Game of the Year? Cutscenes of the Year, more like. A Marmite Final Fantasy experience. [Apr 2010, p.80]

A smart crime caper with incredible variety and slick fighting mechanics. [May 2010, p.66]

A decent stab at a J-horror sim. We'd be interested to see more first-person scarers. [Apr 2010, p.83]

Other games do the same things much better. [July 2010, p.98]

A must-buy for multiplayer nuts but the solo mode leaves a lot to be desired at times. [Apr 2010, p.78]

Imaginative accompaniment to a Tim Burton's reimagining of the children's classic. [Apr 2010, p.82]

If hard games inspire you to play harder you'll love it. [June 2010, p.80]

The best DLC available for Borderlands - An absolute must-buy for fans. [May 2010, p.83]

The best DLC available for Borderlands - An absolute must-buy for fans. [May 2010, p.83]

It's all quite charming, but not enough to elevate it to an above-average adventure. [June 2010, p.85]

An incredibly original and compelling thriller that's unlike anything else out there. [Mar 2010, p.64]

More totally brilliant Total War as the strategy stalwart delivers arguably its strongest showing. [May 2010, p.76]

The best kart racer on 360 an PS3, but not quite the Mario Kart-beater we'd hoped for. [Mar 2010, p.56]

Outside side of some gorgeous artwork, the rest of the game is boring and brown, the presentation is dire and it has a camera that hates your guts. [Apr 2010, p.85]

The best DLC available for Borderlands - An absolute must-buy for fans. [May 2010, p.83]

Slightly dumbed down in the name of accessibility, but packed with aquatic goodness. [Apr 2010, p.67]

A cracking puzzler that puts your brain through the wringer. [May 2010, p.83]

A decent shooter at heart. It really comes into its own with regular comrades to play with. [Apr 2010, p.66]

A potentially epic scare-fest with a slew of neat ideas ruined by bungled execution. Shame. [Apr 2010, p.74]

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

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

It's way behind other PS3 games of its type. [Apr 2010, p.85]

What sounds basic is a surprisingly compelling physics-based head-scratcher. [July 2010, p.95]

Looks ugly as sin compared to RPGs from the likes of Square Enix. [Mar 2010, p.58]

This won't ruin your BioShock memories. A worthy sequel, albeit lacking ambition. [Mar 2010, p.70]

One hell of a ride that loses impact because so many others beat Dante to the punch. [Mar 2010, p.82]

Monkey Ball should be infuriating and addictive but never boring and cheap like this can be. [Apr 2010, p.76]

Forget Dante's Inferno, this is digital purgatory. [Aug 2010, p.103]

Only a few awkward controls hamper an otherwise loving update. [Oct 2010, p.87]

It's all quite charming, but not enough to elevate it to an above-average adventure. [June 2010, p.85]

A really lovely puzzler. Relaxing, addictive, cheap and charming. [May 2010, p.83]

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

There's very little here to appeal to even the most traditionalist of Japanese RPG fans. [Apr 2010, p.70]

Good old-fashioned gameplay with an RPG twist, but not as good as Infinite's Puzzle Quest. [Apr 2010, p.85]

We've spent more entertaining evenings rearranging our fridge magnets. [May 2010, p.83]

The most polished and impressive RPG from BioWare to date. Roll on part three. [Mar 2010, p.60]

A bit "one note" gameplay-wise but it's still funny, mental and fun in all the right places. [Apr 2010, p.68]

Easily enjoyed by all. [Feb 2010, p.78]

Overwhelming at the start, underwhelming by the end. A solid online shooter but not essential. [Apr 2010, p.84]

It might have the best jetpack since San Andreas but as a game it just doesn't fly. [Feb 2010, p.74]

An utter hoot and a welcome return - but it's too little, too late. [Feb 2010, p.82]

Army of Two: The 40th Day has taken past criticism on the chin. Salem and Rios have evolved from disagreeable meatheads into entertaining anti-heroes while the setting is now much more befitting to the gameplay. If you're looking for an intense but concentrated gaming experience, we think the masked mercs deliver. [Jan 2010, p.68]

The pacing is poor and it's a technical wreck. [Feb 2010, p.82]

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

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

The pacing is poor and it's a technical wreck. [Feb 2010, p.82]

No more darts. Please. [Aug 2010, p.103]

You'll need to really love your 'Vania to get the most out of this. [Mar 2010, p.72]

A hugely mixed bag, disguising a very decent bag. Weird, but really worth persevering with. [Mar 2010, p.74]

Why play this when you could be playing the incredible Street Fighter 4? [Apr 2009, p.82]

Turgid stuff. [Oct 2010, p.77]

Arguably PixelJunk's finest game, which is quite something considering their back catalogue. [Feb 2010, p.77]

A solid action game, but one you feel you've already played a hundred times before. [Christmas 2009, p.65]

Wonderfully spooky. [Mar 2010, p.68]

Despite echoes of Hourglass, Tracks emerges as its own game. And a delightful one at that. [Christmas 2009, p.58]

A ballsy shooter with great ideas, all of which have been borrowed and done better elsewhere. [May 2009, p.69]

A little dry perhaps, but anyone with a love of logic puzzles will certainly get their kicks from this. [May 2010, p.83]

The storyline takes a back seat to the action - shame the action is so generic. [Christmas 2009, p.66]

Lacks the variety and choice of the other formats but it's a competent sneak-'em-up. [Christmas 2009, p.68]

A mixed bag: bikes and quads are finely honed; everything else feels tacked on. [Mar 2010, p.62]

Challenging, addictive and excellent. It's our new favourite puzzler/RPG. [Nov 2009, p.67]

Staggeringly lazy and a bit cynical. [Feb 2010, p.77]

A top pocket beat-'em-up in its own right, but a little lacking compared to its predecessor. [Feb 2010, p.73]

A lovely looking/sounding romp. [Feb 2010, p.82]

An utter hoot and a welcome return - but it's too little, too late. [Feb 2010, p.82]

The mix of action and intrigue results in one of the most compelling games of the year. [Winter 2009, p.76]

A very nearly excellent on-rails shooter that revisits some of our favourite horror games. [Christmas 2009, p.74]

A disappointingly basic skateboarding game with a controller that doesn't work well. [Christmas 2009, p.75]

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

Takes several steps forward and a few shuffles back. [Christmas 2009, p.64]

Grinds to a standstill. [Feb 2010, p.73]

A welcome return to LittleBigPlanet that stays unsurprisingly accurate to the original. [Christmas 2009, p.69]

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

It has all the essential ingredients of a great Assassin's Creed game bar the depth. [Christmas 2009, p.79]

Official and authentic, the lack of horsepower under the Wii's bonnet hinders this F1 racer. [Winter 2009, p.70]

No evolution but this is an otherwise all-encompassing 2009 season experience. [Christmas 2009, p.73]

Anarchic multiplayer gold in the Smash Bros vein, but underneath it's a bit cold and sterile. [Winter 2009, p.68]

Impeccable online role-playing. Great for fans of the original, simple enough for newbies. [Apr 2010, p.67]

The best Call of Duty yet - and possibly, the best shooter, too. Get enlisted. [Winter 2009, p.62]

Fun but old-fashioned role-playing in the Dragon Ball universe. [Winter 2009, p.86]

A brilliant brain-taxing alternative to normal PES without sweeping changes. [Winter 2009, p.81]

Not amazing, but a decent attempt to do something different in an overcrowded genre. [Nov 2009, p.71]

One case best left unsolved. [Feb 2010, p.82]

Entertaining, if lacking in ambition. We wish more Wii games controlled this well. [Christmas 2009, p.68]

Another brilliant PSP release. [Feb 2010, p.76]

A great addition to the Rock Band series; the version to buy if you've younger siblings to play. [Christmas 2009, p.76]

Perfectly enjoyable - might be the best PES ever, in fact. But is that a bit of a hollow boast? [Dec 2009, p.73]

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

A decent stab at a GTA style game but it lacks choice and that essential feeling of life. [Christmas 2009, p.73]

A wonderfully designed RPG, but one that's also familiar and cliched. [Winter 2009, p.82]

A re-skinning Guitar Hero 5 with all the features but fewer great tunes. [Christmas 2009, p.72]

A good update and return to top form. [Winter 2009, p.71]

Uninspiring puzzles. [Aug 2010, p.104]

Witty, energetic and hugely entertaining, even if it isn't particularly smart. [Winter 2009, p.72]

The best FIFA manager yet but it lacks the depth to make the big time.

LocoRoco boings off in a disappointing new direction but it's still unique and rewarding. [Christmas 2009, p.78]

A beefy brawler but the legendary series really deserved better for its next-gen debut. [Dec 2009, p.78]

We like the innovation. [Dec 2009, p.86]