It's not bad, but Ghosts can't escape from a growing feeling of deja vu - we've definitely played this game before. [Issue#238, p.60]

For all the tweaking seen in KOF XI it's only really the followers of the series who are going to appreciate the subtleties that hve been introduced. [Issue#156, p.84]

Solid, accessible and well presented. [Issue#170, p.80]

Drop the Football Life rubbish, please. [Issue#210, p.82]

Good, but hardly startling stuff. [Issue#146, p.95]

This is a consistently entertaining piece of fluff that sticks to an idea and doesn't stray too far from it. [Issue 144, p.96]

Deeply flawed, but still very playable. If you can bear the frustrations involved then there’s a compelling plot and ample amount of fun with fire to be had before you’ve even started messing around in the map editor.

Plays like a greatest hits album for the series so far. [Issue#251, p.72]

Undeniably accessible. [Issue#170, p.90]

With the introduction of TNA Impact! the climate has suddenly changed; hopefully, though, this will translate to a less-frustrating (but similarly full) release from Yuke’s next year.

An inferior entry in the series to its predecessor. [Issue#243, p.68]

Newcomers will find enjoyment within at least one title and, if nothing else, will enjoy experiencing a little of our rich gaming history. [Issue #147, p.91]

Throwaway single-player and a sometimes dodgy online experience stop this from being a good arcade racer. [Issue#208, p.99]

The real bonus is the range of race types available. [Issue#160, p.96]

A decent twin-stick shooter with one outstanding feature. [Issue#242, p.70]

A polished, high-quality product, but its repetitiveness makes it less than compelling. Criterion seems to have lost sight of the high-adrenaline dynamic that makes Burnout exciting. [Issue#162, p.74]

This does just feel like a slight adjustment over NHL 12, which felt like a minor tinkering of NHL, which... well, you get the point. [Issue#223, p.85]

Reliable, simple comfort food. [Issue#225, p.82]

It may not be the best-looking thing on two wheels, but MotoGP 13 translates the art of motorcycle racing onto the humble PlayStation 3 controller. That's no small feat. [Issue#233, p.80]

Good fun. [Issue#194, p.102]

A nice challenge and it certainly looks good in high definition, but it can become infuriatingly complicated during the later phases of each level. [Issue#155, p.88]

Viking is enjoyable, but not long lasting. [Issue#165, p.82]

Far too difficult for its own good. Rendered fair, only by a decade-old mechanism. [Issue#158, p.92]

Incredibly rewarding, and annoyingly addictive. [Issue#186, p.83]

A healthy, inoffensive slice of 2D platforming that no developers really bother with these days. Worth picking up if and when it's discounted. [Issue#215, p.85]

A great example of the new wave of indie horror, Outlast isn't revolutionary or particularly terrifying, but some great jump scares and a fun, cheesy story make it well worth checking out. [Issue#241, p.72]

It's getting harder each year to cling onto the memory of PES being the best footballing game out there... It's not as good as FIFA. [Issue#197, p.84]

It's pretty easy to get it right, but you do have to concentrate on every shot - this isn't "Everybody's Golf." [Issue 142, p.104]

It's all been done better before. [Issue#194, p.103]

A truly mind-mangling challenge. [Issue#191, p.82]

With four-player support, you could do a lot worse than Slam Bolt Scrappers. [Issue#204, p.97]

It's a joyous trip down memory lane for the most part but the closer you look, the more grey hairs you see. [Issue#223, p.85]

If the vehicles were up to snuff then this would be a game worth celebrating. [Issue#223, p.85]

It's certainly a lot of fun, but TT Games is able to churn out this sort of game with its eyes closed and sadly it's beginning to show. [Issue#167, p.84]

Kane & Lynch probably has the most mature application of cinematic conventions in an action game yet, and it brims with original ideas. However, it's let down by dodgy AI, a poor cover system and a variety of glitches. [Issue#160, p.84]

A wonderful co-op game, but only an average one on your own. [Issue#232, p.72]

It relies too much on contrived style to mask its simplicity. [Issue#155, p.85]

The multiplayer outweighs the single-player but having to look up and down with the face buttons means that you'll never be the crack-shot you can be with a second analogue stick. [Issue #147, p.78]

For one level, Tools of Destruction is the exciting, Pixar-esque platform brilliance that we anticipated from those early screens. After that, though, it's the same PS2 title as ever, and the tired mechanics of this franchise are dead to us. [Issue#160, p.66]

The PSN title will remain the preserve of retro fans, and those who prefer either a simpler or more affordable game than Street Fighter II's bigger and better sequel. [Issue#176, p.95]

Default difficulty provides mindless fun, tougher difficulty the hardcore challenge. [Issue#210, p.98]

Fun in short controlled bursts, but far too straighforward and repetitive to stand up to long, involved periods of play. [Issue#162, p.90]

If you're a Grasshopper or Suda51 fan, add about 18% to this score. From an objective viewpoint, it's a fun but flawed hack-and-slash game with a quirky setting. From a subjective viewpoint, it's bloody brilliant – so much so you can overlook its clunkier elements.

Fracture supplies the recommended dose of excitement, and not a drop more. While its puzzles come close to rescuing matters, that feeling of half-hearted exploration and only just adequate gunplay never quite wears off.

Pleasantly absorbing. [Issue#243, p.62]

Worth the memories. [Issue 141, p.110]

A colossal disappointment, especially after last year's "Project 8," and most certainly in the face of EA's "Skate." The one thing this franchise needs is a good year off. [Issue#160, p.72]

On a DualShock it would be great. On an analogue nub it isn't. Despite this, it's still a pretty solid game. [Issue #147, p.92]

Majin's old-fashioned approach may well wash a wave of nostalgia over you. [Issue#199, p.88]

while it's fun with friends and family, it's just not one you'd bother with alone. [Issue#196, p.93]

Over in a flash, Legend is great in parts, rubbish in others. There's simply not enough tomb raiding. In fact, there's not enough of anything. Despite some great moments, there's just not enough gameplay, leaving this sadly lacking. [Issue#139, p.66]

Manages to mix a story mode with the tile matching to surprisingly good effect. [Issue#188, p.87]

Sure to have us hooked for the forseeable future. [Issue#252, p.70]

It carefully bridges the gap between its PC flight sim heritage and the arcadey world of consoles. [Issue#183, p.74]

Gets a hell of a lot of things right and is fun - especially if you're willing to experiment with your approach. But some poor design choices and a bizarre level of bugginess let the whole ting down. [Issue#204, p.78]

A surprisingly powerful music-creation tool. [Issue#186, p.81]

It’s good fun, even if it doesn’t feel quite as thrilling as we would have liked. With a little more tweaking of the controls and maybe a new approach to the genre à la Skate, this could have fared much better.

Fun and a solid challenge, but lacking in some respects, showing its age, sometimes unfair and with pointless Vita-specific controls. [Issue#217, p.81]

Arctic Edge is a massive challenge and in no small part raises the technical bar for handheld racers. [Issue#184, p.75]

Whilst playing it on the hardest difficulty seems pointless to anyone but the most hardened of fans, the game has seen a significant hike in quality and fun since the last one. It's just the balance of the difficulty that isn't quite right. [Issue #150, p.76]

A solid and engrossing title that fans of both adventure and puzzle games will find a lot of enjoyment in. [Issue#163, p.95]

The campaign is crap. Clearly. [Issue#225, p.70]

It's a little pricey, but fans of Monkey Ball will be more than happy with this digital substitute. [Issue#194, p.103]

A pleasant surprise. [Issue#197, p.103]

But this is progress, all the same. Sure, Sniper Elite III is rough around the edges, but it offers just enough that it makes up for all that. It succeeds as a shooter thanks in large part to that crunchiness, yet as a sequel it is improved in clearly defined, tangible ways.

It's online, it's smooth to control, it's cheap, and it's worth a blast. [Issue #152, p.72]

The combat system is cool, the alchemy is cool, the voice acting is cool; unfortunately the fetching and errand running is so archaic, you can hear it dying. [Issue 144, p.87]

The aesthetic is arresting, but the gameplay not so much. [Issue#206, p.99]

A strictly two-player affair. [Issue#175, p.89]

A decent game, though nothing special. [Issue#183, p.76]

Amusing and distinctive. [Issue#174, p.93]

It's going to be off-putting for newcomers because it's an awkward mess in the context of modern gaming's drive for slick controls but regardless, it's strangely familiar and reminiscent of a different era for everyone else. [Issue#211, p.99]

Rapstar touches the musical bones other games can't reach. [Issue#199, p.98]

Wheelman is a dark horse; way more fun than we’d anticipated, but nevertheless lacking in the final layer of sheen that we expect for the increasingly meaningful financial layout.

It may not be a classic, but The Bourne Conspiracy still gets more right than it does wrong. Thanks to the awesome variety of Takedown moves, there are few games that will make you feel more like a highly trained killer.

PES diehards will defend the strangely robotic take on the beautiful game, but those wanting a flowing, realistic game should eye up the old adversary. [Issue#185, p.76]

Fans of the series should be prepared for a fight if they want to get the most out of the game. [Issue#139, p.75]

A visciously addictive way to kill time, although it doesn't hold up too well on repeated play. [Issue#163, p.86]

Good fun and great value....but the graphics are boring and it does get repetitive. [Issue#210, p.99]

The definitive version of a good fighting game, but the limited visual upgrades for PS4 fall way short of our expectations. [Issue#254, p.68]

Only a complete lack of online play and poor AI let it down. [Issue#202, p.97]

It's humourless, but functional and quite fun. [Issue#190, p.76]

If this game was longer than six hours, we'd give it a much better score, but the length of it isn't quite redeemed by the great story and mediocre gameplay. [Issue#157, p.72]

Mirror’s Edge offers an exciting alternative to the usual FPSs, but isn’t quite as revolutionary as it should have been. Still, if you’re after style over substance, Faith offers thrills and spills beyond the average action game.

It's a good JRPG but not a great one. [Issue#249, p.72]

The building your own mech aspect is good enough, but the rest of the game is let down by the shallowness of the twee characters, unwieldy combat and simple plot. [Issue 143, p.92]

Has nearly all of the same gameplay flaws as its predecessor and as such doesn't really represent any kind of step forward. [Issue#196, p.86]

Conan's lack of original ideas and last-gen gameplay, clips the wings of an otherwise thoroughly entertaining action/fantasy romp. [Issue#160, p.95]

As card games go, this is actually not too bad. [Issue#227, p.77]

There's quite a bit of new content here. [Issue#187, p.82]

Fans of the series will be pleasantly surprised. [Issue#234, p.78]

It’s an entry-level arcade racer, with a range of fast and destructive events plus an open-world theme and a host of licensed vehicles. Need For Speed Undercover is fun and tailored to suit all tastes.

This is the least fun we've had with Guitar Hero for a long time. [Issue#197, p.93]

It's not as good as other Double Fine efforts like Stacking and Costume Quest, but there's enough character and intrigue in The Cave to see you past the iffy platforming and sometimes dull puzzles. [Issue#229, p.79]

The automatic combat is a mixed blessing with all the easy random battles going on, but linearity of the story holds it back. [Issue 142, p.96]

If first impressions count then TNA is likely to win over plenty of fans. But for those who want more for their money, TNA Impact! 2 is likely to be more up your street. Is it better than SmackDown? Tune in next month to find out.

Racing with four pals manages to spark nostalgia perfectly. [Issue 142, p.103]

It does a good job, but you're always aware of its unfulfilled potential. [Issue#200, p.98]