We desperately wanted to give Damnation the benefit of the doubt, but everything about it just feels wrong. You need to do far better than this to cut the mustard. [July 2009, p.82]

Another surprisingly good game feature is the story. Objectives and allegiances chop and change, and the radio chatter drips with comic book melodrama. [July 2009, p.68]

A misguided farce. Offensive. [Oct 2009, p.75]

Exceptionally presented, additively brutal. [June 2009, p.62]

An abysmal failure. No sense of excitement, fear or anything. [July 2009, p.76]

There are some great moments, but they're few and far between. [July 2009, p.80]

Just follow the quest arrows, and spank everyone in your path. Rinse and repeat. Mental patients weave baskets because it’s calming - this is the same deal. [Sept 2009, p.70]

At some point during the development any wit and/or charm the series had left was quietly escorted out of the building and shot. [Sept 2009, p.67]

A worthy sequel to a true PSP classic. [May 2009, p.68]

It's a head-slicin', chest beater of a slash 'em up. It's derivative though. [June 2009, p.58]

A hodgepodge of intergalactic hard arse, this is a must for those wanting something moody and fresh. [May 2009, p.60]

The Godfather II starts off as a robust crime caper, but it alienates fans of the film and confuses those who haven't seen it. [June 2009, p.67]

Arguably the best Guitar Hero game since "Guitar Hero III." [June 2009, p.66]

It was a worthwhile dig, but it just isn't a patch on genre leaders. [May 2009, p.64]

Cack-handed. [May 2009, p.67]

Feels positively ancient, gets by on retro charm. [May 2009, p.65]

Killzone 3 this ain't. Avoid. [June 2009, p.68]

Tenchu's in a dire need to go back to its roots. [June 2009, p.70]

Well built with minor flaws, this is definitely one to get hold of. [May 2009, p.70]

A step in the right direction for the franchise. [Christmas 2008, p.84]

A grand, bloody, epic adventure. [Apr 2009, p.66]

Solid, but not quite what we expected. [Apr 2009, p.70]

Above-average Rogue-like space RPG action. More-ish. [June 2009, p.71]

I'll say it again: Killzone 2 is the best console first person shooter ever. It will be bested one day, and that is as it should be, but this game has set the proverbial bar so high we reckon it'll be the king for a good long while... Hail to the king, baby. [Feb 2009, p.66]

After a weekend with Hazard, you may want to return him. [Apr 2009, p.77]

So dumb it's dangerously good. [Apr 2009, p.72]

A tight-fisted gut blow of wow! Must own. [Mar 2009, p.70]

The Nippon Ichi crew are masters of turn-based strategy so there was no guarantee that they could do an action game, any more than Madonna was guaranteed any success in her acting career. But succeed they have; gamers can dive into their wicked anime universe with pick-up-and-play accessibility [Aug 2009, p.78]