An opportunity missed. [Christmas 2010]

All in all, this isn't a good month for life on Mars. [July 2011, p.103]

Clumsy menus and the endless randomness quickly ensure the adventure is lost in space. [March 2016, p.88]

In a game as average as this humour is the X-factor. For some, Deadpool elevates it; for others, he renders it nigh-on unplayable. I call it nearer the latter and – for the sake of your taste – hope you do, too. Like the main man himself, this is utterly chaotic: funny, fun, rubbish, forgettable. Sadly, the hit rate of that first attribute is too poor to save it.

A staccato, trick-land-trick-land experience. [Christmas 2008, p.118]

The first half hour of this stat-heavy RPG is as incomprehensible as Mission: Impossible in Turkish. [June 2011, p.111]

Simple quests, a lack of tutorials, and little-to-no backstory makes Yonder feel unpolished, in direct contrast to its whimsically charming setting. [Sept 2017, p.84]

It's not bad, just basic. [Jan 2011, p.113]

We're going to have to wait a little longer for a true VR Time Crisis. [May 2018, p.92]

Looks awesome in a retro, scattering-of-bright-pixels way, but playing is like trying to perform keyhole surgery after a unicorn has barfed glitter straight into your eyes. [June 2011, p.111]

This has its moments but it’s barely worth the patience needed to find them. Or anything else. If you want a Metroidvania experience on Vita then get the excellent Guacamelee instead.

What excitement there is gets suffocated by the inert tracks. [Aug 2011, p.107]

Even an elephant chase can't save this from incoherent mediocrity. [March 2016, p.94]

Outdated and in need of a serious overhaul. [Sept 2007, p.111]

The choice of missions in the open world is disappointingly limited. [Aug 2011, p.110]

As ever with camera-based games, haphazard detection and rudimentary interaction limit the laughs. [March 2015, p.93]

It fatally crosses the streams after only a short amount of time. [June 2011, p.112]

But losing it all still stings, not least since some runs stack the odds unfairly. You might wander into a room where two shooters are entirely shrouded by the inky shadows, where a wall obstructs your view of an advancing threat, or an enemy-stunning lantern stubbornly refuses to light. When the RNG is against you, too, West Of Dead feels someway south of a good time. [Issue#180, p.76]

Occasionally fun. [Aug 2011, p.110]

Avoid. [July 2010, p.118]

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

Ultimately less party popper and more party pooper. [Apr 2018, p.85]

There's no reason to choose it over the tabletop version. [Jan 2011, p.121]

The shooting is fun, and there's some chuckle-worthy writing but once you realise you're doing the same things over and over again, it falls flat. [Oct 2017, p.95]

A cheap and cheerful arcade shooter. [Sept 2009, p.112]

This low-rent top-down alien blaster doesn't even seem to be trying. [Jan 2009, p.104]

There's nothing substantial here beyond desperate button hammering. [Dec 2009, p.125]

If this were a PS2 game, we'd still consider the graphics a bitter letdown. [Feb 2008, p.98]