Gently tweaks the mechanics and upholds the writing smarts. Needs more menace, though. [Mar 2010, p.77]

A handful of nicely insane activities. [Apr 2012, p.85]

A fun shooter with a tactical edge, but not as strategy focused as other XCOM games. [Nov 2013, p.68]

An addictive, nuanced and surprisingly deep battler, prevented from being a killer by its lack of variety. [Apr 2017, p.73]

A tasty fusion of adventure and puzzling, with enough charm to hide any burnt bits. [Jan 2018, p.72]

Still a decent - if more arcady - game of football but remains firmly in second place. [Issue#231, p.88]

Not the reinvention we hoped, but it's hard to hate something so desperately eager to please. [June 2011, p.64]

An atmospheric and pretty game with some cool ideas introduced with perfect pacing. [July 2018, p.64]

Too flawed to be truly great, but that doesn't stop it being brilliant, ludicrously violent fun. [May 2009, p.65]

Grand scale makes this as fresh and as different a shooter as you could ask for. [Sept 2015, p.78]

Our main quibble is that there's not much variety here: a whole lot of sieging in a whole lot of dungeons. If you've fought tooth-and-nail through one dungeon, you've fought tooth-and-nail through them all.

There's certainly enough quantity and quality to justify the asking price for genre fans. [Sept 2015, p.81]

Worth your money by virtue of being totally unique. [Mar 2008, p.67]

Solid but over familiar, Silent Hill is a town in need of some redevelopment. [Feb 2009, p.74]

An engaging, competent city builder but it doesn't quite offer the unique spin it suggests. [Christmas 2009, p.79]

A solid update - it's not quite championship standard but heading the right way. [Dec 2011, p.80]

A great goofy take on skateboarding that will hopefully lay the groundwork for a very special follow-up. [Apr 2014, p.68]

An atmospheric FPS that's worth a look if you're after something different on your DS. [Apr 2009, p.77]

Decent. [May 2007, p.80]

Shows cracks in places, but bleak, bloody and gripping. Bring on the mods! [Mar 2010, p.66]

Shows its competence and depth the more you're prepared to invest into its finer points. [Aug 2008, p.79]

Something of an overlooked gem - it still plays remarkably well today. [Dec 2011, p.89]

Full of fan service, but struggles to welcome anyone who isn't already invested in Final Fantasy. [Apr 2018, p.74]

A fine attempt at modernising adventure games that's sullied by too much repetition. [March 2013, p.71]

It can be quite unforgiving at times but for the most part it's thoroughly enjoyable. [Apr 2007, p.61]

A wonderful, undisputed classic, but one that has dated significantly over the years. [April 2015, p.72]

A crazy and entertaining love letter to Contra. [May 2013, p.77]

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