Once it clicks it's engaging, if a bit too simple to stick for long. [Christmas 2009, p.94]

Pleasingly deep RPG/FPS hybrid with a few niggling flaws. [Dec 2009, p.86]

Some new features, but little innovation on the actual canvas. [Dec 2009, p.98]

The best FIFA yet. Will even make huge PES fans think twice. [Nov 2009, p.80]

It's exhaustive. [Dec 2009, p.102]

Substantial, hilarious and huge. Sadly, this port feels hamstrung next to the DS version. [Dec 2009, p.88]

Play it for the trophies, if you must. [Jan 2010, p.94]

The story is great, the characters are likeable and it's utterly unique on PS3. It's just a great shame the core mechanics here are so disappointing.

Gorgeous, funny, and epic. A landmark achievement for your PS3. [Dec 2009, p.72]

The concept is charming and well executed, meaning you'll probably sink over 50 hours into it. Ironic. [May 2010, p.96]

The basic combat lacks the depth needed to make the fetch quests interesting. [Apr 2010, p.97]

Crude, simple, and really good fun to boot. [Dec 2009, p.102]

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

An uneasy mix of brawler and RPG-lite. [Christmas 2009, p.90]

The worst Star Wars game ever, and that's really saying something. [Christmas 2009, p.84]

A startling, yet satisfying experience - if you can handle it. [Christmas 2009, p.86]

Overall A few good puzzles but too bleak and repetitive with poor combat.

Huge. [Dec 2009, p.102]

The best b'ball game of the season, but still not perfect. [Christmas 2009, p.90]

A niche but incredibly satisfying FPS - if you can handle the realism. [Dec 2009, p.80]

The controls are sticky, the animation is staggered and lumpy, and overall it's not worth playing at all. [Christmas 2009, p.95]

Great stuff. [Christmas 2009, p.94]

Odd. [Christmas 2009, p.95]

There's humour and effort here, but not much in the way of fun. [Christmas 2009, p.94]

It genuinely doesn't age. [Christmas 2009, p.94]

An unsatisfying mix of psychedelic visuals and gameplay. [Christmas 2009, p.93]

Decent. [Christmas 2009, p.93]

Portable perfection on the track, but uncharacteristically formless away from it. [Nov 2009, p.76]

It's the perfect pick up and play title for strategically minded PSP owners. [Dec 2009, p.78]

The tools are there to turn you into the next Timbaland if you've got the talent and dedication. [Dec 2009, p.103]

Another familiar, quality MotorStorm, only with a new setting and less flashy visuals. [Nov 2009, p.31]

A rewarding slasher, which puts action ahead of plot and atmosphere. [Oct 2009, p.56]

It's a lot of fun to be commanding corpses rather than running from them. [Mar 2010, p.88]

Fun for the first few hours, but ultimately pricey and repetitive. [Christmas 2009, p.82]

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

For a full-price title there's lots of reused material here, but the bottom line is this is the definitive Katamari on PlayStation. [Nov 2009, p.85]

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

A decent racer with minor issues that put it just behind rivals. [Nov 2009, p.84]

The big shifts in the series have already come and gone. [Nov 2009, p.92]

A decent game, released at completely the wrong time. [Nov 2009, p.92]

All the usual trimmings are there. [Nov 2009, p.85]

A passable, if unimaginative brawler with decent co-op. [Dec 2009, p.102]

The result is a game that's as informative as the best of documentaries and right up there with the best party games available on console. That's assuming the people in your party like The Beatles of course. Despite the sheen, authenticity, and seminal extras, Rock Band 2 can still hold its head high as the most instantly gratifying and universal game in the series.

A massive let down from a once mighty developer. [Oct 2009, p.83]

Heaps of fun, accessible and gorgeous: but it's a WW2 plane sim. [Oct 2009, p.66]

A fantastic rally game wrapped up in extreme sports presentation. [Oct 2009, p.62]

Another stellar entry in the series then, but not one for newcomers. [Mar 2010, p.88]

Soulcalibur's brutal melee combat works well on PSP, and the multi-player is great. [Oct 2009, p.80]

Not a reinvention but the most thorough and polished GH yet. [Nov 2009, p.90]

An incredible adventure in an amazing setting. Only weak detective bits and boss battles let it down.

Overall A challenging fighter that shows off the PSP's power. Slightly intimidating for non-fans, though.

It's a teeny Burnout! [Nov 2009, p.92]

Massively ordinary shooter with a bizarre plot and rubbish AI. [Oct 2009, p.78]

Excellent value and another step forward. [Oct 2009, p.82]

A beautiful and OTT retro title, but one where depth is obscured by effects. [Sept 2009, p.68]

If you want some laid back strategy that won't test your brain or steal from your wallet (it's 7.99), this is a recommended download. [Sept 2009, p.77]

If you're looking to bolster your post-pub tracklist then you can't go wrong with this. [May 2009, p.76]

Slow-witted camera, idiotic targeting system and abysmal vehicle sections. [Oct 2009, p.82]

Enormous fun, but let down by poor AI and single-player brevity. [Oct 2009, p.68]

There's no depth or substance, just acres of mindless combat punctuated with the odd lockpick mini-game. [Oct 2009, p.82]

There's no story, no extra modes and merely functional presentation. [Sept 2009, p.77]

Another great PSN title. [Oct 2009, p.83]

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

This well polished, if slightly limited, multi-player game is a steal. [Aug 2009, p.62]

By the end you'll want to unbuckle CID's seatbelt and drive him into the nearest brick wall. [July 2009, p.76]

Fun but short single player, let down by poor online play. [Sept 2009, p.76]

Fans will love its authenticity but it lacks the cross generational appeal of the source material. [Aug 2009, p.76]

A refreshing love letter to the Wild West, but its variety is part curse. [Aug 2009, p.70]

Handsome, intricate brawler is worth an import for 2D fight fans. [Sept 2009, p.74]

Intense, and looks awesome, but lack the tools of a true champion. [Aug 2009, p.66]

Managers to nail the Transformers spirit but bores with its repetitive gameplay. [Sept 2009, p.72]

Amusing in a sick kind of way, but too repetitive and unwieldy. [Aug 2009, p.74]

Unless you're desperate for more DW action, leave this alone. [Aug 2009, p.77]

Load up MH: FU alone and the grind becomes far less enjoyable. [Aug 2009, p.76]

Too short, but packed with quality and imagination. [July 2009, p.60]

It's all perfectly playable and decent to look at, but it's not the slickest or most appealing of sports games, and it's hardly massively different to last year's outing either. [Mar 2008, p.80]

Unfortunately, the game's biggest strength is also its downfall. It stays true to the pace and mechanics of the real game. [Nov 2008, p.84]

The big problem is the price tag. [Sept 2009, p.76]

Essentially good at what it does. [Christmas 2009, p.90]

The rosiest-tinted specs in the world can't save Gunstar Heroes from showing its age. [Sept 2009, p.76]

Frantic, deep and explosive, but demanding with some rough edges. [Aug 2009, p.72]

Accessible, fast and deceptively deep - the ultimate tennis game on PS3. [July 2009, p.74]

Looking for a challenge? Steer clear of this casual gamer fodder. [Sept 2009, p.76]

Not as great as holding the peripherals, but this is a satisfying PSP alternative. [Aug 2009, p.68]

The best golf sim around, but only marginally better than '09. [Aug 2009, p.76]

A unique physics-based spin on a tired genre. Great. [July 2009, p.76]

A cleverly designed, brilliantly executed open-world shooter. [July 2009, p.54]

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

The slowest, most arthritic shooter in the West. [July 2009, p.76]

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

The real problem is that this is half-decent action meets seriously sub-par presentation. [Sept 2009, p.76]

The fighting's solid but hamstrung by dodgy controls and a terrible career mode. [July 2009, p.66]

One of 2009's worst movie tie-ins proves boring beyond salvation. [July 2009, p.72]

Patchy fun, but lack of polish and predictability betray its lack of reach. [June 2009, p.68]

At least the level grinding is semi-entertaining. [July 2009, p.76]

The cast of characters are forgettable, and the story is hokey, but you'll be happy to play the puzzle game and grind your character through the levels indefinitely. [Aug 2009, p.77]

Although LSL is about smutty humour, the laughs are non-existent, courtesy of flat fart jokes, pathetic sexual innuendo and practically stillborn puns. [July 2009, p.77]

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