Borrowing heavily from past survival horror games, The Evil Within still manages to create fear in its players despite some clunkiness. [Dec 2014, p.58]

Far from a perfect sim, but as a commentary on the industry we follow and love, it's enough to give you pause for thought. [July 2013, p.90]

A short experiment based around a fairly oblique puzzle system, Litter Inferno succeeds as a compelling curio. [Feb 2013, p.75]

Rather satisfying post-medieval combat sim hidden behind jank, bugs, and general awkwardness. [July 2011, p.64]

Though not without problems, Songbringer is a charming, challenging and addictive old fashioned ARPG. [Issue#266, p.64]

A dazzling reminder of what FPS as pure entertainment can be. Serious Sam is still relevant, and this remake is a real blast. [Feb 2010, p.62]

Survival mechanics obscure an otherwise competent but uninteresting adventure. [Issue#253, p.62]

A space diamond in the rough, Pandora may not get everything right but exceptional combat and city management shines through. [Feb 2014, p.86]

The core gameplay loop is great, but it's too easy to plumb the shallow depths in a few hours. Sea of Thieves needs more meaningful content.

Derivative but really well implemented, which gives the game a personality of its very own. [March 2014, p.61]

What initially seems like a game of dressups and progress bars reveals itself to be a much deeper story based affair. [March 2014, p.58]

This is the first-person shooter distilled, a tribute to PC gaming's glorious days of yore. You need to play it. [Sept 2013, p.88]

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

First and foremost a game, the anthropology lessons are happy to sit in the background. [Issue#270, p.55]

A great idea with excellent presentation hampered by some iffy controls. [Issue#259, p.60]

The world building is excellent, the game building is deeply flawed. [Issue#268, p.72]

A gorgeous game in looks, but repetitive and miserly in its gameplay. And that voice acting - UGH!

Lame multiplayer and disappointing weapons aside, The Club is a solid enough singleplayer shooter whose self-improvement-with-guns gameplay will keep you coming back until you hit that perfect score. Go hard! [Jun 2008, p.58]

In full stride Kane & Lynch comes up trumps. It offers an action-packed ride of memorable settings wrapped around a couple of gritty-as-hell characters. [Jan 2008, p.55]

Yeah, it all looks really good when it works, but that doesn't help the problems of the base game. [Issue#272, p.59]

Shank - like the hero - is a pleasure to watch, but there's not much going on inside. [Jan 2010, p.64]

Short for what you're paying, Fated is nonetheless a prime example that VR is not just about flashy action and virtual heroics. [Issue#254, p.69]

Scant new features of gameplay are unsatisfying and unbalanced. Suitable for the stalwart fan, who doesn't mind repetitive tasks. [May 2012, p.60]

Perhaps the console kiddies might think this is tactical compared to Call of Duty, but no PC gamer will find this satisfying. [July 2011, p.69]

The puzzles don't hold up against Wadjet Eye titles, but the writing remains strong. [Feb 2014, p.85]

Quantum Break is a great game on Xbone, but shoddy PC optimisation and the issues associated with the Win 10 store fundamentally break the game. [Issue#251, p.55]

Fantastic, absurd, and a little on the short side, even for an expansion. [March 2015, p.63]

Dull combat, pointless dialogue wheel, overly scripted and plagued with connection issues. Avoid. [Jan 2012, p.64]