If only the gameplay was better. [Aug 2010, p.96]

A kinetic, fast and tactical arcade racer that's best sampled online. [July 2010, p.90]

Brilliantly brutal fighting, but there's still room for series improvement. [July 2010, p.86]

Simple, smart editing tools and sound racing make this the king of kart racers. [June 2010, p.90]

It's less flashy but more suited to PSP. [Aug 2010, p.97]

Is this a better game than GTA? Technically, atmospherically, visually: absolutely. Narratively? Too subjective to call. Will you enjoy it more than GTA IV? That depends on how much you like the setting.

Brilliantly chaotic and rapid, but lacking that killer edge. [June 2010, p.86]

The waffly plot, so-so action and unlovable Prince taint some ace platforming. [July 2010, p.92]

The price tag is too high. [July 2010, p.97]

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

Honed, if familiar fun, but online focus causes solo player wobble. [June 2010, p.80]

If you're of the mind that the Zelda series has been recycling the same ideas for far too long now then 3D Dot Game Heroes will only exacerbate your grounded frustrations. [June 2010, p.88]

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

Avoid. [July 2010, p.96]

It's not as intense an experience as on PS3, but still riotous fun and where Fat Princess is at its best. [June 2010, p.99]

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

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

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

It's just made to look pedestrian by other JRPGs, most notably FFXIII. [June 2010, p.98]

The best fighter ever made just got better in almost every way. [May 2010, p.88]

The best FIFA yet, but a post width shy of vital for solo players. [June 2010, p.94]

We'd liked to have seen more substance here to go with the new style. [June 2010, p.98]

Makes the most of its simple mechanics. [June 2010, p.98]

A genuinely funny and endlessly quotable game. [Sept 2010, p.94]

It's not a great value, and only nostalgia fans will keep coming back for more. [July 2010, p.96]

Great value, if stubbornly old school and a little obscure. [June 2010, p.98]

If you're part of the miniscule demographic interested in it, Blood Bowl is deep and often rewarding to play. [Nov 2009, p.66]

A sub-par stealth game. [May 2010, p.96]

Fun, deceptively deep, but the 'globe' physics fail to distract from a lack of variation.

Big, ballsy action let down by weak combat and nonsense story. [May 2010, p.92]

This is the best MotoGP game by far. [Apr 2010, p.96]

Shoddy. [Christmas 2009, p.95]

Familiar but thrilling - sits easily among PS3's gods, if shy of the throne. [Apr 2010, p.94]

An explosive JRPG hamstrung by drab environments and duff characters.

Get through the steep learning curve and there's an addictive strategy game underneath. [May 2010, p.96]

A perfect compliment to the original. [July 2010, p.96]

Linear and needs patience, but tells an epic, emotive story with rare polish. [Apr 2010, p.92]

A deep, involving, endearing adventure with heart. And ?sts.

A mediocre campaign, elevated to greatness by superb online play. [Apr 2010, p.88]

One of the more intriguing strategy titles available on PSN. [May 2010, p.96]

The clean, somewhat clinical presentation hides some seriously hellish later stages, so some patience is required to beat every level but for puzzle fans, this is definitely a logical purchase. [May 2010, p.96]

It's essentially a nine-hour film that you nudge along by following on-screen button prompts, although you feel more connected with the action than this might suggest. [March 2010]

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

The combat system is clever. [Mar 2010, p.89]

Few titles on the PSP can match its online content. [Apr 2010, p.96]

Three flavours of average, and a fantastic opportunity missed. [Apr 2010, p.84]

An average PSP port... Avoid. [Apr 2010, p.97]

Unless the familiarity really gets to you, you're going to love BioShock 2. It's a lovingly crafted, carefully constructed masterpiece of narrative richness and smart game mechanics. It can even be enjoyed as a straight-up shooter thanks to its innovative, tactile combat system. [Feb 2010, p.72]

Solid action that's let down by a weak story and lack of momentum. [Mar 2010, p.74]

Simple characters and dated presentation tell a bland tale.

With a wealth of options and modes and this is one of the best value titles on PSN. [Jan 2010, p.94]

The awkward style makes for a fantasy adventure that's difficult to believe in. [Apr 2010, p.96]

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

A solid but unimaginative shooter, with poor characters. [Feb 2010, p.86]

Meaty horror turns vegan in a smart, visually-impressive but scare-free PSP rebirth. [Mar 2010, p.78]

It's not the most progressive or technically impressive game on PS3, but the morality system, weapon customisation and online co-op elevate it, and it's one of the best cover-to-cover shooters on PS3. [Jan 2010, p.68]

A cynical, sterile attempt to ? og cash out of Ski Sunday fans.

If you're an avid puzzler, who knows the location of the mute button, Aqua Panic might be your thing, but it won't appeal to everyone. [July 2010, p.96]

Overall Fun, but Darksiders fails to carve out an original identity of its own.

Overall Sexy, epic and wonderfully ridiculous - a slick action game.

A good looking, fun brawler with all the depth of a paddling pool. [Mar 2009, p.72]

A solid update: the only things missing are the lack of team talks and crowd sounds. [Christmas 2009, p.90]

Fans will squeeze out some fun but this is the laziest GH yet. [Mar 2010, p.88]

A slow, ugly, repetitive descent into block boredom. [Sept 2010, p.94]

Another superb PSN offering from the Pixeljunk team. [Feb 2010, p.92]

For its five hour duration, the retro feel has a low-rent charm. [May 2010, p.96]

Derivative and clumsily presented, but not without its charms.

Some inventive Trophies, clean looks and an emotional campaign make this a great purchase at 12 quid. [Feb 2010, p.92]

Total f*cking garbage, as the right honourable Dick would (probably) say. [Feb 2010, p.93]

Overall A generic shooter that fails to make the most of the license.

Competent. [Mar 2010, p.88]

A smart conversion. [Christmas 2009, p.93]

Ace. [Christmas 2009, p.94]

Ugly, but addictive. [Christmas 2009, p.94]

Well crafted levels. [Feb 2010, p.92]

Uninspiring. [Mar 2010, p.88]

It's bursting with content. [Apr 2010, p.96]

Overall Superb action and a smart, well-rounded story - a perfect sequel.

Ugly, buggy and mostly boring to play. A decent peripheral wasted. [Feb 2010, p.90]

An epic Lego adventure spoiled only by a lack of guidance. [Jan 2010, p.90]

A great PSP port. The level editor is intact, and the only real omission is multi-player. [Jan 2010, p.88]

Overall Nothing new but two of PS2's finest offerings in full HD.

After 2 showed us what Assassin's should be like, Bloodlines feels like a step backwards. [Jan 2010, p.94]

Drier than a slice of unbuttered toast. [Jan 2010, p.95]

Complex and beautiful, one of the best puzzle games of all time. [Feb 2010, p.84]

If you're after a light-hearted change of pace from 2K10, you could do far worse than this. [Sept 2010, p.94]

Sublime in single, co-op and multiplayer. An incredible package. [Christmas 2009, p.10]

Visually, it looks decent, but not great. [Feb 2010, p.93]

Not the best value rhythm action game, but a fun party piece. [Jan 2010, p.78]

Pro Evo 2010's headline improvements outweigh those in FIFA 10, but EA's game was at a position of greater strength, and has arguably made a more significant leap, with lots of smaller refinements...We're cautiously proud to confirm PES is back on track. [Nov 2009, p.72]

Origins is so concerned with trying to create something complex and epic, it forgets all the basics and ends up a mess. [Christmas 2009, p.76]

Not for rockers, but still a lot of fun. [Jan 2010, p.92]

A new direction for LocoRoco that can't match the originals. [Jan 2010, p.94]

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

Overall polished to near-perfection, this is the next step in music games. [Dec 2009, p.84]

Massive, rewarding, funny - all you'd expect, plus some cute new twists. [Nov 2009, p.66]

Decent combat, but 40 quid is a fairytale price for this sub-PSN effort. [Christmas 2009, p.88]

This sci-fi hybrid is something special. [May 2009, p.76]