With a PC version boasting finer tuned mouse controls, we'd test the waters before taking the plunge. [Aug 2013, p.76]

A cheerfully quirky, crunchy shooter - but it's a grind to get to the good stuff. [Apr 2012, p.76]

There's little here to risk the paper cuts for. [Aug 2015, p.79]

Fun while it lasts, but it won't keep you busy for very long. DLC desperately needed. [May 2011, p.62]

Polished. [May 2011, p.94]

Procedurally-generated infinity is a wondrous thing - but it's also strangely samey. [Oct 2006, p.64]

Exhaustive tennis sim with fantastic gameplay modes but lacking the depth of its rivals. [Apr 2012, p.84]

Too simple to be strategic, too slow to be a shooter, too basic to be next-generation. [Sept 2006, p.70]

A loving uppercut aimed squarely at the jaw of manga nuts - but it might leave fighting fans frustrated. [July 2014, p.77]

Cute vegetable-hunting platform adventure with bags of personality and satisfying gameplay. [Aug 2009, p.84]

An adventure for all ages, and another solid hit from Telltale - just don't expect Minecraft's freedom. [Dec 2015, p.81]

Critically, there's always something fun to do. [March 2013, p.93]

Needs to be seen to be believed. If only it needed to be played to be believed, too. [May 2012, p.77]

The game modes may keep you hooked, but the good stuff is obscured through a poor UI. [May 2015, p.71]

Even with these minor niggles, this is the game that proves Sony's smartphone service can actually deliver on its potential. [Jan 2018, p.81]

A mixed bag of brilliant deduction and tedious puzzling. A disappointing misstep for the series. [Aug 2016, p.77]

It should be online: simple as that. With just a few people in your vicinity, it's no monster. [June 2006, p.66]

A pale imitation of many more competent racers. A wasted chance to revitalise the series. [June 2012, p.74]

Maximum action, minimum story makes it a game you'll only dip in to. [Jan 2008, p.78]

Small in every sense. It's still pleasingly violent - but this is a bare-bones edition. [June 2006, p.69]

Not for everyone, but it's a unique survival horror oddity and as brilliant as it is barmy. [June 2013, p.83]

When a game is built around a single mechanic that is employed so well, so often and so entertainingly it's hard not to overlook its flaws and just enjoy yourself. [June 2009, p.70]

The ride is enough of a crazy Creed to be a surprising success. [July 2013, p.77]

A brutal fight for survival that's one part The Sims, one part roguelike, and three parts despair. [May 2016, p.66]

Some brilliantly innovative weapons but we miss the freedom of Guerrilla. [Aug 2011, p.82]

It'll delight you, it'll make you despair, but ultimately Ark will leave you with a real sense of satisfaction. [Nov 2017, p.76]

Still brilliant fun, but for every aspect that's been refined, another has frustratingly suffered. [Sept 2010, p.89]

Animals add that extra layer of depth to your virtual life. [Christmas 2011, p.89]