Bigger, prettier and cleverer than before and for most the perfect evolution. [Jan 2009, p.90]

Definitely the most realistic of the two big arcade footie franchises on the PC, but the steep learning curve may put off some gamers. [Feb 2009, p.92]

Mindless hack-n-slash nonsense, in a very pretty world. [Jan 2009, p.98]

It's a slick shooter, but the ultra-generic Japan campaign makes it feel very much the cut price CoD4 remake. [Jan 2009, p.94]

Homecoming adds a few small elements to the mix. [Jan 2009, p.100]

Largely solid, but it's just not exciting. [Jan 2009, p.99]

Pleasant enough, but it feels like little more than a glorified iPhone game. [Christmas 2009, p.95]

Even bolder and louder than ever. [Christmas 2008, p.92]

It couldn't possibly satisfy all of our hopes, but Fallout 3 is still a glorious experience that will utterly nuke your social life. [Christmas 2008, p.86]

Web of Shadows aims for a sandbox GTA-style open environment, but has neither the verve, nor the technical ability to pull it off. [Jan 2009, p.101]

One of the main areas in which MotoGP '08 impresses is its extensive career mode. [Christmas 2008, p.99]

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]

Not without epic moments, but even they can't shift the 'lazy console conversion' feeling that permeates the pant-soiling atmosphere. [Christmas 2008, p.90]

If you're a fan of the sport, there's little bad to say about NBA 2K9. [Christmas 2008, p.99]

For a fiver, it's not too bad - a little different, at least. But that's all. [Sept 2008, p.116]

A far more tactical FIFA than we've seen before, though sorely lacking the 360's impressive new online mode. [Dec 2008, p.96]

Indie gaming's finest hour and the best puzzle game since "Lemmings." Easy on the eyes, your system and your wallet - it's a triumph. [Christmas 2008, p.94]

A proper war game that tries to have its rations and eat them, and chokes because of that. [Dec 2008, p.94]

A refinement. [Christmas 2008, p.98]

Luckily, get into the actual game to practice your skills and failure is quite painless. [Jan 2009, p.101]

Best of all, Col08 brings multiplayer to the table for the first time, making it even more fun to smash the other European powers in your race to dominate the New World. [Dec 2008, p.99]

How the hell does such a simple system manage to be this fiddly? [Feb 2009, p.100]

It's a gorgeous, charming and suitably priced offering. [Dec 2008, p.99]

Easily the most important MMO launch in years, and a much needed shot in the arm for the genre. [Dec 2008, p.90]

As an arcade blast it's an impressively polished and well worth a look if PC's lack of "SSX appeal" has graded for all those years. [Christmas 2008, p.98]

Crysis: Warhead offers another six hours of more open-world shooting at a bargain price. Still a shame about the aliens. [Nov 2008, p.102]

Rough enough around the edges to replace sandpaper. [Jan 2009, p.100]

I forsee this causing some severe sleep deprivation. [Dec 2008, p.98]