It's a generously proportioned campaign, laden with collectibles; shame it's not a bit more fun to mess about in. [Issue#232, p.87]

Less is more, even when girl-punching is involved. [Feb 2012, p.95]

A solid emulation of a title better left as arcade history. [Nov 2012, p.83]

An arcade racer that has driven miles away from the arcades, replacing fun with tedious management. [Feb 2017, p.77]

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

Bold and beautiful but also irritatingly broken, it's a disappointingly flawed experience. [Sept 2014, p.79]

As an entry-level game for younger skater enthusiasts this is great, as a balance board game it's merely okay. [July 2009, p.82]

Don't get this - go seek out last year's War For Cybertron game instead. [Sept 2011, p.88]

Two-and-a-half hours of trundling around Damrey's bland corridors left us severely disappointed. [Aug 2013, p.71]

It's passable, if lightweight, stuff. [May 2014, p.78]

Surprisingly entertaining for a movie tie-in. [July 2010, p.98]

An interesting attempt to update the series, but it's the traditional bonus games that impress. [Issue#232, p.72]

True, it could have been tedious, but there's still not enough for us to want to take the plunge. [July 2011, p.88]

Gorgeous to look at but forgettable to play. [July 2007, p.81]

Makes you feel more like a sleepy conductor than a rock god. [Aug 2008, p.58]

Basic, but brutal and thrilling - Backbreaker hits home hard. Hut! [Aug 2010, p.100]

The ruthlessly satirical writing, though, is in another league altogether. [Oct 2017, p.81]

The dialogue is a tad dry. [May 2014, p.79]

A lacklustre offering in a long-running series of great games. A huge shame. [Sept 2016, p.80]

Impressive technically but ultimately spoiled by control and AI issues. [Dec 2008, p.57]

Unlockable skills and a slapdash leveling system do little to help, while immovable virtual controls add salt to the gaping Batarang wound. [Nov 2012, p.92]

Far too technical to be described as being fun. For the hardcore only. [Dec 2007, p.82]

Unsure of its own direction, this is interesting but a missed opportunity. [Christmas 2012, p.85]

Numbingly ordinary. [Jan 2011, p.86]

There's a quality game of tennis here - it's a shame there aren't enough game modes to support it. [Christmas 2015, p.68]

Front Mission has evolved, but not into the spectacular mech shooter we wnat. [Issue#232, p.92]

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]

Fun, but when you spend more time pimping than playing you know something's amiss. [Oct 2010, p.74]