Trying to shut and eight-year old up for ten minutes? Tell him Santa doesn't exist instead. He'll still hate you, but there'll be less long-term psychological damage. [Jan 2006, p.110]

With 45 hours of missions to do and its PSP-specific design, this is one of the best games on the handheld. [Nov 2007, p.122]

A camera capable of making children vomit like lawn sprinklers. [Jan 2006, p.110]

A once-fine example of dogfighting laid low by its transition to PSP, Heatseeker isn't bad, but neither is it anywhere near brilliant. [July 2007, p.93]

Inoffensive and pretty licensed effort that's too repetitive to be anything more than a brief and casual diversion. [Christmas 2006, p.103]

Concentrates on totally accommodating casual players, at the expense of entertaining fans. [Jan 2008, p.122]

A basic RPG witih no redeeming qualities, this is a relic frm the past that's inexplicably managed to find its way onto PSP. [Aug 2006, p.89]

A poor cut-and-shut of other (far better) titles, guaranteed to fall to bits on your first drive. Avoid Winback 2: Project Poseidon as you would a bullet. [July 2006, p.91]

A frustrating slog of an action RPG for solo gamers, Digimon World 4 gains a little pep in four-way multiplayer mode. But only just. [Nov 2005, p.129]

Pretty, but dull. [Aug 2006, p.99]

We could suggest that the inability of your squad members to follow the simplest of orders is a complex situation of the confusing nature of war, but that would be giving the game way too much credit. [Christmas 2006, p.102]

It's as close to perfect as a darts game can be but, thanks to the nature of darts, that means it's sitll a bit dull, really. [Feb 2008, p.84]

Flawed, scruffy and inconsistent, but the small moments of magic [do] some way make up for the lack of overall polish. [July 2008, p.64]

A raggedy-ass pointless cash-in that offers little to anyone and stinks like a fat biker's leathers on a sunny day. [Dec 2005, p.124]

Not a shocking update of the arcade classic, but an unnecessary one. [Christmas 2006, p.103]

One of the poorest movie tie-ins to date, IM: TOV is ugly, tedious, boring and broken. [June 2008, p.60]

Bulletproof is like G-Unit's music translated direct to PS2. You'll either completely love it or miss the point entirely. [Apr 2006, p.90]

Lacks the spark of passion or layer of imagination that would have made it stand out. [May 2008, p.107]

A shoddy selection of oldies that could have been so much better. It's only rescued by "Space Harrier" and the still-superb "Columns." [Mar 2006, p.86]

Not a disaster, but sorely lacking in polish. It is riddled with problems and takes too many liberties with the franchise. [Christmas 2007, p.98]

Another attempt to cash in on poker's current online renaissance. But with no cash and terrible graphics it's a bum-deal. [Apr 2006, p.108]

You can actually feel your IQ drop as you play. A pretty-looking but otherwise feeble attempt at a political thriller. [Nov 2006, p.148]

All the natty Maria dialogue and realistic story threads can't disguise the fact that, at its core, Made Man is bland like breadsticks. [Dec 2006, p.81]

Flaccid gunplay, horrible stop/start pacing and dull bosses mean that Shadow isn't ready for the limelight just yet. [Apr 2006, p.84]

Wildly derivative and senselessly exploitative, SOE2 neither challenges nor entertains. Thug gaming at the very lowest level. [May 2006, p.81]

Too many games that involve no skill. [Aug 2007, p.98]

Laziness of the worst kind, this is a charmless shadow of the next-gen version. There are plenty of better shooters available on PS2. [May 2006, p.82]

Disposable urban nonsense. The barbaric combat may entertain for a while, but it's not long until tedium sets in. [May 2006, p.85]