A hearty fantasy banquet. Tuck in. [Aug 2011, p.104]

A complex game for strategy buffs, but tiresome and inaccessible for others. [Christmas 2010]

Buy it and it'll keep you amused for an hour every few weeks. [Jan 2011, p.118]

A roughhouse riot when you find its rhythm, alternating between bloody attacks and essential damage avoidance, Ruiner may be little more than the sum of its parts, but what parts they are. [Dec 2017, p.97]

Fun in short spurts, patchy in quality, this is a club not everyone will want to get into, even if they have the password. [Issue#174, p.92]

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

Combat, while smooth, does get repetitive at times. [Oct 2012, p.111]

Despite the familiarity of its mechanics, it's definitely way more fun than stepping on one of the damn bricks. [Apr 2014, p.87]

It won't keep the kids quiet - quite the opposite, in fact - but it will keep them mercifully occupied for a few hours. [Mar 2008, p.108]

While I’ve got my steel toecap in the puppy’s ribcage, I might as well say that the galaxy-trotting do-good gig gets repetitive quickly.

A fun, if short-lived trip back into the mind-bending world of Psychonauts. [Apr 2017, p.88]

Has enough meat on its bones to feed the most voracious action fans. [Apr 2011, p.109]

While it's underwhelming in places, there's a lot to like as you venture into the weirder parts of Andromeda. Frequent technical issues hamper the experience somewhat, as does an uninspiring main story. [May 2017, p.82]

Natural selection has rarely felt crueller. [June 2011, p.112]

Has pleasingly strong gunplay. [June 2011, p.112]

Postcard-worthy space tourism, best dipped in and out of in short spells to avoid mechanical frustrations. It's an otherworldly achievement of an insane scale, with tons of genuinely special moments to offer - but also an acquired taste. [Oct 2016, p.72]

Does little to open the door for anyone other than JoJo vets. [July 2014, p.80]

It's a starting block, but while it's not made of dirt, it's a way off gold. [Christmas 2015, p.95]

One of the most bizarre failings, however, has to be a bafflingly imprecise lock-on system. [Nov 2008, p.114]

A delight for all trivia hounds. [Jan 2017, p.87]

It's funny, but it's not quite fun. [June 2009, p.99]

Frogwares doubles down on the interactive mystery format of the last game with a more lavish outing featuring newly charming leads. The story's tremendously entertaining. [Aug 2016, p.82]

Butcher revels in its ever-increasing difficulty. [July 2016, p.84]

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.

Some good camera work. [Feb 2011, p.113]

Considering there’s the touch of an interesting puzzle here and there, we’d have loved something a little stronger than the tasty but weak cocktail we got. [Issue#170, p.86]

Sheltered's survival of the fittest foundation makes it repetitive by nature, but the ability to customise your family and choose a pet makes starting each new game charming, rather than chore-like. [May 2016, p.92]

An accessible and enjoyable racer that really hits its stride in multiplayer. [Spring 2011, p.113]