A triumphant back-to-basics return to WWII, for the original vehicle-based multiplayer shooter.

It's not a simulation but it is the only semi-serious baseball game with a chance of appealing to non-fans.

The most realistic and versatile soldier sim ever, but also the most bug-ridden and inscrutable.

A welcome return to MonkeyIsland and a promising first episode to a new season of graphic adventuring.

The modern and 8-bit worlds collide again as old school arcade gameplay is given a new twist.

You'll be begging for mercy after just a few hours with this distressingly poor online shooter.

An elegantly designed mix of puzzles and platforming that may well be the best Lost Vikings clone yet.

There's a real lack of magic in what is essentially Harry Potter And The Half-Hearted Mini-Game Collection.

Although it means little given the lack of competition this is the best Wild West shooter for years.

A steaming pile of robot parts that seems to go out of its way to appear more repetitive than it is.

The new 2D fighter from the creators of Guilty Gear trails a blaze of innovative and accessible glory.

An accurate adaptation of the table-top classic, but it fumbles the ball when trying to expand its appeal.

The best boxing sim ever gets even better, with stunning graphics and immersive, if controversial, controls.

The Drudge are a sadly appropriate named for the enemy in this artless grind of a first person shooter.

The best ever portable Shin Megami Tensei, with an interesting spin on the tactical role-playing genre.

A step in the right direction, but still nowhere close to being the ideal Transformers game.

Perfectly judged adaptation of the PC series, with just the right level of complexity and challenge.

A disappointing sequel that is arguably inferior to the original, despite more amusing minion antics.

Gaming's most prolific, but least pioneering, series ruins its best spin-off with an overdose of deja vu.

The evil twin to Zelda: Phantom Hourglass shows just how bad broken touch-screen controls can be.

The controls are superior to Overlord II, but the gameplay and difficulty is even more simplified.

A re-release of the GameCube remake, which remains a masterclass in atmosphere after all these years.

It may be big in Japan but there's little here that is new, in this still deeply flawed mini-MMO.

Building your own medieval empire proves surprisingly attractive in terms of both visuals and gameplay.

It's still the best graphic adventure of the modern age, but the Xbox controls do it no favours.

It's nostalgia first and game second but you'd have to really hate Ghostbusters to not enjoy this tie-in.

It's nostalgia first and game second but you'd have to really hate Ghostbusters to not enjoy this tie-in.

An expansion pack in full price clothing, offering only new versions of admittedly classic songs.