This isn't a game, it's a trip into the human psyche's darker spaces. Not for the faint of heart, but horror junkies will lap it up. [Issue#246, p.107]

A slightly confused combination of intimidating depth and unnerving shallowness: on the one hand, a monstrous physics engine that'll stir a petrol-head's soul, on the other some patchy graphics and a slightly home-made techno soundtrack that calls up wholly unflattering comparisons to EA. However, it does push the realism harder than the more entertaining "Live For Speed." [March 2005, p.102]

Football Manager 2011 isn't likely to draw in any new players, but it's also not going to lose any either. There are other new features, but essentially it's still that footie RPG with the addictiveness only FM and free-base cocaine can offer.

Rarely have I seen such a jam-packed expansion, or one with such variety. [Nov 2007, p.54]

Flawed genius - but so captivating while it lasts that you won't really care. [Oct 2005, p.94]

For the second time in as many series, the fourth episode is by far the best. [May 2008, p.114]

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

Puts its core mechanics before everything else and with good reason - they're as near-perfect as we're ever going to get. [Sept 2011, p.102]

It might not be universally perfect, but it’s certainly the king of infinite space.

Sumptuously realised, stuffed with action and pushed along by an engaging plot. Far Cry 2 is how shooters should be made. [Dec 2008, p.86]

The connection with the song and tapping into your musical taste is enthralling, but the project ins't quite all it could be... yet. [May 2008, p.110]

An adult plot, new techniques to unlock your team's back-story, exciting levels and planets, divergent light and dark paths, and a black sense of humor all contribute to a nicely rounded RPG. [Apr 2005, p.94]

Thief contains a level more terrifying than anything we've ever encountered before. [Aug 2004, p.76]

Naturally wanting to be played with a PS2 joypad, the controls are difficult to use and can’t be changed, although a secondary keymap allows for the more familiar [W], [A], [S], [D] combination.

A super expansion, bringing great new toys to Dawn of War's broiling funbox. [Dec 2005, p.94]

The production remains awesome, but everything is cluttered and ultimately the game is just shallow. [Christmas 2004, p.108]

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's not a painful experience by any means; it just feels like it's little more than extended Fallout 3 DLC.

A must-see blockbuster with that ineffable star quality. [Christmas 2005, p.94]

It graphically depicts some very horrid things, and on a fundamental level, trivialises the kinds of international, cultural and religious issues which affect us all. Apart from that, it’s ace.

A splendid marriage of speed, style, and sophistication. [Nov 2005, p.94]

Like "Pirates!" in space, but not as good as that suggests. [Oct 2005, p.92]

One of the most fun puzzle games since "Bookworm Adventures." [Jan 2008, p.74]

A gloriously pretty and tacticle world to hurl a wide variety of cars around in. It's just a shame I can't share that with friends. [Aug 2007, p.46]

Solid, and cheap enough to warrant dipping into instead of devoting your life to. [July 2006, p.88]

Despite a clunky couple of stages and too much micromanagement, it's the vast galactic toybox that we've prayed for. [Nov 2008, p.98]

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

I can't think of any game recently that's got me so hooked on insane combat. Step aside GTA, you're about to be overtaken. [May 2010, p.91]