The track editor...is fantastic. [July 2006, p.84]

EndWar's a little too repetitive and you'll probably end up using the same basic strategy in every battle. [June 2009, p.69]

Muzzled! isn't as laugh-out-loud funny as the previous episodes. [Oct 2009, p.73]

It's by far their most accessible game yet. [June 2010, p.89]

A lacklustre affair that we've seen many times before. [Dec 2006, p.85]

At its best, Impact is an exhilarating, old school blaster that's very easy to dip in and out of. But at its worst, it's simplistic, repetitive fare with not enough to it. [Sept 2010, p.88]

Infuriating loading times are a major issue. [Mar 2009, p.74]

Persevere a little and you'll soon be having a lot of fun. [Apr 2009, p.72]

It's one of the few Bond games that come close to the N64 classic. [Feb 2009, p.78]

Gets boring quickly. [Feb 2009, p.82]

While it's no classic, every Monkey Island fan should be playing this. [Oct 2009, p.68]

DMC3 has a few conversion issues - low-res textures and fiddly joypad setting-up - and lack of quicksaves can be infuriating when you have to begin a boss battle all over again, but overall it's infernal fun. [Oct 2006, p.78]

Running over zombie dogs is always fun. [Apr 2010, p.91]

An experience, not a game. [Oct 2009, p.70]

An unreliably enjoyable experience. [July 2009, p.68]

The action is quite a laugh and oddly refreshing. But it repeats and repeats and repeats. [Dec 2007, p.78]

Dreamfall never taxes the brain, and progression is more often than not a case of running to the next location and having a bit of a chat. [July 2006, p.75]

Looks good...not enough is new. [Feb 2010, p.83]

A slightly alienating, yet eventually rewarding, game that lets you create your own levels. [Sept 2008, p.70]

Maelstrom is certainly interesting, but it just lacks that magic spark needed to transform a collection of ingenious ideas into a thrilling RTS experience. Innovative? Certainly. Thrilling and essential? Not quite.

Once the armies swell in size, the laborious job of shuffling them around the battlefield is like shovelling coal. [Oct 2006, p.65]

The level design appears to be somewhat lacklustre (there's too much 'take this point! And now this one!'), but it's still an enjoyable romp. [Mar 2008, p.85]

Desperados 2 looks a bit dated, and the AI is basic 'search if you're heard, attack if you're seen.' However, it's still enjoyable - and with the effort comes a grumbling sense of achievement. [July 2006, p.89]

While the story is light and terribly translated at times, the quests are rewarding enough (resource-wise) to keep you doing them. [June 2008, p.78]

It's deep, if you like repetitively killing things. [Sept 2006, p.77]

Tedious side quests. [Mar 2010, p.78]

That Elven Legacy is so badly presented is a shame, as there's a surprisingly good strategy game hidden underneath the amateurish exterior. [July 2009, p.75]

A cheaper, slightly longer and certainly more rewarding slice of saccharine silliness than before. Still not perfect, but very, very cute. [July 2006, p.74]