It's far from groundbreaking no matter what way you look at it, but offers a solid premise with strong, Roswell UFO-themed graphical stylings. [Christmas 2011, p.111]

"Quotation Forthcoming"

Competent. [Mar 2010, p.88]

Not terrible, but not as good as racers like GT Prologue. [Oct 2009, p.82]

A group of mates will have a good time, as ever.

The writing is as sharp as ever, but doesn't feel as fresh. [Aug 2010, p.96]

Visually, it's considerably worse [than the PS3 version], but quite decent for PS2 and retains the core gameplay. [Jan 2007, p.63]

Dumb action shooter elevated by solid man-punching and smart dog-play. [June 2010, p.96]

Beats "Madden," but looks ugly doing it. [Dec 2007, p.84]

Looks fantastic, sounds fantastic and plays...well, not quite so fantastically, but it's still fun. [Nov 2006, p.70]

A steep learning curve, but the satisfaction on offer is immense. [Oct 2008, p.78]

The writing is as sharp as ever, but doesn't feel as fresh. [Aug 2010, p.96]

Polished, and fun to play, but this is lagging behind more creative racers. [Apr 2010, p.94]

Still the best golf sim around, but in need of an overhaul. [May 2011, p.93]

The game seems to have been made with a rushed hand. [Christmas 2008, p.85]

The real genius behind SNATWE comes in the creation of your battleunits. [July 2008, p.78]

Solid and captivating for old MMO hands. For new comers, not so much. [Mar 2011, p.90]

A hugely enjoyable sim. [Oct 2006, p.87]

Overall Can't ride a bike? This is the next best thing. Can ride a bike? Guess what, it still is.

Clank's first starring role stops short of brilliance because of niggly problems. [Sept 2008, p.72]

Suffocatingly familiar. Excellent if you haven't played the original, disappointing if you have. [Christmas 2006, p.78]

An ordinary shooty adventure, dressed up in a bizarre plot. With knob gags. [Aug 2011, p.82]

Keeps things simple. [Jan 2010, p.95]

Overall Technically audacious, but the huge map means FUEL loses focus.

A brilliant, and occasionally very funny, strategy title. [June 2010, p.98]

While the racing is good fun, the series' sense of adventure is lacking. [Christmas 2012, p.101]

Brash and bloody, Relic's action-centric take on Warhammer does nothing extraordinary but delivers more fun and quality than the average shooter.

A good old-fashioned FPS. It looks scrappy and it's short on innovation, but the combat makes up for it. [May 2007, p.74]

Good workouts, but you need a 40ish Move controller to take part and motion detection is erratic. Otherwise, top stuff. [Sept 2011, p.102]

Technically impressive but MAG is too scattershot to universally appeal. [Mar 2010, p.84]

Conservative, messy and patchily designed, GT5 only intermittently excites. [Jan 2011, p.79]

Addictive minigames, great arcade tennis and sunny visuals. But a bit basic at its core. [Apr 2008, p.68]

Incredible polish, great visuals and slick combat eclipse the random battle wheel and repetitive environments. Just. [June 2008, p.82]

Sometimes thrilling online, but with only average gunplay and a duff story. [July 2011, p.82]

It can be compelling, in short bursts at least. [Christmas 2010, p.89]

There's enough action here to distract, but compared to its peers TimeShift feels outdated. [Jan 2008, p.74]

The Club is pretty ballsy, and tears up the shooters' rule book to provide something unique. The arcade-style blasting is instantly fun and it looks and feels meaty, but the enjoyment quickly wears thin due ot a lack of variety. [Feb 2008, p.74]

It's entertaining, amusing and its screen-filling boss battles are impressive, but it's completely throwaway. [Dec 2006, p.96]

Looks brilliant for a downloadable game and there's tons to unlock too. [Mar 2008, p.80]

A great driving game if you're new to the Need for Speed series, otherwise it's a bit same old, same old. [Christmas 2006, p.95]

It doesn't do too much to suggest it's anything more than a Costcutter GTA, but it's a fun nostalgia-soaked affair. [July 2007, p.80]

Not bad for 3 quid 19, but don't expect hours of entertainment. [May 2009, p.76]

More things to do than the original but its similarity means it's lacking in novelty. [Mar 2009, p.68]

Not just for Rugby experts. [Oct 2007, p.76]

It's aged badly. The PS3 version looks like the PC version running on low detail...It's a fair attempt, but in no way essential. [Apr 2007, p.79]

Suitably atmospheric psycho-horror with a couple of flaws. [Dec 2008, p.72]

A buffed-up Central Park can't distract from some upsetting gameplay blunders. [July 2007, p.72]

Pushes PS2 about as far as a toast making sim, but Iris 2 is an endearing adventure nevertheless. [Oct 2006, p.82]

Not essential, but if you're mid-playthrough, it's a decent bet for 8 quid. [Oct 2011, p.110]

A rip-roaring ride, but it's a shame it feels so familiar. [Dec 2007, p.83]

A surprisingly deep multi-player mode. [Sept 2008, p.78]

Fun, but it becomes all too familiar a bit too quickly. [Dec 2008, p.86]

Tense, tough and realistic often to the point of frustration, with a story and an original outlook. Mostly well designed - but sadly never 'fun.' [May 2012, p.110]

Far from spectacular, but Overlord is decent, challenging role-player with plenty of charm. [June 2008, p.76]

Worth 20 quid? For no-nonsense arcade thrills, just about. Worth two years' wait? Sadly, not quite. [May 2007, p.70]

A solid offering. [Nov 2008, p.84]

All too often it feels like you're playing nanny to a thick, elephant-sized child. [Christmas 2010, p.91]

The controls are a little unresponsive and it all becomes a bit painful after a while. [Sept 2006, p.84]

The gorgeous visuals, incredible atmosphere, unique subject matter and immense production values are let down, and ultimately made redundant, by the abysmal pacing, sloppy design and criminal lack of length. [Aug 2007, p.60]

It's still the post-pub game of choice. [May 2007, p.78]

Nasty controls and clumsy visuals mask a truly entertaining game. [Apr 2011, p.76]

It looks and plays nicely, but we prefer "NBA Homecourt" because it has more depth. Still, it's a welcome change from "PES." [Mar 2008, p.68]

Solid, slightly humdrum. [Jan 2008, p.78]

So Haze, as a PS3 exclusive, is far from a reason to own a PS3.

Using a tag team style with two characters on each side, and with solid combo and superior moves this is a far harder and ultimately more satisfying game than Capcom's "Vs" series. [Jan 2007, p.84]

Worth a look for something unique but hippo-watching slower missions can frustrate. [Feb 2009, p.79]

Co-op can be a blast, but solo players will get frustrated by dodgy AI and repetition. [June 2010, p.84]

There's not enough variety to grasp your attention. [Dec 2007, p.83]

Fiddly and frustrating, but not without its stand-out features. [May 2009, p.62]

We've come to expect big things from full-priced racers and this is just a fair racing sim. [Sept 2008, p.74]

Energetic but shallow. [Nov 2009, p.88]

Fun in places, but an uneven fusion of mostly familiar ideas. [July 2009, p.68]

Quickly repetitive, but Wolverine's brutal combat makes for the best film tie-in in ages. [June 2009, p.64]

The high-speed action never takes its foot off the gas, but you'll be hard-pressed to find a reason to continue playing for long. [Dec 2007, p.85]

A decent shooter, but fails to capture the series' classic feel due to a lack of fresh ideas. [Feb 2008, p.68]

A moderately fun game which is more entertaining to watch than play. [Oct 2006, p.80]

Another pretty decent ice hockey simulation. [Christmas 2006, p.99]

Flimsy platforming and lame combat, but so funny it's hard to care. Fans will go nuts. [Christmas 2007, p.70]

BD's narrative smarts and satisfying combat are let down by terrible AI and a lack of polish. [Apr 2012, p.94]

As cheery as it's possible to be mumbling to a Radiohead song. [Oct 2007, p.84]

Value for money, then, if not out of this world. [Christmas 2011, p.111]

It's simple yet rewarding stuff. [Christmas 2009, p.90]

Same old grap, different day. Still fun, but this franchise is ageing. [Christmas 2008, p.82]

It's by no means a disaster but the tweaks have left it wobbling on its feet. [Apr 2011, p.84]

Solid, but no longer unique. [Apr 2011, p.90]

A light-hearted but patchy take on RPG free-roaming, with a personality that will suffocate or delight. [Oct 2006, p.84]

Good set pieces and decent controls, but minor flaws mean it wins a battle, not the war for PSP shooters. [May 2007, p.72]

If you've got even a passing interest in aircraft this is definitely worth a look. [Feb 2008, p.78]

Not the greatest lightgun game we've ever played, but an amusing and suitably impressive shrine to bad taste. [Jan 2012, p.103]

If its girly nature doesn't put you off, you'll have a good time. Otherwise, you'd better look elsewhere. [July 2007, p.85]

Stuffed to the point that it starts to feel like an incoherent mess. [Dec 2009, p.100]

Perfect if you can't go to the gym, but frustrating for workout fanatics.

There's very little for bike-sim fans to complain about, but equally little to win over new comers to this niche genre. [July 2009, p.76]

Laced with enough ingenuity to be worth downloading. [Jan 2008, p.79]

A refreshingly dry take on a single discipline. [Christmas 2012, p.89]

If you like the idea of sending a small man through a windscreen in to a giant dartboard, this is worth a look. [Apr 2008, p.82]

A zippy mix of combat, platforming and puzzling - enjoyable even if it is a little more punishing than we remembered. [Aug 2012, p.103]

You could do a lot worse. [June 2009, p.76]