It's just a bit shallow, and technically flawed with it: the frame-rate is nowhere near as solid as you'd expect from a game that looks only "all right" and the physics system is prone to craziness. Despite all the time in development, it lacks polish. [Feb 2008, p.96]

Makes you want to jump off a cliff.

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

The core puzzling itself is horribly addictive. Poker Smash isn't going to make you want to eat ice cream-topped pizza but it is the perfect way to kill a few hours.

Idea-free shooting. With dinosaurs. [Mar 2008, p.90]

This is old-school style gaming, sticking proudly with the DMC staple. Nevertheless, Capcom has got the balance right this time. "Devil May Cry 3" was undoubtedly the pinnacle of the series, despite becoming insanely difficult far too quickly. Here it's a much slower incline rather than a sharp spike.

Chronically average. [Apr 2008, p.86]

If you missed the cult the first time round, now is the time to jump on board. If you are already part of the cult, we know you'll be playing this right now.

It's a graphically functional, perfectly playable plug-in for those who want a quick game of chess. Nothing more, nothing less. Just chess.

This isn't 'the perfect Burnout' - but it comes damn close. [Feb 2008, p.86]

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.