In a post-WIC world, it's hard to consider this much more than average. [Dec 2009, p.60]

Mostly great bosses and some nice narrative flourishes do a lot to make up for the fairly repetitive combat and generic story. [Issue#253, p.63]

Overture deals a winning hand with this gem, delivering addictive gameplay in spades. [Nov 2011, p.52]

World of Warplanes is a P-51B Mustang; out-turned, out climbed and outdived by the superior P-51D that is War Thunder. [Nov 2013, p.82]

Try again after a few months of patches. Maybe. [Mar 2011, p.67]

A promising sequel that, despite its improvements on the original, still retains as many bugs as it does zombies.

A brilliant idea brought down by its visual style. Fun for its adventure mode, but otherwise buy a Wii and stick to Smash Bros. [Oct 2013, p.87]

When it's not going out of its way to be terrible, Syndicate is simply mediocre. [May 2012, p.54]

If you found Proteus poignant and Gone Home felt like going home, Shelter will break your heart. [Nov 2013, p.88]

A great fighting game with horrible presentation, a crappy story mode, limited roster, expensive DLC, and forgettable music. [Issue#267, p.68]

Intriguing idea but in terms of execution: this ain't no SimCity! [Christmas 2009, p.60]

The guiltiest of pleasures. Indulge yourself and a few friends, but go read a book afterwards or something. [March 2012, p.62]

Like finding out your happy childhood home was full of asbestos. [Sept 2012, p.60]

Add another [10 points] if you can find other people to play with. [May 2015, p.60]

While not exactly fun in the traditional sense, FS 17 can be a very satisfying way to pass the time. [Issue#258, p.64]

It's exactly what fans of the franchise have grown to expect. No surprises here, folks. [Jan 2014, p.90]

An almost too accurate reimagination of Age of Empires, in both the best and worst possible ways.

Unfinished and unpolished, like a poor facsimile of what came before rather than a new game. [Issue#266, p.51]

A competent take on precision platforming with creative use of stealth elements, but one that offers little reward for taking its punishment. [Oct 2015, p.60]

The lack of focus can be frustrating, but the world is so interesting that it'll draw you back in. [Issue#269, p.55]

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

Solid gameplay marred by clunky controls and an almost painfully generic story. [Apr 2011, p.68]

An incredibly well-made puzzler. [Jan 2010, p.67]

An unfortunate step backwards for Bethesda. [Nov 2009, p.58]

Less Hot Shots and more Hot Fuzz. [July 2012, p.66]

Gorgeous levels, light story and simple puzzling, though necessary replayability is undermined by backtracking and repetition. [March 2013, p.93]

Richly detailed graphics don't make up for the shallow, simplistic trading and combat. [Nov 2010, p.60]

Yeah it looks amazing but [*FISTBUMPS*] do not a good racing game make. [Issue#250, p.69]