More arcadey and simplistic than you'd expect on next-gen. [Apr 2007, p.66]

Just forget this ever existed. It's honestly that bad, folks. [Apr 2007, p.61]

Decent use of the controller and some nice platforming and puzzles make this OK. [Jan 2007, p.78]

It's an acquired taste but Rare have created something unique and massively fun. [Christmas 2006, p.82]

A scintillating dose of uber-violence. Un-freakin'-missable. And then some. [Christmas 2006, p.56]

Pretty, original bite-sized gaming on the move. The kind of thing PSP needs more of. [Apr 2007, p.76]

Intense, anarchic, unrelenting and unsubtle, this is was and IT'S SHOUTING AT YOU. [Jan 2007, p.85]

A breathtaking experience but lacking the spark and guile to turn it into a classic. [Christmas 2006, p.68]

Old Man Hawk does it again, with an engrossing blend of ideas new and old. [Christmas 2006, p.92]

As sturdy as ever but you'll feel like you've seen it all before. [July 2007, p.80]

It's not really much of a game, unless you really like watching cut-scenes and fighting. [Jan 2007, p.65]

A superb package that's much more than an exercise in nostalgia. [Feb 2007, p.84]

Neither the best mini-game collection nor the best Bomberman game. [Mar 2007, p.81]

Every niggle from the original ironed out and loads of new stuff thrown in. Ace. [Christmas 2006, p.66]

A veritable Dragon Ball Z encyclopedia that fans will find abolutely irresistible. [Christmas 2006, p.66]

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]

Loses its oddball way slightly in the translation, but this is still great. [Aug 2007, p.71]

Polished, sometimes excellent, often dreary. Not bad, but will disappoint Mana fans. [Mar 2007, p.78]

After its stormy development, FF12 isn't just a worthy installment of the series, but a great RPG in its own right, one that thinks differently and feels all the better for it. [JPN Import; June 2006, p.72] Stunning Design. [Feb 2007, p.66]

Too hardcore for all but the most hardcore of D&D beardies, but a brilliant RPG. [Christmas 2006, p.70]

Tries too hard to be PSP's killer app, but is just too inhibited to ever really blow you away. [Dec 2006, p.76]

Still one of the best free-for-all fighters around, but the PSP doesn't do it any favours. [Nov 2006, p.68]

Despite strong competition this still has enough under the bonnet to warrant playing it. [Apr 2008, p.65]

Unfortunately, though, the game's controls turn out to be more effective at slowing you down than all of its eerie enemies and devilish puzzles. [June 2007, p.74]

A technically superb conversion of a superlative shooter, if a bit creaky. [Christmas 2006, p.96]

Despite the crude damage, the empty roads and elementary physics, you don't feel that the 360 is really being tested, and neither are you. Nevertheless, NFS: Carbon is a lot of fun, but it's very flawed too. [Dec 2006, p.88]

Not as gimmicky as you might think but you've lived all these NFS moments before. [Christmas 2006, p.80]

A superb technical achievement, but it's GTA's quirks and cranks that linger longer. [Christmas 2006, p.74]