Awful controls overshadow everything. [July 2018, p.80]

Vampyr has a bold and ambitious concept at its heart, but the execution is sorely lacking, so while it may be packed with good intentions, it's not really worth the effort. [July 2018, p.68]

Misguided, unfair and boring: a poor mix. [Issue#200, p.76]

An overpriced, underdeveloped disappointment. [Issue#199, p.79]

The dull broken side of medieval busywork. [Issue#198, p.72]

As a game, it's an unfocused, erratic, undeniably loud but ultimately hollow franchise entry where an excess of energy has been mistaken for excitement. [Issue#195, p.84]

An infuriating slog hurt by its own structure. [Issue#195, p.80]

The game is a weak attempt to get your money, by patronising and giving you exactly what you expect... An ugly game that's affecting all its attitude. [Issue#191, p.76]

While SFII itself is obviously still brilliant, there's nothing about this bare-bones package that even nearly does Capcom's classic justice. [Issue#189, p.83]

Getting to the handful of good puzzles Syberia 3 has isn't worth it for all the rubbish you'll have to wade through. This is a jittery, stuttering, mess of a videogame. [Issue#188, p.80]

A really disappointing waste of the 40K license. [Issue#184, p.84]

Entirely unremarkable. [Issue#182, p.81]

A tech demo for the Move controllers disguised as a VR Game. [Issue#180, p.48]

While it might be a communism simulator at heart, its roots in capitalism couldn't be much more obvious or off-message. [Issue#179, p.81]

For games so wholly focused on delivering key emotional beats and complex narratives, the presentation and optimisation leaves a lot to be desired.

Dull, repetitive and boring. Don't buy this. [Issue#177, p.81]

At least Resi can't get any worse than this. [Issue#177, p.78]

An offhand effort that adds little to the series. [Issue#172, p.87]

Assassin’s Creed couldn’t afford another step in the wrong direction, and yet, here we are again. ACC: Russia is still a few weeks away, but Climax will seriously need to re-evaluate its core systems and mechanics to give it a chance to succeed. Chronicles was a leap of faith for Ubisoft; this time there isn’t a bail of hay there to break the fall.

Promises much, but just doesn't deliver. [Issue#170, p.94]

Somewhere buried within The Sky Soldier is the kernel of an idea that defies gravity, as well as our expectations. Sadly, despite Naka’s best intentions, Rodea never hits those heights.

Consistently, SAO:LS made us feel frustrated and a little ashamed with ourselves for actually sitting through it. Die-hard fans of the franchise may find something to enjoy thanks to the relentless fan-service but others would do better to go and actually play an MMORPG.

Nowhere near the level of 2K's NBA productions. [Issue#168, p.90]

This game is about breasts. That's it. There really isn't anything deeper to it, not at all. [Issue#167, p.97]

Activision and Robomodo should, frankly, be ashamed of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5. If promises to fix the game are met and it, eventually, becomes a more faithful entry to the classic series, the Birdman’s last outing will still go down in history as an absolute hatchet job.

Neither offensive nor agreeable. [Issue#167, p.88]

Poor graphics and tedious gameplay. [Issue#164, p.93]

It should have been a cause for celebration that an EA Sports game review has forced us to abandon the well-worn ‘It’s like last year but slightly better!’ template, yet Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is like two years ago but significantly worse. Not nearly good enough, especially for a game whose slogan is ‘golf without limits’.