The game's relentlessly narrow focus frustrates as much as the repetitious grind of the racing. [May 2008, p.98]

A rag-doll requiem of destruction, so gratuitous that it defies moral probity. Like all the best shock and awe titles, the vice is polished so sweetly you'll barely notice you've gone to hell. [Apr 2008, p.105]

It does, on occasion, achieve brilliance. [May 2008, p.110]

It's still spooky and largely enjoyable but it you're going to play it, do so alone. [Oct 2007, p.109]

Combat is gory, but the mechanics are weak. [May 2008, p.104]

The story is charming and enjoyable. [June 2008, p.105]

This is the first proper horror experience on PS3 and it's a truly terrifying one. Whether it's a set-piece scare or a random hobo jumping out at you, it genuinely can make you jump out of your seat. [Mar 2008, p.90]

No changes to the basic formula. [Oct 2007, p.101]

Games don't get much more friendly than this. [JPN Import; Nov 2007, p.100]

A great novelty knockabout, dwarfed by a near-flawless game you should already own. [May 2008, p.108]

We say stick wtih Sony's smash hit. [June 2008, p.106]

If, like us, you found the first game a bit sticky and imprecise to play, you can rest easier with this sequel - this is a crisper experience. [Apr 2008, p.110]

Robojam's sole aim is to provide wholesome good times for the under-10s. And it does just that. [July 2007, p.111]

There is no other game on PS3 that you're guaranteed to still be playing this obsessively this time next year. [Nov 2007, p.84]

The core gameplay is so well-balanced. [Mar 2008, p.103]

Deserves an award for its ability to reduce four supposedly mature adults to giddy yelps. [Christmas 2007, p.112]

As ever, the platforming pair shine especially brightly durding combat. [May 2008, p.115]

You never feel dangerous, and no amount of mangled urban concrete can make up for fundamentally hobbled weapons. [Apr 2008, p.98]

On PSP, it's just not possible to get lost in the moment. [July 2008, p.100]

Massively replayable. [Apr 2008, p.92]

Players look like real men rather than EA-style waxwork models. [June 2008, p.94]

More of a snak than a satisfying meal. [June 2008, p.106]

The guns are useless. [May 2008, p.112]

It's homework dressed up as fun. [Apr 2008, p.96]

If the songs, utterly charming design and frenzied drumming don't win you over, if the strategy leaves you cold and the battles don't crack a smile, you might want to check that your heart is still beating out <I>its</I> rhythm. [Mar 2008, p.114]

This is Capcom in fine and original fettle, with a gut-punch of a shooter that's guaranteed to thaw out your wintry fingers. [Mar 2008, p.104]

Play it looking for depth and you'll come away feeling cheated; play it for points and you'll relish memorising the location of every last high-scoring kill zone, passing the pad between clammy-handed mates as you become unstoppable kill-crazed machines. But in a good way. [Feb 2008, p.92]

The game taught us that Japan lost the war thanks to shattered AI and terrible clipping. [May 2008, p.111]