Hardly a keeper, but fun and undemanding all the same. [June 2013, p.63]

A peculiar, thrilling and essential addition to your PC games collection. Best played with friends/enemies. [Apr 2014, p.76]

Just pipped by "NBA Live 08," but a match in nearly every sense. [Dec 2007, p.84]

Wonderful writing, deep quests, and the ability to truly shape your character make for a quality RPG. [Apr 2017, p.78]

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

With excellent ideas throughout, Kalimba is a brilliant way to reinvigorate XO's indie credentials. [Mar 2015, p.75]

Delivers the most impressive hockey experience to date. [Nov 2013, p.75]

An unsettling and deeply disquieting experience at times, Hellblade is like nothing else. [Oct 2017, p.72]

Way too bloated, but the trials and cunning crimes are to die for (and, indeed, to die during.) [Nov 2017, p.76]

The writing shines through as some of the most genuinely compelling we've seen in a title this year. [Nov 2015, p.81]

One of the better Kirby games, but it's just too similar to Triple Deluxe to stand out. [Aug 2016, p.72]

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]

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]

The shooter transformed, but with enough initial problems to stop it short of classic status. [Aug 2015, p.60]

One of the last hurrahs for the GBA, and it's fittingly fun. Hugely enjoyable while it lasts. [Mar 2007, p.74]

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

Charming stuff once again from Media Molecule, but the PS4 version can't rekindle its handheld magic. [Nov 2015, p.70]

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]

A real love it or hate it game. It could consume your life if you get the hunting bug. [Aug 2009, p.73]

One of the purest videogames we've played in yonks and an absolute riot. Buy! [Dec 2008, p.80]

By coming at the city from a different angle and giving an extra richness to be the gameplay, the return to Vegas has been justified. [Apr 2008, p.62]

Improves on the original to deliver a brilliant game of baseball with a charming style. [July 2018, p.70]

A sandbox game in its truest interpretation - nature simulated via a charming strategy game.

Not as light on its feet as older games, but still a great slice of law and disorder. [Christmas 2013, p.79]

A chilling and fascinating indie psychological horror. [July 2012, p.84]

GamePad play doesn't make up for online gaps, but this is the best Nintendo CoD. [Feb 2013, p.77]

A corking conclusion to a cracking game. [Nov 2013, p.69]

It's not particularly flashy, but purer than driven snow. Get it for the ace multiplayer. [Sept 2012, p.101]

Charming, beautiful and shocking. [Aug 2015, p.76]

Forsaking weapons for furiously fast racing, this is a worthy stand-in - not usurper - to F-Zero GX. [Feb 2016, p.80]

The finger-swiping swing system is more precise than ever and eight courses offer a massive challenge. [July 2011, p.93]

Entertaining but slight. [Feb 2018, p.80]

Naturally, a must for fans, but the gentle learning curve makes it a tactical fun-for-all. [Feb 2009, p.76]

A decent action/strategy game. [Dec 2011, p.87]

It's a small game stretched out by using repetition. But you'll love what there is of it. [Christmas 2007, p.74]

If you're hungry for more Overcooked, this will satiate you and then some. Just don't expect any real changes to the recipe. [Oct 2018, p.85]

It's a revelatory approach. [Dec 2015, p.82]

A universally enjoyable game. [Aug 2009, p.84]

Great puzzles and lovely visuals make this easy to recommend, despite dodgy controls. [May 2012, p.94]

A minor work by its dev's standards, but committed looters will grow to love this slow-burn adventure. [Jan 2015, p.79]

Echoes is an intriguing, challenging throwback for strategy purists more than a crowd-pleaser. [July 2017, p.80]

Confident, strident, beautiful and different. [Christmas 2015, p.80]

Bursting with new ideas, brilliantly written and endlessly surprising. [Sept 2013, p.66]

Good idea but it's not as clever as it likes to think. No one likes a smart arse. [July 2008, p.82]

Layton goes out with neither a band nor a whimper, but with a nice cup of tea. [Christmas 2013, p.79]

This new addition costs as much as the core game and lacks multiplayer, but if you're happy stomping AI then the long, rewarding campaign will see you right. [Feb 2015, p.79]

The series continues to establish itself as one of the year's most surprising and excellent prospects. [Oct 2015, p.75]

An energetic and different shooter that can occasionally be too loud for its own good. [Christmas 2014, p.54]

It's aged very well and is a great addition to console. Shame about multiplayer, though. [Christmas 2011, p.92]

A game of two halves - starts brilliantly but fades. Nice vehicular combat though. [Dec 2011, p.84]

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

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]

A lot of gaming per pound. [Sept 2012, p.108]

The perfect excuse to rediscover some PS2 classics. [May 2012, p.88]

It won't set the world on fire, but there's a compelling character drama behind this mystery tale. [March 2016, p.76]

Jazzy looks, addictive 3-on-3 balling action and surprising longevity. Top balling fun! [Apr 2007, p.63]

Absolutely brutal, but politely, addictively so. [June 2011, p.85]

Manages to bring its brand of sandbox building smoothly into the chaotic competitive multiplayer realm. [Feb 2014, p.78]

A beautiful HD realisation of a very likeable world that's lovely to revisit. Both fun and funny. [Feb 2017, p.73]

A superbly atmospheric puzzle-platformer that expertly blends stealth with scares. [June 2017, p.72]

An all-time classic that's been ported to 3DS with love and grace. [Oct 2011, p.81]

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

Tight and well put together, but lacking the spark to make it linger in the memory. [July 2007, p.80]

It makes you want to see where life leads them next. [Issue#336, p.85]

Can't topple the original trilogy, but as a straight-up mystery game, Ace Attorney has never been better. [Nov 2016, p.66]

A perfectly madcap adventure, full of irreverent humor that will fill you with joy. [May 2018, p.67]

Bigger, better and slicker - GT is back, but it's brought some of its old foibles with it. [Feb 2014, p.67]

Probably the best 'serious' shooter on Wii. [Jan 2011, p.90]

A toxic treat. [July 2011, p.87]

Persevere with teh D-pad/analogue nubbin purgatory and you'll discover a great PES. [Jan 2007, p.78]

An oasis in the barren PSP desert. [Apr 2009, p.79]

A brilliant reinvention of the beat 'em up, and the most exciting Wii game for ages. [Apr 2009, p.64]

With quality platforming, you should definitely give this time-twisting adventure a spin. [Issue#336, p.71]

It's an epic, flawed, weird, and endearing experience. [Jan 2016, p.68]

There's a brilliant little 15 quid multiplayer game here, but at its current price, it's only for fans of the franchises. [June 2017, p.77]

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

Not the biggest expansion, but it enhances the best parts of an already magnificent MMO. [Christmas 2015, p.75]

Gorgeous looking (if not just a little bit confusing at times) and wickedly funny too. [Dec 2012, p.83]

A great combat system and world held back by immersion-breaking dialogue choices.

Prepare for tech tree troubles, but the amount to discover and overall quality wins out. [Christmas 2014, p.64]

Offers a fairly different and very effective alternative to the super serious "Wii Fit." [Aug 2009, p.73]

Eternally brilliant. [March 2013, p.93]

Terraria deserves to stand shoulder to shoulder with Minecraft as a sandbox classic. [June 2013, p.70]

Vast and visually sublime, Origins overcomes samey stealth thanks to its sensational map. [Christmas 2017, p.76]

A guilty pleasure for many. [June 2014, p.79]

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 downloadable title that, idea-wise, puts many full releases to shame. [Aug 2008, p.76]

Doesn't knock "Advance Wars" from the strategy throne, but a must for FF nuts. [Mar 2008, p.74]

A gorgeous and playable fighter that offers a strong alternative to Street Fighter and Tekken. [March 2012, p.86]

A brilliant package. [Jan 2011, p.91]

A spot on remake that looks great too. [June 2011, p.87]

More refined and focussed, but sometimes this restricts creative problem solving. [Issue#232, p.76]

No just a rehash, but a brilliant game in itself. Sonic reigns once more. [Issue#232, p.88]

Wasteland 2 isn't a flawless game, but it's a breed of lovingly crafted throwback we though we'd never see again: an old-school RPG full of moral choice and twisting, complex writing - and very much the one we wanted. [Dec 2014, p.72]

One for those who like their games tough, terrific to look at and ever-so-slightly traditional. [Winter 2009, p.74]

A good pick-up for sports fans who like a side-order of tactics with their neck-snapping violence. [Dec 2012, p.90]

Predecessor Zero Sum has the better action sequences, but you'll forgive that for the gags here. [June 2015, p.64]

The pinnacle of the series - honest to the original concept, but faster and better looking. [Dec 2008, p.76]