It's a game that should be seen from start to finish, if only to witness some of the finest level and puzzle concoctions ever to grace a Zelda game and, without question, the finest single-player experience to grace the DS. [JPN Import; Sept 2007, p.68] Hourglass drips quality and innovation, no DS owner should be without it. [Dec 2007, p.62]

This brilliant mix of old and new sets a fresh benchmark for the genre. [July 2015, p.71]

This game has simplicity nailed. [Dec 2011, p.93]

Twisted, sick, upsetting... Limbo is all these and one other: genius. Unmissable. [Oct 2010, p.75]

If you missed it on PS2, make sure you don't make the same mistake on Wii. A great journey. [July 2008, p.65]

A 'rare' treat. [Feb 2011, p.91]

So good it's criminal. [Dec 2009, p.87]

Nightmarishly freaky adventure oozing with scares and epic moments. A horror masterpiece. [Mar 2011, p.71]

Even more potent today than it was in 2006, Okami is Zelda's one and only match. [Jan 2013, p.81]

A thoroughly addictive title that puts the original title to shame. [Oct 2008, p.76]

The controls are unavoidably compromised but this is a whole GTA for 5.99 quid and essential if you haven't been to Chinatown yet. [Apr 2010, p.85]

Civ gets hexy, and is all the better for it. A must-have for fans old and new alike. [Issue#232, p.73]

Brings the magic world of the 2D Marios to life like no other, but blink and you'll miss it. [Christmas 2011, p.68]

Don't be fooled by low-fi visuals: XCOM's as strategically sound as Advance Wars. [Dec 2012, p.68]

An instant classic that proves the Wii can do 'serious' games with serious aplomb. [Nov 2007, p.70]

A massive, sprawling beast with engaging depth to match. You'll be playing for months to come [March 2018, p.62]

Unforgiving from the get-go, but a landmark in competitive multiplayer design. [Oct 2013, p.68]

The high watermark by which the future of the genre shall be measured. [Dec 2012, p.88]

Level-headed and broad-minded, an excellent driving package that's as great as you make it. [July 2007, p.64]

It's a once-in a-generation kind of game, and the first game in a decade to do everything the original Deus Ex did, and to do almost all of it better.

Depth-based design is perfect for 3D, with many solutions only making sense when you see how different layers relate to one another. [Jan 2012, p.93]

An impressive, fun single player and full online multiplayer make this unmissable. [Mar 2011, p.94]

New cards are a big attraction, but this year it's the multiplayer that shines. [Sept 2012, p.101]

A lovely game. [Apr 2017, p.80]

If you want 100mph exciting football, FIFA 13 won't let you down. It's got all the crash, bang, wallop excitement of the Premier League...with goal line clearances, overly physical tackles, barn-busting supershots, refereeing controversy, spawny deflections, comedy defending and more. [Nov 2012, p.74]

A tough, precise strategy-puzzle game that punishes human error with a stomping from alien bugs. [Apr 2018, p.77]

There are no hints, no HUD, just lots of physics puzzles to be solved. [Nov 2011, p.93]

Sophisticated driving action with scarily realistic physics. [Nov 2006, p.84]