty multiplayer game. [Issue#333, p.67]

A clever, creepy refashioning of familiar ideas that will make your head spin - in a good way. [Issue#336, p.78]

The perfect excuse to rediscover some PS2 classics. [May 2012, p.88]

Addictive, and a treat for series fans. [March 2017, p.82]

Qora's characters are imbued with surprising personality given their lo-fi appearance, and the dialogue is genuinely funny. [Christmas 2014, p.78]

We love Gran Turismo dearly but it isn't the game we hoped it would be. [Feb 2011, p.72]

An excellent shooter that maintains the series' sterling rep, but where are the new ideas? [Nov 2008, p.76]

While it doesn't tell you what Life is Strange 2 will be like, we hope for less teen drama and more magic like this. [Issue#333, p.81]

Despite the crude damage, the empty roads and elementary physics, you don't feel that the 360 is really being tested, and neither are you. Nevertheless, NFS: Carbon is a lot of fun, but it's very flawed too. [Dec 2006, p.88]

The testing combat is fun, and managing your squad of mercenaries is even better. [June 2018, p.78]

Solid gameplay, stunning aerial effects, but nothing that will have you celebrating. [Oct 2007, p.82]

A high quality puzzler, and well worth the asking price. [Nov 2011, p.94]

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

An epic co-op experience but it loses points for poor AI and a scrappy offline experience. [June 2010, p.76]

It should have been this good the first time. [Feb 2011, p.91]

Splendid role-playing meets merely adequate blasting, but still trumps Op Anchorage. [June 2009, p.79]

This adventure isn't perfect, but stick with it and you'll discover another worthy addition to the DS's growing library of RPGs. [Oct 2008, p.72]

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

It is not the sweeping epic we were hoping for but it's still a real delight to play. [Dec 2007, p.74]

This addictive RPG has a remarkable soundtrack but is a little rough around the edges. [Nov 2018, p.69]

An extension of Destiny's triumphs and flaws that ultimately wins us over with its new raid. [Mar 2015, p.68]

A clever card battler that's fantastic for genre fans, but too hard to pick up to win many new ones. [Mar 2015, p.70]

Slightly disappointing upgrade. Still enjoyable but lacks the grunt needed to be a champion. [May 2011, p.80]