Retro's starting to pull the same trick it managed for Metroid - Tropical Freeze draws on decades-old ideas and punches them into excellent new shapes.

For anyone interested in game or music design, this lets you be creative in a new way. Superb. [May 2010, p.78]

A fantastic music creation tool for DS owners and pro producers alike. [Dec 2008, p.92]

Mildly disappointing port of an exceptional game that retains its charm.

Like some work of over-stimulated fanfiction with a Tony Stark-size budget, this plays out with all the excess, in-jokes and idiocy that entails. Wonderful.

Sure, its very nature dictates it's a dumbed down take on a sophisticated shooter but it's a classy, atmospheric and very exciting action title nonetheless, pipping Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and House Of The Dead to the Wii's best blaster crown.

Dark, terrifying and brilliantly exciting, Revelations is a triumph on 3DS. [Feb 2012, p.89]

It's not the smartest Layton ever, but it's a huge improvement on Spectre's Call.

Delivers a deafening roar of an RPG adventure, but its bark is louder than its bite. The beast might've learned a few new tricks, but it can't hide its age.

It's tough to balance clever, accessible and hard as diamond nails, but Stealth Inc. 2 does it - with a fantastic genre twist and buckets of charm to boot. [Dec 2014, p.82]

If you're up for a challenge, this is a fantastic game. Like a lot of puzzle games it can be frustrating but it's worth the bother.

This tough-as-nails 2D racer offers countless hours of physics-based fun, especially in chaotic four-player mode.

Accessible beat-'em-up that puts on a dazzling display. Comic fans will love its use of DC, but shallow gameplay puts this in the 'luxury purchase' bracket.

It would be a crime if only hardcore gamers enjoyed this. The deepest game on DS, full stop.

The story is nothing new and the spaceship parts are a bit rubbish, but Lunar Knights is an action-packed quest with plenty of depth and non-stop battling. [Apr 2007, p.86]

This is Rare back at their best. Original, absurd and utterly addictive, Viva Pinata is a riot. [Oct 2008, p.90]

If only EA had pushed the bizarreness boat out a little further. Still, this is a fun little curio.

While not without its faults, this is a fitting follow-up and a hugely satisfying experience. [Mar 2011, p.92]

It's Space Invaders, done really well with killer future-retro graphics and gameplay. [Oct 2009, p.82]

The game is undeniably lovingly made, but it's also disappointing brief. It's - yep - the fastest fun in the west.

This is a game that everyone - young and old - can enjoy, even if it lacks the extra pizzazz of Pullblox. [Aug 2012, p.102]

A cracking download that exemplifies everything great about WiiWare. [Sept 2009, p.94]

Well, this is a real adventure. Few other eShop games are as ambitious or as intelligent about how to achieve their goals on the required smaller scale.

Funnier than "Episode One." If only that strategy bit wasn't quite so annoying. [Dec 2008, p.87]

A fantastic racer and the best online Nintendo game ever. [Apr 2008, p.58]

For just 600 Points, you can't go wrong here. [Jan 2009, p.101]

The best Madden yet. [Nov 2008, p.102]

Its core is as exciting as ever and the new features justify trading in last year's edition.