It's SSX's cooler, meaner, smarter brother - and still the most exhilarating game on PS2.

FIFA 2002 might be deeper, but it isn't more fun. The rich gameplay is negated by clumsy implementation, shabby player models and lack of visual finesse.

[Games Radar Rating = Miss] fans of the series deserve more than a shiny retread. Although the legend remains intact for now, it'd be a crime if Crash was still spinning along the same narrow path next year.

[Scoring note: "Direct Hit" = 100] A ram-jammed, brain-scrambling eye shag.

[Games Radar Rating = Direct Hit] AvP2 isn't a revolutionary game, but a collection of previously-seen elements, all put together seamlessly and balanced so well that it emerges as a rather beautiful Frankenstein's Monster.

The biggest, deepest, most spectacular strategy game ever made.

The trouble is, the learning curve's more of a spike, so with no real variation in the gameplay, and an extremely rigid mission-structure, every few missions you'll get hopelessly, tooth-gnashingly stuck.

Keeps the series on the cutting edge of visual excellence, but the storyline goes in the opposite direction, taking the player back 1,000 years before the first two games in the franchise.

The introduction of the revert is a handy addition to you stunt arsenal, but it doesn't have the same game-changing effect that the manual had in number two. Which is good, as it adds an extra touch but doesn't meddle with a beautifully balanced control system.

Technique will always get you further than random button mashing. [GamesMaster]

For either a first time fragger or a battle hardened veteran, Doom is simply superb. [GamesMaster]

Almost immediately after your first play you'll realise that underneath the cloak of controversy that will forever shadow GTA3 sits a truly special, groundbreaking and brilliant game. You'll love it.

[Miss = 50 on Radar scale] Unfortunately, the fidgety camera is so poor and makes searching such a bleeding chore that being Spider-Man seems a dull job.

Every bit of Devil May Cry's been carefully orchestrated, and the effort pays off - there's rarely a dull moment.

This has more invention and genuine touches of class than the majority of PS2 games have in total.

Flawed, frustrating and contrived, but as an experience it's one of the most emotionally engaging games in existence.

Fun. It's not technically impressive in a look-at-that-sun-glare kinda way, and it won't take hours to master its subtle nuances.

A fine racing sim, and a fantastic F1 title. Highly recommended indeed.

If you are looking for something soft, slow and slightly soppy, there are few finer, moodier adventures around. [GamesMaster Magazine]

Frighteningly addictive.

The thing that makes Mario Kart such a replayable racer is the gorgeous handling of the vehicles. Forget things like Crash Team Racing and Diddy Kong - Mario Kart Super Circuit drives so well it feels like the GBA is hotwired into your brain. [GamesMaster Magazine]

A gorgeous and absorbing space combat sim, but one that takes time to get to grips with.

Adds nothing to the well-worn formula but wraps everything up in a glossy package which makes the previous outings look like primary school projects. This is classic Resi at it's finest.

There are so many modes, multi-player games and features that could easily have you seeing less and less daylight as time goes on.

The USA's going ape over this latest version, but over here in Britain few of us really care for this most American of sports, and although the latest Madden's the most accomplished yet, it lacks the emotional appeal of something like "Pro Evolution Soccer."

A fun title, but we can't promise that in a couple of months you won't be trading it in.

It can easily become a minor obsession - the kind of game that you can constantly dip back into to have a quick fiddle before you leave it for a while.

The most important action game yet made for the PC. Well worth the long wait.