Big, brash, ballsy, bombastic, barmy and bloody. And of course, better than Black Ops. [Christmas 2011, p.55]

You've never played anything like it. A lesson in playfully creative game design. [August 2012, p.74]

Stunning online shooter packing a strong campaign and tech-demo quality visuals. [Christmas 2011, p.72]

Frankly, there's never been a better time to surrender to the frightening pleasures of a future in which you have the power to make a real difference. [Feb 2010]

A violent, giant triumph; shame about the performance and login fascism. [Jan 2009, p.79]

Fallout 3 is a masterpiece. Failing to add it to your games collection is simply not an option. [Christmas 2008, p.74]

Like arcadey racers? You'll like this. Not a petrol head? You'll still like this. [Dec 2013, p.76]

A brand-new breed of first-person shooter that absolutely everyone should try. [Jan 2009, p.61]

One of the most emotionally charged gaming pilgrimages ever devised. Tiny but tremendous. [Apr 2012, p.92]

The pinnacle of the series - honest to the original concept, but faster and better looking. [Dec 2008, p.76]

Goes toe-to-tow with both Skyrim and Mass Effect 3. A knockout console debut. [June 2012, p.72]

Whiteknuckle action, captivating characters, and luscious locales - the best Uncharted yet. [June 2016, p.64]

Spore is more than the sum of its parts. A lot of parts. [Nov 2008, p.62]

Prey has the tired old first-person shooter rulebook in a spin. Captivating stuff. [Sept 2006, p.62]

For all its glamorous, "radical!" makeover, DiRT 2 is still the best handling rally game in the business. [Oct 2009, p.66]

Single-handedly worth the price of an Xbox 360. Buy it. We implore you. [Nov 2007, p.74]

NFS is totally back on form, returned to glory by the best arcade racer creators in the business. [Issue#232, p.63]

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

One of the best local multiplayer games ever made. It has huge depth, and is always utterly fantastic fun. [June 2014, p.74]

Eclipses 360 and all but the most pimped PC rigs. The definitive Oblivion? Probably. [May 2007, p.66]

A fantastic sequel, unhindered by its free to play model. Plant this on your device now! [Nov 2013, p.78]

An unsettling and deeply disquieting experience at times, Hellblade is like nothing else. [Oct 2017, p.72]

Delivers big as a technical fighter and insane Nintendo block party. [Dec 2014, p.74]

The further we get from that finale the deeper it sinks in. You need to experience it. [Dec 2014, p.78]

The first truly "next generation" action game and the standard everyone else has to follow. [Christmas 2009, p.70]

Quite simply, this is the best war shooter of the year. [Christmas 2007, p.64]

Eternally brilliant. [March 2013, p.93]

A welcome return to LittleBigPlanet that stays unsurprisingly accurate to the original. [Christmas 2009, p.69]