A bright, bold and lovably off-the-wall FPS. [Apr 2011, p.96]

It's the finest Total War game CA has ever made, with a beautifully focused campaign and involving multiplayer too. [Apr 2011, p.94]

A visceral, well-written and worthy sequel to an excellent game, with huge potential to become a modern classic.

A film tie-in that's above average for tie-in games, but that only means it deserves to be quietly de-razzed. [Mar 2011, p.108]

A surprisingly competent indie game that can't quite fulfill its ambitions. Time and patches should be kind to it though. [Mar 2011, p.106]

Visceral game changer that provides almost too much bang for 15.8591 bucks. No innovations that further the title, though. [Mar 2011, p.104]

The best attempt yet at merging action gaming and MMOs, and a dream come true for comic fans of all ages. [Mar 2011, p.102]

There are still bugs and little really new on offer here. [Feb 2011, p.108]

It just doesn't feel like footie. [Feb 2011, p.107]

Let's hope that The Old Republic gets is right in the many, many places where The Force Unleashed II gets it wrong. [Feb 2011, p.104]

The most successful MMO ever adds another thick layer of icing to its cake. [Feb 2011, p.100]

Smart design... Lacks visual innovation. [Jan 2011, p.110]

Incredibly easy, very short. [Jan 2011, p.109]

Terrific style... Not that funny. [Jan 2011, p.107]

Intoxicating. [Jan 2011, p.104]

Its duffer solo moments are masked by imaginative and visual whizz-band-fizz. [Jan 2011, p.100]

The problem is that the more you play it the more you realise just how slight and limited it is as an experience. The tracks are pleasingly long, but once you've got them figured out they don't represent anything of a challenge.

Can't decide whether it's a single player game, a co-op game or a tech demo. [Christmas 2010, p.102]

Appealing to both the single and multiplayer real-time strategist, although R.U.S.E. will be a hard mistress online. [Issue#245, p.102]

For the first time in a good seven years there's a decent Formula 1 game on the PC. An impressive return to form. [Issue#246, p.102]

Not the most innovative of games, but give Darksiders a go and you'll most likely be pleasantly surprised. [Issue#246, p.106]

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 massive upgrade on the first game, but don't blame us if you get a bit tired of shooting people in the face. [Issue#244, p.106]

It's a great footie game, and the best we've seen on the PC. [Issue#246, p.104]

The zombie chopping is great fun, but Capcom hasn't put enough effort into making it look and feel like a proper PC game. [Issue#245, p.104]

As good as Civ ever was, with some interesting new additions and, better yet, no more stacks o' doom. A worthy series update. [Issue#245, p.98]

This is neither a great racing game nor a particularly terrible one, but it does feel like a missed opportunity. [Issue#244, p.108]

Perfectly balanced multiplayer with old school elements intact, and rich and dynamic single player campaigns. [Issue#244, p.102]