Dated and unhappily ported to Wii. There is treasure, but you've really got to dig for it. [Issue#232, p.87]

Hints at great things but is limited by small cities and promises it can't deliver on. [June 2013, p.80]

A laudable concept let down by poor design. [Oct 2014, p.79]

More short-term play-friendly beast. [June 2015, p.78]

A competent debut for "COD" on PSP, but it's trumped by "Medal fo Honor: Heroes." [June 2007, p.82]

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

What initially feels like a celebration of the flow of combat becomes repetitive and frustrating. [Oct 2017, p.70]

A beautifully recreated love letter to the early days of first-person shooters, it's fun but limited. [July 2017, p.81]

Tiny-car heaven can't make up for a game that feels a bit wimpy next to bigger racers. [Aug 2006, p.79]

Sluggish port of an excellent fighter. [Christmas 2011, p.88]

C&C4 feels much more refined as a result of these changes - as though great pains have been made to nudge the series into new territory. It's all the better for it, feeling like a breath of fresh air. [May 2010, p.77]

The ability to switch between classic and HD visuals is a brief curiosity, but nothing more. [May 2013, p.81]

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

Suffers from horribly blurred environments and rather buggy (ho!) collision detection. [Sept 2012, p.101]

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

Problems persist, but let yourself get sucked in and this could keep you for the long haul. [Feb 2014, p.72]

Action-based online RPG-ing, and nowhere near as intimidating as its PC-based cousins. [Christmas 2006, p.88]

Enjoyable, if lightweight, tower defense at a decent price. [Feb 2013, p.87]

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

A unique VR experience - but seriously lacking in substance. [VR Tested; May 2016, p.80]

It's potential is never fully realised. [Jan 2013, p.79]

An extreme exercise in patience. [Sept 2013, p.71]

A decent debut. A few tweaks and "SmackDown" will be cacking its spandex. [Nov 2008, p.80]

Simple and startlingly speedy, this is a decent alternative to Pure. [Mar 2011, p.84]

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

As satisfying as a nutmeg and as exciting as a scissor kick. A vast improvement from before. [Feb 2008, p.56]

Weak and insipid. [June 2007, p.80]

It may not be for music-making purists, but the matching visuals add to a unique experience, the fruits of which can be broadcast live across PSN. [Aug 2012, p.79]

Wastes the potential of its predecessor with its wonky difficulty curve and frequent frustrations. [March 2016, p.78]

A clever twin-stick shooter with a roguelike twist and impressively deep customisation. [Issue#333, p.61]

Average fare, but the core Elite concept dazzles. [Aug 2010, p.93]

A slick and entertaining basketball sim, but then again so was last year's. [Dec 2006, p.100]

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

Bar a bit of slowdown, it's impressive stuff. [Apr 2012, p.90]

Satisfying stuff. [June 2013, p.85]

Myriad barriers sour the experience. [July 2013, p.84]

A fun diversion with a few neat ideas, but ultimately there's far too little substance to its battles. [Issue#333, p.72]

A charmer that's far too short and packed with pace-ruining touchscreen moments. [Jan 2013, p.83]

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

It's just mental arithmetic, not a game or entertainment. [Apr 2008, p.85]

The essence of the console version, but it doesn't carry over the explosive enjoyment.

While Wii Music is sure to divide gamers, it's just too fun for us to pass up on. [Christmas 2008, p.63]

A promising premise hampered by technical faults and outrageously poor pacing. [Nov 2016, p.60]

A fairly average beat-'em-up redeemed by its clever twist. [June 2007, p.85]

Sadly, the thrills and spills are only fun in its, so Crashday is unlikely to overtake your social life. [May 2006, p.78]

The whole thing feels lightweight here on the Vita. [Nov 2014, p.79]

A vast improvement on Spider-Man 3, but a few fatal flaws are holding him back. [Jan 2009, p.82]

Forgettable. [Jan 2011, p.91]

Fails to build on the strengths of "Spider-Man 2" and take Spidey on to a whole new level. [June 2007, p.66]

A fun and addictive snowboarding game let down by its simplicity. [Aug 2006, p.82]

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

Although stylishly presented and with a fiendish sense of humour, it's frustratingly reliant on the touchscreen and initially fun action quickly becomes a level grind. [Aug 2013, p.69]

The slower pace is an acquired taste, but can make for ace games if you have the patience. [May 2009, p.78]

It pales next to Vigilante 8 Arcade. [July 2010, p.91]

A technically stunning rehash of "Gothic 2," but that's no bad thing. [Jan 2007, p.82]

Too simple for grown-ups, yet full of 'humour' unsuitable for kids, this franchise resurrection finds itself stuck in a saccharine no man's land. [Feb 2016, p.87]

It's just not up to the pace of the competition. [Aug 2006, p.82]

As a combination of puzzles and history lessons, you can't get much more entertaining, really. [Jan 2009, p.84]

An intriguing but seriously flawed strategy board game for only the most patient of Poke-fans. [March 2017, p.80]

Not dreadful. [June 2009, p.80]

Stylish and imaginative. [Apr 2012, p.85]

A rather uninspired remake of a solid JRPG experience. It's still a great game, and a history lesson, too. [Apr 2018, p.70]

It's not the cleverest game of its type, but it's tough to put down nonetheless. [Sept 2011, p.93]

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

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

A hefty slurp of bloodied bombast, tainted by a sorely misguided attempt to please everyone. [Apr 2014, p.71]

The best true Sonic in years. [Christmas 2013, p.83]

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

If you have a love of zombies bordering on the unnatural this is a no-brainer. [Apr 2010, p.77]

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

Overall, this does everything you'd want it to (and no more). [Feb 2009, p.86]

A good story with strong production values, but get the first game. [Apr 2008, p.85]

A limp story, repetitive combat and lack of agency take the shine off a great technical achievement. [May 2015, p.64]

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

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

The core gameplay is a little dull and repetitive. [Aug 2010, p.100]

In short: Kane and Lynch 2 is a vast improvement over the original and a multiplayer must.

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

Great for kids - to save on construction paper. [Oct 2012, p.89]

This is tower defence at its most pure. [Christmas 2012, p.98]

Probably about as good a stab at PES as we had any right to expect from DS, but still a bit pants. [Mar 2007, p.76]

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

Shame a game called "Alive" has such a lifeless career mode. [Aug 2011, p.95]

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

Decent. [May 2007, p.80]

Take heed: this is one tough blighter. [Aug 2014, p.79]

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

A unique physics-based puzzler that'll immerse anyone who picks it up for many an hour. [Mar 2009, p.82]

[The dogs] never seem to say anything less than the most bile gland-stroking drivel. [Sept 2014, p.80]

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

Fun to look at, but the inconsistent AI and poor level design make playing it a whole other story. [Oct 2018, p.82]

Fracture by name, fractured by nature. A competent, complacent shooter. [Dec 2008, p.78]

The addition of remixed versions of old classics makes this a worthy alternative to traditional tabletop games. [Christmas 2009, p.80]

Easily forgettable music. [Christmas 2012, p.98]

No plaudits for Namco Bandai here - they've put minimal effort into Budokai HD Collection. [Jan 2013, p.86]

To see such frustrating limitations enforced upon what could have been a defiantly meaty JRPG world is a deal-breaking shame. [Jan 2016, p.81]

The experience is a short one. [March 2016, p.81]

Definitely funny, just not quite for long enough to sustain you, and the surrounding game is uneven. [July 2014, p.65]