It's the co-op multiplayer that really allows Guardian of Light to shine. [Issue#100, p.136]

Arguably succeeds more as a mood piece. [Issue#100, p.134]

It's a time-or-score attacker's dream. [Issue#100, p.142]

With only eight courses and a handful of ships per class, the real problem with Hurricane stems from the fact that you'll have seen everything the game has to offer in an afternoon. It's the gaming equivalent of having a bag of Haribo to yourself – it's colourful, enjoyable and great while it lasts, but before you know it there's nothing left, and you're left feeling a little bit empty inside.

Game Republic may throw a whole bestiary of mythological Greco-Roman creatures at the player, but when killing them feels so unremarkable, the end result feels like a lot of wasted effort. [Aug 2010, p.127]

Engrossing. [Issue#100, p.128]

Although it plods along at a steady pace with a passable story and solid combat, nothing about it feels particularly original, while visually it resembles a cancelled Tales game. [Issue#101, p.107]

It's a game of quiet beauty, scattered liberally with ingenious design.

Both wit and genre-expectation emerge almost unscathed. [Issue#99, p.112]

Dragon Quest IX, above all else, is a fascinating merger of age-old design and modern sensibilities.

Feels like a trip back to the last generation. [Issue#99, p.122]

The one thing gamers quite reasonably demand from a sequel is a sense of progress, and for the most part that's strangely absent. If Crackdown's mix of free-form structure, grinding and exploration was enough to pull you in, then Crackdown 2 will almost certainly do the same. But when all's said and done, you might be left ruminating over the same question as us: Is that it?

It's hard not to wonder just what exactly High Voltage Software is trying to prove. [Issue#99, p.114]

Another gem of an XBLA release then. [Issue#99, p.110]

A more casual and accessible game than the more complex series to usually come out of Telltale. [Issue#99, p.123]

Trinity Universe's combat lacks the depth that Nippon Ichi and Gust have shown in the past. It too often feels repetitive, clunky, and lacking the strategy we've come to expect. [Aug 2010, p.124]

When all its cylinders are firing, APB can be quite fun, but that enjoyment is blunted by the fact that its action mechanics and driving are both so clunky. [Issue#99, p.108]

Singularity contains the sort of smart, fun gameplay ideas we assumed first-person shooters had given up on. [Issue#99, p.120]

Despite glaring issues with aliasing and shaders, Sniper is a technically adept game. [Issue#99, p.126]

Ninety-Nine Nights 2 is not a bad game; it's merely one whose appeal is limited to those blessed with saintly patience, an insatiable need to play every fantasy game, a penchant for mass genocide or some unlikely combination of the three. [Issue#101, p.106]

There are so many standout moments in Sin and Punishment 2 that it would be criminal to describe any more, as they're best experienced first-hand. [Issue#91, p.122]

Reprehensible on both qualitative and thematic levels, Naughty Bear is a downright disgraceful attempt at a game. [Issue#99, p.116]

It's two games for the price of less than one. [Issue#99, p.117]

Dedicated genre fans, meanwhile, will find that the concessions in the gameplay – pre-highlighted hot spots and rumble hints – are both insulting to their intelligence and at odds with the entire point of the adventure genre. [June 2008, p.123]

An experience that simply plays well. Well, but not excellent, that is. [Issue#99, p.118]

A very good game for children of all ages. [Issue#99, p.124]

The fact that we're willing to consider this a genuine canon entry into the series (as was Konami - the game was originally called Metal Gear Solid 5: Peace Walker, after all) is as sincere a compliment as can be afforded a handheld game. [July 2010, p.108]

There's enough challenge in their three chord-heavy songs to keep you amused for a good few hours, but the overall product just doesn't feel as much a revelation as that which Harmonix achieved with The Beatles. [Aug 2010, p.112]