FromSoftware have improved and refined an action-RPG series without parallel. Essential. [June 2016, p.77]

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

And still...the undisputed heavyweight champion of MMA games. [May 2016, p.86]

Fresh paint for this XBLA favourite is sufficient excuse to enjoy it all over again. [May 2016, p.85]

Not quite trials, but this challenging arcade racer has something for just about everyone. [May 2016, p.84]

A generous, rewarding shooter with some of the best multiplayer gunplay on Xbox. [May 2016, p.80]

Dreary and glitchy, a reminder that Hitman 2: Silent Assassin isn't as good as you recall. [May 2016, p.78]

A beautifully executed stealth game. [May 2016, p.76]

Time powers are a fun step forward, but pacing issues keep the story firmly in the past. [May 2016, p.73]

Without question the best rally sim ever made. Reality without the whiplash.

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

How does it manage to be over too soon and still find time to recycle levels? It has to be witchcraft. [Apr 2016, p.92]

There's fun to be had, but the idea feels too lightweight to sustain a whole game. [Apr 2016, p.91]

Shooting is so bland that firing a gun carries all the excitement of filing a tax return. [Apr 2016, p.91]

When a game functions better as a tache-cleaning sim, you know you're in trouble. [Apr 2016, p.91]

Both glitches and interface niggles conspire to leave our timbers feeling thoroughly unshivered. [Apr 2016, p.91]

It's pretty ropey, and there's little satisfaction to be had from getting through one door only to find more of the same in the next area. [Apr 2016, p.90]

Not a great value package, really. [Apr 2016, p.90]

The fiddly controls, narrow field of view and slow pace make this game much more frustrating than it needs to be, but it's built on solid foundations. [Apr 2016, p.90]

It's arguably more fun to build than to play. [Apr 2016, p.90]

Fans will love how Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 captures the look and carnage of Naruto's anime battling, but it's too restrictive and repetitive to convince as a standalone fighting game. [Apr 2016, p.89]

Find turn-based strategy too intimidating but puzzle games too lightweight? This inspired hybrid bridges the gap perfectly, mashing up two stale genres and finding something fresh. [Apr 2016, p.88]

The basics are just a little too basic to make the delightful presentation anything other than a distraction. [Apr 2016, p.85]

An energetic, skillful action-platformer that rewards experimentation and practice...but frustrating scenarios encourage neither. The core of a great game is here, but hidden. [Apr 2016, p.83]

Just great action, a love of superhero cinema, and not one overpriced level pack in sight. [Apr 2016, p.82]

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]

Simple ideas knit into a beautiful platformer, if one that's too reliant on a few tricks to earn it essential status. We expect even greater things from Coldwood in the future. [Apr 2016, p.78]

It's easy to accredit the success of Telltale's original Walking Dead to the strength of the fiction it's working with, but this flat opening salvo lacks the same nuances. [Apr 2016, p.77]