Recommended for the popular and TV-less. [Oct 2008, p.103]

By any reasonable criteria, this is a bag of balls. [Jan 2009, p.102]

If there were no other racers on PS3, or indeed on the planet, buying this would still be a mistake, but with the likes of Dirt already out there, and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift on the horizon, spending money on Baja would be nothing short of madness. [Dec 2008, p.113]

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

It's not even technically impressive. [Jan 2009, p.103]

Only its lack of depth prevents Impact from troubling the top tier of wrestling games. [Nov 2008, p.104]

There's a ton of depth here - line changes and create-a-play customisations are just the start - but the main thing is that it plays fast and fluid [Oct 2008, p.104]

Yakuza is really where Sega took much-mourned Dreamcast classic "Shenmue." [Nov 2008, p.108]

Everywhere that 2K9 is good, "NHL 09" is excellent. [Nov 2008, p.111]

A shallow package that you might buy as a PSN download: there's fun here, but only the sort of amount you'd pay two pints'-worth of money for. [Oct 2008, p.102]

The vast depth of Head Coach is both its biggest strength and its Achilles' heel. [Dec 2008, p.122]

It's not brilliant, and it's not terrible. Instead, it hovers in a murky region between the two. [Oct 2008, p.90]

The puzzles are simple but require the exact kind of precise control this doesn't provide. [June 2008, p.106]

Excruciatingly sterile turn-based combat. [Sept 2007, p.116]

In enhancing net features, it's forgotten those who want to swing solo. [Oct 2008, p.95]

PS3's essential RPG. [May 2009, p.98]

It's a serious, focused and for the most part excellent sime that's more dynamic than "Gran Tursimo Prologue." [Aug 2008, p.96]

For those who loved the last game, it's a brilliant treat; a chance for one last blast while we wait for a full-blown sequel. For newcomers it's an inexpensive way to discover what they've been missing out on. [Oct 2008, p.88]

American football mixes brain and brawn like no other sport, and it's something Madden 09 reflects beautifully. [Oct 2008, p.96]

A suffocating ooze of obtuse controls and repetitive button bashing. [Sept 2008, p.104]

Eden might be an acquired taste, but with its one-of-a-kind controls, creative art style and cracking multiplayer, it's definitely worth the hard work...and the 4.99 BP asking price. [Oct 2008, p.94]

It builds into a complex battle of patience and wills. [Sept 2008, p.90]

It's genuinely unsettling. [Aug 2008, p.94]

Satisfying. [Aug 2008, p.104]

Don't be fooled by the cute elephants - this is puzzling at its most brutal. [Sept 2008, p.98]

Unique, rewarding, and brilliantly conceived both on and off the pitch. [Christmas 2008, p.119]

There's something hugely satisfying about playing Civilization: Revolution. It feels clever, but it's actually about as educational as reading the ingredients off a box of Cheerios and pretending you've got a PhD in chemistry. [July 2008, p.102]

Shambles. [Aug 2008, p.104]