Sony's infamous Halo-beater was gorgeous and clunky years ago; now it's just unattractive and clunky, even in HD. [Jan 2013, p.104]

A competent but overly streamlined CoD experience that, despite having all the ingredients, fails to provide enough of anything to be an essential buy. [Jan 2013, p.102]

If the handling was better, this would be a perfect fit for the MK-shaped hole on PS3. Frantic, flawed fun with the F1 world. [Jan 2013, p.101]

Not being able to switch characters is a huge misstep. [Jan 2013, p.100]

Releasing this as FIFA 13 is a decision that borders on scandalous. It's a decent game - but a new one? No chance. [Christmas 2012, p.103]

Classic Monkey Ball, with some nice stages. Lacks depth, though, and the shoddy use of Vita's controls takes the shine off. [Christmas 2012, p.103]

This dungeon crawler won't satisfy those seeking scares. [Christmas 2012, p.102]

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

It all feels somewhat rushed and cobbled together. [Christmas 2012, p.94]

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

Warfighter isn't big or clever, and it's definitely not original. [Christmas 2012, p.88]

Love the pirate setting, but Risen 2 is a cold RPG experience that lacks decent combat, rewarding exploration or a satisfying plot. [Oct 2012, p.104]

Worth a look for multiplayer. [Aug 2012, p.105]

Works well with Move, for what it's worth. [Aug 2012, p.105]

You can't blame a game for favouring fighting over politics, but you can blame it for making the fighting so boring. [Aug 2012, p.105]

An expansive, realistic and challenging motorbike simulator - but its realism comes at the price of some serious visual flaws. [Aug 2012, p.105]

Polished and zippy, but having to give up control in any game is a sign that all isn't well. Sorry Sonic, time to retire. [Aug 2012, p.103]

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

It's a decent enough shooter, but the lack of ideas and fiddly controls - especially through zero-gravity sections - make this a dead cert for the bargain bin. [Aug 2012, p.102]

Lacks expertise in all-important areas. But hey, there's a cheerleader and she's got a chainsaw. [Aug 2012, p.100]

Undeniably original, but control clumsiness makes this slow-burning curio hard to recommend. [July 2012, p.111]

The truly patient may find satisfaction in meticulous planning, but it's too easy for those plans to go wrong. When they do, this is just a simplistic shooter. [July 2012, p.100]

Ravaged by time and a poor HD transfer, these games are not only bastard hard, but they're ugly with it. [June 2012, p.111]

Impressively busy action is let down by repetitious combat and overlarge stages. Mind numbing to all but the diehards. [June 2012, p.109]

Fans will love V's hardcore complexities and online battles. It's all poorly presented, and impenetrable for newcomers. [June 2012, p.109]

A perfect PS3 port that could have been better if only it had been a little less perfect. Strange but true. [May 2012, p.113]

Three platformers give great value for money, and they're still playable. [May 2012, p.111]

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]

Shamelessly simple, gloriously fun when it gets going, but it can be a wee bit shallow. [May 2012, p.109]

Sometimes superb to look at but always unremarkable to play, Downpour lacks the nerve to be either great or terrible. It need reinventing - fast. [May 2012, p.104]

Ridge Racer updates itself in order to catch up with the pack - but it's built from used parts and a shunted chassis. [May 2012, p.103]

A blasphemous non-canon story that kills off key players will tickle franchise fans, but it's mostly hollow shooting trading on the Resi name. [May 2012, p.102]

More a showcase for Vita's camera than a beat-'em-up. [Apr 2012, p.109]

Swims in shallow waters. [Apr 2012, p.108]

Plenty of tracks and motors, but fails the brand spectacularly on thrills. It's like Motorstorm as viewed by a seagull. [Apr 2012, p.108]

Solid, playable and enjoyable - but its world is just a bit too hackneyed to care about. [Apr 2012, p.107]

As a solo game, it's very repetitive. [Apr 2012, p.103]

Let down by a lack of creative spark. [Apr 2012, p.95]

Shockingly light on gameplay, but eclipses competitors in scale, cinematics and design. [Apr 2012, p.95]

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

Awful bosses, poor story, and unimaginative level design bury sexy guns and good looks. [Apr 2012, p.92]

A far-from-terrible sports game that's accessible and fun for brief periods, but lacks the creative punch to warrant its place in Vita's launch line-up. [March 2012, p.93]

This is just as competent in its execution of a very niche idea as any other FF thus far. [Jan 2012, p.109]

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

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

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]

This DLC is quite creative. [Christmas 2011, p.110]

It's free, but average. [Christmas 2011, p.110]

It'll give you an hour or two of laughs for the price of half a pint. [Christmas 2011, p.110]

A mix of the great, good and plain bad, Generations is still giddy, fun and compelling. Pricey at 35 pounds, though. [Christmas 2011, p.107]

A pricey, dumbed-down follow-up. [Christmas 2011, p.107]

Ignore the risk and reward of the real thing. [Christmas 2011, p.95]

As awkward as "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan wrestling today, WWE 12 delivers but a fraction of the changes it needed. [Christmas 2011, p.95]

It's actually just one new game mode, with a few multiplayer skins and an XMB theme thrown in. [Dec 2011, p.110]

A big let-down. [Dec 2011, p.107]

Can't compete with today's big-budget racers, but manages to offer almost throwback arcade fun and velocity. [Dec 2011, p.107]

A rhythm action game that has little to do with rhythm. [Dec 2011, p.106]

Not for everyone. [Nov 2011, p.111]

Competent, if uninspired and pricey. [Nov 2011, p.110]

It's a decent first stab. [Nov 2011, p.110]

A repetitive approach kills lasting fun. [Nov 2011, p.107]

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

One epic fail. [Oct 2011, p.111]

OK, but not essential. [Oct 2011, p.111]

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

It's oddly enjoyable in places. [Oct 2011, p.105]

The man packs a punch, but boring design and repetitive action leaves him hiding in the Dark Knight's shadow. [Oct 2011, p.103]

A decent enough wand-shooter that represents a wasted opportunity for both Move and the Harry Potter series. [Oct 2011, p.103]

Not bad, but those controls leave it far from great. [Sept 2011, p.111]

There's a slight stickiness to your character's response time that makes all of Ninjamurai's other achievements irrelevant - jumping and slashing just don't feel good. [Sept 2011, p.111]

Faintly competent. [Sept 2011, p.105]

Its repetitive approach kills any lasting fun. [Sept 2011, p.105]

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

It will barely trouble your memory in six months. [Sept 2011, p.100]

A pure old fashioned score-attack hit. [Aug 2011, p.92]

The new direction is bafflingly generic: a huge disappointment. [Aug 2011, p.90]

Not terrible, but there are many better dungeon-crawlers out there. [Aug 2011, p.86]

Insipidly competent but, sadly, just a bit of a yawn to play. [Aug 2011, p.84]

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

Not a terrible game, just a terribly average one - and in the busiest genre around, that makes it as good as pointless. [July 2011, p.95]

Riotous irony and violence, spiked by drudgery and muddy visuals. [July 2011, p.92]

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

Swarm has a nice idea it screws up. [June 2011, p.93]

They might as well call it Dynasty Warriors 7/10 and be done with it. [June 2011, p.93]

Entertains under very specific conditions, but pricey and naff. [June 2011, p.90]

After the thoughtful Lego Potter, this is a force push backwards. [June 2011, p.84]

A frustrating compromise. [June 2011, p.82]

A hobbled World Tour mode and repetitive action kill the fun. [June 2011, p.80]

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

Very addictive. [May 2011, p.92]

A limited mix of mini-games that will delight children, but no one else. [May 2011, p.84]

A solid racer ruined - on PS3 - by lag. Wait and hope it's patched. [May 2011, p.82]

So-so gameplay. [Apr 2011, p.91]

There's the odd difficulty spike, too. [Apr 2011, p.90]

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

There's plenty here to excite action-orien[]ted RPG fans. [Apr 2011, p.90]

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

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