Wonderful visuals mask a messy, unnecessarily frustrating stomp. [Sept 2015, p.86]

The addition of a couch-play co-op mode with its own story is nice, but the procedurally generated maps lack the finesse of the main story. Rogue Corps is an odd release. It’s not Contra enough for fans but just about fun enough for the casual shooter crowd. [Issue@168, p86]

Note to Sony: next time, just make us a game where we can chuckle at our distended faces. It's funnier. [Dec 2007, p.113]

There's some serviceable twin-stick multiplayer shooting under the cowboy fancy dress, but sadly it's below some glaring technical problems, too. [Feb 2015, p.95]

It's a shame all of its potential is squandered with dull gameplay and horrible bugs. [May 2017, p.90]

A reskinned arcade game with tacked-on multiplayer. [Oct 2012, p.117]

Repetition limits the fun. [Oct 2011, p.115]

The game certainly doesn't make things easy for you. [Nov 2011, p.99]

It feels like a game that's been buried in a time capsule, releasing just after open-world game design has moved on. Solo play is pointless, and fun with friends is fleeting. [May 2017, p.94]

The shooting at the core of the game is pretty solid, but that doesn't count for much when every complex set-piece cripples its engine. [Apr 2008, p.102]

Is it fun in small, vitamin C-rich doses? Absolutely. [March 2017, p.96]

To be fair, this is a game that degrades everyone. [Dec 2008, p.106]

It's a cheap way to show off your sexy new HDTV. [Christmas 2007, p.112]

Brainteasers are trapped in an overly punitive framework. [Apr 2012, p.113]

A decent-ish shooter that makes you feel like the Terminator - until you start regularly crashing. If it were more reliable it would be highly recommended. [March 2017, p.97]

The stealth lacks Ezio's style. [Apr 2012, p.115]

A bit inconsistent. [Apr 2012, p.115]

Somewhat dull resource management. [Nov 2012, p.117]

For all its easy-going accessibility, it doesn't play anything like a realistic game of rugby, so those looking for authenticity should kick this one into touch. [Sept 2007, p.106]

Nauseatingly basic. [March 2013, p.114]

Might lack depth, but it certainly isn't short of fire power. [July 2011, p.91]

It's a bit dull, sure, but there's also something oddly soothing about it. [March 2013, p.117]

Give me the option of a night in with the first season's Blu-ray boxset or this mostly shabby spin-off and I'd go HD Sean Bean chivalry every time.

Laborious menus. [July 2011, p.95]

The problem is it's not fun. [Christmas 2015, p.83]

None of it is enough to keep you coming back for long, though; it’s stuck in the stone mage (sorry). [Issue#161, p.84]

Not good enough to be set free, not bad enough to be tossed to the lions. [July 2011, p.95]

The frame rate is embarrassing. [Christmas 2010]