More of the same, but it's a good same, and it's an essential purchase if you're a fan of the first game at all. [June 2010, p.96]

If you're after something laid-back but enjoyable you could do far, far worse. [June 2010, p.101]

An excellent expandalone that irons out many of the original's flaws and adds some welcome variation to the equation. [June 2010, p.97]

It wants to be like the classic survival-horror games of old, and to be fair it does feel like it's at least a decade out of date and being played on a 386. [July 2010, p.101]

A worthy sequel with all the parkour fun and swashbuckling joy of the original, and a bunch more game for your money. [Apr 2010, p.88]

Modern Warfare 2 is a far more complete package, but DICE proves that it's the master of true multiplayer warfare. [Apr 2010, p.92]

The DRM alone could sink this sim, but the core Carrier Command-style gaming is worth the battle. [May 2010, p.99]

Challenging, refined and exciting, this is the new RTS benchmark. Just don't expect to tank rush your way through it. [Apr 2010, p.90]

A worthy addition to the Anno series. [Apr 2010, p.100]

It's a far tighter package than Empire was. [Apr 2010, p.98]

The dullest and most befuddling AAA Hollywood-endorsed title I've ever played. [Apr 2010, p.94]

Looks rather simple, but is in fact very deep. [Apr 2010, p.101]

They may seem like fairly minor tweaks, but what's changed in this sequel makes for so much more than the original. [Mar 2010, p.84]

The STALKER game that we've always deserved, it's just a shame that it's three years too late. [Mar 2010, p.90]

An epic in every sense of the word, but it's a shame it feels so linear and that combat is still an epic fail. [Mar 2010, p.88]

So much jetpack promise, but it's a game seeking a third act. Wait for Just Cause 2 if you fancy absurd airborne adventures. [Feb 2010, p.84]

It's completely let down by the actual developers. [Feb 2010, p.94]

A game that flies high, but is almost shot down by severe controller issues. [Mar 2010, p.92]

It's a very slow game. But The Void has really got under my skin in a way no game has for a long time, and it's totally recommended. [Christmas 2009, p.95]

It's not quite challenging enough to make it a game that really does anything new, but it is delightfully presented. [Mar 2010, p.94]

It's got entertainment in spades. [Feb 2010, p.86]

With stunning visuals and a racing model so finely-judged Codies has done it again. An oil-stained masterpiece. [Jan 2010, p.82]

Fun while it lasts, but alas hit 'n' run is about all you get. [Mar 2010, p.95]

There really isn't anything not to like about Altitude. [Aug 2010, p.101]

Merely average. [Feb 2010, p.88]

Is there a form I can fill in to get these hours of my life back? [Feb 2010, p.95]

This is the fifth incarnation of a Lego license game and it hasn't moved on. [Feb 2010, p.94]

Gory, thrilling and this year's essential play. [Christmas 2009, p.84]

Well worth the price in entertainment value. [Jan 2010, p.90]

It wasn't fun. [Jan 2010, p.93]

Not a huge leap on from CoD4, but still a fantastic single-player action romp and quality multiplayer if you can get it to work. [Jan 2010, p.86]

A good game, but a little slight. [Jan 2010, p.93]

Battle beyond the tactical problems and enjoy the blood splattered glory of it all. [Christmas 2009, p.86]

Still the most realistic version to date, but minor niggles cloud the improvements. [Christmas 2009, p.92]

Gives you all the power in the Star Wars universe, but it takes away your opposable thumbs in the process. [Jan 2010, p.85]

The best version of FIFA Manager I've played and has a level of depth I've not seen before from EA. [Jan 2010, p.93]

A must-buy for RPG fans who can't wait any longer for Diablo III. [Jan 2010, p.92]

We wanted to love it, but Borderlands doesn't do enough to differentiate itself from thew current slew of desert games. [Dec 2009, p.84]

All the licenses you could want, but sluggish controls hold it back. [Christmas 2009, p.93]

The king is back on top, on the modding-friendly PC at least. [Christmas 2009, p.93]

A great sense of humor. [Christmas 2009, p.94]

It's as accessible and charming as any Pixar creation, and it's completely won over this reviewer's heart. [Christmas 2009, p.95]

A competent, if soulless, city builder with delusions of grandeur. [Christmas 2009, p.90]

A schizophrenic game that would have been better-served had it focused on just half of what it sets out to do. [Dec 2009, p.86]

Tired-looking. [Christmas 2009, p.88]

After two good first acts, it fails to rise to its own challenge. [Jan 2010, p.91]

Low-end environmental destruction meets high-end global game world with sizzling results. [Nov 2009, p.94]

It's far from perfect, but still a damn good rollick through DC's well carved territory. [Nov 2009, p.88]

Tailor-made to please its boy-racer target audience, but if you want more sophistication in your racing go back to GRID. [Dec 2009, p.93]

Silly and linear, but still remains compulsive desire the repetitive gameplay. [Nov 2009, p.96]

The game's also beautifully presented. [Nov 2009, p.101]

Ticks all the right boxes expected of sub-based MMORPG, but you can happily play without spending a cent. [Dec 2009, p.98]

A visual and aural feast. [Dec 2009, p.98]

There may not be many air combat games around these days, but that's no excuse for picking up this lukewarm offering. [Dec 2009, p.58]

Darkest of Days has this whole time-travelling, setting-right-what-once-went-wrong schtick. Oh boy. [Dec 2009, p.99]

Frontloads truly excellent stuff, then has a snooze shortly afterwards, becoming formulaic and lacking quests. [Dec 2009, p.88]

Ultra-generic. [Dec 2009, p.99]

After a great start, this chapter seriously falls off. [Nov 2009, p.100]

Because of the lack of competition at the moment, this is the cricket game to buy. [Nov 2009, p.]

Neither disastrous nor memorable, which is certainly a disservice to a once-proud Nazi-bashing legacy. [Nov 2009, p.92]

Mostly, it's just pants. [May 2010, p.101]

Competent but underwhelming - like a good spy this never stands out. Its parts are somehow more than its total. [Oct 2009, p.94]

An opportunity wasted. [Oct 2009, p.98]

Diplomacy, sea battles, trade, construction - it's all here, but sadly it never quite gels to fulfill East India's potential. [Oct 2009, p.96]

It's a pretty decent port of the 360 version that unfortunately brings with it all the frustrating flaws of the original. [Oct 2009, p.97]

Fans of hardcore strategy sims are sure to lap it up, but for everyone else it's a tedious walk in very familiar territory. [Aug 2009, p.99]

An impressively immersive and realistic open-world military sim. It's everything being a squaddie entails, minus the personal risk. [Sept 2009, p.88]

I don't think this is going to be as good as the new Island series gets either. [Sept 2009, p.97]

Stunning attention to detail throughout and beautifully fluid game mechanics are impossible not to appreciate. [Sept 2009, p.94]

An absolute bargain. [Nov 2009, p.101]

Street Fighter IV can be spirit crushingly hard in single player mode. [Aug 2009, p.98]

At times, it feels like "Dead Ringers the Game," with a load of people doing not-quite accurate impressions while looking rather unlike the real actors. [Sept 2009, p.98]

A mildly diverting shooter that's more concerned with telling its story than retaining the interesting aspects of the original. [Aug 2009, p.92]

A fantastic WWI flight-sim for the hard-core that might encourage a few others to join the ranks. [Oct 2009, p.93]

I'm thoroughly impressed with Blood Bowl. [Oct 2009, p.99]

A refreshing enough take on war to make it an entertaining time killer. [Sept 2009, p.98]

Impressive as the scale and visuals are as a technical achievement, the game itself is little more than a hollow shell. [Aug 2009, p.90]

Still a rather innovative concept, but the sequel doesn't add anything new enough to the mix to make it a must buy. [Aug 2009, p.94]

Fallout 3's downloadable content just keeps getting better. At this rate, Mothership Zeta-Jones will melt our eyes. [Sept 2009, p.96]

It's a beautiful, compulsive and rewarding world. [Sept 2009, p.99]

Worth a bash, but lacks the multiplayer support to hold your attention throughout. [Oct 2009, p.90]

Player empowerment taken to a ridiculous, gruesome and thrilling new level. Just don't expect design perfection. [Sept 2009, p.92]

There aint no one-more-go mentality lurking in this one. [Oct 2009, p.99]

This game may well manage to suck some of the harder gamers into its clever paws thanks to sharp wit and genuine originality. [July 2009, p.86]

Gloriously silly. [Oct 2009, p.99]

Epic, steampunk fail. [Aug 2009, p.96]

Were NecroVision to turn up on Steam for less than a tenner, then it'd be worth considering. [Apr 2009, p.99]

An enjoyable kill-a-thon then, though sits unsteadily alongside the now-classic Valve title. [Oct 2009, p.98]

An almost-perfect war game that manages to deliver just enough for real-time strategy and sim fans alike. [July 2009, p.90]

PopCap at its finest. [July 2009, p.95]

Worth every one of your 680 pennies for a bit more Fallout 3 and the lack of a proper ending to put a stop to your fun. [July 2009, p.92]

Appealing alterna-stealth undone by trying to be all things to all men. Specifically, the sexually frustrated teenage ones. [July 2009, p.93]

Cryostasis is a beautiful, yet flawed, gem of a game. It offers up a thoroughly unique experience, that at its height is as breathtaking as it terrifying. The decision to render this as a first person shooter is slightly double-edged though, because as a shooter it’s less of a stunner, but is still a worthy addition to your game shelf.

It's all far too much for me. Even the simplest of skirmishes will take upwards of an hour to complete. [May 2010, p.100]

A bizarre, original and often compelling first-person action adventure - Zeno Clash is worth a crack. [July 2009, p.94]

Demigod is simple in concept, but thoroughly engaging and great fun. More content would make this an essential buy. [June 2009, p.92]

It's got the Western style down pat and though it's incredibly slow-paced it's well worth a bash for any tobacca-chewin' varmint. [July 2009, p.95]

Overall, there’s certainly been an effort made to do something interesting with The Godfather II – an engaging business model has been strapped onto the familiar crime-sim, but with middling results. If you like your games mediocre, dive right in, otherwise heave a little sigh and move on.