The ghosts are fun and have plenty to say, even if the humour regularly falls short. [June 2012, p.105]

Lovingly drawn New York backdrops go some way towards rescuing the painful puzzles. [July 2007, p.90]

Great ides, then, and if only the execution had matched it we might have had a contest in the world of PC golf. [Dec 2006, p.98]

Wonky visuals, but this is as close to The Da Vinci Code meets Monkey Island as we'll get. Did I mention the hot French accent?

Worryingly enjoyable, but eventually runs out of steam. [May 2006, p.89]

Funnier still is the influence meter. [Dec 2006, p.101]

A confused mess of promising but inconsistent mechanics. Hilarious, maddening, stupid and occasionally fun. [Sept 2010, p.79]

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

Forgivably unoriginal roleplaying. [Dec 2006, p.82]

A puzzler that remains short of an epiphany. [Sept 2012, p.85]

Harmless, mindless fun. [May 2007, p.88]

A good-looking, expansive and bold sim of space-management, almost undone by a horror-interface. [Sept 2009, p.84]

Ambitious, but too flaky and cold. [Apr 2007, p.70]

Stalker: Clear Sky remains a remarkable misstep by the Ukrainian developers, and one that does not reflect well on their original game, or their independence from original publishers, THQ. We can only hope that their next effort will be more controlled.

A sound WWI naval wargame saddled with a sorry interface and unpleasant DRM. For hardcore wargamers. [June 2009, p.88]

Deal with all these niggles and there's an undeniably fun core of stupidly acrobatic, combo-heavy fighting. DMC4 doesn't move the series on, but when it's firing on all cylinders it's still enough to make you snigger with glee.

Not the Sims you're looking for. [Jan 2009, p.76]

Competent combat and visuals are slightly marred by online irritations. [Oct 2010, p.94]

It's best for occasional two-player knockabouts...but anyone wanting serious solo action or a lasting challenge will be disappointed. [Sept 2009, p.89]

There's some nice, quirky puzzles here, but ultimately very little else.

Engine improvements offset by mission meanness. [Aug 2009, p.88]

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]

It's a mixed bag. [May 2003, p.111]

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

Cynical and unimaginative - but fun. [Jan 2007, p.102]

A transitory pleasure that polishes up nice. But it lacks variety and competition, and is just a little bit too difficult.

For a weekend's light point-and-clicking, you can definitely do worse. [Jan 2011, p.97]

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