At its most fluent, you feel like you're piloting the track itself, not just the craft, such is the sweet feeling when you master the sinuous pinches and folds of courses. [Dec 2007, p.110]

Not fussy like GT or exhaustively varied like Grid, just simple, metal-crunching competition that delivers tons of reckless fun. [Dec 2008, p.96]

For strategy buffs, Legends of War is complex, visually polished, and unyieldingly hardcore. [Spring 2011, p.116]

It looks lovely and the frantic combat is delightfully nuanced. [Oct 2015, p.89]

Feels solid and assured. [Christmas 2009, p.119]

It could do with a little more polish, but Mordor is still one of this year's better surprises. [Dec 2014, p.88]

The sequel improves on almost everything about the first game. [Apr 2011, p.113]

In a game bursting with invention, Tearaway’s head-jumping kills feel uninspired and unsatisfying, and a predictable array of foes does little to alleviate that. Good job combat’s something of a rare occurrence, then. All Vita’s unique control aspects are exploited brilliantly within another beguiling Media Molecule universe.

It's a strong season that manages to tell a gripping story and offers plenty of dangling threads to keep you invested. [Aug 2017, p.86]

Luckily, the standard of presentation on Stories is as high as it's ever been, from the first rate acting right down to the epoch-defining soundtrack. Try <I>not</I> grinning idiotically as you attempt to time a unique jump in a powder-blue convertible to the chorus of "Easy Lover."[Apr 2007, p.94]

Another strong entry in a series that's keeping itself relevant. While familiarity is creeping into multiplayer, Zombies and the campaign are the best they've been in years. [Christmas 2016, p.79]

Pretty offensive, truly disgusting, and in utterly terrible taste. Making it one of the best excuses you've ever had to buy a Move controller. [Christmas 2011, p.94]

An involving story. [June 2011, p.103]

This is a very dark story, but it's told with colourful verve and a keen wit. [June 2014, p.85]

An impressive PS5 upgrade that makes excellent use of the DualSense. This does a rally good job of letting you feel the road as well as see it. [Issue#184, p.92]

It's not perfect but there's no other PS VR game with this level of depth and detail. Even if you think you've seen it all before, you've definitely never see it like this. [Jan 2018, p.96]

While it’s never a stretch to find yourself in a twist, Phogs! makes getting out of these predicaments a joy thanks to imaginative puzzles and level design. [Issue#184, p.93]

Tether the plethora of modes here together and you get a Power Rangers-style mega-force that 's much more than the sum of its parts, and only the overly familiar template and a lack of soul keep it from nabbing a higher score. Although it's technically brilliant, running at a constant 60fps, it lacks the esoteric charm, ideas and personality to rank as a true classic.

More of the same but the familiar formula is polished to an impressive degree, featuring some of the reboot series’ most majestic environments and its best puzzles. [Issue#154, p.82]

From Jump to Eruption, the note placement is a joy to belt out. [Apr 2010, p.113]

A slick, good-looking package. [Dec 2012, p.104]

The theatre of destruction around your ship will leave you in awe. [June 2014, p.90]

A limited game, but an unforgettable VR experience. [Aug 2017, p.88]

A slow, soaring game with real heart, set in an often stunning realised setting. [Oct 2015, p.91]

This is utterly unique. [May 2007, p.116]

With beautifully designed environments, the game looks and sounds fantastic – and there are some genuinely lovely added extras. It's a treat to play a movie tie-in that's truly worthy of its source material, and Years 5-7 is calling you right now.

It's an enjoyable and surreal experience. Smart dialogue and pointed cultural comment make this no different from its Oddworld predecessors, and a very welcome addition to PSN.

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]