Easily the worst sports game we've played. [March 2015, p.83]

A startling glimpse into true hell. [Sept 2013, p.86]

Between getting stuck on invisible walls, being forced to watch awkward cut-scene transitions, and having to repeatedly restart at a checkpoint due to a horribly executed platform sequence I can honestly say I didn't enjoy a second of it. Everything about it feels cheap and hastily thrown together.

That ambition is hamstrung by a development budget that would struggle to cover a six-pack of crisps and an engine that is best at simulating the mid-point of cataract formulation. [Apr 2010, p.109]

As long as you're not expecting to have your plus-fours blown off, you'll find this to be a diverting downloadable game. [Issue#67, p.101]

Not so easy to learn, even harder to master. [Mar 2011, p.107]

Puts the "ass" in NASCAR. [June 2011, p.105]

Pleasant as it is to run amock through four new studies in ruined concrete, scuffed glass and gouged bedrock, we doubt the content injection will rouse this stumbling titan.

Ugly and complex, but still worth a flutter. [Nov 2011, p.110]

More than being a sub-Flash compilation of insulting video games, this casts doubt on whether Hasbro understand what makes its non-digital games good. Or perhaps it just thinks people who play video games are so stupid they'll gladly lap up any old crap. Whatever the reasons behind FGN4 - this is reprehensible.

It's the one that we want. [Feb 2012, p.101]

Explodes your preconceptions. [Feb 2012, p.101]

The Lost Archive will blast an evening from your life, and give you something minor to chew on until Assassin's Creed 3. But this udder sac is pretty much drained.

Hardly the feel good hit of the summer. [Aug 2012, p.110]

Fun and chap but largely inane, this stuff would have served better in the full game. [Aug 2012, p.117]

Puts the 'limp' in olympic. [Aug 2012, p.109]

Just enough to justify. [Sept 2012, p.115]

An entirely adequate karaoke machine. [Feb 2013, p.87]

Landfall holds up particularly well when you're contesting objectives, as the layout is relatively easy to read and form strategies around, without feeling unbalanced.

Generic aerial warfare that fails to take off. [March 2013, p.87]

Only for the youngest and least discerning. [March 2013, p.87]

Classic IQ test with an animated overhaul. [March 2013, p.89]

Beware the caustic pink mist of nostalgia. [Apr 2013, p.81]

A masterclass in bad design. [Apr 2013, p.85]

Existing fans feel free - newcomers, beware. [Apr 2013, p.89]

Castle is another opportunity to celebrate how well Halo does vehicles without ruining things for pedestrians, then.

Grimly coining it in, this feels wretched. [July 2013, p.79]

Sadly, the one time we really enjoyed ourselves was watching a bullet sink into a camel's buttock. [Aug 2013, p.87]

Good, but doomed by indifference. [Aug 2013, p.103]

It's not changing the game. It's more like finding a third finger in your Twix packet. [Oct 2013, p.103]

Decent, cheap and slightly interesting. [Oct 2013, p.103]

This gives you the thrills of playing poker with real money, without the hassle of winning real money back. Ah, microtransactions. [Dec 2013, p.91]

It's still frantic bite-sized arcade action. [Dec 2013, p.91]

While it's a noble attempt to change pace and style, Last Light was balanced well - this breaks that balance. [Dec 2013, p.93]

The game's still an utterly charming and absorbing linear platformer, with plenty of secrets knotted into its path.

Occasionally difficult, never fun. [Christmas 2013, p.107]

A bit of a scattershot offering, but pleasantly non-essential for second-hand owners. If you've drained the main game, it's worth a go. [Christmas 2013, p.111]

A half-baked mess. [Feb 2014, p.86]

The controls are so badly implemented, you feel like you're fighting with the game. [Feb 2014, p.87]

The controls are still horrendous, but for this chapter the pace of the storytelling picks up immensely. [Feb 2014, p.87]

The Raven simply doesn't understand how logic in point-and-click games works. [Feb 2014, p.87]

Updated but still dated, this feels like a step back to a more boring time and doesn't add anything new. [March 2014, p.80]

Betting on depth of mechanics over breadth of content is a gamble, but one that massively pays off. This is a muscular, versatile slice of stealth, and a great indicator of things to come.

A great, witheringly tough retro platformer that will amuse/abuse fans of Super Meat Boy and the Sonic series.

A seductive package. [June 2014, p.91]

Though its more advanced controls can frustrate, this is a bold brawler that just wants to have fun. Just don't play when hungry - you'll be craving an enchilada before the first act is through.

It boggles the mind that these kinds of games are still being made. [Aug 2014, p.83]

Repetitive and rather mindless gameplay make playing Putty Squad an experience we're unlikely to return to. If nothing else, it's a stark reminder of just how far games have come. [Sept 2014, p.87]

Yes, it's another yearly update with sub-par visuals - but a couple of new features are all it takes to make this the best of the series so far. [Sept 2014, p.89]

Occasionally incredible and often frustrating. [Sept 2014, p.91]

Battlefield 4 hasn't been too stable since launch, but this pack helps. Varied maps and a fun new mode - we like. [Oct 2014, p.97]

It looks and sounds the part, but the table layout can feel a little claustrophobic. [Nov 2014, p.91]

It's hard to overlook the lack of a killer hook. [Dec 2014, p.87]

Divisive ending aside, whatever choices you make in life should lead to you playing this. [Xmas 2014, p.87]

Trust us: after half an hour, you'll be as sick of it as CJ is of Cluckin' Bell. [Xmas 2014, p.87]

If this was a bargain-bin title we might be inclined to be slightly more forgiving, but as it is, this is 35 pounds for a game you've likely already played a far better version of. [Xmas 2014, p.87]

Deliciously slow to unravel, full of character and gripping from start to finish. [Jan 2015, p.88]

A light, breezy and immediate racer that's perfect multiplayer party fodder. [Jan 2015, p.89]

It's not an exact fit for Xbox, so we find our thumbs longing for the portability and accessibility of the mobile version. [Feb 2015, p.74]

Its gameplay isn't breaking any moulds, but the presentation makes it well worth recommending. [Feb 2015, p.83]

One to avoid, we think - though the creepy trailer, with a father and his two dead-eyed sons is worth watching. It's like something out of Twin Peaks. [Feb 2015, p.83]

Too much murder, not enough '80s hair. [March 2015, p.83]

An interesting twist, executed poorly. [March 2015, p.86]

Plays to Sunset Overdrive's obvious strengths while offering a few neat surprises along the way. [June 2015, p.91]

It's made more entertaining thanks to Portal soundbites. [Aug 2015, p.87]

This is just a huge missed-steak. [Aug 2015, p.93]

A fine idea, paradoxically lacking in execution. [Aug 2015, p.97]

Only the most patient and self-flagellating need apply. [Sept 2015, p.108]

A short but sweet adventure title with a likeable deep-sea protagonist. Similar to an animated family movie, it possesses buckets of humour and spades of heart.

A well-made and exceptionally pretty poker game, but we're not entirely convinced Pure Hold'em's show-stopping looks justify the price of entry alone.

On the surface this might look like just another pixellated roguelike, but enter the nightmarish rabbit hole and you'll find a mastery of the genre that is relentlessly addictive. [Oct 2015, p.84]

A joyous diversion while it lasts. [Nov 2015, p.74]

If you can stomach a few setbacks, this is funny, intriguing, caustic and rewarding. [Nov 2015, p.75]

Another flawed piece of DLC for Inquisition, but one with redeeming features for the right fans. [Nov 2015, p.88]

It contains great ideas, like the obstacle courses, that we would have liked to seen fleshed out. [Dec 2015, p.87]

Trespasser has a little more sentiment than substance, but it's still a good last outing for your Inquisitor. [Dec 2015, p.91]

Wicked and mean-spirited it may be, but you'd have to dig deep to find a more generous DLC offering than this. [Dec 2015, p.91]

Dying is more annoying than frightening. [Christmas 2015, p.83]

Well-suited to a series so heavily reliant on talking yourself out of trouble. [Jan 2016, p.79]

Behind its veil of twee anime and flippant dialogue lurks fighting of considerable depth, and yet surprising accessibility. And acquired taste, but one to savour all the same. [Jan 2016, p.84]

Well worth smashing and grabbing. [Jan 2016, p.85]

Better suited to playing on your phone waiting for a bus than buying an Xbox for. [Jan 2016, p.85]

One or two half-decent gags aside, Deadpool is a dreary, lumpen, vapid and altogether forgettable action game with an exasperatingly garrulous lead. [Feb 2016, p.85]

It's short but engaging, with some fiendish platforming segments, and introduces enough new concepts as you snake up the Solar System to keep you spinning on your axis. [Feb 2016, p.87]

A huge, beautiful zone to play in, but it offers little new and the quests are merely decent. [Feb 2016, p.89]

Light on action and adrenaline but filled with atmosphere, this isn't your typical Xbox game - and all the more powerful for it. A luxury purchase, but an experience to savour. [March 2016, p.77]

Under-featured and poorly conceived, this won't appeal to fans of the Warriors games, while Arslan fans [Arsheads?] are better off rewatching the original anime series. [Apr 2016, p.79]

About half a good map pack, Awakening offers little innovation from what's already available. [Apr 2016, p.93]

A kracking kollection of new kontent for a fine fighting game. Kommendable! [May 2016, p.88]

One of the worst titles on Xbox One, and another savage disappointment for rugby fans. [June 2016, p.87]

Will have you glued to your screen...waiting for it to do something. Spare yourself the pain. [July 2016, p.82]

A sharp heroine and supporting cast, blunted by time constraints and uneven pacing. [July 2016, p.86]

Densely packed, tightly scripted and ripe with potential for those prepared to put in the hours. [Aug 2016, p.91]

Frankly, we're getting tired of buying games and then waiting for them to be patched so they can actually be played. [Oct 2016, p.100]

Small but perfectly formed - a genuine classic of a Hitman level. Check in and enjoy your stay. [Nov 2016, p.85]

It we had to choose just one Hitman episode to keep and replay, it might well be this. [Dec 2016, p.85]

An over-ambitious episodic series that struggles to live up to its own opening. [Jan 2017, p.82]

Maybe a bit flat compared to previous seasons but still pretty nerve-jangling. [Aug 2017, p.78]