Accessible, rewarding and rammed with action - but only if you're playing with friends.

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

Given the extra two years Treyarch had to squeeze every last drop of polish from the Wii, this is underwhelming visually. It looks okay for a Wii game - that's the dreaded caveat - but it's not even up there with Metroid Prime: Corruption. Having said that, Modern Warfare is still an excellent shooter packed with options and it should be a big player online so we can welcome it to the Wii family.

Very, very dull. [Nov 2009, p.98]

For wi-fi multiplayer there's nothing better on DSi but otherwise it's a little lacking. [Jan 2010, p.84]

A pleasant update to an NES classic, and one that's well worth a download.

The dragon is impossible to control. [Jan 2010, p.87]

Layton need not be worried. [Jan 2010, p.80]

With more of everything, plus a couple of neat new features, World Stage is an icy blast.

As a standalone game, Lego Rock Band is entertaining enough. It's fun for kids and should keep them entertained. When you look at the bigger picture and compare it to other versions of the game however, the complete lack of effort that's gone into making sure the Wii version offers similar value for money is nothing short of disgusting and lazy.

The best Star Wars game available on the DS. [Jan 2010, p.72]

A great idea in theory but in practice it's just not as much fun being the good guy.

This is one spin-off that actually tries to mix things up a bit. One for pop music fans.

One annoyance is that you can't queue up tiles. [July 2010, p.87]

A racing game with no frills but plenty of thrills. Well worth getting for solid arcade racing.

You can get more of the same for free online, but this is still a compelling little game. [Christmas 2009, p.101]

A decent tower defence game that serves as a solid introduction to the genre. [Christmas 2009, p.103]

Should keep snap-happy tweens busy. [Mar 2010, p.94]

A two-trick pony. [Christmas 2009, p.98]

Three rubbish card games for just under a fiver. [Oct 2010, p.95]

It's an absolute hoot but if you're after a meaty challenge, you definitely won't find it here.

Never have we seen a DS game fail so badly to capture the fun of its Wii sibling. [Christmas 2009, p.92]

Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter just doesn't cut it. It's a bare-bones jumper with some interesting, if flawed, drawing mechanics that just bump it into the 'slightly above average' pile.

By all means get DJ Hero if you're a fan of music games and have a wad of cash burning a hole in your pocket, because Freestyle Games has put together a fantastic music title. Everyone else will just have to wait until the price drops.

Doesn't have the mettle for a sustained run in the first team. [Christmas 2009, p.98]

Hardly ablaze. [Apr 2010, p.89]

One for very drawn out periods spent in confined spaces with family. [Christmas 2009, p.98]

Connect 4 works and little else. [Feb 2010, p.83]