Compared to the heavyweights on the scene like Puzzle Quest and Zuma, Boogie Bunnies is nothing more a crisp packet fluttering past in the breeze, temporarily catching your attention as it twists past your face with its trumpet blasts of cute noise and Haribo colour before it disappears forever, lost down the back of the Xbox Live Arcade sofa to hang out with Word Puzzle.

Like a train wreck - can't help but look. [Aug 2007, p.103]

Unique, stylish and addictive.

There comes a time when you start to hope that the Circle of Doom in the title is actually the red ring of death so you won't have to play it anymore.

Single player's weak, but multiplayer's great. [Apr 2008, p.87]

Extremely bizarre, but still a retro classic. [Mar 2008, p.102]

The best sports game on Xbox Live Arcade. [Feb 2008, p.103]

No frills, but not without thrills. [Apr 2008, p.96]

Plenty of options, game modes and good fun. [Feb 2008, p.102]

Its shear randomness and awfulness is a remarkable sight. Take it from us that its not a spectacle you need to witness first hand, nor have staining your Gamertag forever more.

A black mark for the History Channel. [June 2008, p.72]

Old, tired and uninspired. [Jan 2008, p.99]

The astounding vistas of each planet combined with swelling synth chords and the cheesy sci-fi plots of Babylon 5, make this a game for lovers of sci-fi and RPG everywhere. Roll on the sequels!

The best music game in the world...ever! [Jan 2008, p.79]

ProStreet takes the series to an ambiguous halfway point between Forza and Need for Speed. [Christmas 2007, p.76]

Popcorn-crunching blockbuster in need of better scripting.

This Middle Eastern adventure is one of the most beautiful cinematic games ever devised, but not one of the most rewarding to play. It's also one of the most mature, thoughtful games of recent years, challenging you with ideas and concepts that are far from clear cut. But where is the freedom of choice? Unless you count the difference between the dagger or the sword, there really isn't any.

And as for those critical issues that dogged the last game and made it almost unplayable? Yep, they're still here too, joined now by an ability to perform the same move over and over to defeat your opponent simply because they can't react to it.

If you really must satisfy your bloodlust, then "Conan" is the slightly better option. [Jan 2008, p.91]

A nasty game through and through. Not in terms of its gore, which just comes off as childish, but in most other respects. [Feb 2008, p.100]

Neither monstrous nor jammy, just tedious. [July 2008, p.84]

A conspiracy barely worth uncovering.

Ultimately, this is still the same old Switchball that it ever was, just with one less thing to bitch about. [May 2008, p.92]

It's not 'Big' and it's certainly not clever. [June 2008, p.76]

No-nonsense strategy with a sense of humour.

If you don't already have the previous games, then this is essential.

Surprisingly addictive movie trivia quiz.

Its predecessor had better scares, pace and atmosphere. In short, it was better. [Jan 2008, p.96]

COD4 is cutting-edge entertainment, but the downside to this dense and gripping delivery is that it's over far too quickly: five to six hours on Normal difficulty...COD4 is short but immensely satisfying and we can't wait for a post-modern revival. [Dec 2007, p.73]

Fast, frantic, furious and fun. [Jan 2008, p.99]

Breaking no moulds, but good solid fun. [Christmas 2007, p.90]

Is the most ballanced, prettiest, deepest fighting game ever made perfection? No, but being the most balanced, prettiest and deepest fighting game is more than enough. [Nov 2007, p.94]

As a roaming RPG it's fun, quirky and worth picking up; as a promo for the wider world of Naruto, it's excellent. [Dec 2007, p.94]

This is never going to be the game that sets the world alight or is a critical success - but it is far from a cheap cash in like many party games, and might just prove the right direction for Rare's misjudged franchise.

Surprisingly pretty and unexpectedly addictive. [Feb 2008, p.98]

We'd happily plough through the whole thing just to hear the jokes and see the characters again. [Christmas 2007, p.102]

The proof is in the songs, better balanced and offering enough range to please everybody. Here's to another six months of hard rock heaven.

A tired bit of space trash. [Jan 2008, p.98]

The best puzzler on Xbox Live Arcade. [Jan 2008, p.98]

Not nasty enough and not scary at all. [Dec 2007, p.92]

Conan is like a bad exploitation flick. It's lurid, crass, dumb and looks like sh*t. However, strange as it sounds, these are exactly the kind of things that might just keep you playing. [Dec 2007, p.104]

An entertaining, exciting game that looks simply stunning. It really does the genre, and the Xbox 360, justice. And you can't get a higher recommendation than that. [Dec 2007, p.88]

Too easy to satisfy but enjoyable all the same. [Christmas 2007, p.107]

If you're looking for a multiplayer blast, they don't come much more violent, or more entertaining than this. [Sept 2007, p.109]

Never has picking up rubbish felt so good. [Jan 2008, p.92]

The smoothest, best looking and prettiest Hawk game of the lot. It really has been tweaked to perfection. It's going to be impossible to improve on this one next year. [Dec 2007, p.84]

With Half-life you've got a remarkable, near-perfect single-player experience, while Team Fortress 2 provides endless replay value and Portal provides a unique innovative sideways look at the physics of video games. And don't think it ends here, because Valve is a past master of the art of Downloadable Content. An essential purchase.

One of the most addictive games we've enjoyed in recent years. [Christmas 2007, p.106]

It's this kind of smooth, easy perfection that floods the game. [Nov 2007, p.92]

By far the best, most revined version of FIFA yet - its presentation and 'big game feel' are second to none. [Dec 2007, p.78]

A refreshing change, if not very thrilling. [Dec 2007, p.102]

A loose kids' game that could do with some titaning up. [Dec 2007, p.90]

It's the 'fin' end of the wedge for Tetris fans. [Christmas 2007, p.106]

Poor car handling pulls down an otherwise impressive package.

The presentation, the career game, the online stuff, the load times...everything's better. And with streets packed with spectators, signs and flags, it's a much more vibrant lace than Gotham's sterile cities of old. We simply have no alternative but to crown Gotham 4 the best racing game on Xbox 360. [Nov 2007, p.102]

The overriding problem is that the central character doesn't fit the environment.

Looks so pretty but plays just the same. [Jan 2008, p.90]

Getting to grips with the new features of Live '08 is like watching a superb athlete trying to slam dunk a beach ball.

CSI: Hard Evidence isn't a game that can be summed up by a single numbers. Instead, it's best summed up by two words and two numbers - five hours, 1,000 gamerpoints. If you buy this, the only thing that needs investigating is your head.

The best poker on the Xbox 360. [Feb 2008, p.99]

The gaming equivalent of a massage, so unchallenging that your mind can rest up, recharge, and be in good mental health. [June 2008, p.73]

Bungie has delivered an excellent Campaign mode, arguably the best multi-player experience on any platform and almost endless replay value. But Halo 3 scores most highly for artistic vision, capitalising on all of the series' greatest visual motifs.

An attractive barfly that never really engages. [Dec 2007, p.108]

Ultimately, the game lacks any real impact, feeling a bit like a gutted "Rogue Leader," but from moment to moment you'll find yourself having a great time. [Oct 2007, p.92]

A substatial no-frills package. [Dec 2007, p.82]

You'll be asking for an encore come the end.

It's just simply not as good as the large number of awesome driving games that are already on Xbox 360, and, in current form, it's always going to come in behind the pack. [Nov 2007, p.100]

By far the best skate game on any console. [Nov 2007, p.88]

Fast, realistic, and cool as ice. [Nov 2007, p.98]

Still fresh 15 years on - and just as much fun. [Christmas 2007, p.107]

Ultimately this anti-grav game is just too light, and could have benefited from a little extra ballast to add some weight to the decent structure that's already there. [Oct 2007, p.80]

Yet no matter how hockey mad you are, there's no denying that the controls are too muddled and the game not quite deep enough to really tickle.

Short and sweet, a throwback to the old days when you can pick up a game, play it and engage in some brainless, mindless fun. As a videogame, it has its flaws but as an example of big, dumb fun, you won't find any game that does it better. [Oct 2007, p.74]

A tired sports game with wasted potential. [Dec 2007, p.109]

A solid fighting game though not up to the modern standards of "Virtua Fighter 5." [Dec 2007, p.108]

It's still Medal of Honor, and it's still good fun, but it doesn't look or play anywhere near as well as "Call of Duty," and the short campaign somewhat leaves you hanging. [Oct 2007, p.83]

The thinking man's dispute-settler. [Nov 2007, p.107]

Like all things immoral, this is tremendous fun. Buy it now...No better way of spending 400MP. [Dec 2007, p.109]

Enormous, intelligent, wily - a true dragon. [Sept 2007, p.98]

Addictive, quirky and occasionally funny. [Oct 2007, p.88]

You're expected to know who these characters are, you're expected to know why certain plot twists are a big deal and you're expected to be excited when a character from Zeta Gundam interacts with one from Turn-A Gundam.

It's the same, but it's a good kind of same. [Oct 2007, p.90]

A replay of last year's glories. [Oct 2007, p.84]

Badly scripted, plotted and acted. [Nov 2007, p.90]

The game has an admirable variety of modes, from career to arcade to quick play, but with a basic mechanic this crappy, all the variety in the world can't save it. [Feb 2007, p.100]

We say the gameplay is 'deceptively simple', because there's effectively two buttons. [Nov 2007, p.106]

Amazingly written and beautifully constructed, it's a complete emotional rollercoaster which we can't drawn any parallels with...You'll be playing this game for months to come, exchanging story elements to build up the bigger picture, and arguing about what it all means. [Sept 2007, p.88]

It's Hexic. But, y'know, again. And better. [Oct 2007, p.98]

The controls are easy to manage, but the game has too many hangovers of the past - enemies that respawn as soon as they go off screen, an irritating lack of direction and largely repetitious segments. [Nov 2007, p.106]

Its enhanced framerate, more responsive controls and extra gameplay modes mean it's the most complete gridiron experience on the console. It's just...didn't we play this last year? [Oct 2007, p.94]

Pleasure and pain come together at last. [Aug 2007, p.102]

Advanced video chat...and same old games. [Oct 2007, p.96]

An interesting curio for Halo fans, but expensive. [Oct 2007, p.96]

A wasted opportunity. [Sept 2007, p.109]

Another cheap money-spinner. [Nov 2007, p.107]

For fans only. Fans of masochism, that is. [Oct 2007, p.95]

Exploding with multiplayer fun! [Oct 2007, p.98]

Short but still ass-kickingly sweet! [Sept 2007, p.110]