While it isn’t perfect, it does offer up one hell of a good time. [Holiday 2001, p.96]

Wonderfully authentic, but it's too familiar, cumbersome with a pad, and the career management is unusually tedious.

The joy of Culture Shock is clicking on anything and everything that's interactive and listening to the characters riff on it in philosophical brain-gasms. [Holiday 2006, p.112]

One of the most fun and challenging local co-op games ever made, but the single-player experience is less thrilling, making the lack of online play disappointing.

A worthy new entry in the legendary series that’s equal parts progressive and dated.

Sharp and compelling strategy that expands on the first game with a clever new progression system, but at over twice the length it's in danger of outstaying its welcome.

Almost everything you'd want of a TrackMania, but as a TrackMania 2 it leaves a lot to be desired, and hopefully fixed. [Holiday 2011, p.76]

A smooth and mesmerising experience that includes nothing it doesn't need.

As chaotic and exhilarating as Battlefield has always been. Just don’t expect a dramatic reinvention of the series.

Breezy fun that also rewards combo-chasing mastery. Barrel through the story once for a laugh, then replay the best levels until you are John Wick on a skateboard.

A slick RPG with superb tactical combat, a detailed world to explore, and a gleefully crude sense of humour.

Coffee shop philosophy with a side of comedy banter, plated attractively.

While this in-game training certainly gets the action moving in a hurry, more of the actual Force-progression elements should have been set in the Academy. [Dec 2003, p.112]

An improvement in every area, including The Journey mode.

A solid fighting game mired in its own questionable presentation. Superseded since its console launch.

Technical shortcomings aside, Dragonfall’s story rocks; a well-spent $15 for any RPG fan.

A tense and taxing but wonderfully engaging hybrid of singleplayer roguelike and extraction shooter.

Company of Heroes 3 is a spectacular RTS that manages to shine even when the main campaign doesn't.

Unfortunately, the platform physics are as bipolar as the hero, turning the game's excellent animation into a veneer for unpolished gameplay. [Sep 2006, p.96]

Visually beautiful and emotionally affecting thanks to strong characters, A Plague Tale suffers from missing gameplay variety and tonal inconsistencies.

Simulation purists will have issues with the game's "faked" vehicle physics, overly forgiving damage model, and rigidly structured Career mode, but ToCA Race Driver 2 offers more than enough high-speed thrills to rope in even the most demanding PC racing fans. [July 2004, p.71]

World of Warships is Wargaming’s finest vehicle combat game, but its free-to-play model is getting prohibitively expensive.

Not as consistently intricate or surprising as Dishonored 2, but still a worthy epilogue that adds depth and atmosphere to the series' world.

Despite its greater scale and visual splendour, this sequel fails to escape the shadow of its predecessor with a muddled tale that Senua herself feels out of place in.

Colorful graphics conceal a deep and merciless dungeon that should not be attempted alone. Bring a team to find its treasure. [July 2011, p.70]

Puzzle design does the heavy lifting for Trine 4, a fun but ultimately hollow experience.

CMBfN is a very good tactical wargame saddled with pre-alpha looks and controls. [Dec 2011, p.74]

Fun and frantic, with plenty of challenge. GoNNER is weird and beautiful, despite its lack of depth.