Genuinely clever stuff. [July 2009, p.64]

The Godfather II is an improvement over its predecessor, though that's hardly a gratuitous compliment. How about this - The Godfather II is surprisingly not as plain as you might have thought it would be, all things considered. [May 2009, p.70]

Multiplayer modes are very original. [July 2009, p.62]

An excellent game that would have breached the 90% barrier had it been a little bit more substantial and erred less on the combat side of things. [June 2009, p.62]

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]

Frustrating controls. [July 2009, p.70]

The levels feed artificially protracted. [July 2009, p.74]

Plays a bit like "Psychonauts," but lacks any and all of that game's wonderful charms. [July 2009, p.76]

The whole thing is an abomination. [Aug 2009, p.73]

Awful on-foot controls. [July 2009, p.72]

The only things you'll get out of Stormrise are a headache and a stress-related heart attack from trying to select a unit. [June 2009, p.66]

A boring game. [Aug 2009, p.72]

The menu system is a confusing mess. [June 2009, p.73]

Good fun, if a little short for the money. [June 2009, p.68]

BattleForge runs smoothly and is pretty enough, with a wide selection of large units to choose from. However, battles see you going up against the same units - the ones players have identified as being the best. So the only real variety BattleForge provides is on paper. [May 2009, p.73]

The combat is, despite flowing well, incredibly and utterly console. [June 2009, p.74]

A very solid start to the series. [June 2009, p.72]

It's leagues behind the subscription-based MMOs of the world. [July 2009, p.74]

If you have a lot of patience, follow The Path. If not, bugger off and pick up an FPS. [Aug 2009, p.75]

A vaguely comical arcade shooter in the clouds, and one that never pretends to be anything else. [June 2009, p.64]

To say that the game is shallow would be harsh, but it certainly doesn't plumb the potential depths of the period, and while it has multiplayer I can't see it having much longevity. [May 2009, p.77]

Even at its bargain price, MOB is frankly appalling. [July 2009, p.73]

As a strategy game, very few titles reach the epic scale and excitement of Men of War's biggest battles. [Apr 2009, p.68]

Challenging, but not infuriating. [June 2009, p.70]

There's only one problem with this expansion: buying it. [June 2009, p.71]

All the polish in the world could not mask the nagging feeling of tactical emptiness. [May 2009, p.59]

Treat The Maw as a casual half hour game and you'll be well satisfied, but don't expect any maw than that. Sorry. [June 2009, p.75]

The game is very, very repetitive and very, very dumb, falling light years short of the novel's depth. [July 2009, p.77]