Keeping on top of the ever-evolving demands of Radiant Historia's combat makes for one of the most engaging and rewarding battle systems since Final Fantasy XIII and renders any flaws in the narrative design an unfortunate but ultimately innocuous sideshow.

While die-hards might still prefer the more expert-friendly features of HeartGold and SoulSilver, the fresh approach and fiercely impressive visuals, draped over a tried and true frame of addictive, highly nuanced battle and customisation, make Pokémon Black/White the defacto catch-all solution to monster collecting on the venerable DS.

While die-hards might still prefer the more expert-friendly features of HeartGold and SoulSilver, the fresh approach and fiercely impressive visuals, draped over a tried and true frame of addictive, highly nuanced battle and customisation, make Pokémon Black/White the defacto catch-all solution to monster collecting on the venerable DS.

The concept needed to evolve to stay relevant and Taito has achieved that by tailoring the gameplay around the strengths and weaknesses of Apple's hardware, creating a revolutionary Space Invaders in the process. [Oct 2009, p.127]

Simple, elegant and deceptively deep. [Issue#106, p.125]

Another unfortunate example of a classic game that has been marred by a shoddy modern redux. [Issue#106, p.124]

By spreading itself more thinly, it loses some of the strategic depth which these more focused games provide. [Issue#106, p.121]

We wouldn't put this too close to the top of the pile. [Issue#106, p.120]

Granite-hard. [Issue#106, p.119]

A delightfully cruel quizmaster. [Issue#106, p.116]

Well worth importing for anyone ready to experience the highest point the visual novel genre has experienced in decades. [Issue#106, p.115]

Feels like a familiar proposition from the get-go. [Issue#106, p.114]

It's the hulking great monsters that steal the show. [Issue#106, p.108]

Still thinking of buying this? You must be out of your mind. [Issue#106, p.106]

Raskulls isn't a very balanced racing experience. [Issue#106, p.105]

Does what all great remakes should - it improves the game in a way that complements the original design, making you more aware of the gameplay's inner workings and helping you appreciate a classic even more. [Issue#106, p.104]

It's certainly done its share to bring the World of Warcraft into the modern era. [Issue#106, p.102]

Reinvents a genre and unequivocally defines it in one fell swoop. [Issue#106, p.96]

Magnificent controls. [Issue#96, p.100]

From a single-player point of view at least, Killzone 3 is the biggest disappointment of the year so far. It does have a few exhilarating moments, and it can probably still just about claim to have the best graphics ever, but it fundamentally plays more like a formulaic Call Of Duty clone than a successor to the current generations most intense, visceral FPS.

This being a Takumi videogame, each environment lies awash with engaging characters capable of development over a period of hours.

If anything, it showcases exactly how successful more traditional games can be on Apple's products, and we should fully expect the floodgates to open. [Issue#105, p.114]

There's nothing in Nail'd that is outright offensive, but the sloppiness of its execution damn-near eradicates any fun that could have been gleaned from it. [Issue#105, p.122]

While not the most technical or complex fighter on the market, it's certainly among the most enjoyable. [Issue#105, p.110]

Along with being better suited to the PSP's capabilities than the previous Ys VI port, Seven also overhauls some major aspects of the series. [Issue#105, p.120]

Classic Worms gameplay is still an option in Worms: Battle Islands, but there's nothing else to justify buying it if you've already done so 19 times before. [Issue#105, p.118]

Re:coded is content to meander, offering only patronising tweaks to what we once enjoyed about the youngster-friendly mash-up franchise. [Issue#105, p.112]

A true original. [Issue#102, p.124]