A game that forgets its key strengths, builds on its weaknesses and throws in a novelty first-person mode that you'll play for ten minutes. [Feb 2008, p.88]

There are promising ideas here but it's too messy overall for anything to really shine through. [Christmas 2007, p.100]

A feast of missed opportunities. [Jan 2008, p.98]

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]

Sensational storytelling. [Christmas 2007, p.84]

Despite its shortcomings, Assassin's Creed is still enjoyable simply because of the breathtaking playground you're let loose in. In terms of sheer visual spectacle, the size and beauty of the world alone sets a new benchmark, showing what developers can really achieve with next generation visuals. [Christmas 2007, p.92]

This is a strong wrestling game, featuring the best grap engine yet seen on PlayStation, and only the weedy selection of extracurricular activities prevents a higher score. [Dec 2007, p.88]

There's simply no warmth here, just an unrelenting parade of death and loss and regret. With bad controls. [Christmas 2007, p.98]

ProStreet bursts onto the stage dropping frames like a drunken juggler. [Christmas 2007, p.90]

Daft boss battles and duel modes in cramped, pace-sapping spaces mean only real Sega fan boys will stick with this for long. [Feb 2008, p.98]

Special moves are simply executed but look feeble, so you never get the sense that you're shellacking the snot out of your opponent. [Aug 2007, p.114]

Stupid and, frankly, it's pretty good fun. [Jan 2008, p.113]

Only marginally more enjoyable than trying to read the original poem. [Jan 2008, p.104]

The whole enterprise smacks of a hopeless brief. [Jan 2008, p.103]

This is a rare gem of a wrestling game which, at under 20 quid, every grap fan is duty bound to try. [Mar 2008, p.98]

If you nailed the original game's single-player, there's not nearly enough in Plus to warrant a second purchase. [Apr 2008, p.109]

The awkward interface remains a pain throughout. [Jan 2008, p.112]

In a word - Boo. [Jan 2008, p.114]

Despite its small-screen setting, Origins even manages a few genuine scares, mostlly thanks to the first-rate sound: this should only be played through headphones. [Christmas 2007, p.106]

Bladestorm is mediocre at best. [Dec 2007, p.109]

Aviation purists might hate the game, but at the end of the day, it's really good fun. [Jan 2008, p.102]

What extras there are improve, rather than ruin, the experience. [Christmas 2007, p.112]

Cold, brutal, clinical...the real face of modern warfare. [Christmas 2007, p.110]

It's so good that it ruins you for other games. Once you've played it you'll be spoiled, expecting everything to be as stylish, immersive and balls-out brilliant as Modern Warfare. Whether you're creeping through a forest at twilight, slotting unsuspecting militia with silenced weapons or pounding war-torn streets as all hell breaks loose around you, it's an experience that never dips below astonishing. [Dec 2007, p.82]

It won't keep the kids quiet - quite the opposite, in fact - but it will keep them mercifully occupied for a few hours. [Mar 2008, p.108]

If you're home alone avoid this entirely, but if you're all about riotous social gaming, get involved with Buzz! now. [May 2007, p.112]

Newcomers will be happy to find a strategic RPG that doesn't take itself too seriously. [Jan 2008, p.115]

The humour is as sharp as a good episode of the TV show. [Christmas 2007, p.104]