Ignore the story and there's a very enticing world to explore. [Apr 2011, p.64]

Quick and easy, with some wonderful depth of maneuver. [Nov 2014, p.63]

Frustratingly difficult and sublime in equal measure, Flockers rewards patience over the quick fix. [Nov 2014, p.64]

Excellent offroad simulation almost entirely ruined by terrible, mass-market presentation. Add two points if you can live with the triangles. [Aug 2011, p.62]

A satisfying but not stellar action-RPG romp. [Aug 2011, p.67]

The take down system is cool, and the hacking has its heart in the right place. But the developer has been told: this game accompanies the film. Bond can't change the story. It's play it like you saw it on the silver screen, or reload from the last checkpoint. Fortunately, the production, the gestalt of this new-era Bond is strong enough to make QOS a pile of fun. [January 2009, p.49]

Smaller in scope than its predecessor, but still a competent psuedo-sim. [Christmas 2009, p.56]

Excellent fighting mechanics and an incongruously good story hampered by serious performance issues. [June 2015, p.56]

With more campaign missions, this would be easy to recommend. But even as is, it's still good, cheap entertainment. [Aug 2011, p.73]

It's not the most complex or nuanced of games, but the boss battles are great and the combat is brutally compelling. [Issue#261, p.70]

A series we're glad to see come to a close. But if you like games with HEAPS of graphics, or for the multiplayer. [Apr 2013, p.82]

Charming and brimming with nostalgia, but a little too limited to be truly great. [June 2015, p.59]

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

A golfing game with attitude; Vertiginous Golf currently offers little besides its single player, though it manages to be charming and fun nonetheless. [June 2015, p.60]

Hypnotic experience. [Oct 2012, p.72]

If you've always wanted to do Rick's laundry, this is the game for you. [Issue#262, p.59]

Mercenaries 2 put me off from the get go, however it has an ace up its sleeve. Yep – explosions. Right at the start of the game you pick up a grenade launcher, and start gleefully blowing stuff away. [Dec 2008, p.74]

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

An interesting game, despite its hangups and frustrating difficulty. [June 2015, p.64]

Shiness is a decent camera away from being a great game. [Issue#262, p.62]

Frantic action, excessive gore and challenging progression with a touch of nostalgia that is a laugh while it lasts with little depth. [Issue#263, p.54]

It bothers me that it seems to think it’s an update, not a rehash, of the dungeon crawl formula. It bothers me that it could have been so much more. But it is what it is: a good game which doesn’t bother with the bits it thinks we don’t care about. [Jan 2008, p.49]

Beautiful to look at, challenging to master, over in the blink of an eye. [Jan 2013, p.84]

A quirky approach to turn-based combat. [Issue#263, p.60]

Sold twin-stick fundamentals executed to reasonably successful effort. [Issue#269, p.62]

Fast, intense, adrenaline pumping stuff... but without that special something that makes it a true Wipeout successor,

A smart, lengthy and logical adventure game that is consistently enjoyable without ever trying to be incredible. [Oct 2012, p.81]

A prettier but more generic experience overall. Still fun, but somewhat lacking in the skill department. [Dec 2011, p.62]