Not A Hero tries so hard to be irreverent that it hurts, but, in the grand scheme of things, the game is still fairly fun. Just don't be astounded if it fails to hold your attention for long. [Issue#267, p.76]

Infinity Ward's talent still shines through, but three new maps, one of which isn't great. [Issue#192, p.94]

Only the lack of new maps and the fact you can only play on four existing ones lets it down. [Issue#196, p.97]

Great fun, if a little throwaway. [Issue#184, p.85]

Hours and hours of extra entertainment. [Issue#179, p.91]

The occasional flash of design ingenuity isn't enough to save Sly's revival from being just slightly above average. There are too many boring sections with Sly's extended, arbitrary cast, and levels that aren't weighty enough to sustain interest - a patchy return for Cooper. [Issue#229, p.74]

Cheap, ugly and terribly written, Sacred 3 is still quite fun in co-op, in a simple sort of way. [Issue#247, p.70]

It's not a complete washout but it's certainly not an essential download like previous tables. [Issue#199, p.103]

Sumptuous visuals disguise a somewhat lacking and repetitive game. [Issue#266, p.66]

A good game, but poorly converted. [Issue#230, p.74]

We just wish that there was a little more substance to the overall package and that it was free of bugs. [Issue#185, p.86]

Well made, but hard to recommend to everyone. [Issue#230, p.78]

There's a good game hidden in here somewhere, but believe us when we say it's been buried pretty well and we're pretty sure that it's not going to surface any time soon. [Issue#260, p.72]

Ugly, dated and very user-unfriendly. That it arrived in the office the same week as Battlefield: Bad Company only emphasised its inferiority. Bad Company may not be great value, but it is high quality and well tailored to the PS3. This is neither.

A curious, cumbersome and frustrating way to end one of gaming's more interesting series. [Issue#216, p.75]

Either incredible fun or loathsome mess, depending which bit you're on. [Issue#200, p.98]

Really nothing more than a fun concept that isn't anything other than a reasonably impressive novelty. [Issue#204, p.90]

The Move controls work fairly well...but such a blatant Wii port shouldn't be full price and won't impress serious PS3 gamers. [Issue#199, p.97]

Yes, we are annoyed it isn't better than it is. [Issue#217, p.76]

It just could have been so much better. [Issue#197, p.102]

A decent addition to the Dragon Age story. [Issue#197, p.103]

Despite some technical issues and minor frustrations, this parody of American patriotism and action hero stereotypes offers a hell of a lot of destructive fun. [Issue#268, p.74]

One of those RPGs that you play out of the corner of your eye while doing something else. [Issue#166, p.95]

This won't win any new converts to the Dragon Age cause, but fans of the series will be more than happy with this latest DLC. [Issue#195, p.102]

Varied missions. [Issue#186, p.87]

Most of the games in Namco Museum Essentials are plenty dull to play. [Issue#193, p.103]

Entertaining missions. [Issue#187, p.87]

The gameplay is depressingly familiar, but it's worth preserving purely for the endless onslaught of gags and rare flashes of innovation on show. [Issue#233, p.74]

It's okay. It's good. It's bland. It's inoffensive. It's a film license. It's for kids. It's about cars. It's got Owen Wilson's voice in it. It's everything you'd expect from it. Nothing more. Nothing less. [Issue 143, p.100]

One of the most boring games ever to have had half a decade of development poured into it. [Issue#211, p.97]

It's frustrating and oversimplified. [Issue#181, p.83]

A nice little package for those in love with the brand and its heritage, but there are better alternatives out there for pretty much everybody else. [Issue#221, p.79]

It does look great and arguably has a certain gritty charm, but is severely let down by a combat system that is, frankly, not good enough. [Apr 2006, p.106]

While undeniably amusing, Octodad just doesn't have enough content to make it worth the asking price. [Issue#244, p.64]

Not the sort of game you get loads of enjoyment out of en route to work. [Issue#187, p.80]

A cynical exercise in fan service that leeches off its ancestors in the absence of any merits it can call its own. [Issue#184, p.76]

Ultimately, Fat Princess is a victim of its own focused creativity. It may have visual appeal and at first seem to offer a lot but it doesn’t take long to realise proceedings are rather dull; matches last a ridiculously long amount of time. In tiny bursts there’s definitely some appeal. It’s just ever so short. [Issue#183, p.80]

Being unable to turn during a combo is mentally upsetting. [Issue#157, p.92]

There’s no denying Ultimate Ninja Storm has its moments and can even be dazzling on occasions, but such instances are purely visual and lack depth. Enthusiasts may be content at first, but even they will get tired of Naruto’s only trick.

Trekkies will appreciate the presentation, and the quotes that appear on each loading screen are a nice touch. Unfortunately, the actual game is nothing but mediocre. [Issue 148, p.89]

It looks nice but plays a shockingly average platform game. [Issue#187, p.78]

A breath of fresh air in the world of licensed movie tie-ins. [Issue#183, p.77]

Vita's black sheep. It's not awful by any stretch of the imagination, but it's difficult to recommend. [Issue#215, p.77]

There are plenty of great concepts lying about the place with The Con, but they haven't been gelled into any kind of coherent game. [Issue#153, p.86]

The gameplay here is a sluggish journey in the wrong direction for the NBA Live series. [Issue#158, p.95]

Not a terrible game, but it's far from being a brilliant one. [Issue#207, p.87]

What would be a ridiculously bland and forgettable experience is rendered that little bit less so through a fairly interesting setting and narrative. But it's still not very good at all, and not particularly worth your time. Unless you're REALLY bored. [Issue#220, p.74]

After about two or three hours of this you'll probably be tired of it all and want some peace, but this is Orochi's secret: you will be tempted to come back. [Issue#217, p.]

It's overly complex, cliquey and not exactly the kind of thing you expect to see running on a PS3. [Issue#182, p.78]

Still feels like a smaller game struggling to fill the space on larger hardware. [Issue#205, p.95]

Much like EA, as far as sports sims go, we're just far too interested in the next-generation to care about this one anymore. [Issue #152, p.62]

You'd have no idea it was attached to one of the most stylish epics ever made if it weren't for the name. [Issue #152, p.73]

Arse controls. Feels like driving a trolley. [Issue#139, p.88]

Another PSN fumble, unfortunately. [Issue#188, p.87]

A decidedly average experience. [Issue#208, p.94]

Nastily boring. [Issue#161, p.88]

There's an engaging narrative here focused on an everyman just trying to do the best job he can, but everything surrounding it is just so disappointing, from the truly awful Akrid to the limp guns and the unbalanced and irritating multiplayer. [Issue#236, p.78]

Frustrating and unpolished, it smacks of a rushed movie tie-in. [Issue#92, p.92]

A poorly created tennis sim that just doesn't hold up to repeated play. [Issue#154, p.74]

It's just a shame that it suffers from a general lack of polish and some really questionable controls. [Issue#196, p.97]

There is something charming about it that Dynasty Warriors fans may find appealing. [Issue#160, p.86]

A host of intriguing ideas are severely undermined by weak presentation and far too many bugs. With another six months and an increased budget, Rise Of The Argonauts could have fulfilled its obvious promise.

No real progression means this one is for the hardcore fans only but the staggering amount of content plus online co-op does help make up for disappointing changes elsewhere. [Issue#229, p.78]

Three games for the price of one seems like a good deal, except that two of the games are pump. [Issue#199, p.92]

Not bad enough to be sent for instant, ruthless execution - but certainly not good enough to really bother with. [Issue#212, p.97]

Only serious gore fiends need apply. [Issue#200, p.95]

Puzzle fanatics who can tolerate inadequacies in the two disappointing games can find plenty of occupying depth for a rainy day. [Issue#152, p.79]

Risen 2 is an awkward mish-mash of ideas that struggles to be anything more than promising or intriguing. You could work at it and pick out some of the fun elements out of the mess but should games be this much hard work?

It will freshen up DC Universe for veterans, but new players should avid it altogether. [Feb 2012, p.81]

The problem is that everything away from the game itself - in other words the game itself - is genuinely weak. [Issue 145, p.76]

Ubisoft could have put more effort in than this if it wanted to pay a real fitting tribute. [Issue#205, p.90]

There might be loads of courses, events and vehicles, but most of them aren't that entertaining, while some are downright frustrating. [Issue#164, p.89]

Annoyingly its potential is continually squandered by robot mechanics and tedious progression. [Aug 2008, p.104]

Not fundamentally bad, just exactly the flippin' same every flippin' time. [Issue#189, p.78]

A weak God of War clone with clunky controls. [Issue#186, p.87]

It's not very engaging. [Issue#191, p.82]

Let down by an insane difficulty level. [Issue#186, p.87]

We don’t care what it says on the packaging, this is not a PS3 game. It’s a mediocre, clunky, primitive PS2 game, although in itself a reasonably playable inoffensive one. But having the cheek to release it on the PS3 – that is offensive.

Controlling the snake is just awkward with the stick, and the design style is a bit meek. [Issue#159, p.97]

Aside from intense boredom, you'll also have to compete with shonky mechanics and intense frustration. [Issue#207, p.86]

It's only 20 quid. Which goes some way to explain the empty roads, the lack of music, the dodgy gameplay gimmick and the paltry 18 cars on offer. [Apr 2006, p.91]

A poor sequel to an already-poor game, though with far nicer graphics. [Issue#185, p.82]

Watering down an already-diluted franchise isn’t going to inspire loyal fans of the series. Weak handling, dumb opponents and basic structure combine to make a very forgettable Need For Speed installment.

Simply too short and too lacking in substance. [Issue#206, p.99]

The lack of any multiplayer at all is criminal, and the price tag is far too steep. [Issue#165, p.87]

Very disappointing. [Issue#186, p.87]

While fans will certainly glean some enjoyment, everyone else should steer clear. [Issue#189, p.91]

Technical issues, iffy storytelling and some questionable choices make for an uneven experience that fails to capitalise on what a fantastic license XCOM is. [Issue#235, p.76]

Too repetitive and lacking in the kind of depth we look for in an action RPG. [Issue#202, p.92]

Not terrible, but it's pretty boring and short. [Issue#188, p.83]

The real-time mechanic just descends into button hammering. [Issue#158, p.94]

The core gameplay is merely basic, but why doesn't Tecmo Koei take some chances with the DW offshoots? [Issue#208, p.94]

Temple of Osiris struggles to captivate or entertain, even in its strongest moments. [Issue#252, p.62]

And 1 Streetball needed a good scrub and some basic gameplay lessons but was too busy busting rhymes and freestyling to care about the little things. [Issue 142, p.99]

Bland atmosphere. [Issue#186, p.82]

At best forgettable; at worst downright creepy. [Issue#192, p.89]

Just a bit buggered. [Issue#188, p.82]

You'll notice this number is higher than that we gave WWE 12 (50%), even though we complain about a barely-evolved sequel here. Well, the power of nostalgia and the strength of the Attitude era combine nicely. Other than that? This is a pointless game.