A waste of time; dull and shoddy, Back to the Future fails to deliver on anything that made the movies so much fun.

Second time's a bit more of a charm, although the classic adventure style still isn't the perfect fit for Marty and Doc. [May 2011, p.86]

Purchase with confidence. [July 2009, p.86]

Showing Sims at work gives us more simple but enjoyable ways to play, though it still needs help from our imaginations. [July 2010, p.92]

While Shadowgrounds doesn't do much that's new, within its restrictive confines it's engaging and competent. Gaming lite, but still a nice snack. [June 2006, p.85]

A tragically flawed LucasArts tribute. [Jan 2009, p.80]

This year's first essential wargame. [July 2006, p.76]

The germ of a cool game, not quite ready for prime time, but with plenty of potential if the right choices are made. [Oct 2011, p.90]

Space Marine is just endless war. Thanks to powerful weapons and excellent pacing, that war is pretty damn fun.

It's an agreeably straightforward 2D arcade game in shiny 3D disguise, experimenting with extraneous limbs while it tries to establish exactly what it should evolve into. [Dec 2007, p.86]

Not rubbish, then, but one to pick up from the bargain bin. [Aug 2012, p.103]

Don't knock a mark in the 70s. This game IS worth playing. [Aug 2007, p.90]

Confused and buggy, but very entertaining under the right circumstances. Bring friends.

Remarkably entertaining, if limited and repetitious, thanks to the comedy spark of the original movie cast and writers. [Aug 2009, p.76]

For those involved in fighting, and those attempting to avoid it, the game's particular brand of 'real-time' combat is eventually effective. [Apr 2006, p.84]

A passable single player game that's hilarious fun in co-op. Full of weird and enjoyable multiplayer ideas. [Sept 2011, p.78]

A colourful, campy and unfrustrating caper. [Oct 2009, p.84]

Addictive as hell, with a splash of awesome-funky-cool-o-rama. [Feb 2008, p.83]

ArmA will get better; at the moment, it's too broken to wholly recommend. [Mar 2007, p.80]

It's just a good game. [Nov 2009, p.98]

It's still a mimic of "Command & Conquer" at heart, and it still screws up some basic stuff. [May 2006, p.80]

Far too little new content for your very few bucks. Ho hum. [Apr 2007, p.89]

Luckily, this expansion pack does the series proud. [Dec 2007, p.88]

Cubemen's simplicity is of the arrogant, even brash kind. [June 2012, p.95]

If you've avoided Premium so far, it's probably not worth purchasing now. [July 2014, p.97]

A shame, then, that much of your time is spent wrestling with a defiantly hobbled control system. [Dec 2006, p.76]

Takes merciless puzzling into the war room. Obssessive fun. [Feb 2009, p.62]

If you have the patience to overcome its quirks, The Real Texas is a charming and joyous mixture of ye olde and yee-haw. [Oct 2012, p.109]

A quality add-on to revive your habit. [May 2008, p.88]

Rome is so lean and tooltippy, you may not need to open the manual at all. [June 2008, p.82]

While Tiger 07 is as good as ever, it's also the same as ever, making it hard to recommend, despite its manifold pleasures. [Nov 2006, p.90]

Beguiles with its military polish and visual appeal. [Apr 2013, p.85]

The problem with discussing MirrorMoon EP is that the fun (and frustration) of it lies in discovering for yourself what you have to do, how, and why. Good luck with that last part - it still eludes me. [Feb 2014, p.91]

The most realistic wargame simulation available today, albeit burdened by poor performance. [Aug 2010, p.100]

Genuinely hilarious. [Nov 2008, p.80]

It's not bad value if you're new to Race 07, but is perhaps a raw deal for those who own the base game. [Christmas 2009, p.106]

A terrible port of a recycled series, but still remains as funny as ever.

Surreal castaway adventure for more than just Sims fans. [May 2008, p.85]

On its own merits, it's an okay hack-and-slash but one that feels as old as it is - and nothing special when there's the likes of Recettear and Fortune Summoners offering other flavours of action-JRPG in more interesting ways. [June 2012, p.100]

A smart and primly executed brainteaser, but the lack of feedback stops high-level play feeling similarly squared away. [Mar 2011, p.87]

Paper overcomes these minor quibbles because it's just good fun. [Apr 2014, p.83]

A huge and exciting new mission riddled with creative possibilities. And it ends on the boss fight the main game deserved.

Better value than most things in the bargain bin. [Jan 2011, p.99]

Scarface's attitude is enjoyable and infectious. [Dec 2006, p.94]

The pattern of play - building a base, waging war - has ended up as middle-of-the-road as a Tiger on a country lane. [June 2007, p.88]

The game doesn't make note of important discoveries. [Nov 2006, p.98]

It's not a bad game, just a terribly uninspiring and disappointing one. [Christmas 2006, p.66]

Technically a step backwards, but solid enough to scratch the itch of those desperate for another Neverwinter night. [Aug 2009, p.82]

It's not a game to rush out right now and buy, but you can definitely do worse. [July 2009, p.79]

A decent indie puzzler that gets a lot out of its premise. Smart physics and some excellent puzzles here. [Apr 2010, p.106]

It's still intelligent and sometimes witty. But this time it's ringing with emptiness. [Nov 2006, p.94]

Penumbra is very likeable and accomplished. Clunky presentation holds it back, and wonky writing keeps you at a distance, but it shows potential. [May 2007, p.74]

Nor is Splatters terribly engaging. [Oct 2013, p.77]

It's not as life-affirming as "TF2" or as deep as "Quake Wars," but the "Battlefield" fan not into the cartoon war of the coming "Heroes" will find solace here. [May 2008, p.80]

That rare thing: a kids' movie tie-in game that wasn't made by Satan. [Oct 2006, p.93]

The combat and final mission are weak, but the story strands that bind it all together are excitingly unique to each other. [July 2010, p.87]

Fun, but not progress. [Apr 2008, p.64]

Not one to buy if you own the original. [Feb 2011, p.82]

The game's later levels get brutally devious, and the trial and error can become tiresome. [Apr 2012, p.113]

It's not a bad idea, but it's hardly high strategy, and definitely not high adventure. [Feb 2009, p.72]

X3: TC's inability to progress beyond its series template is painfully clear [Dec 2008, p.82]

It has grown in scale and scope, and become a worse game a result. [Dec 2013, p.83]

Imperfect spaceship engineering and asynchronous online dueling combine to deliver a flawed star. [Dec 2009, p.94]

An intriguing spanner in the strategy game works, but one that causes too many malfunctions to justify its existence. [Dec 2009, p.90]

This wet weekend in Wigan doesn't even come close. [Oct 2009, p.84]

7 quid is a good price for a universe. [Sept 2011, p.89]

Its worst sin is simply being too ordinary. [May 2009, p.71]

A great game, badly ported. [Christmas 2008, p.88]

Struggles for relevance as a commercial game. [Sept 2012, p.109]

A decent ride until you get off. [Dec 2008, p.72]

Turn-based strategy made accessible with a casual philosophy. [Feb 2007, p.90]

A pedestrian outing. [Aug 2009, p.74]

A mildly unsatisfying conclusion that still has enough charm and challenge to justify fans' faith in the project. [July 2014, p.88]

Becomes obscure and irritating. [July 2010, p.54]

Soapily melodramatic, inconspicuous consumption. [Apr 2007, p.100]

Disjointed and muddled, wth embarrassingly bad acting. [May 2007, p.83]

Its various components are limited, but this is a clever puzzler/simulation whose flaws aren't too bitter a pill to swallow. [December 2015, p.84]

A sturdy series well rethought, but it needs a gamepad. [Dec 2006, p.114]

It might not be as deliciously addictive as the original, but Galactrix will still suck up hours like a black hole. [May 2009, p.67]

If your child doesn't enjoy this worthy game, disown them. [May 2007, p.90]

When was the last time you played a game where you could make your horse slide down the face of a cliff, shooting with the six-gun in your left hand while reading from the Bible in your right? [Oct 2006, p.84]

Enormously entertaining combat in gorgeous settings. [Jan 2008, p.85]

MoH's inventive and thoughtful sections are undermined by its desire to mimic other games it just can't beat.

Satisfying combat and interesting mission structure saves this from the yawns of a thousand identikit space marines. [Nov 2009, p.102]

It's quite broken in many ways, but it quickly grows on you, and becomes surprisingly endearing. [Nov 2009, p.82]

There's really nothing that can match Dark Messiah's combat. The mixture of weaponry and convincingly cause-and-effect physics really does take first-person fighting to new places. [Nov 2006, p.62]

A welcome return for one of adventure gaming's patron designers, if not quite a glorious return to form.

Sadly, the game isn't quote as compelling as its journey. [Feb 2014, p.91]

The joy of the open road in a game that probably shouldn't get away with feeling as fun as it does. [Apr 2011, p.86]

It's great to revisit the dungeon crawler genre's crude beginnings, but don't go alone. [Dec 2013, p.89]

A dusty laboratory of puzzling complexity. [Oct 2008, p.91]

Halo 2, you see, isn't truly awful, it's just achingly, repulsively mediocre, with a galumphing, clumsy story, poorly orchestrated action and bad music. It lacks bombast to the point where the nuclear destruction of a city on Earth doesn't seem all that dramatic. [June 2006, p.80]

Terraforming insanity imbued with a clunky wonder. [Dec 2006, p.97]

If you can penetrate the mysteries of its boardgame-based rules, Blood Bowl can offer true barbaric happiness. [Oct 2009, p.74]

The sick filth you've been looking for. [Mar 2009, p.64]

Lacking both the playful irony and delight in detail of the GTAs, The Godfather is a simple brute of a game. In one sense, it's a missed opportunity; in another it's a regrettable betrayal of a masterful and much-loved film. [May 2006, p.78]

Not the best fantasy RPG available this year, but good enough to sate those looking for more quests and characters. [Feb 2010, p.90]

Passably challenging. [Aug 2009, p.79]