Solid, uninspiring, but another worthy sing-along all the same. [June 2006, p.79]

Top single-player action, and multi-player that exploits the Wii controller brilliantly. [Christmas 2006, p.72]

Showing its age a little, but this is still an enjoyable RPG and a must for FF fans. [Feb 2007, p.69]

Brilliant in fits and starts, but too often mediocre or frustrating to really impress. [Christmas 2006, p.60]

Another console port shoddily shoehorned to fit the poor DS. [Christmas 2006, p.62]

It's good stuff, but rather than being intuitive it takes a lot of getting used to. Well worth a punt, though. [Feb 2007, p.84]

A quality game that packs a similar punch to previous installments, but it's a bit familiar. [Apr 2007, p.59]

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

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

Clever, well-designed and constantly interesting, this is verging on the great. [Apr 2007, p.56]

Not a total abomination, but certainly one of the weaker PS3 launch titles. Avoid. [Apr 2007, p.64]

It uses the Wii controller well, but it's samey and multi-player isn't as good as expected. [Christmas 2006, p.84]

Left behind by "Company of Heroes" and the rest, but still satisfying strategy fare. [Jan 2007, p.74]

A surprisingly entertaining adventure with great controls. [Mar 2007, p.84]

Some of the best fun that you'll have on PSP, but not quite a 'must have' title. [Oct 2006, p.70]

If you love wrestling, it'll make you squeal - if you don't, you'll think it's broken. [Dec 2006, p.68]

Rights many of 06's previous wrongs to produce a cracker. [Apr 2007, p.66]

As brilliant on Wii as it is on DS, but it does feel like a bit of a missed opportunity. There's no two-player - we fancied a bit of head-to-head operating or co-op. [Jan 2007, p.77]

Interesting license and competent combat, all made redundant by mindless repetition. [July 2007, p.67]

The handling is awful, with cars skidding all over the shop as it's easy to oversteer. [Feb 2007, p.84]

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

It's all a bit pedestrian and not uninvolving... Tracks are short, weapons unimpressive and races dull. [Oct 2006, p.84]

A 14-game collection that inspires only fleeting nostalgia. [Christmas 2006, p.101]

Best played with a friend, as it's too repetitive otherwise. Nice dragon, though. [Jan 2007, p.65]

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

It's a sweet game and ideal as a 'my first videogame' for kids. [Jan 2007, p.82]

A kingly mixture of action and strategy - not only a top RTS but the PC game of the year. [Christmas 2006, p.76]

An old-fashioned game that will entertain for a few hours. [Apr 2007, p.66]

Touched with that Nintendo genius, but it's a very familiar kind of genius. [Jan 2007, p.64]

PS3 power saps realsim out of the racing - but replaces it with a slick arcade polish. [Jan 2007, p.68]

More arcadey and simplistic than you'd expect on next-gen. [Apr 2007, p.66]

Just forget this ever existed. It's honestly that bad, folks. [Apr 2007, p.61]

Decent use of the controller and some nice platforming and puzzles make this OK. [Jan 2007, p.78]

It's an acquired taste but Rare have created something unique and massively fun. [Christmas 2006, p.82]

A scintillating dose of uber-violence. Un-freakin'-missable. And then some. [Christmas 2006, p.56]

Pretty, original bite-sized gaming on the move. The kind of thing PSP needs more of. [Apr 2007, p.76]

Intense, anarchic, unrelenting and unsubtle, this is was and IT'S SHOUTING AT YOU. [Jan 2007, p.85]

A breathtaking experience but lacking the spark and guile to turn it into a classic. [Christmas 2006, p.68]

Old Man Hawk does it again, with an engrossing blend of ideas new and old. [Christmas 2006, p.92]

As sturdy as ever but you'll feel like you've seen it all before. [July 2007, p.80]

It's not really much of a game, unless you really like watching cut-scenes and fighting. [Jan 2007, p.65]

A superb package that's much more than an exercise in nostalgia. [Feb 2007, p.84]

Neither the best mini-game collection nor the best Bomberman game. [Mar 2007, p.81]

Every niggle from the original ironed out and loads of new stuff thrown in. Ace. [Christmas 2006, p.66]

A veritable Dragon Ball Z encyclopedia that fans will find abolutely irresistible. [Christmas 2006, p.66]

The sequel is even better, although it doesn't really add much. But it's a classic that needs to be played. [Christmas 2006, p.100]

Loses its oddball way slightly in the translation, but this is still great. [Aug 2007, p.71]

Polished, sometimes excellent, often dreary. Not bad, but will disappoint Mana fans. [Mar 2007, p.78]

After its stormy development, FF12 isn't just a worthy installment of the series, but a great RPG in its own right, one that thinks differently and feels all the better for it. [JPN Import; June 2006, p.72] Stunning Design. [Feb 2007, p.66]

Too hardcore for all but the most hardcore of D&D beardies, but a brilliant RPG. [Christmas 2006, p.70]

Tries too hard to be PSP's killer app, but is just too inhibited to ever really blow you away. [Dec 2006, p.76]

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

Despite strong competition this still has enough under the bonnet to warrant playing it. [Apr 2008, p.65]

Unfortunately, though, the game's controls turn out to be more effective at slowing you down than all of its eerie enemies and devilish puzzles. [June 2007, p.74]

A technically superb conversion of a superlative shooter, if a bit creaky. [Christmas 2006, p.96]

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]

Not as gimmicky as you might think but you've lived all these NFS moments before. [Christmas 2006, p.80]

A superb technical achievement, but it's GTA's quirks and cranks that linger longer. [Christmas 2006, p.74]

Some nice touches give FIFA a commanding presence, but an unfinished feel hurts it. [Christmas 2006, p.94]

Good for anyone who'd rather be doing algebra than playing "GTA," but it's not as good as "Brain Training." [Jan 2007, p.82]

One of the better action RPGs on PSP. Still, slow loading times and repetition annoy. [Mar 2007, p.80]

An interesting diversion from the usual adventure but it needs a bit more freedom. [May 2007, p.70]

Efficiently recreates the spirit of the sport, but it's far too samey. [Aug 2008, p.81]

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

Not quite an epic but still a grand adventure with character, impact, and kickable heads. [Christmas 2006, p.76]

Play it in co-op and it's a hoot. A superhero mash-up that's simple but top fun. [Christmas 2006, p.80]

Lot's to play, but you won't really want to play all of it. [Christmas 2006, p.98]

This really does deserve a proper sequel - but on the PSP where it belongs. [Feb 2007, p.76]

A child safe damp squib of a game that has none of the edge of the cartoon. [Aug 2007, p.73]

An admirable attempt, but it's much too short and lacks balance. Entertaining, though. [Nov 2006, p.76]

Flawed combat hinders a light-hearted story with stars in its eyes. [Mar 2007, p.71]

If you've got perfect eyesight and a lover's touch on the action buttons there's plenty to get stuck into, particularly the accomplished multi-player mode. If not, then we suggest you stick to PS2. [Christmas 2006, p.101]

It isn't quite good enough to be a cult classic, but it's routinely OK and fitfully superb. [Mar 2007, p.82]

Characters are brilliant parodies of people we all know from school - the fat kid who smells of wee, the flirty art teacher, geeks who greet you with the word "salutations." The attention to detail and the jokes are what makes it so good, along with its "GTA"-like gameplay. [Dec 2006, p.80]

Excellent as it is, it fails to match the impossibly high standards set by "Chaos Theory." [Dec 2006, p.96]

Small but perfectly formed; a great addition rather than a proper sequel. [Christmas 2006, p.86]

A puzzler, railway sandbox and smart management game. [Christmas 2006, p.100]

"Mars Attacks!" meets "GTA" and the result is a game that'll make you laugh like a drain. [Dec 2006, p.72]

A Sims game too far; it offers very little that's new in terms of gameplay. [Dec 2006, p.74]

Pets is a worthy expansion pack. It's almost as much fun as a stick and a real dog. [Dec 2006, p.75]

Very impressive, exciting and dynamic portable footy. [Christmas 2006, p.100]

Not-bad superhero scraps; play it with a friend for best results. [Christmas 2006, p.100]

If you've yet to play Nintendogs, this new version is another ace reason to get involved. [Aug 2006, p.81]

Dull, dumb predictable and annoying to play. Sorry, Scooby. [Christmas 2006, p.101]

A once enjoyable wilid west shooter gone bad on the PSP. [Jan 2007, p.69]

Passes the time of day in multi-player but single player is slow and dull. [Christmas 2006, p.101]

A romp of a game that delivers high levels of violence and risque humor by the bucket. [Feb 2007, p.73]

Tiger Woods should be perfect for handheld gaming, but EA's decision to use power bars and analogue control for the swinging doesn't have the same intuitive feel as the console version. [Nov 2006, p.70]

Very much a fictional golf game - like a cross between ["Tiger Woods"] and the superb "Mario Golf." It's fairly enjoyable, though, rather than the mix 'n match we expected. [Sept 2006, p.82]

Fairly empty, bland adventuring for kids. One for fans only. [May 2007, p.85]

EA keep it tight and predictable to see out this generation. Good, but familiar. [Nov 2006, p.70]

Plays more like a scrolling beat-'em-up, and you know what? It's pretty damn good fun. [Christmas 2006, p.62]

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

Simple but ace. [Christmas 2006, p.100]

The pinnacle of sci-fi strategy gaming and better than its parent game. [Christmas 2006, p.98]

An OK strategy game, but lacks the guilty pleasure of its big brother. [Christmas 2006, p.100]

A brutal, bullish and ballsy game that manages to match the film's punch. [Dec 2006, p.86]

In typical "Getaway" style, this swings from virtually unplayable to crime-filled fun. [Oct 2006, p.62]