BlazBlue: Continuum Shift takes on all the beat-'em-up rules and punches them in their stupid throats. [Issue#51, p117]

A gorgeously simple set of controls. [Christmas 2010, p.109]

The dancey track selection gives the game a more up-tempo feel.

Essential. [Christmas 2010]

Rockstar is the master of horror. [Christmas 2010]

Shots are harder to keep down than a helium-filled kangaroo. [Christmas 2010]

Captures almost all the charm of its full-sized counterpart. [Christmas 2010]

There's some mild appeal. [Christmas 2010]

A linear brawl that's over in less than six hours. [Christmas 2010]

The main emotion evoked by fuzzy beast buddy Teotl is pity. [Christmas 2010]

The fresh concept gives a shot in the arm to one of the stalest genres around. [Christmas 2010]

One of the worst lightgun titles ever. [Christmas 2010]

Strike City, challenge over. [Christmas 2010]

Really fun. [Christmas 2010]

The tracking is also a bit off. [Dec 2010, p.99]

You'll loathe yourself for enjoying it. [Christmas 2010]

The Fight can still entertain a crowd for all the wrong reasons. [Christmas 2010]

It really is like unicycling across a rope bridge made of ice. [Christmas 2010]

Closing your eyes and softly whispering Space Oddity: brilliant. [Christmas 2010]

A stopgap sequel. [Dec 2010]

A nearly flawless package.[Christmas 2010, p.90]

In a year of shining PSN goodness, Guardian of Light draws its guns against DeathSpank, Shank and Scott Pilgrim and shoots them like endagered animals. [Issue#51, p.102]

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"Quotation Forthcoming"

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The result's a game where, though the quality of the fighting is almost as good as the competition's, a whole load of tiny details make the finished product a bit of a mess. [Issue#51, p.114]

What counts is that, once mastered, Vanquish has arguably the best example of third-person gunplay yet committed to Blu-ray. [Issue#51, p.112]

Obsidian has taken the dehydrated sands of apocalyptic Nevada and made them feel like a theme park of blood, blackjack, and Brahmin. [Issue#51, p.96]

It's great to have a solid grap alternative to UFC Undisputed. [Dec 2010, p.106]

It's fast, smooth and pretty. [July 2009, p.93]

It's a fighter that also satisfies your OCD side. [Christmas 2009, p.112]

F1 2010 is fantastic. You'll feel cheated at times, but no other racer makes one overtake seem like popping champagne corks on the podium, or makes you feel like Stirling Moss when you cross the line in seventh. Sure, it's cruel: but it's one of the most terrifying and intense racers ever made as a direct result. [Oct 2010, p.96]

One of the best games on PSP. [JPN Import; Apr 2010, p.110]

There are moments when it feels like it's on the cusp of greatness, threatening to make you an offer you can't refuse, but the inevitable letdown is never far behind. [Sept 2010, p.104]

Avoid. [July 2010, p.118]

A spellbinding little fantasy adventure. [Sept 2010, p.110]

It's the first import game that punishes you for not being a Yank. [Sept 2010, p.118]

We're glad to have it wash up on our shores. [Sept 2010, p.119]

This is a comprehensive package. [Sept 2010, p.113]

One hell of an invigorating game. [Aug 2010, p.108]

The best thing is that both the game and the Hogwarts setting feel genuinely big. [Aug 2010, p.112]

The presentation is brimming with cartoony amusement. [Sept 2010, p.114]

Naughty Bear certainly isn't a sweatshop import with lead shot for eyes and asbestos filling, but it's no Steiff original either. [Aug 2010, p.116]

Never destined for greatness, but hugely likeable despite the flaws. [Aug 2010, p.110]

SBK-09's overall implementation pushes your patience instead of your PS3. [July 2009, p.105]

If this was eye candy it would be the ancient fluffy Polo mint at the bottom of your grandma's lavender handbag. [June 2010, p.113]

Luckily, there's plenty more to do when you're bored of the main story. [Aug 2010, p.118]

As puzzle games set in Oregon go, it could have been a lot, lot worse. [Sept 2010, p.]

It's a bit of a worry that the redheaded warrior sent out to save the world has been equipped with nothing but a thong and a set of spherical breasts. [Sept 2010, p.117]

Handling can be over-responsive. [Sept 2010, p.119]

Like so much in life, Peace Walker is great fun with a good partner. [July 2010, p.100]

This is covered in Dookie - but most definitely not sh*t. [July 2010, p.111]

A refreshing breath of nostalgic gaming, and brilliant value at under a tenner. [July 2010, p.104]

It's the same old Tiger, at least for now.[Aug 2010, p.111]

If the tracking listing consisted of Lady Gaga and Crystal Castles, twiddling a little arrow around and hitting the face buttons might be more satisfying. [Sept 2010, p.117]

Brilliantly rookie-friendly. [July 2010, p.114]

There's just an awkward charm in its klutziness, but Alpha Protocol is a tough one to love. [July 2010, p.112]

Relegation fodder. [Aug 2010, p.117]

Want to blow up stuff and drive faster than a greased weasel stapled to a Catherine wheel? Blur is your new best pal. [July 2010, p.110]

This is as close as you'll get to UFC without sharing Shane Carwin's post-fight ice bath, and that's where we draw the line anyway. Buy it. [June 2010, p.99]

Combine the racing with the vast creative options and this is a splendid package for which the best is yet to come, via community-created tracks, cars and freaky figures. [June 2010, p.114]

An insane intergalactic treat. [Sept 2010, p.119]

There are at least enough creative, sharing and multiplayer options to stop things going stale. [July 2010, p.118]

It was a world I was gutted to leave, and as such stands among the best that PS3 has to offer. [June 2010, p.107]

Leaves the majority of its competitors languishing in its slipstream - with a glorious pile of fresh debris raining down around them. [June 2010, p.100]

While in one sense this has perfectly recaptured the past, in another - the fighting - it's also resolutely stuck in it. [June 2010, p.104]

While the gameplay is better than ever, the overstuffed presentation makes sticking around long enough to master anything that little bit tougher. [June 2010, p.110]

A rather mediocre adventure. [June 2010, p.111]

The combat's big and forceful, but you can only shoot dudes for so long when you know that your reward will just be more dudes to shoot. [June 2010, p.118]

In a word, "poor." [July 2010, p.107]

Difficult to recommend. [July 2010, p.118]

An excellent and unique strategy game. [July 2010, p.107]

What it lacks in imagination, it almost makes up for in accessibility and variety. [June 2010, p.102]

As far as being an actioner that's worthy of your time, this is not up to the standard we'd expect. In fact, it's nowhere Nier. [June 2010, p.105]

With its mass of finely-tuned additions, it's bigger and more satisfying than you'd ever imagine. [May 2010, p.104]

Out on the park it plays brilliantly, presentation wise it's a massive leap forward for all of EA's sports titles. [May 2010, p.96]

Reasonably pretty, totally inoffensive, and crazy cheap at 3.19 quid. [Mar 2010, p.107]

It's like Mila Kunis on a bobsleigh - sexy, fast and hard to take your eyes off. [July 2010, p.118]

Into cult classic territory. [July 2010, p.107]

Pleasingly meaty. [July 2010, p.118]

The novelty is short-lived, but in terms of tactics and squad-building it's nearly organised and surprisingly playable. [Nov 2009, p.135]

There are only 15 levels, but it's a neat little idea. [Aug 2010, p.113]

An intriguing but all-too-brief 3.19 curiosity. [July 2010, p.118]

It'll only make sense if you've got a PhD in the series. [May 2010, p.102]

To facilitate the stalking, there's a present-giving mechanic. [June 2010, p.119]

Turgid mess. [July 2010, p.118]

Few things are as disappointing as shoot-'em up Alien Zombie Death. [May 2010, p.104]

Although the result is less than the sum of its parts, there is fun for committed shoot-o-philes. [June 2010, p.113]

It succeeds throughout because every element feels like it's pulling its weight. Flying, driving, shooting, free roaming chaos, linear missions: Everything feels big and in your face. [Apr 2010, p.94]

A solid overall package, just lacking some finesse. [Apr 2010, p.107]

A crummy-looking Magic Ball, but it's not without its charms. [Dec 2009, p.18]

An excellent and testing shooter. [June 2010, p.117]

The game is inches away from scoring 10/10, and it's only the familiarity of the core gameplay that makes it feel less than the very, very best. But it's definitely the biggest, and if this is the finale, then God of War III gives Playstation's toughest hero the send-off he deserves. [Mar 2010, p.97]

Fingers crossed it gets a patch, because when it does, it'll be essential. [May 2010, p.105]

It's a slow burner, but once you get to grips with the ridiculously deep battle system, its hooks won't loosen until you see all 16 long chapters out. [June 2010, p.117]

Never enough to convince you that it wouldn't be much better if it ditched the retro hardline and splashed out on some graphics. [May 2010, p.113]

It's basically an 8-bit knock-off of Wipeout, without all the fun destructive bits like mines or rockets. [June 2010, p.113]

It actually works on the handheld in a way no other 2D fighting game has before. [June 2010, p.117]