Well designed and addictive. [Aug 2008, p.95]

A game that feels both very new and very old at the same time. [Dec 2014, p.87]

This compelling exploration of war’s human cost is also a tense strategy game, with kids giving it real heart. Proof you can make an engrossing game, no matter how bleak the subject.

Smart, spooky and psychedelic, this thrusts you into its story, whirls you about and leaves you dizzy. You'll hate and enjoy your stay in equal measures - in the best possible way. [Apr 2016, p.76]

A mishmash of all your favourite RPG classics, distilled into an ambitious colonial adventure. [Issue#183, p.89]

Decent game hindered by hidden costs. [Jan 2012, p.98]

That's some good footballing sir. [Nov 2011, p.110]

Lost Odyssey's heritage is enough to make it great. [Apr 2008, p.92]

A very competent expansion, albeit one that's way too brief. Story mode can be finished in around six hours. It's also one of those add-ons where you rarely feel the developer has stretched itself creatively. [Apr 2006, p.67]

What its "half-modern, half-Attitude" roster might do, however, is appeal to lapsed wrestling fans - those who stopped watching in the early noughties. This is a reminder of why their era was so great and offers a great nostalgia-bomb through a flaming table of joy.

Prototype is something of a mixed bag. It's not quite the empowering experience we hoped it would be, but there is something satisfying about leaping off the Empire State Building and slicing a man in half as you land with a giant mutant arm-blade.

Unique stealth-horror thriller that combines great pacing and smart design with razor-sharp AI that's unpredictable in all the right ways. It's an arduous undertaking, but it begs to be experienced.

A sprawling ramshackle mishmash of a game that somehow works. [Issue#177, p.80]

This sequel feels like more of the same, but The Surge 2’s combat remains satisfying. [Issue#183, p.91]

A wonderfully versatile character creator powers and imaginative, wide-ranging adventure. [Christmas 2016, p.91]

A competent FPS with questionable jokes, entertaining gunplay and overlong missions. [Sept 2017, p.66]

The puzzles may be easy, but this is a beautiful and genuinely moving ode to childhood. [June 2017, p.84]

So far, a welcome and even more brutal return to Telltale's most successful series. [March 2017, p.78]

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]

Probably cheaper to buy real gems. [Christmas 2011, p.109]

Probably the best budget game we've ever seen...You'd have a frozen heart not to love it. [July 2008, p.95]

A decent tribute to From Software's masterpiece, elevated by its co-op mechanics.

A fantastical, forward-thinking fighter. [June 2012, p.102]

Thoroughly competent and very handsome, Watch Dogs feels like it's too late to the party, and suffers with its confused tone, unlikeable lead, and a city that doesn't do enough to make itself distinguishable.

The best of the bunch is Oasis, a posh Middle-Eastern hotel complex full of corridors, courtyards, and shining surfaces. This map has a lot in common with the Hotel level from Black Ops, and provides a real treat for fans of modes like Domination, with plenty of pillars and balconies favouring tactical progression over rush-tactics or camping.

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

"NHL 07's" dual-stick control opens a new world of tactics, but NHL 2K7 plays for pure fun and speed. [Nov 2006, p.98]

While the core game is arguably as fun as FIFA's it just lacks the depth to sustain the challenge. The gap has closed. Can PES regroup and build again to really challenge for the top honours next year?