You'll watch as much as you play, but Max's story of non-redemption is as fun as his theatrical slow motion headshots. [Sept 2012, p.62]

Slow, weird, and indulgent, but a true original, and a journey that will linger in your mind long after it's over.

Deep, brutal, and hauntingly atmospheric, The Long Dark is a survival game done right.

Diablo 4 is packed with powerful class builds and exciting loot to find, but clouds its most creative aspects with an overly bleak world and restrictive endgame systems.

A great buy for Sims junkies; and if you missed the first one, go out and buy both. [Nov 2000, p.137]

If you're after an infinite action RPG then Destiny 2 is a few DLC packs and expansions away from that, but if you're after a regular light dose of beautiful sci-fi shooter fun, the perfect post-pub co-op jolly, or the game that will have your fireteam shouting in joy at your monitors when a raid boss goes down, Destiny 2 is a very well-made shooter and one of the best co-op games on PC.

A massive, challenging retro-flavoured shooter that takes the Metroid formula and runs with it. Old school, but with a modern edge.

A decent port of a great Final Fantasy with one of the cleverest combat systems in RPGs.

Though visually attractive, it's still hampered by graphical glitches that have plagued the series over the last several years. My biggest gripe, though, is that this year's edition still doesn't get the number of penalaties correct. [Dec. 2006, p.120]

This light touch remaster makes a perfect pairing with Nightdive's far-reaching System Shock 1 remake.

With a newfound litheness on the pitch and deep data analysis, FM21 gives you an easy excuse to relapse.

A superb multiplayer RPG that moves the boundaries of what an MMO can be. [Aug 2005, p.64]

Installing and playing through S.T.A.L.K.E.R. was like discovering and opening a long-forgotten Christmas present. [June 2007, p.54]

Sifu will test your patience, but learning how to coolly dismantle a room full of goons with virtual kung fu is worth the pain.

As Sheogorath would state in a melodious Scottish accent, Shivering Isles is "more of the same, only completely different." [July 2007, p.62]

Has something to offer for anyone with a working trigger finger, a penchant for aerial destruction, and $10/month to spare. [Mar 2003, p.92]

Travelling along a plane at a constant pace has never been so much fun – Runner2 is an addictive and rewarding experience.

A triumphant return to the top for footballing’s favourite son.

Those of you still playing UT2K4 won't find many core gameplay changes in UT3; the advancces here are primarily aesthetic. [Feb 2008, p.66]

If you ask me, and you have, a real and formidable talent has emerged in Original Fire Games. Somehow, using some cute little cars, a camera perspective from the arcades of yesteryear and surprising sim touches, it makes all-out racing sims feel a bit like doing a tax return by comparison.

Overall, however, pet lovers and fans of The Sims 2 will find this expansion disc more fun than licking yourself silly--and believe me, it doesn't get much better than that. [Jan. 2007, p.74]

Trials of Fire's list of features may read like a videogame word salad, but the resulting combination makes for a fine RPG feast.

A must-play for serious tacticians and World War II buffs. [Nov 2005, p.85]

The only downside to this excellent new content is that you still have to play it using ArmA II's awkward command interface, which, sadly, this DLC does not attempt to improve. [Nov 2010, p.83]

With deep strategic systems, omnipresent dread, and clean turn-based combat, Xenonauts is a triumph of rebooted game design.

Blade Symphony's duels are electrifying and intimate, more than making up for a lack of content.

Tremendously fun and mostly pothole free, this gorgeous and flexible off-roader has something for every driving fan. [Sept 2011, p.70]

This great adventure is entertaining for adults and children alike. [Sept 2011, p.73]