This is better - so much better - than the AMC series, and it's quickly become some of the most essential gaming of this, or indeed any other, year. [Dec 2012, p.90]

A good pick-up for sports fans who like a side-order of tactics with their neck-snapping violence. [Dec 2012, p.90]

Fast, furious and packs staggering depth into its streamlined controls. [Dec 2012, p.90]

A superlative remake of one of the most important games ever made. [Dec 2012, p.89]

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

Think Minesweeper meets Pringles. [Dec 2012, p.87]

Fun in multiplayer, but lack of a proper story mode means single-player is lacking. [Dec 2012, p.87]

Pinball is a really great fit for the Vita - holding the screen vertically makes it the best game of handheld pinball we've played. [Dec 2012, p.85]

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

There are better scrolling shooters out there. [Dec 2012, p.85]

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

If this joyous and oh-so-touchable platformer can't save Vita, nothing can. [Dec 2012, p.84]

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

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]

Best not leave your fingerprints on this one. [Dec 2012, p.83]

A beautifully crafted one-more-go action feast designed for score-chasers. [Dec 2012, p.83]

Breathless, beautiful combat that hasn't matured in any way. Roman Bellic would love it. [Dec 2012, p.82]

Won't win prizes for innovation, but this is a winning - and generous - portion of puzzles. [Dec 2012, p.80]

For those serious about the guitar, it's an enjoyable game and a structured way to learn. [Dec 2012, p.78]

Monolithic scale and ambition make this a tough but incredibly rewarding epic. [Dec 2012, p.74]

Sticks to what works while adding enough new features to keep it fresh. [Dec 2012, p.72]

Sticks to what works while adding enough new features to keep it fresh. [Dec 2012, p.72]

A good improvement on last year's PES, but still lacking the polish to be top dog again. [Dec 2012, p.70]

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

Dishonored is one of the defining games of this generation... A dark, stirring and beautiful game. The new Master Assassin. [Dec 2012, p.63]

Turning your vehicles relies on motion controls, which might be alright for fast-paced racers, but for the intricate business of lining up trailers under silos and such it's a massive hindrance. [Nov 2012, p.92]

Unlockable skills and a slapdash leveling system do little to help, while immovable virtual controls add salt to the gaping Batarang wound. [Nov 2012, p.92]

Getting to the bottom of the countdown mystery in Mega City One is great fun, for those with the patience for a well-told story. [Nov 2012, p.91]