It's 100mph, gutsy and full of commitment. In fact, if FIFA 07 was a real player, it'd probably be Stevie Gerrard. Yes, it really is that good. [Nov 2006, p.80]

Cool gadgets don't excuse the fact that most of this game is bland and repetitive stuff. [Sept 2006, p.68]

Technically polished and full of character, but as a game it's horribly frustrating. [Christmas 2006, p.70]

Sophisticated driving action with scarily realistic physics. [Nov 2006, p.84]

Brilliant while it lasts, even if, in the long run, it's something of a short but passionate love affair, rather than a long-lasting "Advance Wars"-style marriage of gaming joy. [Dec 2006, p.84]

A laugh-out-loud, gun toting riot of action. [Nov 2006, p.67]

A must for city-building fans with a few frustrations that don't ruin the experience. [Feb 2007, p.72]

An utterly forgettable racer devoid of charm or pizzazz. [May 2007, p.66]

Just as efficient as its clockwork nature would seem to suggest - this is splendid form. [Jan 2007, p.70]

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

Feels like a lean street fighter compared to the flabby console game. [Dec 2006, p.100]

Simply stunning... It's touching and near impossible to resist. Your heart will melt, your eyes will do little wheelies and your brain will send you yummy jolts of happiness as thanks. [JPN Import; July 2006, p.78] A compelling, beautiful game that's one of the most enjoyble adventures in years. [Feb 2007, p.70]

It's cute, comical but simple. [Christmas 2006, p.96]

Simple button-bashing amusement for a quick fix of clobbering. [Sept 2007, p.85]

A nice twist on the Pokemon formula, but this isn't the stuff of greatness. [Christmas 2006, p.58]

A new high-water mark in strategy gaming, for both veterans and newcomes alike. [Nov 2006, p.71]

A sweet slice of handheld fun, but familiarity breeds contempt. [May 2007, p.83]

Looks, feels, and plays like it's been designed by a group of people who love games, understand gamers and know how important it is to have fun. [Oct 2006, p.58]

Pretty, playable, but predictable. [Oct 2007, p.85]

Some genuinely disconcerting moments, but not half as scary as you might imagine. [Jan 2007, p.74]

Cheerful stuff, with questionable challenge, and, sadly, questionable point. [Jan 2007, p.67]

The closest you can get to real golf without burning any calories. [Nov 2006, p.84]

Unlike normal basketball, even a massive lead can be reversed in the dying seconds - and losing possession at the wrong moment can make a huge difference. Good work, Mazza. [Oct 2006, p.68]

Decent handheld flight sim, with a good variety of gameplay. [Nov 2006, p.84]

In pure racing terms, TDU fails to scale the Everest-like peaks of "Project Gotham 3", but as a <I>driving</I> game it's in a league of its own. [Oct 2006, p.69]

Forgive the PSP's shortcomings and you'll enjoy a stylish scrapper. [Nov 2007, p.84]

It should have been slicker, but there's no denying the entertainment value on offer. [Oct 2006, p.76]

A large part of what makes Loco Roco such a joy is its complete lack of traditional gaming obstacles. Levels are largely squishy, curvy, cushioned affairs with no holes of doom to fall down or bad guys to shoot. [Aug 2006, p.69]

Though the fighting's fundamentally pretty simple - it's basic grapple/counter/hit with lead pipe stuff - the collisions are so meaty that it's difficult to get bored. [Sept 2006, p.78]

Camp as Christmas and surprisingly fun, this quirky RPG is a decent enough romp. [Nov 2006, p.71]

The visuals are a bit spartan. [Oct 2006, p.79]

There's a fine line between 'challenging' and 'sadistic,' and this is on the wrong side of it. [Oct 2006, p.79]

We can recommend the multi-player experience, but if you'll be playing it single-player, there are far better platformers out there. [July 2006, p.60]

Could do with a few more options, but otherwise quite good. [Nov 2006, p.84]

A sweet RPG with a wicked centre - well worth giving a punt. [Oct 2006, p.84]

Partly it's that Saint's Row is just too easy - the cops are less aggressive, the enemies are stupider, and the more open-plan gameplay makes it much easier to tackle missions by cheating. [Oct 2006, p.65]

Looks like a return to form for Fox - strategy and top flying action meshed brilliantly. [Oct 2006, p.63]

Yards better than has faltering debut on 360, Johnny M is back. [Dec 2006, p.100]

OK, it's a bog-standard mini-kart game, but it's good at what it does. [June 2007, p.85]

The game, though, hasn't changed much since "06." It's little more than a roster update, ultimately. [Oct 2006, p.84]

An uninspiring action game that manages to tell a cracking story. [Christmas 2006, p.98]

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

Like a huge toybox full of rotting flesh and ridiculous attention to detail. Just brilliant. [Oct 2006, p.72]

Better than its predecessor, Flatout 2 is like a brasher but uglier brother to "Burnout." [Aug 2006, p.66]

A stunning return to form for Tekken, and a perfect fit for the PSP. [Oct 2006, p.60]

A fun premise for a game spoilt by clumsly controls and gameplay. [Sept 2006, p.82]

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

Its intricacies mean limited appeal, but the combat and plot make it rewarding. [July 2007, p.74]

Decent and entertaining, but you've seen it all before. [Oct 2006, p.84]

Another quality slice of DBZ action, but a bit short on options for super-completists. [Sept 2006, p.75]

On the scale of CGI movie licenses, this is up there with "Madagascar." Average, then. [Oct 2006, p.70]

Prey has the tired old first-person shooter rulebook in a spin. Captivating stuff. [Sept 2006, p.62]

Too simple to be strategic, too slow to be a shooter, too basic to be next-generation. [Sept 2006, p.70]

A genuinely successful console RTS and a sumptuous slice of strategy. [Sept 2006, p.74]

We love Jack Sparrow, but we're disappointed he's not in a better game. [Sept 2006, p.69]

The engine could do with some extra juice, but this is still a vastly rewarding racer. [Aug 2006, p.80]

Modern missiles are too good to make games any fun - give us crap biplanes any day. [Sept 2006, p.65]

Enjoyable in short doses, but too repetitive an annoying to really succeed. [Sept 2006, p.69]

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

Betters the original, but still rooted in the Second Division compred to "FIFA" and "PES." [Aug 2006, p.61]

It has its flaws, but it makes up for them with surprising gusto. Highly enjoyable. [Feb 2007, p.77]

The depth offered in Titan Quest is great, but when the beasts get harder and the rewards stay the same, you've got to ask if you're getting a raw deal. [Sept 2006, p.71]

As a near-perfect recreation of the PS2 version, PSP Legend is a staggering technical achievement. [July 2006, p.63]

Will keep your historical appetite under control while waiting for "Medieval 2." [Sept 2006, p.81]

The icing on the violent cake is the Dramatic Battle mode, which allows three-man fights for those really epic throwdowns against the likes of M. Bison and Akukma. [July 2006, p.64]

Definitely a curio, but not one that's without interest. [Christmas 2006, p.98]

It's still the Point Blank we know and love but without that pink light-gun it's not the same. [Dec 2006, p.84]

The action never lets up and the bullets never run out. It's not subtle but it is fun. [June 2006, p.64]

For all its strengths, in the campaign mode it's hardly making history. [Aug 2006, p.75]

A staggeringly high poly count and sumptuous dynamic lighting mean haring down a straight at 230 mph on a 1200cc superbike is a genuinely electrifying experience. [July 2006, p.76]

Sitting uneasily between the "sim" and "showboater" camps, this is a bit of a mess. [Aug 2006, p.73]

Sweet sprites and backdrops really aren't enough to hide a pretty bog standard RPG. [Aug 2006, p.72]

If you love slow, old-fashioned gameplay, you'll be in heaven here. [Oct 2006, p.84]

The slightly improved control of the bigger version just about cancels out the fact that it hasn't got the portable version's multiplayer, and you can't argue with the fact that it's only a bargain-tastic 20 quid. Nice. [Aug 2006, p.62]

Makes "The Movies" even bigger and better. Great stuff. [Aug 2006, p.82]

The main downside is the poor map that's supposed to show where to find the objectives. Also, the loading times times tend to hold up the progress. Those quibbles aside, this exceeds all expectations. [Sept 2006, p.64]

All the qualities you'd want from a puzzle game. Classy. [Mar 2007, p.84]

Juggling to accommodate the intellectuals with the riff-raff offers a pleasant twist on the genre, but this still doesn't quite have the sheen of Will Wright's series. [June 2006, p.80]

Mostly, it's riveting and stirs feverish anticipation of what's to come next, with the sure-to-be-ace follow-up, "Episode Two." [Aug 2006, p.76]

An intelligent, emotional rollercoaster, and despite its flaws, it is beautifully executed. Trouble is, at times it can be rather coldly executed too. [July 2006, p.56]

Playable, but deflatingly tedious. [Feb 2007, p.68]

It's a testament to the imagination of the developers that they keep coming up with variations on the central theme of "eat everyone." [Sept 2006, p.79]

While nothing ground-breaking, this is a highly polished and likeable romp that will have the series' hardcore fanbase stroking their beards in delight. [July 2006, p.84]

It should be online: simple as that. With just a few people in your vicinity, it's no monster. [June 2006, p.66]

Massively addictive. [Aug 2006, p.73]

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]

A stellar kickabout, but lacks that razzmatazz that made the other versions so memorable. [July 2006, p.66]

An undeniably pleasant deviation from all that carjacking and violence, plus the low price-point and focus upon Xbox Live means Table Tennis is certain to carve itself one heck of a niche on 360. [July 2006, p.68]

Predictable action game that fails to excite or exploit the great characters at its disposal. [July 2006, p.74]

We've found free games on the internet better than this. [Aug 2006, p.82]

It's horribly flawed in many places and unintentionally funny, but we'd much rather play this than something like "X-Men 3," a movie-licensed game that only tasks the brain without locating the punch button on the joypad. [Aug 2006, p.60]

A modern classic, but one that is perhaps overly familiar at times. [Aug 2006, p.58]

A game of non-stop action that spits in the face of its boring real-time strategy rivals. [July 2006, p.80]

Ticks all the boxes without ever once truly capturing the imagination. Cheap, though. [Aug 2006, p.78]

A fun experience only let down by its repetitiveness. [Aug 2006, p.61]

A crusade that claims over 60 hours of play - we recommend you test this claim. [July 2006, p.67]

A genuine evolution in a series packed with charm and character. Yee Haw! [July 2006, p.67]

A slice of Pokemon, a dash on "Pikmin," a little bit of frustration - but a lot of fun. [June 2006, p.76]