A frivolous racer with a hefty price tag but brief brainless appeal. [Aug 2008, p.83]

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

A genre-defying postmodern game but lacking the punch of Suda 51's more recent efforts. [Dec 2008, p.79]

Just the combat would have been dumb fun. Sadly, too much clag gets in the way. [Feb 2008, p.58]

With Jacko's tunes and moves to work with, this should have been so much better. [Feb 2011, p.96]

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

Time is a precious currency for the MMO-er. For all but the most curious, Blade & Soul won't be staking a claim on theirs. [March 2016, p.81]

There are better scrolling shooters out there. [Dec 2012, p.85]

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

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

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

The series' comedy chops survive the trip to Hell, but recycled minigames and weak combat are torture. [Mar 2015, p.77]

Soils classic design with modern bombast leaving us more shaken than stirred. [Jan 2012, p.88]

Turning your vehicles relies on motion controls, which might be alright for fast-paced racers, but for the intricate business of lining up trailers under silos and such it's a massive hindrance. [Nov 2012, p.92]

Interesting battle system let down by a bland storyline, bad animations and idiotic characters. [Aug 2011, p.90]

A shadow of its former success, this is little more than a limited showcase for a peripheral. [Feb 2009, p.82]

Unspectacular add-on for the rapidly ageing action-RPG. For hardcore fans only. [Aug 2011, p.95]

Outside side of some gorgeous artwork, the rest of the game is boring and brown, the presentation is dire and it has a camera that hates your guts. [Apr 2010, p.85]

What might've been an impressive title 10-15 years ago feels creaky and dull in a modern context. [Dec 2015, p.71]

Basic, low-budget dungeon grinding with a ridiculous price tag. [May 2012, p.99]

If being a pirate was this boring, torrent sites would have shut down years ago. [Apr 2012, p.90]

Unrefined and full of flaws, but entertaining - in as may good ways as bad. [Nov 2009, p.86]

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

A fine idea, but Infinite's combat isn't quite visceral enough to keep you (sky)hooked. [Nov 2013, p.69]

A compelling enough adventure spoilt by shonky controls and shonkier visuals. [Feb 2011, p.93]

A surprisingly deep battle system fails to outweigh a duff story, forgettable characters and a sterile world. [Apr 2014, p.66]

Mayhem's slick squad combat is wasted on repetitive mission design and a soulless open world. [Oct 2017, p.76]

A magical menagerie of neat ideas, totally and utterly bamboozled by horrid execution. [Dec 2011, p.92]