Champion Mode's story makes you care more about the fights. [Apr 2011, p.102]

Absolutely standard seasonal update. [Apr 2011, p.95]

Crysis 2 skates on the thin ice of its own excellence. There are weaknesses, that might - if the mode-swapping suitplay hadn't been so strong - have dragged the game down. But the story and combat [are] strong enough to carry you through, and if you've got the stomach for competitive multiplayer, the Nanosuit will bring a new world of sneaky, high-jumping tactics to your online game. [Apr 2011, p.84 MC]

As it stands, the interface is slick, the presentation is pleasantly simplified and chunky, and the unlocks will keep rewards flowing for a long time. It's one of the best poker games we've ever played - but until prizes are added into the mix it doesn't stop the whole concept of risk-free poker from feeling fundamentally pointless.

de Blob 2 feels like an amiable, almost therapeutic game, so one decision leaves us bewildered. For no plot-related reason whatsoever, every world is governed by an overarching countdown timer that spans all of the many missions.

The passion that BG&E inspires makes it too easy to gloss over the flaws - it'll take you a while to get used to the hyper-sensitive camera, the acting is choppy, and Jade's fighting style is uninspired. But this is a game in which killing comes second to the story, puzzles, the world, and the characters - it's 10-15 hours of genuinely compelling pleasure.

An early contender for game of the year. It really is that spectacular. While the hand of Epic is evident, as the team that did the bulk of the work this catapults People Can Fly onto our list of the most exciting shooter devs on the Xbox 360. Brilliant writing, unparalleled production values and thunderous action: this deserves to be number one with a bullet.

Temporarily interesting.

Original, beautiful, and one of a kind.

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

Pleasure and pain in a single package. [Mar 2011, p.105]

Same game, bigger map. [Mar 2011, p.103]

Panorama-baitingly addictive. [Mar 2011, p.103]

Strong, simple concept, executed beautifully. [Mar 2011, p.102]

Too punishing to recommend. [Mar 2011, p.100]

Wildly chaotic but obscenely enjoyable. [Mar 2011, p.91]

There's plenty to do, two whole islands to explore and, if you can persuade the game to connect you with a mate or two, hours of pleasingly aimless road tripping to do. But when a game built for release in 2011 on a foundation of socialising has such an obtuse system for connecting with other players it's something a teaspoon of sugar in our petrol tank.

There's no online play, use of the camera is minimal, the only things you unlock are extra difficulty levels for the mini-games that already exist, and it just feels a little bare. Maybe wait until it drops to the £15 mark, then by all means give it a whirl.

Deathmatch in pure, concentrated form.

Nobody in their right mind should buy this.

Pac-Man made better. [Feb 2011, p.103]

A re-release that's only just worth the fare. [Feb 2011, p.103]

A game that's playing very hard to get. [Feb 2011, p.99]

A light but worthwhile fitness game. [Feb 2011, p.99]

You'd do better to get Kinect Sports instead. [Feb 2011, p.99]

Great songs, shonky game. [Feb 2011, p.97]

Very little new to see here. [Feb 2011, p.97]

As good as you'd expect it to be. [Feb 2011, p.97]