As a game, it's brilliant; as an all-encompassing experience for Nintendo fans, it's quite possibly unsurpassed. [Issue#20, p.70]

A couple of options and a decent script away from being the best strategy game ever made on any format. [Issue#20, p.84]

A daring and ambitious shmup, reminding us of our reasons for falling in love with the genre in the first place. [Issue#22, p.70]

This is a rough game, but it's also funny and self-deprecating, inventive and massively rewarding. If more games had personality and style like No More Heroes does, the world of games would be a much more interesting place. [Issue#18, p.76]

ong after players have finished the solo mode, they’ll still be enjoying the best online multiplayer game for the Wii.

This is a great real-time strategy game. Only stay away if you hate the genre.

One of the best WiiWare games yet, Blast is a funfilled multiplayer explosion.

As good a DS game as we've played. Superb played solo and great fun with DS-owning friends. Pure gold! [Issue#19, p.80]

If there’s one game to get this month, Sonic Chronicles is it. It’s brilliant in every way, and we can’t get enough of it.

Easily one of the best third-party titles released on the Wii. Hopefully a sequel will add a better combo system.

A terrifically inventive game and entertainment of this standard is truly good for the soul, so do yourself a favour and get it in. [July 2008, p.68]

The best in the Guitar Hero series so far. If you like rhythm-action games, you owe it to yourself to buy this right now!

EA’s strategy of attack trumps Konami’s, though the latter did reinvent how football should be played on Wii.

Great fun, and ideal party fodder, the latest Rayman Rabbids is top-notch entertainment for friends and family.

A lovely game for the right people. It may not appeal to more hardcore gamers, but for anyone else it’s excellent.

Masterful puzzling plus exemplary Remote use equals a near-classic adventure. Frustrating in places, though. [Issue#17, p.66]

Great narrative, Force powers and a fun multiplayer mode make the Wii version the pick of the Unleashed bunch.

Thrillingly inventive, dazzlingly original. Makes all other handheld RPGs look stale and uninteresting. [Issue#23, p.76]

It’s one of the most appropriate titles on the DS, both in terms of control and overall experience. A definite must-buy.

It’s no triple-A title, but for the money you simply can’t go wrong. Buy it.

An excellently quirky title. Loads of downloadable content for it, too.

A wonderfully simple game with lots of humour and decent longevity.

Brilliant fun. [Issue#17, p.76]

A genuinely fun way to get fit. [Issue#22, p.66]

It's hugely addictive and while younger gamers might at first balk at the simplistic and repetitive nature of it, it's worth persevering because this is a great shooter. [Issue#18, p.82]

Superb value for the money. [Issue#17, p.90]

Innovative use of the DS. [Issue#22, p.82]

Hugely addictive shooting action. We like. [Issue#18, p.80]

A superb blend of dungeon exploration and turn-based battle. It feels old-fashioned, but in a good way. [Issue#18, p.83]

Surprisingly ace. [Issue#21, p.80]

Online play is stupendous. [Issue#21, p.85]

Hugely entertaining. [Issue#17, p.90]

If you've not experienced Bully before, it's well worth picking up on Wii. [Issue#21, p.76]

Far from perfect, but get past the niggles and you'll find much to enjoy. And for Resi fanboys, it's an absolute must. [Issue#17, p.72]

A really enjoyable shooter, stripped down to play fast and furious across three very different modes. [Issue#21, p.78]

Fire Emblem fans will adore it. [Issue#21, p.82]

A superbly well-rounded piece of family entertainment, and a cut above "Wii Tennis." [Issue#21, p.64]

A decent Olympic contender. Shame about a couple of iffy control issues. [Issue#26, p.66]

With different gameplay, it's worth getting even if you own the Wii game. [Issue#24, p.77]

As a straightforward puzzle title, it’s nothing special, but the overall package makes this one more than playable.

A few potholes aside, this SimCity is the best version yet, offering some bold additions to the classic gameplay.

It seemed like a perfect match for Wii, but Okami falls agonisingly short of brilliance. Still great fun to play, though. [Issue#23, p.60]

Nearly everything has been stripped right back to accommodate the faster gameplay. [Issue#26, p.68]

In terms of ideas and originality, this is everything we’d hoped for. If only it had a more difficult level of challenge.

It's not going to hog your life like "Guitar Hero," but it's addictive and has its own identity in the rhythm-action genre. [Issue#23, p.67]

Strikes the right balance between proper tennis and mad stuff. [Issue#22, p.83]

Overall, Tomb Raider on the Wii works well. The ideas and level design present from Crystal Dynamics' time at conception shine through, even on the less powerful console. That alone makes it well worth anyone's time. [Issue#29, p.38]

A great little puzzler that will test your grey matter and your patience. [Issue#24, p.27]

Docomodake is a title well worth having in your collection, because apart from the brain-damaging tunes, you’ll find little wrong with this fun little platformer.

Combining the fastpaced puzzling of Cooking Mama with the involving plot of Phoenix Wright, this is a medical miracle!

Brilliant, but too close to a second "Second Opinion" for our liking. Atlus really needs to take a few risks next time. [Issue#18, p.70]

It's the most complete Mario Kart package yet. [Issue#22, p.60]

If you look past the awful bits, there is still more inspired gameplay and interesting level design here than you'll find in many recent games. [Issue#18, p.64]

One of the flashiest DS games yet. [Issue#22, p.84]

We were promised a step up this year and that’s exactly what we’ve got. If you’re after a Wii wrestling game, this is it!

An epic, story-driven RPG both old and new that will delight fans of the series as well as newcomers to the genre.

The DS stylus is used to great effect to control the force. Top value! [Issue#19, p.89]

So entertaining. Get a group of creative friends round and your evening's entertainment is sorted! Wonderful. [Issue#25, p.75]

A fairly standard Hollywood-style game-movie crossover, but it’ll entertain those after some Wii drama.

It’s got a reasonably complex telekinesis mechanic, along the lines of The Force Unleashed, and much of the platforming uses one of Pax the protagonist’s special abilities. So it’s far from boring, but if you’ve got a phobia about mushrooms, this will make your skin crawl.

Ranger fans will like it, as it’s essentially more of the same. We love the tweaked touch-screen features.

It's the best golf game on the Wii, but you should wear sunglasses to shield yourself from the primary colours. [Issue #24, p.72]

Vastly more entertaining than expected and completely unique amongst a sea of me-too music games.

Slightly wayward controls annoy, but this is still a package with great song variety and, well, extreme happiness!

In many ways, this is the Spyro game fans have been waiting for, and a perfectly plausible place for everyone else to start.

The disappointment in its length is a testament to how good it is. [Issue#24, p.25]

Mario Super Sluggers oozes the kind of kinetic gameplay and light-hearted fun that the Wii was built for.

Featuring humour and a lovely visual style, it leaves the bad and tedious parts of the original MySims behind.

Fun racing and the brilliant track creation tool is almost a game in itself. [Issue#23, p.78]

The conversion could have been better, but we've been dying to see this on Wii for ages and it's still bags of fun to play. [Issue#26, p.76]

It massively improves the original's gameplay. [Issue#17, p.80]

We just wish Kung Fu Panda didn't have the dreadfully placed strong attack. Either way it's still a brilliant license. [Issue#25, p.72]

Not as well made as "LEGO Star Wars," but this is brick-blasting entertainment. [Issue #24, p.68]

It’s a toss-up between this and Contra 4 for a DS run-‘n’-gun. MS7 could have done with a two-player game and more innovation.

Like Crash Of The Titans before it, Mind Over Mutant is a welcome step in the right direction for the Crash franchise.

It’s the weakest of the three LEGO games. Then again, it’s still way better than any other movie tie-in this year.

Brings enjoyable multiplayer boxing to the Wii along with plenty of crazy characters and ridiculous moves.

A big, noisy, dumb racer. Terrific fun! [Issue#20, p.89]

Rising Star should be berated for the conversion, but this remains a delightful and worthwhile game. [Issue#22, p.81]

If you want a template for how to provide a top value party game, this is as good a place to start as any. [Issue#17, p.88]

An excellent, if slightly flawed FPS. Ignore the quirks and you'll find yourself totally absorbed in the action. [Issue#19, p.84]

Delightful stuff. [Issue#18, p.84]

An improvement, but not quite enough. [Issue#17, p.78]

Great, throwaway fun. Ghost Squad won't last forever, but you'll return for a quick blast on multiplayer. [Issue#17, p.70]

Smutty, amusing and very playable. but Big Willy doesn't do anything new. [Issue#20, p.82]

Not so much a great game as a gruesomely compelling experience. [Issue#22, p.72]

Most importantly, it's great fun. [Issue#17, p.93]

A treat, albeit a masochistic and frustrating one. [Issue#21, p.89]

It's great to have more Zapper action but we reckon Sega could have put a bit more effort into this one. [Issue#21, p.68]

Good clean fun. [Issue#17, p.84]

It's intriguing throughout. [Issue#20, p.86]

It's a giggle. [Issue#17, p.93]

It's all over a bit quickly, but it's good fun and quite challenging while it lasts. [Issue#17, p.93]

Combat can get a bit repetitive, but the spooky atmosphere is spot on. [Issue#23, p.79]

A challenging and satisfying collection of events to test your stamina and reflexes without making you sweat profusely.

Ideal for anyone looking for a very casual RPG, but DQ Swords will prove far too simple a game for almost anyone else. [Issue#23, p.70]

Great for those who haven't played the original, not so thrilling for those who have. [Issue#26, p.81]

Holy licence to print money! They’ve done it again. For the moment, the LEGO game formula is still working its magic.