A meaty action game let down by a persistently rubbish camera and a lack of variation in its stages.

Genuinely amusing and one of the slickest VR experiences to date, Job Simulator is perfect for quick demos of your new headset, but has little long-term value beyond that.

The controls are sluggish, the video options are limited, and the aspect ratio decision is utterly stupid. All of the above drags The Evil Within from enjoyably challenging to needlessly frustrating.

The beginnings of a PvPvE cult hit. Extinct animal slaughter is fundamentally fun, but the foundations are sparse.

Battlefield 2042 makes gutsy changes to a series that needed them, and sets a new standard for built-in custom mode support.

Mediocre. Fans of the setting may enjoy it, but not too many other folks will. [Feb 2001, p.81]

At just 12 missions long, the action flies by too fast, but a surprising amount of detail is packed into this well-made little package. [June 2003, p.71]

A savage, sometimes frustrating space exploration game that succeeds because of beautiful design and a compelling universe.

Bursting with ideas, enthusiasm, and a solid physics model, but JDM seems more preoccupied with throwing another idea in than polishing what’s already there.

An occasionally brilliant immersive sim blighted by bugs and a restrictive save system.

Not half bad. Until the half that is makes for a disappointing return.

Wobbly and unstable in all the right ways, and some of the wrong ones too.

Despite a little turbulence, The Falconeer takes you on a memorable ride.

Little Inferno's argument against games I would never elect to play left me rather cold. [March 2013, p.79]

A short but exceedingly sweet indie project that's less about innovation, more about crafting an unforgettable experience. [Sept 2009, p.76]

Slightly overpriced, but a more than worthy successor to one of PC gaming’s greatest franchises that nails the important part: combat.

An RPG foreign to the PC in every way, and a port that does little to modernize it. There’s fun to be had, but only for the open-minded.

Still, if you can get beyond the cluttered interface and the tedium of reading so much text, ardent adventure fans might find the clever concept worth checking out. [June 2008, p.75]

An affordable, bottomless action-RPG that loves freedom. [Aug 2011, p.68]

This game has the imaginative spark of a wet napkin. [Jan 2002, p.76]

Fun, but without enough new elements to distinguish itself from its RTS breathren. [Dec 2002, p.120]

There's a comprehensive and remarkably easy-to-use scenario creator, too... Squad Assault is a delight. [Jan 2004, p.86]

Still delivers the series' sandbox mayhem, but is underserved by some pretty dated systems.

SSHD is just a touched up portrait of a lesser-known, much-loved ancestor. [Jan 2010, p.80]

From tech tree, combat, and diplomacy cock-ups to bugged multiplayer and ongoing game crashes, a journey with Space Empires V is as frustrating as it is deep. [Feb. 2007, p.76]

What's lacking in ATTWN is, regrettably, the most essential element of any mystery: suspense. [Jan 2005, p.110]

A lifeless single-player game and a decidedly bumpy online experience. [Oct 2002, p.96]

The controls are awful...L.A. is nowhere near fully modeled. [July 2004, p.60]