Critics might wonder that if GoW2 turned out this good, imagine what it would have been like on PS3...yet in resisting the lure of all that next-gen horsepower Sony Santa Monica have instead crafted a sequel that somehow - amazingly - coaxes out every last drop of PS2 juice to create a fitting testament to the system. Astonishing. [Apr 2007, p.78]

The year's most exciting recreation of motorsport. Simply brilliant. [July 2008, p.72]

A personality-filled, stylish adventure with gripping mechanics that drill deep into your brain. [Apr 2017, p.66]

Different enough to warrant a replay. If you're new to the game this'll blow your mind. [Aug 2007, p.70]

The best Call of Duty yet - and possibly, the best shooter, too. Get enlisted. [Winter 2009, p.62]

Dishonored is one of the defining games of this generation... A dark, stirring and beautiful game. The new Master Assassin. [Dec 2012, p.63]

One of the finest action games of the year that improves on the original in every way. [Christmas 2008, p.56]

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

So good it's criminal. [Dec 2009, p.87]

An instant classic that refines, evolves, and redefines the ideas that came before. Strategy perfection. [March 2016, p.64]

The perfect storm of adventure, challenge and emotion. A lesson in what being a JRPG means. [Feb 2013, p.80]

Bigger. Ballsier. Bullet-ier. Borderlands 2 is the antidote to stuffy military shooters. [Nov 2012, p.64]

A criminally good game by any standard but on the DS it's practically unparalleled. [May 2009, p.58]

PS4's best exclusive, and an exhilarating new IP that spits at sequelitis. An instant open-world classic. [April 2017, p.74]

It is a great shooter, it is a great stealth game, and those parts come together to make it a great RPG. It's a once-in-a-generation kind of game, and the first game in a decade to do everything the original Deus Ex did, and to do almost all of it better. [Oct 2011, p.88]

One of the best racing games ever made. Gorgeous (even on a regular Xbox One), vast, and fun. [Nov 2017, p.64]

The high watermark by which the future of the genre shall be measured. [Dec 2012, p.88]

Simply the best multiplayer shooter to come along in years. Pure, joyous fun. [July 2016, p.74]

Kicking Dragon Age II in the crown jewels, then stoving its bonce in for good measure, it's one of the best adventures we've ever undertaken. [Aug 2011, p.84]

A fantastic excuse to jump back into a truly great game. [Dec 2012, p.92]

A refinement of a fantastic game that loves cars as much as we do. The king of sim racers. [Christmas 2011, p.66]

It's gaming popcorn and gaming porn rolled into one oh-so-decadent whole. [Jan 2011, p.69]

Extraordinary in sheer scope, breadth and execution. [Jan 2011, p.72]

It's a game that should be seen from start to finish, if only to witness some of the finest level and puzzle concoctions ever to grace a Zelda game and, without question, the finest single-player experience to grace the DS. [JPN Import; Sept 2007, p.68] Hourglass drips quality and innovation, no DS owner should be without it. [Dec 2007, p.62]

The years have been kind to arguably the best PS2 games. [Mar 2010, p.76]

It retains the series' hallmark action but literally turns things on its head by dropping in dynamic landscapes that twist and turn as you fight. [May 2010, p.70]

The infinite cosmos is captured in an infinitely inventive game that effortlessly blends genres. [Sept 2016, p.66]

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