Overall, it's a steady but unspectacular evolution of a top racing series. More a dominating Vettel victory from pole than a last place-to-first Button turnaround, really, but a win's a win.

Up there with the DS's best. Fast-forward to 7 February and pick this up yesterday. [Feb 2009, p.77]

Neatly tucks all of Silent Hill's qualities into one of the best PSP games of the year. [Christmas 2007, p.66]

Give it time and you'll find this to be a deep, involving real-time strategy game that'll last you for months. [June 2008, p.83]

Consistently enchanting. [Aug 2017, p.82]

A souped-up return that delivers pyrotechnic perfection but lacks the depth of other games. [Nov 2008, p.73]

Challenging, with smaller stories well worth telling, this DLC will satisfy anyone who loves HZD. [Jan 2018, p.75]

A great footy game perfect for half-time matches if you're excited by the World Cup. [June 2010, p.72]

PES continues being brilliant on the pitch and less so off it, but it's a worthy upgrade over last year's entry. [Nov 2017, p.70]

An essential purchase for party lovers that whets the Nintendo appetite. Bring friends. [Christmas 2012, p.84]

Smart, and with an unforgettable protagonist. One of the great visual novels. [June 2015, p.73]

A mostly old-school adventuring format, swanked up in a manner worthy of Xbox 360. [Sept 2007, p.74]

Incredible tech. [May 2013, p.87]

The storyline is sufficiently gripping. [Sept 2015, p.76]

A great improvement from FFXII, but a poor battle system takes away challenge. [March 2012, p.79]

As complex and as challenging as you want it to be, this is top-notch plane-based blasting. [Dec 2007, p.58]

All things considered, Just Cause 2 is comfortably the best "zany" sandboxer out there, and a brilliantly improved sequel to the great-if-flawed original. [Apr 2010, p.60]

The results are fantastic. NS3 is tactical and tense, but sometimes the emphasis on teamwork can mean you're stuck on a long losing slope if your pals are rubbish. [Jan 2013, p.86]

A cracking action puzzler that proves we don't need mindless violence to have a good time. [July 2008, p.75]

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

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

A clever, challenging, and rewarding experience that requires patience and lateral thinking. [Oct 2017, p.75]

Not as intelligently conceived as Zero Escape, but every bit as riveting. [Apr 2014, p.79]

The best Final Fantasy game in years and the finest MMO you can currently play on a console. [July 2014, p.72]

Excellent as it is, it fails to match the impossibly high standards set by "Chaos Theory." [Dec 2006, p.96]

Get your head around 360 degree puzzling and this'll bring a deluge of joy. [March 2013, p.87]

A feature-packed bundle that's fun to play, but won't blow the socks off Fary Cry experts. [May 2006, p.77]

Awesome, adrenaline-packed action that puts some first-person shooters to shame. [Nov 2007, p.86]