It's Far Cry 3 sporting a likable psychotic antagonist and a less douchy protagonist. Baby steps by Ubisoft, but steps none-the-less. [Jan 2015, p.60]

Hardcore tank combat clashes with a casual business model, ensuring only the most dedicated tread-heads will get the best experience. [Nov 2011, p.60]

This is the expansion pack that Chaos Rising should have been, and essential strategy gaming! [Apr 2011, p.58]

A great wargame that doesn't sacrifice its depth for strategic challenge. Some puzzle-like scenarios will obfuscate enjoyment. [Oct 2011, p.64]

Fitting lead-in to the final installment for this season. [Jan 2010, p.86]

Rather than wheel out a new car for this year's season, F1 2012 is content to dust off last year's model and slap on a new set of tyres. [Nov 2012, p.83]

A fantastic package, and a genuinely unique take on the puzzle platformer. [March 2013, p.89]

Regardless of whether you're a Batman fan or not, or whether you're angry that Batman's name has once again been taken in vain, the reality is that Lego Batman is just fun. And even angry people like fun, right? [January 2009, p.61]

Effortlessly enchanting, deviously creative and stacks of inventive puzzle solutions make this a game worth getting into.

A solid but unremarkable entry in a venerable franchise. [Jan 2012, p.56]

If the first episode of Before the Storm is anything to go by, Deck Nine has constructed a deep, heartfelt adventure. [Issue#267, p.72]

A little too abrupt to be entirely satisfying, 1979 Revolution is still a powerful and memorable slice of history. [Issue#251, p.60]

The new campaign provides the perfect training ground for newcomers, who can then look forward to an incredible multiplayer mode. [July 2013, p.88]

Family-friendly smash-ups and a goofy concept. There's something refreshing in this game's profanity-free self-confidence. [Christmas 2011, p.64]

Third time's a charm for this quintessential PC franchise. [Feb 2010, p.58]

Relax - this Total War game is a return to form for Creative Assembly, with a very engaging setting. [Apr 2015, p.64]

An at times confronting, well spun mystery and fascinating setting. [Oct 2014, p.63]

A beautiful and rewarding action adventure. [Aug 2011, p.65]

The 16th game in the Tales series is also the most adult. Who would have thunk it? [Issue#260, p.62]

Elegant and gorgeous but surprisingly difficult. [March 2012, p.64]

Absolution shows the developer is capable of presenting Hitman's systems with a previously-unknown cinematic gravitas without resorting to scripting and cutscenes. Yet, the majority of Absolution sacrifices its full potential for the wrong kind of storytelling.

"Deliverance" with a laser rifle - more fun than it sounds! [Sept 2009, p.67]

Overall a good mix of realistic action and tactical gameplay will appeal to the Private Ryans rather than the Rambos. [Dec 2008, p.73]

The basic feel of this instalment is that it’s a slightly better than normal football yearly re-release, than a drastic overhaul of the game play. [Dec 2008, p.7]

Amazingly true to the source material, with combat and action aplenty, and lots of rewards (loot!) for repeat play. Verminitide is the rat's whiskers. [Dec 2015, p.53]

Surprisingly deep city-building sim with lots of neat quirks. [Christmas 2009, p.62]

A thoroughly enjoyable fighter that marks out NeverRealm as a brawler developer to watch. [March 2014, p.63]

Wholesome adventure fun for Threepheads and newcomers alike. [Oct 2009, p.78]

It's fast, frenzied and brutal, and despite its simple concept never manages to get old. [Apr 2011, p.66]

It's not the desire for cash or gold that'll keep you coming back, but the desire to pull off the perfect heist. [Oct 2013, p.94]

A very different, beautifully constructed and compelling look at the horrors of war. [Aug 2014, p.58]

You'll laugh, you'll die, and you'll come back for more. [Nov 2011, p.62]

Play this game like a hack-n-slash violence festival and it just doesn’t work. Play it according to the Creed, and it’s sublime – in the strictest sense of the word. [May 2008, p.53]

A beautiful and creative indie gem. [June 2013, p.84]

Light on true innovation, but everything in it will soon become an essential part of your tyrannical regime. [Sept 2010, p.64]

Everything you loved about Dying Light expanded and improved upon, with a new setting and new elements including buggies, bosses and general badassery. [Issue#249, p.50]

A compelling narrative experience, structured like a classic science fiction short story in which you can drive a sentient vacuum cleaner around.

Fun for a while, but less than the sum of its parts. [Issue#250, p.57]

So without trying to sound too overjoyed by a game which satirises, and celebrates, a culture of nonchalant melancholia, it would be very difficult to hate this episode. In the words of Max: “You have a castle and a zombie army. What do you have to be so down about?” [Apr 2008, p.68]

The darker story and high production values make this one worth a peek, but otherwise its nothing special. [May 2010, p.70]

Full of promise, but let down by unfortunate control and balance issues. [Mar 2010, p.73]

Prefer a beastly PC over a console? It’s about time you played some Guitar Hero. Fun for kids and adults, great alone or with friends, and perfect for pretending you’re awesome at something you may well suck at in real life. [Mar 2008, p.57]

For the serious gamer, expect lighthearted fun and you won't be disappointed. For the casual or younger gamer, expect to be painlessly initiated into the exciting world of strategic deck-based combat. [Christmas 2008, p.77]

Gorgeous presentation and clever level design are only held back by mild control issues. [July 2010, p.61]

Rage won't change the FPS landscape, but it's beautiful to see in motion and a bombastic delight to play. [Dec 2011, p.52]

A true exemplar of intelligent game design, Waking Mars is a compelling and imaginative masterpiece. An absolute must-play. [Feb 2013, p.74]

One of Telltale's best seasons, and a Batman tale that finds something new to do with the Joker. [Issue#271, p.50]

The most detailed Pets expansion for the series. Horses, in particular, are an exciting inclusion. [Jan 2012, p.60]

The game suffers from a major lack of restraint - next time they should focus on a smaller, more varied city with a limited set of better-balanced powers. [Sept 2009, p.70]

A curious relic, uncovered by a freak sandstorm, and soon to be reclaimed by the desert. [Issue#248, p.58]

The game is addictive as all hell. [May 2013, p.88]

An immersive, interesting and addictive take on the competitive multiplayer FPS. Go into this one swinging. [Dec 2012, p.72]

If you're into twitchy, fast-paced multiplayer shooters, Altitude might just be worth a look. [Mar 2010, p.75]

Perhaps too complex for some but a beautiful, sprawling city management game nevertheless. [June 2010, p.58]

It might look dead on the outside, but the systemic mechanical genius of State of Decay is gloriously alive and kicking. [Feb 2014, p.82]

You'll laugh, you'll die, you'll hurl yourself back into this satanic enterprise again and again. [Issue#268, p.70]

Rise & Fall doesn't reinvent Civ VI but it does expand its repertoire in meaningful ways. [Issue#270, p.56]

While technically a great expansion, the core game simply can't compete with its recent peers. [Jan 2013, p.74]

Lewd, crude, and possibly dangerous to know, Shadow Warriors 2 is nonetheless a rollicking first person shooter full of boomsticks and gibs.

A challenging, beautiful and rewarding old-school action platformer with a very modern twist. [Apr 2015, p.58]

There is a great game under all the bugs, but for now my experience of the game makes it hard to recommend.

A skilled remastering of an important title - just one that fails to excite as it once did. [Jan 2013, p.70]

Cute graphics, big whips and Lego all add up to a rainy day box rammed to the gills with win. [Sept 2008, p.60]

Pretty, punishing, frustrating and great in equal measure. Deathsmiles is what bullet hell is all about. [Issue#249, p.62]

Not Platinum Games greatest title, but still an absolute blast. [Issue#263, p.68]

Enormous potential, but desperately needs a modding community to realise it. [Issue#252, p.64]

The gaming equivalent of a popcorn flick. Won't win awards but it doesn't need to - simple, unpretentious fun! [Dec 2010, p.63]

It's the best Call of Duty campaign in years, and the multiplayer continues to scratch a certain itch. [Jan 2015, p.64]

Before it resorts to some rather cliched horror tropes, Observer is a gritty, oppressive cyberpunk nightmare. [Issue#266, p.60]

Overall, Vegas 2 is a solid effort. Gameplay may not be particularly groundbreaking, but is of a high quality. [Jun 2008, p.57]

If destroying Nazi testicles is your thing, then look no further. [Issue#260, p.58]

Not bad, but certainly not essential. [Jan 2013, p.82]

Dead Space 3 brings refreshing gameplay options without sacrificing the gritty, believable universe, but scares are few and far between. [Apr 2013, p.92]

Occasionally suffers from a bit of slowdown but otherwise Hands of Fate is a highly polished and idiosyncratic joy. [Apr 2015, p.60]

If you own any previous COD, there's little reason to buy MW3. [Jan 2012, p.50]

Far from elemental, Fallen Enchantress will have you under her spell. [Dec 2012, p.78]

They cut the crap, made the good stuff better and here we have the best arcade racer you can buy today. [Aug 2014, p.48]

A little gem of a puzzler. [Mar 2011, p.69]

More "Young Guns" than "Unforgiven" but still worth it. [Sept 2009, p.64]

Rime is gorgeous, gentle and sad journey through a strange land. Let it wash over you. [Issue#263, p.51]

A near-enlightening shooter experience held back by big-disclaimer co-op and dark-grey microtransactions.

Accomplished, amusing city-builder sequel that's more evolution than revolution. [Nov 2011, p.64]

Investing in this quirky take on RTS risks a return of buyer's remorse. [Issue#251, p.58]

Conquest of the Aegean has the niche market cornered when it comes to simulating the German attacks on Greece and Crete, and the impressive Pausable Continuous Time engine strikes a reasonable balance between moving symbols around on maps and real-time play. [May 2008, p.63]

Does for risk what Plants vs. Zombies did or tower Defense - made it colourful and gave it character! [May 2011, p.66]

A game with real soul. The gut impact is huge, but it may leave some with a faint appetite for just a little more. [Nov 2010, p.56]

A surprisingly good mix of adventure and puzzle wrapped in a pretty shell. [Nov 2014, p.62]

For now, though, Bohemia's opus is a boy that would be king; the potential is there, but it's just not ready yet. [Oct 2009, p.70]

A quick, occasionally funny, RPG piss-take, and a welcome diversion for a few nights' gaming. [Jan 2010, p.69]

Arguably the best in the series, but also very much a retread of F1 2012. [December 2013, p.95]

An intriguing strategy/RPG hybrid with a lot to offer those who can conquer its more obvious flaws. [Aug 2013, p.88]

A very strong first chapter of an intriguing new adventure series. [Apr 2015, p.61]

Where it all falls down is in the core game. The reality is that this is more or less the same FIFA we've had for the last couple of years. While all of PC FIFA's console brethren have married and moved into nice engines, our favourite platform is left with the gaming equivalent of a washed out, beaten up trailer. [Christmas 2008, p.81]

Totally free, and totally worth your time. [Oct 2010, p.65]

This isn’t the greatest expansion in the series, but it remains 100% Command & Conquer and that counts for a lot. EA knows their fan-base and with Kane’s Wrath have dished up more of the same to ensure you get your recommended daily dose of the franchise. [Jun 2008, p.55]

Difficult to get into and somewhat unintuitive, but so wonderfully tactical and complicated! [May 2011, p.74]

An interesting change of pace for fans - or, on the flipside, it could be just the thing to get you interested. [Aug 2013, p.91]

An enjoyable puzzle platformer wrapped in boundless charm. [Jan 2013, p.76]