A gorgeous, sci-fi themed platformer, rich with tough puzzles and smart design. Simple, but amazingly detailed. [Mar 2010, p.94]

A perfectly pitched horror-themed add-on for Borderlands, but lacking the essential undead magic. [Mar 2010, p.102]

A puzzle game that plays like Portal and does everything else like Ed Wood. Enthusiastic, but it's not high-art. [Dec 2009, p.93]

Plainly the best plane-centric shooter on a 2D plane. Stick through the slow start and enjoy the view later on. [Jan 2010, p.94]

This expansion is aimed squarely at existing LotRO players rather than newcomers, but it definitely hits the mark.

Gorier, chainsawier, co-opier, and more infectious. A refreshed stack of content for the best zombie game ever.

An essential expansion pack, though be prepared to play hard and work even harder. [Christmas 2009, p.108]

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

Why must Star Wars get all the good games? [Jan 2010, p.102]

It's laser-focused on delivering a tense, one-on-one game, but its rewards are blurred under no-frills packaging and a too-serious demeanour. [Feb 2010, p.85]

Undeniably an interesting, surprising and oddly haunting experience. [Christmas 2009, p.117]

This is the most enormously detailed game world I've experienced, its history stretching back thousands of years, its cultures vivid, beautiful and flawed, the battles enormous, the humour superb. Roleplaying games now have a great deal to live up to. [Dec 2009, p.74]

More accessible, still daunting for newcomers, life-swallowing for anyone with an interest in the beautiful game. [Christmas 2009, p.102]

Brilliant, unthinking and unfair in equal measure. [Jan 2010, p.110]

This is a weak port. [Feb 2010, p.85]

Less adventurous heroes might be scared off, but if more is merrier, LoL is perfect for your advanced tower defending fix. [Christmas 2009, p.112]

An addictive, attractive, thoughtfully made dungeon crawler. But it could have taken some risks. [Christmas 2009, p.114]

Makes a one-man war against the armies of hell quite depressingly dull. [Christmas 2009, p.116]

A good FPS and a good RPG come together to make an excellent game. Or FPSRPG if you're being fancy. [Dec 2009, p.86]

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]

Still playable, but coasting on a years-old reputation that needs to be renewed sharpish if Pro Evo is to stay relevant. [Dec 2009, p.82]

It's fun while it lasts. [Christmas 2009, p.106]

As much fun as a day at the beach, but Tropico 3 misses a big boat by not showing you the results of your presidential labours. [Dec 2009, p.108]

Gloriously beautiful, infuriatingly fiddly. [Christmas 2009, p.98]

In short, it would take two humans deliberately missing every shot to ever be in jeopardy. [Christmas 2009, p.117]

Psychonauts did brain-delving better. Serious Sam did campy horde-killing better. For this price, you could buy both. Twice. [Christmas 2009, p.111]

Enjoyable city planning but a timid foray into MMO territory. [Christmas 2009, p.100]

A delightful dream devolves into a nightmare of poor controls and awkward movement. [Dec 2009, p.92]