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

The spectacuar way in which the game is presented is enough to make the most players want to overlook the deep-running problems it harbors and plaudits must be paid to a setting this original and so excellently realized. [June 2008, p.64]

A noisy, polished and suitably spectacular racer. [Aug 2010, p.84]

For just over eight measly quid, you get one of the most challenging Total War campaigns to date. [Sept 2006, p.58]

Any problems melt away fast with writing as sharp and hysterical as this. [Jan 2009, p.75]

This is an adventure game for anyone who loves adventure games, anyone who loves to laugh, and anyone who loves seeing animals represented as gun-toting sociopaths. And who can't admit to at least two of those? [Mar 2007, p.78]

If I have a gripe, it's that the introduction of Hugh Bliss's magical talismans makes for some rather force puzzles. [July 2007, p.80]

This may be Sam and Max at their most entertaining, but it's not their most logically coherent outing. [May 2008, p.89]

More fun than 50 Formula One races, with or without Nazi-themed S&M. [Sept 2008, p.71]

The production values are high. [May 2010, p.92]

Consoles, you win this round. [Feb 2008, p.82]

Truly a visceral, retro experience that takes us to a warmer, happier time. [Feb 2008, p.90]

Worth buying if you like the "Heroes of Might and Magic" series. [Aug 2009, p.74]

Essential for those who likes a sit down and have a think. [Aug 2010, p.82]

At the heart of it all, just a damn fine, playable game, overblessed with the 'one more go' factor and a joyful sense of reward vs. effort put in. [Dec 2007, p.86]

The plot is a bit of nonsense and the NPCs' AI is dumber than a bag of hair, but slashing up civilians with the Claw is always amusing. [Aug 2009, p.68]

Overlord II's brand of guiltless comic villainy is more entertaining than 'true' evil could ever be. [Sept 2009, p.64]

What it adds - the more capacious level design, the daylight, the mech bits, the cover system - doesn't amount to much more than a garnish of new ideas on an old chicken salad of a game. But as I said, the magic of F.E.A.R. is certainly in position. That basic pleasure of time slowing, of watching a death ballet unfold as glass shatters, masonry crumbles and bodies cartwheel with morbid elegance - it's all intact, and it's as incredible to behold as ever. [Mar 2009, p.56]

It's a great little indie game, it's cheap and you really should play it. [Mar 2010, p.83]

An absolute ton of very German micromanagement. [June 2010, p.87]

An imperfect romp that manages to cover its flaws with charm and relentless action. [Oct 2010, p.84]

As long as you realise that Crayon Physics Deluxe is a sandbox in disguise, you won't be disappointed by this charming physics puzzler. [Apr 2009, p.70]

Addictive and it's fun, but it is more frustrating and rage-inducing than other PopCap efforts of late. [Feb 2010, p.85]

Old-school, classic, no-nonsense joy based around possibly the finest trilogy of films ever made. [Aug 2008, p.64]

Graphically dated. [Feb 2010, p.76]

With new scenes and sets, such as blue-screens and miniature cities (for your highly original 'Nodzilla' and 'Codependence Day' movies), as well as the ability to control the camera's positioning within a scene (which greatly increases freedom of creativity), along with new costumes, effects and a bunch of fancy camera overlays like night vision and raindrops, The Movies: Stunts & Effects is an essential addition and should not be missed by fans of the original.

A refinement and general improvement on Vegas, as it's better paced, more consistent and bigger. [June 2008, p.70]

While slightly linear, obviously console-led, and a little repetitive, if you suspend your disbelief and let the game take you on a ride, you'll find your pulse pounding like a kettle drum. [Sept 2008, p.64]