An absolutely terrible version of an enduringly excellent game that has no business being on the Wii.

The fake game hero stars in another fake parody, which hits neither its comedy or gameplay targets.

The offspring of Zelda and God Of War can't hold a candle to its parents but it's good fun nonetheless.

One of the best third person actioners of all time manages to make Dante and Kratos look like amateurs.

A shamefully shoddy port of the 360 version, but still a superbly designed action game underneath.

Making Mad Dog McCree look like Dead Space: Extraction is quite some feat in this awful lightgun game.

Strangely self-defeating downloadable expansion that strips out everything that made the original fun.

Konami play Frankenstein with another old series, but even though the seams are showing the game's still fun.

There's an infectious insanity to the combat and mini-games that almost forgives the many flaws.

Ugly, amateurish and badly made arena-based shooter that relies on a co-op mode nobody will ever play.

The worst Guitar Hero spin-off yet with a half-hearted tribute to a band who barely deserved one anyway.

Shooting tin cans hasn't got any more exciting over the years in this forgettable lightgun game.

One of the Amiga's favourite sons returns but with little of its original personality intact.

The best PixelJunk game yet and an inspired mix of Thrust style exploration and elemental puzzles.

Qix is great but this does almost nothing to improve it or make it more palatable for modern audiences.

A poor swansong for Pandemic, with a few novel ideas spoilt by a host of badly copied gameplay mechanics.

A clever, adult-themed survival horror, but one that still fails to chill spines as it used to.

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.