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

An anarchic lo-fi MMO with a refreshing disregard for your sanity. Unrepentantly simplistic and fun. [May 2012, p.94]

It lacks the stylistic nuances and gratifying climax scenes that really made FEAR work, and much of the level design is perfunctory at best. [Dec 2006, p.66]

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

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

It's clear that Darkstar One is the most amusing space game in many months. It's just a shame that it weighs in like a cash starved version of "Freelancer," without any particularly inventive ideas to back up its broad scope and sense of ambition. [Sept 2006, p.98]

No singleplayer game I know offers more scope for creativity, more surrealism, or a more original commercial model. [Aug 2006, p.82]

A few clever mechanics and great weapons against a backdrop of surprisingly immersive Civil War and WWII battles. [Oct 2009, p.87]

Repetitive, but well worth repeating. [Dec 2006, p.78]

Chaotic but magnificent bouncy fun. [June 2007, p.76]

The tidier interface is certainly welcome. [June 2006, p.97]

Endearingly cheery, but slightly shallow stealth-action dosed up with black humour, and a few fresh gimmicks. [June 2012, p.88]

It does everything you'd want from a pet-focused expansion pack. Nothing more, nothing less. [Dec 2006, p.115]

A fast, deep and exciting card game let down by its business model. Great when you're on a roll, rough when you're not. [Apr 2014, p.84]

This is a big, tight game that's just lacking in greatness or spark. [Feb 2007, p.78]

Stealth and free-running are jettisoned: all that is left is a constant barrage of swordfights. It's a disaster, a betrayal of everything the player has learnt so far. It abandons even the slim veneer of choice that the very best games offer us, turning into Double Dragon in a monk's robe.

Devilishly tricky. [July 2010, p.95]

Genuinely hilarious. [Nov 2008, p.80]

An expansion to delight EverQuest die-hards. [Jan 2007, p.86]

A mammoth update that caters for mid to high level players. [Aug 2010, p.90]

Bulletstorm is not art by any metric. It's difficult to defend, like a friend you take to a party who ends up pissing in a vase. You don't want to be associated with him, but sh.t, he provides an evening of excitement. It's a game that's very proud of the f-words it's learnt, and it uses them a lot. Fast. Frantic. Fatuous. Full-on. And yes, that other one: fun.

Pleasingly varied new multiplayer modes for an excellent game, hampered by a paucity of maps [June 2009, p.90]

Fun, but easily forgotten. [July 2006, p.75]

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

A brave and courageous publisher would have let the sublime source material dictate the design rather than reach for the nearest proven formula. [Apr 2006, p.80]

With a tasty main game and moreish extra levels, Eets is a gaming snack to recommend. [June 2007, p.91]

A delight. [Dec 2013, p.95]

It packs an emotional punch when it counts. [Nov 2014, p.92]