A useful expansion that puts an appreciably different spin on the original gameplay, to the point where many are likely to prefer this tour of duty.

It's not Sonic and it's not meant to be, but this dowdy little platformer puzzler is uncomplicated to a fault.

The characterisation and presentation continue to impress, but they've yet to be emancipated from the repetitive and shallow gameplay.

As unique a vision as video gaming has ever seen and one able to use even its many incompetencies to entertain and surprise.

WiiWare's most consistent series of downloads returns with a unique take on the 2D shooter and the most literal on-the-rails action ever.

Although this fixes many of the problems with the original it then undoes all the things it got right, in one of the most inexcusably brief games ever.

But perhaps the most tragic thing here is that despite a critical drubbing for each game this series has made exactly the same mistakes every time.

A low key revival of what should be one of gaming's biggest licenses, but the child-friendly recreations of the movies' battles are still fairly effective.

A perfect mix of retro and modern sensibilities that loses none of the charm or accessibility of the originals, but adds a great deal more variety.

Although the graphics are adequate, at least in comparison to the rest of the game's failings, all this is really good for is making Kinect Sports look even better by comparison.

Even if this was free it still wouldn't be worth it.

Series and genre fans are well provided for but it's a shame the technical achievements aren't in service of a more adventurous game.

It's a technical tour de force for the PSP, but also one sequel to many for a series that is in dire need of a reboot - or perhaps simply a rest.

Not one of the standout entries for the series, with just a few useful additions that never go quite far enough. Not that it tempers the game's addictive powers.

The best horror game of this generation and one of the few courageous enough to try new ideas and make the player a victim, not a saviour.

One of the best action role-players on any portable - if it wasn't for the appallingly banal plot and characters.

Helicopter sims may be a niche interest but after IL-2 Sturmovik this is the best flight simulation available on current consoles.

Three obscure lightgun games and the world's most unpopular online shooter do not exactly prove a great showcase for PlayStation Move.

An unexpectedly daring mix of Jet Set Radio and de Blob, that may lack in realism or plausibility but certainly not in imagination and fun.

As poorly named game as there's ever been, since this doesn't recreate the experience of Jacko's music or life - just a few motion-controlled dance moves.

The faults are a shame because the basic gameplay works perfectly well and if the technical issues can be ironed out, and the musical horizons broadened, a follow-up could be the real evolution needed.

It offers little progress from the PC version, but then none is really needed in what is a masterclass in minimalist video game design.

Much more than a poor man's Ico, the low tech presentation hides a consistently charming and well constructed puzzle adventure.

Probably the best Kirby game ever and one of the most visually arresting video games of the year (if it had actually been released in Europe that is).

One of the most imaginative and ambitious motion-controlled games ever. The only problem being that it doesn't actually work.

It's clearly just junk food gaming but there's still an art to these arcade brawlers and X-Men remains one of the most social examples of the breed.

It's good to see Assassin's Creed having a positive influence on game settings but this historical would-be epic has little else to recommend it.

The granddaddy of online first person shooters returns and although you could quibble over the price the classic gameplay is as solid as ever.