Perhaps this return is 17 years too late. [May 2018, p.80]

Ugly and outdated. [Christmas 2010]

An irritating experience. [June 2012, p.115]

Involving if arthritic, boring yet fleetingly brilliant, Carnivores’ cerebral shooting is genuinely unique in spite of its miserly unlocks.

Never Dead might be a scrappy mess in places – it's blighted by severe screen-tearing and dialogue so bad it makes the original Resi look like Citizen Kane. Yet it's a game about throwing a man around who's usually missing 75% of his torso, meaning it's impossible to be too scathing of its faults.

This would have been an embarrassment in 1987. [Sept 2011, p.116]

The undeniable charm of using automatic weaponry on magical monsters is just about enough to make it worth a look. [Christmas 2008, p.120]

Compared to Call of Duty 4's sensitive and intelligent treatment of the same material, Payback is a joyless, hoo-hahing head butt of a videogame. [Feb 2008, p.95]

The only decent fights and objectives that are there follow the main storyline like a stalker - everything else is just busywork filler. [July 2007, p.112]

It's the most broken game I've played on PS4. [Apr 2016, p.94]

An irredeemable mess. [Feb 2011, p.114]

Absolutely abysmal. [Dec 2011, p.103]

Lacking the immediacy and fun of Killzone Liberation, this feels criminally outdated. [Christmas 2007, p.109]

The core fishing can be surprisingly compelling, but tournaments are unlikely to keep you coming back.2 Let’s cut the carp here: Fishing Sim World is great for fishing fans, but unlikely to salmon hordes of new people to the sport. [Issue#155, p.82]

This is a rugby relic from a bygone age. [Oct 2011, p.116]

Poor signposting is a problem throughout, compounding frustration in by-the-numbers stealth/chase sequences (though each of these is mercifully to the point once you figure out what you’re supposed to do). Bright spots, such as the early story’s compassionate portrayal of childhood bereavement and some genuinely unsettling sound design, are too often overshadowed. We’re not leaving the light on for this. [Issue#177, p.156]

The menus are cumbersome. [May 2009, p.99]

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

It's so ugly that your Vita will likely look embarrassed at having to play it. [Apr 2012, p.115]

Repetitive missions and drab recitals of dialogue don't justify the price. [Issue#51, p.118]

A surefire way to induce nausea. [May 2012, p.107]

At just over two hours Crisis is short. [June 2018, p.80]

We'd still prefer an actual game of Twister. [Sept 2012, p.105]

It's basic, ugly and lacks any sense of excitement. [Apr 2012, p.118]

A lewd, crude on-rails effort that occasionally offers sharp blasting thrills, yet shoots itself in the foot (and mouth) with misjudged gags and gyroscope problems. [Sept 2014, p.104]

Overall this is unimpressive, yet oddly playable through all its flaws. Still, the agonising wait for a formidable rugby game on PS4 goes on. Anyone for tennis? [Issue#172, p.97]

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

The 40 levels are deliberately built to be played in fast bursts against the clock for the kudos of scoring high on the online scoreboard, but none are challenging or interesting enough to keep you going back. [May 2007, p.103]