Pretty much the perfect way to get ready to rise up in the upcoming Street Fighter V. [Issue#259, p.72]

One of the more surprising games of the year - and the best Simpsons game to date. [Issue#160, p.92]

Competent with some interesting features, but just isn't enough fun - doesn't offer enough of interest. [Issue#216, p.85]

It sounds better than it looks, but it's an accessible experience. [Issue#250, p.52]

A lifeless case of quantity over quality that strives for great heights but technically falls short in every department. Despite the name attached to it, it's not a winner. [Issue#267, p.74]

Ultimately you're left cursing at almost every turn. [Issue#174, p.88]

It's good fun, testing both your problem solving and manual dexterity, and it makes good use of PS Vita's controls. [Issue#216, p.73]

It's old-school racing, that's for sure. Nevertheless, it's entertaining enough for most folk to consider giving it a bash. Much like "Sega Rally," it has put fun first and built everything around that. [Issue#159, p.92]

Doesn't have the pomp and ceremony of a triple-A blockbuster RPG, but it does have charm, solid gameplay and a really fun co-op experience. If you love loot then you want to be part of this. [Issue#206, p.78]

It's just getting a bit stale now. [Issue#199, p.96]

Occasionally thrilling, and lovingly reproduced. [Issue#200, p.92]

Pure, beautiful genius, and the kind of game that despite its simplicity manages to surprise and wow at every turn. As relaxing as it is gorgeous, no one can dislike this. [Issue #151, p.66]

The passion is clear, the charm magnetic and the gameplay enjoyable, but Retro City Rampage does fall back on weak gags a little too often to achieve greatness. [Issue#228, p.80]

There's more than enough going on in single-player to make it worth a bash. Just don't expect anything to surprise you. [Issue#194, p.98]

Has the looks, the controls and the missions to keep you coming back. Good alone, better with friends and a real tough nut. [Issue#202, p.88]

The controls could do with some work, but Swarm's still addictive fun and worth checking out. [Issue#204, p.96]

One of the PSP's most original titles. [Issue#203, p.88]

A fun if slightly shallow fighting game for most, JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure fans will absolutely adore All Star Battle. For that select few, this is a must have.

Fast paced and never deviating from its solid format, this arcade adventure, where limited in parts, does boast some superb visuals and addictive gameplay.

The simple level editor certainly lends it a lot of value, but Age Of Booty had one of those too and that didn’t cost this much.

Nothing can quite prepare you for what it's like to actually play Deadly Premonition. [Issue#231, p.78]

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

A highly impressive update. [Issue#196, p.97]

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

A solid FPS that requires canny planning and teamwork to succeed. [Issue#213, p.96]

It's moreish, even if it doesn't scratch the deepest of gaming itches. [Issue#212, p.99]

Snappy and satisfying, though it loses something of the epic sweep of the home console Assassin's Creeds. [Issue#225, p.64]

Pretty much the same game, only a bit better with Move. [Issue#197, p.95]

Absorbing, endearing and adorable. [Issue#185, p.80]

Blandness and boredom combine when played alone, but throw in three friends and it becomes a minor hoot. [Issue#211, p.94]

The sort of simple, dumb, licensed game that causes the shelves of your local game shop to buckle under the weight of sheer undesirable mediocrity. [Issue#210, p.94]

Even a couple of odd design decisions don't get in the way of the high-octane thrills here, thankfully. [Issue#253, p.70]

A deceptively adult adventure. [Issue#224, p.80]

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

Piyotama does its best to put a clever and unique spin on a tired format, but its tendency to reward shameless chancing considerably dents its appeal. [Issue#162, p.93]

Sorcery is fun and uses motion control in a way that doesn't make you want to claw your eyes out. It's shallow and short, though. [Issue#219, p.76]

It's as close to the PS3 version as you could hope to get, but that's not necessarily a good thing. [Issue#191, p.81]

It feels like the franchise does need a rethink. [Issue#259, p.70]

EA has made some great changes this year, much the same as with its FIFA franchise. 2K9 doesn’t seem to have taken it far enough, and the small additions just leave us wanting more.

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.]

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

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.

Better than Rebellion's recent fare, but still not great. [Issue#214, p.80]

Where Cubixx HD comes into its own is through multiplayer. [Issue#207, p.99]

Given half a chance, Sacred 2 will swallow your life. You’ll find a highly enjoyable experience here – if a little rough around the edges. But it’s compelling stuff nonetheless.

Decent towards the end but dull and unsatisfying up to that point. [Issue#242, p.72]

Technically the collection is lacking, but there's no denying the quality of the games. [Issue#217, p.72]

Beyond also seems to have less narrative choice than Heavy Rain, with your ending being mainly decided by a couple of large decisions toward the very end of the game. Choices up to that point can affect the specifics of your current situation, but the end result is rarely affected. Again, it’s similar to The Walking Dead: the end destination is the same, but how you got there might be a bit different to someone else.

More than just a cash-in on the franchise’s glittering legacy, Legends Of Wrestlemania is the most impressive wrestling videogame since the turn of the millennium.

Deeper than it looks. [Issue#244, p.61]

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

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]

It's not the prettiest game on PSN but it's certainly one of the best strategy titles currently available. [Issue#192, p.97]

The storyline's barely even worth mentioning over the fact that it's so much of a parody of itself it hurts. [Issue#196, p.89]

A well-put together, if not very polished effort. [Issue#190, p.71]

The best in the series so far, but with no real gameplay improvements. The action may feel far too familiar to owners of Virtua Tennis 3 – if you’re one of them, only check this out if you can’t live without PSN.

It's not very original, but you'll be hard-pressed to find a similarly priced first-person shooter that offers this much impressive content. [Issue#209, p.99]

You can block routes off with loot, and most battles descend into simply turtling into a corner, playing the boring, easy route. A shame, as it's otherwise solid. [Issue#221, p.81]

The decent price pushes this just past the original, but only just. [Issue#185, p.87]

The dominating impression of The Don's Edition is that this is a very lazy PS3 port, with a lame attempt to justify its existence by bolting on Sixaxis functions and throwing in extra content in the form of The Corleone Expansion Pack. [Issue #151, p.91]

Depends too much on trial and error. [Issue#170, p.91]

There's a catch to more or less every improvement Unity makes. [Issue#251, p.58]

The game feels, to all but the most hardcore of Aerosmith fanboys, like a rather cynical cash-in. Zero evolution, minimum effort, maximum profit.

A great concept, but one whose execution screams for another year in development. [Issue#184, p.79]

For short, sharp bursts of Multitap action, there's no better game than Off the Rails, and it's a decent crack in single-player, too. [Issue#161, p.94]

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

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

An entertaining, if not a little under-polished, FPS that dares to strike out in new directions. [Issue#203, p.82]

The most vapid, materialistic and all-around terrible representations of humanity we have ever seen. [Issue#203, p.90]

Recommended. [Issue#221, p.81]

For now, this is one for the hardcore. [Issue#246, p.68]

A bit of a technical mess. [Issue#203, p.86]

Get on with eliminating the scaly, sometimes squdgy, monsters that have randomly attacked. [Issue#146, p.94]

A quirky, engrossing and fun little portable offering. [Issue#187, p.81]

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

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

You'll not learn anything by buying this, except maybe not to buy rubbish puzzlers in the future. [Issue 141, p.104]

An annoying little game that plays just well enough for us to nearly forgive the ridiculousness of it. [Issue#139, p.93]

Well-designed levels and power-ups. [Issue#202, p.96]

Making a big thing out of it would have been a good idea. [Issue#157, p.80]

Fun and interesting, but hampered by obscene difficulty and some other niggles. [Issue#207, p.99]

It's boring, the AI cheats and it's too expensive for something that can be finished in half an hour. [Issue#216, p.85]

You really shouldn't bother at all. [Issue#225, p.81]

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

A great-looking scrolling fighter with plenty of bite, but ultimately it's just too sluggish to do its flawed presentation much justice. [Issue#211, p.98]

This is, without a doubt, the best Dynasty Warriors game to date. [Issue#243, p.58]

The fixes and changes have dragged Alone In The Dark from being a god-awful game to an okay one. It can’t compete with the likes of Dead Space, but it can cosy up with other mediocrity such as Siren: Blood Curse.

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

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

An extremely well-rounded twin-stick shooter. [Issue#201, p.99]

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

A functional open world game, Mad Max captures none of what makes its source material great. Missions are uninteresting, the world is dead and there are next to no damn car chases. [Issue#262, p.64]

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

Okay, so Thrillville's brilliance is broken - but it's still brilliance nonetheless. [Issue # 147, p.72]

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]

It's text heavy, combat can be clumsy and the premise for this RPG is hardly original, but JRPG fans are going to love Phantasy Star Portable 2 regardless. [Issue#197, p.98]

With less personality than a Dynasty Warriors game, totally forgettable story and sparse content, Arslan is only somewhat redeemed by its minor combat improvements. [Issue#268, p.76]

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