One of the prettiest games we've seen so far on Playstation VR, but no amount of delicious dino looks can save this clunky, confusing quest. [Jan 2016, p.112]

At least the fact that the alien looks like a sad, green little poop makes it visually amusing. [Feb 2010, p.105]

The puzzles and platforming challenges never really require you to get creative. The result, sadly, is an idea that’s more interesting on paper than in practice. [Issue#183, p.65]

The game feels a lot like it was designed for PS Vita's touchscreen and found its way onto PSN, where it's a bit lost. [Jan 2014, p.95]

The short answer to the question, "Why isn't Jericho a fun game to play?" is that the AI is broken and the hackneyed horror stylings would barely have raised an eyebrow back in Barker's '80s heyday. [Dec 2007, p.104]

Moments of fan service and an ambition to do more than simple shooting can’t overshadow the aged feeling of Terminator: Resistance. [Issue#170, p.93]

Even the core combat pales after a bit, because it lacks the exacting precision of Gaiden. [Apr 2009, p.93]

Perversely, there is a great joy to Train Sim World once you get past all the niggles, chugging along at a clean 125mph, the world zipping past you as you keep an eye on your next stop, easing the throttle, lightly touching the brakes. The engines themselves are on point, but it’s a bit lacking in reason to drive them. [Issue#153, p.89]

The roster is incomplete and months out of date with the sport itself. [Christmas 2014, p.91]

It's not a disaster by any means, but the predictable, methodical racing is rather dull, and the new engine simply isn't running as well as the old one. [Issue#151, p.93]

The quintessential "barely trying" annual sports entry. [Christmas 2014, p.95]

Small-time smiting just isn't good enough to summon me back any time soon. [Jan 2017, p.118]

The two-player co-op prevents total shame. [Jan 2008, p.114]

There's not much to it. [July 2012, p.109]

There's simply no warmth here, just an unrelenting parade of death and loss and regret. With bad controls. [Christmas 2007, p.98]

For all that grappling, it has too few hooks. [Jan 2017, p.128]

We'd still prefer an actual game of Twister. [Sept 2012, p.105]

Part of the problem is that it's nearly impossible to make any sort of properly rude image on the tiny grid. Believe me, I tried. For hours. [June 2010, p.113]

This is a game that might actually be better without VR. [Jan 2017, p.128]

Overall this is unimpressive, yet oddly playable through all its flaws. Still, the agonising wait for a formidable rugby game on PS4 goes on. Anyone for tennis? [Issue#172, p.97]

In booting out such a shamelessly phoned-in product it shows a flagrant lack of faith in Vita as a format. If you own FIFA Football, there's no way you should buy this… unless you really can't bear to see the Arse line up minus Santi Carzola. Naughty FIFA.

Go for last year's Overkill for your undead shooting needs. [July 2012, p.115]

The large open world is filled with props, vehicles, and hazards. While they add variety, the game suffers from a lack of structure. You can attempt deliveries together or solo in any order but there’s generally not enough here to consistently make your own fun (which the game is too reliant on). As sandboxes go, Team OPM did enjoy plenty of hijinks – including one memorable caper where Ian trapped Oscar on a ferris wheel, swiftly followed by Oscar’s revenge. Unfortunately, all too quickly we found we’d had our fill. [Issue#175, p.80]

You'll have had enough of the quirky humour in roughly 90 seconds. [July 2012, p.115]

Often it simply feels like too much work for a single player, as you're constantly bombarded with conflicting tasks.

Doom 3: BFG Edition has its darkly atmospheric highlights. But a generous amount of content can't salvage a package that's decidedly dated. If you want a cracking Id shooter, buy Rage on PS3 for about a tenner, because this is one mission to Mars you're better off skipping.

If this had been the whole game, it might have been something special. Unfortunately, it throws all the previously mentioned elements in too, none of which are given the time, care, or attention that they need.2 Thus you have sections that are poorly explained or feel almost superfluous, choices with consequences that don’t always make sense, a judge who for some reason wants to control the whole of Paris, and characters who it is very difficult to become attached to. [Issue#165, p.84]

It never reaches the breakneck speeds you're hoping for. [June 2012, p.115]

A compelling take on the future hampered by a story very much of our time. When I think about it, this is one I’d struggle to recommend that you pay much mind to. [Issue#153, p.87]

Gimmicks aside, however, this is fairly rote and restrictive by modern tower defence standards. [Nov 2015, p.108]

The overall atmosphere is weaker. [Feb 2011, p.113]

It's all rather one-note. [July 2013, p.100]

Looks lovely, but it offers few thrills. [June 2009, p.102]

We keep rubbing our eyes, hoping that the game it clearly wants to be materialises. Unfortunately we can’t overlook its many flaws. [Issue#165, p.97]

Just to add insult to injury, Inferno Pool started out as an iPhone app - costing a paltry 59p. Boo. [July 2009, p.97]

A solid idea, but that's all. [Dec 2016, p.73]

The story is muddled and not engaging, which could be forgivable if the action was more involving. Using the monocle to see clues is a nice idea, but it’s underutilised and poorly implemented (though it’s possible some of this could be a porting error). The encounters with the Mother are successfully tense, and the (few) monster designs are good. It’s almost a shame you don’t see more of them. Silver Chains does achieve some solid jump scares and would be worth a run-through with friends if you can pick it up in a sale. Overall, though, it sadly lacks both substance and polish. [Issue#186, p.85]

The lack of multiplayer is baffling. [July 2014, p.80]

Frustration is bad enough, but pain? Unacceptable. [Issue#186, p.82]

If you’re looking for a satisfying sneaky experience, then last year’s Sniper Elite delivers far more than Ghost Warrior 2, which is already destined to be filler for the pre-owned shelves at your local retailer. The odd joyful kill can’t make up for its appalling visuals, and this frustratingly hollow experience misses its target entirely.

Half-arsed superhero rubbish. [Christmas 2008, p.119]

Hell, Speedwalking Arcade would have more longevity than this. [Feb 2010, p.114]

Juddering. [July 2014, p.93]

This isn't an offensively bad game, merely a game with no purpose. [Sept 2012, p.115]

Brain-munchingly dull. [Aug 2012, p.111]

The shooting is less responsive, because Space Junkies doesn’t allow you to use PS Move controllers. Instead, you aim by pointing the DualShock – something that can work in slower-paced VR shooters like Resident Evil 7, but just isn’t suited to frenetic head-to-head combat, especially when the game’s crossplay links you up with PC players using full motion controls. [Issue#162, p.82]

A ham-fisted cover shooter with sloppy controls and dully weaponry (read: spells). [Sept 2011, p.116]

Poorly thought out and ultimately frustrating. [Oct 2007, p.108]

A mobile freemium game in a poor disguise, then, Guns Up! feels soulless, with all the variety locked-up tight, early on, behind level gates and constant, nagging pleas for cash. [Feb 2016, p.90]

Little more than an unfortunate blip on the gaming radar. [Sept 2011, p.116]

Like olden days Command & Conquer. Only minus the combat, the war, and the fun. [Sept 2011, p.116]

The on-foot sections provide passable, brain-numbing fun and fighting fans will enjoy collecting new combos and going up against familiar end-of-level bosses. But if you're expecting anything new or intellectually stimulating you're in for a bumpy ride. [Mar 2007, p.115]

It's essentially a third-person hack 'n' slash with an RPG film laid over the top.

By no means a disaster, but it captures none of the majestic, mechaphiliac idiocy of the movies. [Sept 2011, p.117]

Never has mass slaughter felt so pedestrian. [May 2011, p.103]

With a fantastic lineup, interesting fresh mechanics like the minions, and a bounty target being placed on the player performing best, Bounty Battle was in a good position to succeed, but it’s frankly hampered by being clunky and not much fun to play. A real shame. [Issue#181, p.86]

The combat system is leaden. [Aug 2007, p.114]

Misjudged difficulty and cumbersome controls. [Aug 2012, p.115]

It's cheesily charming in its own way, but this is one of PS3's most low-rent titles. [Dec 2011, p.91]

Tedious enemies. [Aug 2012, p.117]

Is it enough to make you forget you spent ten minutes trying to load a gun, or ignore the way the characters look like they were made in 1998, or forgive a story that delivers the emotional impact of Question Of Sport repeats? No. [Issue#176, p.74]

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]

Maybe with another update Surgeon Sim will be a slice of VR brilliance, but until then, it's time to pull the plug and call it. [Feb 2017, p.96]

Trials of the Not-Very-Good Dragon, more like. A collection of mismatched parts, haphazardly assembled, this has to be one of 2016's biggest disappointments so far. [Sept 2016, p.106]

It's a minor tragedy that there are so many false starts within. [June 2016, p.87]

Botched and broken, irritating and offensive, this samey, soulless sandbox fails to overthrow the old regime's ruling shooters. Good guns, mind. [July 2016, p.75]

It's ambitious, but there's no real spark of life. [Sept 2016, p.111]

Even at a penny shy of five quid, this is hard to recommend. [Issue#158, p.86]

It just feels like it was made by children. And not in a cute way. [June 2016, p.94]

Shambles. [Aug 2008, p.104]

It's a solid enough bit of brain training, but there's nothing new here, nor anything more fun than a face full of yellow snow. [May 2011, p.113]

Only buy this game if you like watching little blue things die. [May 2011, p.113]

Feeble mimic. [Spring 2011, p.108]

Bland weapons and generic enemies. [Spring 2011, p.111]

A lazy wasteful mess. [June 2008, p.103]

A technical marvel this is not, but beneath the detritus lie some good ideas, at least. Open-world survival horror is a scintillating concept, conjuring images of casing out suspects at will, perhaps stumbling upon situations that blow the mystery wide open by chance. The reality’s much grimmer, of course – with so little to do between missions except tedious driving challenges, you often find yourself sleeping through the day to hurry it along.

Lamely executed. [July 2016, p.94]

Feels like the sort of shovelware your mate sneaked onto the school PCs in 1996. [Dec 2009, p.18]

The only redeemeing feature is that you don't have to deal with the AI's incompetence as much when playing against a mate. [Apr 2008, p.104]

More hands-on control makes for a marked improvement on last year's sadistically tedious effort. [Sept 2013, p.86]

A game that while atmospheric, turns monotonous very quickly, and whose ideas are never developed in a way that makes it interesting to play. [Issue#184, p.86]

An interesting concept with half-decent story beats, dragged to hell by shonky puzzles, odd dialogue jumps and bugs that are far more terrifying than the subject matter. [Aug 2014, p.87]

The game mostly consists of busywork. [July 2009, p.102]

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

Another of Sony's bite-sized attempts to make motion control work, and although skydiving's a better idea than skiiing (seek out "Feel Ski" for proof - or rather, don't), it still isn't much fun. [Mar 2008, p.113]

In a game build around multiplayer, it's baffling that the developer would undermine any gains made through Infinity being freely available by making it so difficult to play once you have it. [Aug 2014, p.91]

A Move interface would have worked better. [Jan 2012, p.114]

It takes a decent idea, then tries to compensate for its unpredictable framerate with grinding and shooting and powerslides that just make it a confusing mess. [Apr 2008, p.112]

Dull puzzles. [Sept 2008, p.96]

That those thrills are buried beneath so much frustration, however, is utter madness. [Aug 2014, p.94]

Just mildly incomprehensible. [May 2011, p.118]

If you stripped away the beloved license and were left with the barebones mechanics on show here, this would be a [twenty]. It's only the appeal of the iconic leviathans and John Williams' wonderful score which push Jurassic Park ever so slightly above awful.

The wrestling element has been butchered. [May 2007, p.90]

A swing and a miss, but a game that at least delivers an easily wieldable flying model and holds your attention for the first few missions by virtue of endless 'splosions. [Sept 2013, p.95]

Not just another fumbled tie-in but a painfully wasted opportunity.

Stop buying this crap and eventually they'll either cease making it, or make it better. [Sept 2009, p.104]

I wanted Amy to be good. It's a small developer trying to do something different, and a quality PSN survival horror game would have been perfect. But this is technically shoddy, poorly designed and unbearably frustrating. There's the odd moment when you care, but a dose of pure anger is never far behind.

Random turn-based combat and impenetrable inventory. [Spring 2011, p.116]