One of the best games in the series, but one held back by technical issues and traditional repetition. Get past that, and you'll find hours of zombie slayin' fun. [Feb 2018, p.96]

Swings wildly and rapidly from the incredible to the mundane. [Mar 2010, p.108]

Rough around the edges, yet with plenty of fun to be had. [Christmas 2015, p.94]

A solid tribute act, then, but the handling of the series is too timid to be truly great. [Dec 2008, p.120]

It's still playable, but needs some extra coaching next time out. [June 2011, p.112]

It hasn't quite got the gung-ho brilliance of "COD" or the set-piece pop of "MOH," but a few hours in you'll be happy to have Brothers on your side. [Nov 2008, p.110]

The controls are fiddly but the platforming is fun. [Aug 2011, p.110]

Where some mobile games choke on the big stage, Atomicom's space racer finds new form. Surprisingly grinding after the first few stages, though. [March 2015, p.95]

From side-scrolling platforming to something that reminds us of Super Monkey Ball just a wee bit, there’s a good variety of levels in each world. While we say there are plenty of hidden collectibles to find, Lucky’s game doesn’t quite nail the sense of exploration and discovery in the way its mauve forbear does; you probably won’t need the finest-toothed comb to see all there is to see. But just because it doesn’t resonate in exactly the same way Spyro did for us all those years ago, it doesn’t mean that cute-as-a-button Lucky won’t be some small person’s favourite, or that the game won’t get them all nostalgic years down the line. [Issue#180, p.80]

If there was more variety, action and character to the game overall this would be excellent. [Feb 2010, p.108]

It's much better with friends. [July 2009, p.97]

This handheld version is meant to be less life-sapping and somewhat shallower, but you don’t go around offering weak lager to alcoholics, do you?

Personality, guns and destruction are Bad Company's strongest cards and it plays them hard. [Aug 2008, p.98]

Quite the bizarre experience. [March 2012, p.96]

Quality split-screen titles that bridge generation gaps are few and far between. Cars 3 achieves this, but it’s a bit of a tough sell for solo-only players. [September 2017, p75]

It's very similar to last year's game and still lacks a little magic, but the more organic-looking visuals, team creation feature and superb handling make this the best bike racer on PS4 so far.

The Unfinished Swan deserves high praise for being inventive, unique and absolutely beautiful. But this shouldn't obscure the fact that these things apply more to the look and the core mechanic than the gameplay and how said mechanic meaningfully develops. The engagement with the narrative and characters isn't on a par with that of the top titles in a similar vein, and there's a lingering sense of what might have been.

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

A little extra ambition and depth wouldn't have gone amiss, but this is definitely more treat than trick. [Jan 2015, p.86]

A horrifying affair that will have you flinging the pad across the room in terror, ending any hope of a restful night's sleep. In the best possible way. Job done then. [Apr 2016, p.88]

It's an endearingly anarchic twist on arcade racing. [Jan 2011, p.119]

There's a massively deep fighter hidden here. [Aug 2011, p.115]

Dandara's restrictive controls mean it often feel frustrating. [Apr 2018, p.85]

While engaging modes shake things up when it all gets a bit shallow, think twice if you're looking for a fighter with depth. [Apr 2016, p.89]

It's a genuinely clever use of the guitar controller. [Aug 2010, p.115]

It's a bumpy ride, but one worth taking. [Apr 2018, p.85]

It's still worth going back to see where [Little Spiky's] come from. [March 2012, p.103]

It's a close as you'll ever want to get to an actual walking dead scenario. [Sept 2017, p.91]