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]

Given time, a tune-up, and some more vigorious fanning of the community flames, this could improve, but at the moment there are more appealing things to spend a monthly fee on. [June 2006, p.90]

Overflowing with charm and character, this is, however, a random experience. [Sept 2010, p.95]

A game that runs on human tears. [Christmas 2013, p.93]

It works, but finishing a stage tends to come as a blessed relief rather than something that makes you welcome the next challenge. [Sept 2008, p.89]

Atmospheric, pretty and convincing but short of activities. [Christmas 2007, p.95]

Solid, workman-like zombie slaughter, with a strong hint of amateur mod-making love and enthusiasm. [Aug 2009, p.72]

A short but sweet platformer requiring ninja reflexes. [May 2014, p.85]

A big, detailed database wrapped in a friendly UI, then wasted on an unresponsive and inaccurate pitch simulator. [Jan 2012, p.122]

Yes, it's a better start than last year, but it's still leagues apart from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation versions. [Dec 2009, p.106]

It's sterile, it's empty, and has no sense of fun. [June 2011, p.95]