Pick it up and expect to be battering aside thugs at your peril as its titular goblin hero is shockingly delicate. [Christmas 2014, p.78]

If you fancy a challenge and the price suits, you won't regret your purchase. Just don't expect your mind to be blown. [March 2017, p.83]

On consoles it's only really for addicts. [May 2009, p.84]

The addition of snowboards and easy tricks makes this calming and un-taxing fun. [Mar 2009, p.78]

Lacking the clinical, rhythmical drive of Lumines, it's the perfectly dopey nightcap after a day of hectic digital adventures. [July 2011, p.89]

Original and good fun. [Nov 2011, p.93]

Stylish and brutal hack and slash slightly let down by mediocre platforming and repetition. [May 2009, p.82]

Despite starting to show its age horribly this is still an engrossing point-and-click adventure. [May 2009, p.76]

If you're older than twelve, forget about it. Otherwise, this is as good as it gets. [Dec 2007, p.75]

It uses a freemium model that means to get into it properly you have to pay anyway. [Nov 2011, p.94]

An unremarkable port. [July 2011, p.92]

A game with massive scope. [July 2011, p.93]

A creditable addition to your DS, but lacks the style and spark of "Mario Kart." [May 2007, p.79]

Has all the mechanics of its progenitor, but lacks the magic that made it such a hit. [Aug 2015, p.70]

It's a slender offering, even if you pay up, but Killer Instinct is full of potential. [Jan 2014, p.62]

An exhilarating but fatally flawed action game that falls short of the brilliant original. [Aug 2008, p.67]

Technical issues and uninspiring visuals hold Zoo Tycoon back from must-have launch material. [Jan 2014, p.63]

Myriad fixable problems mar a unique multiplayer experience. May improve with time. [June 2013, p.82]

Amazing setting and stylish narrative let down by a dull and painfully repetitive open-world structure. [Dec 2016, p.59]

Flawed by facinatingly so, Doom VFR is a daring virtual remix that almost comes off. [Feb 2018, p.73]

A little bit throwaway but a nicely put together CSI-sim. [Christmas 2008, p.84]

Solid but unspectacular short-term fun that dulls if you're looking for subtlety. [Jan 2007, p.75]

A rare triumph for movie tie-ins, full of fast-paced fun and some sweet ninja action. [June 2007, p.84]

An interesting but underwhelming take on the open-world shooter - novel, but seriously janky. [July 2016, p.68]

For now, it's jarring gameplay issues hold it back. [Sept 2013, p.79]

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]

Top stuff if you've never played "Theme Park" before, but familiar otherwise. [May 2007, p.75]

An addictive new take on old classics such as "Burger Time." [Dec 2007, p.83]

A neat package for Nerf fans, but it doesn't have the looks or lustre to score high. [Apr 2009, p.62]

Unforgiving and tough, but the exploration of an unusual world can be fascinating. [May 2015, p.63]

Avoid the save states if you can - if your blood pressure can take it. [Nov 2015, p.80]

As a short-lived break from MW2 it works, but long-term exposure will highlight flaws. [Oct 2010, p.85]

Neither trick nor treat. Just fine. [Mar 2011, p.91]

A surprisingly pleasant movie adaptation, and good, clean family fun. [Feb 2010, p.80]

A fantastic action game with unique feathers. Make sure you rent it, though. [May 2009, p.77]

A big game made small, until the things that made it great became too small to see. [Feb 2012, p.95]

Technically flawed but with a bulletproof message delivered through gameplay. [May 2015, p.80]

It's really just for the fans. [June 2009, p.81]

How can Duke be such a dick, have such an inconsistently crappy game and we still enjoy it? [Sept 2011, p.84]

Get four people together with this and it's a blast alright. [Apr 2012, p.96]

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

Rewarding for Notch fans though it's a little derivative - if The Blockheads were a food, it would be a cube of marmite. [Apr 2013, p.89]

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

Half epic, half irritating slash-'em-up that's as grand as it is sloppy. [July 2006, p.69]

No new tricks, but this is well-presented and still has the same old appeal. [Sept 2008, p.84]

Wildly inconsistent: flashes of brilliance, ruined by incompetence. [May 2006, p.80]

A surprisingly expansive RPG. [Sept 2014, p.81]

A basic arcade game that we've seen many times before but it still has a certain appeal. [Nov 2007, p.83]

Not bad, just pointless. [Jan 2012, p.86]

As far as film tie-ins go, not as bad as "Catwoman," but not as great as "Spider-man." [Sept 2006, p.73]

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]

Not as pointless as it first seems, but dull for anyone not turned on by "Carry On" films. [July 2006, p.72]

A port too far for this sumptuously drawn indie strategy game. [Oct 2012, p.92]

This one's for fans of the genre only. [June 2009, p.80]

An engaging and inventive puzzle adventure game with clever boss battles that balance challenge with difficulty. [Apr 2017, p.81]

Blammo-ing zombies in the face with slo-mo bullets and watching the gory results is a bit of a shambling one-trick pony, yes, but it's one that can entertain for hours. [May 2013, p.84]

Decidedly average. [Oct 2009, p.80]

A fun and fresh take on an old idea. [Sept 2010, p.103]

A bit of a lazy port but it's still a fine game. [July 2007, p.75]

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]

The actual gameplay, consisting mostly of combat strung together by an overland map, is unfortunately rather less exciting. [Apr 2015, p.79]

Oddly comforting. [Apr 2014, p.78]

The ability to zoom around the action like a Michael Bay film is an added bonus, but you might want more bang for your buck. [March 2013, p.85]

There's still plenty to coo over, especially if you unlock all the endings. [Dec 2014, p.80]

Giving a niche audience what it wants, arguably at the expense of general appeal. [Mar 2008, p.76]

Shoddy shooting disappoints despite satisfyingly deep customisation options. [Aug 2013, p.73]

It hangs together as a pretty building tool, but it's ultimately vacuous. [Jan 2007, p.68]

It can get a bit busy on screen. [Dec 2014, p.81]

With poor controls and shoddy visuals, this is a low-point in the Red Alert series. [May 2009, p.82]

A bit of low-rent cash-in, to be honest. But it's still decent fun, and at a low price too. [Oct 2007, p.82]

A nice twist on the Katamari template, but it soon gets repetitive. [Winter 2009, p.86]

It's a big game, but will you come back to it? Are you a crazed fan of Resi? There's the answer. [Jan 2007, p.62]

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

Diverting enough, especially for four players, but not outstanding. [Nov 2008, p.83]

A strong and original Batman story held back by poor dialogue and overly contrived plot devices. [Feb 2017, p.76]

A nice twist on the Katamari template, but it soon gets repetitive. [Winter 2009, p.86]

With a PC version boasting finer tuned mouse controls, we'd test the waters before taking the plunge. [Aug 2013, p.76]

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

A must-have for all late Guitar Hero adopters. A must-not for anybody with the earlier titles. [Sept 2009, p.70]

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

A nice twist on the Katamari template, but it soon gets repetitive. [Winter 2009, p.86]

The best-feeling racing sim out there, but physics aside, it's lacking in most areas compared to its rivals. [Oct 2006, p.68]

Still a solid racing game, but with nothing for new-gen and no retro content, it's a slight mist-step. [Christmas 2014, p.60]

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

Brilliant in its day, but not enough to hold your attention for long. [Christmas 2008, p.84]

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

Shooting zombies is always fun, but there are better horrors and shooters around. [May 2008, p.81]

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

Entertaining and fairly original shooter, cursed by too little content and a high price. [Aug 2007, p.76]

The additions and breadth of ways to play earn that "Super" prefix, but the games are still the star. [Issue#336, p.80]

On the whole, Imprint-X struggles to entice for long periods of time and can feel just a bit uninspiring, despite having well-polished gameplay. [March 2017, p.83]

A good game that, alarmingly, seems hampered rather than helped by the remote. [Jan 2007, p.80]

Too similar to the first game, but still worth playing to have a smile brought to your face. [June 2007, p.74]

A little short, but reasonably replayable, this is worth a look. [Nov 2011, p.95]

Don buy this! A "GTA" wannabe as bloated as Marlon Brando's cheeks, and five times as ugly. [May 2006, p.60]

A decent enough shooter, with good weapons and a decent cover system - but only fans of the comic will get the most from it. [June 2006, p.78]

The core idea is perhaps a bit too basic. [June 2013, p.79]

A bleak-but-enjoyable survival game that's occasionally just a little too harsh for its own good. [Mar 2015, p.72]