We just can't help but feel incredibly bored by it. [May 2008, p.115]

Combat is an interminable exercise in smashing the square and triangle buttons. [Dec 2009, p.123]

As far as party games with mad quiz show hosts go. Jump Stars is serviceable, but there's better out there. [Aug 2017, p.86]

I’m Hungry could’ve been PS VR’s answer to Overcooked. Sadly, all it offers is an empty grind and stomach-churning monotony that does not leave us hungry for more. [Issue@166, p.87]

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]

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 as exciting as waiting on people in real life; which is to say, not very. [May 2007, p.114]

Best left on the bargain bin's seabed. [Aug 2012, p.113]

Repetitive gameplay, soulless visuals, and uncomfortable fan service. [May 2018, p.80]

Fun but fraught, muddled but entertaining, Fade To Silence is one of the most ambitious games of the year so far, which unfortunately doesn’t always play in its favour. [Issue#163, p.96]

Unless you enjoy dressing-up games or cluster headaches, run for your life, and don't look back. [Dec 2012, p.117]

While it's entertaining at first, the lack of variety leaves a sour taste. [Christmas 2011, p.104]

Falls well short of the bar set by Everybody's Gone To The Rapture, but this mini-mystery is drowning in atmosphere. The final 20 minutes are great. [July 2016, p.95]

It works well and is reasonably enjoyable at first as cartoon underlings are crushed by your mighty powers. The difficulty eventually ramps up the challenge, and special characters like element-immune priests are there to shake things up. It only partially works though, and overly long missions and an objective that gets stale too quick stops this building anything impressive on its solid foundation.

It's on to combat and back into the repetitive rut that the series has ploughed for the last decade. [May 2007, p.114]

A good narrative could have saved Saint Seiya from bargain bin oblivion. [Feb 2014, p.94]

As awful as the 'big console' version is great. [Christmas 2009, p.116]

For a game that should be stacked to the crow's nest with exhilarating swordfights, having such a weak versus mode is an insult. [Aug 2007, p.104]

Far too serious and combat-heavy. [Jan 2008, p.114]

Though it’s one of best-looking titles on PS4, Anthem’s uninspired action and obsession with grindy tasks mean BioWare’s mechs aren’t on song. [Issue#160, p.83]

Mastering hard games can be supremely rewarding, but overcoming a punishing encounter in Knack more often draws a sigh of relief rather than a loud whoop and fist pumps.

Way superior to rival "Beijing 2008." [Oct 2008, p.103]

2Dark will not make you feel annoyed, it will make you feel sad, and that's definitely worse. [May 2017, p.96]

Horrible. [May 2007, p.114]

A minor multiplayer triumph. [July 2008, p.103]

There's much more exciting elevator action you could be having. [Nov 2011, p.117]

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]

Crazy fighting wherever you like, personalised contestants and a knowing sense of humour make this far more fun than catching a fly with chopsticks.