DeathSpank sends up conventions brilliantly. A must for fans of the first. [Issue#232, p.87]

A boldly simple shooter with great innovations and colourful visuals, let down by a lack of story. [Nov 2011, p.92]

Dumb, fun, and not ashamed to be either. Mothergunship just wants to fill the screen with bullets. [Issue#333, p.78]

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

The best FIFA manager yet but it lacks the depth to make the big time.

Sonic finally delivers what the fans have been waiting for - simple, speedy action! [Apr 2007, p.68]

Virtual pet sims aren't for everyone, but Nintendogs is by far the best in show. [May 2011, p.64]

Virtual pet sims aren't for everyone, but Nintendogs is by far the best in show. [May 2011, p.64]

Virtual pet sims aren't for everyone, but Nintendogs is by far the best in show. [May 2011, p.64]

Even if football doesn't appeal, there's still a solid RPG experience to be had. [Nov 2011, p.95]

It's no looker, but this is still a massive and addictive open-world survival romp. [Sept 2013, p.71]

A good start for Wii SmackDown - with a bit of tweaking, this could be a smash hit. [Dec 2007, p.45]

As entertaining as it is absorbing and one of the best console strategy games around. [Aug 2008, p.72]

Dodgy equipment and cunning patrols make sneaking missions more fraught than ever in an expansion that tops many of the levels bundled in the game. [Dec 2012, p.83]

The additions and balance tweaks make this the definitive version of an already great fighter. [Aug 2014, p.74]

Gorgeous looking (if not just a little bit confusing at times) and wickedly funny too. [Dec 2012, p.83]

A definite improvement over the last PS3 Tiger. [Oct 2007, p.80]

It's basic stuff, sure, but where else will you get the chance to kick the face off a ladybird. [Issue#231, p.93]

Quite a simple game, enlivened to no end by pure silliness and huge breadth of content. [Dec 2012, p.85]

The touch controls are occasionally a little off whack. [Sept 2013, p.73]

Hypnotically old stuff. [Dec 2012, p.85]

A gripping, disturbing tale that doesn't have the moves - or tech - to match its ambitions. [May 2011, p.78]

The game, though, hasn't changed much since "06." It's little more than a roster update, ultimately. [Oct 2006, p.84]

The engine could do with some extra juice, but this is still a vastly rewarding racer. [Aug 2006, p.80]

A beautifully simple idea beautifully handled. [Apr 2009, p.82]

A game design masterclass, but you'll need to Wii U version to make the most of its teachings. [Jan 2016, p.65]

Great looks, impressive handling, good tracks and cars. But where's the career mode? [Dec 2009, p.64]

Neither toothless nor incendiary, Far Cry 5 does its setting justice but colours within the lines. [May 2018, p.60]