A largely satisfying ending for what has been a frustratingly uneven season of graphic adventures.

A relative low point in Zelda history but still a hugely addictive and superbly well designed adventure.

This inept WiiWare download won't relieve you of any stress, just £5.60 and the will to live.

The old war vet is clearly past its best, but there's still much for younger conscripts to learn here.

The trailers may make the film look like a live action Halo but the game plays nowhere near as well.

A very half-hearted sort of reboot for the series with flawed new graphics and little real personality.

Superb mix of role-playing, puzzle and strategy action, wrapped up in a very palatable fantasy package.

The least scary, least imaginative Resident Evil returns in a very slightly inferior Wii edition.

Customise a very ordinary platformer into something a bit more personal in this clever DSiWare game.

A shot for shot remake of the original - and therefore one of the most pointless makeovers of the year.

It may pay homage to the best of 8-bit gameplay but this is cleverly originally and instantly addictive.

A shameless clone of role-playing puzzle hybrid Puzzle Quest, but a slick and addictive one all the same.

A vast improvement on the flawed original, with much more variety and a much greater sense of fun.

A fun nostalgia ride for fans but not a patch on the similarly pitched Dead Space: Extraction.

The Guinness Book of Records has but one contender for the least value-for-money video game ever made.

By no means the lazy cash-in you might expect, although neither is it the complete reinvention needed.

An impressive port of the PS3 original that improves some elements, even if it leaves out multiplayer.

A good value compilation of two of the PS2's most technically accomplished action games.

The limitations of the PSP and a wrong-headed emphasis on combat ruin an otherwise promising spin-off.

Not the fast action arcade game you might remember, but a low budget animal-fancying sim for girls.

The movie quiz series goes multiformat and low budget with less features and generally less fun.

It is just more of the same, but however minor the improvement this is still co-op gaming at its best.

An excellent first expansion pack that adds not just new but genuinely different content to the mix.

One of the best of the bit Generations puzzlers returns with its take on the art of traffic directing.

It's not much of a simulation but Codemasters' first F1 game is a slick and hugely entertaining racer.

Gauntlet with Pokemon is at least something different, but it's too repetitive and shallow to really work.

By Nintendo standards this is no classic, but by anyone else's it's a fun and accessible 2D platformer.

The oldest online role-player on the block is definitely showing its age, particularly on the DS.