Average at heart. [Apr 2008, p.82]

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

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]

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

PS Eye functions add novelty to this otherwise solid PSN game. [Feb 2011, p.100]

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

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]

[Christmas 2008, p.87]

Blacklight has shortcomings, but style isn't one of them. [Jan 2011, p.96]

It's linear and not much happens, but flicking between characters adds variation and the cut-scenes are nicely tongue-in-cheek. [Dec 2007, p.82]

A port of much style, but little substance. [Feb 2007, p.78]

An enjoyable puzzler, but a haphazard port. Big shame. [Mar 2011, p.96]

While the sword-slashing provies a bit of fun, glitchy graphics and repetitive action sever any lasting appeal. [Sept 2006, p.68]

Basic stuff, plus some monster riding. Ho hum. [Christmas 2007, p.82]

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

Showing its age in terms of ingenuity. Shame. [Oct 2007, p.84]

It just lacks a strong personality or story. [Nov 2007, p.84]

Satifactory in plot and longevity, while pleasing to the eye thanks to the 3D game engine. But so what? it's not special. [Sept 2006, p.85]

Ideal for youngsters old enough to shoot things but too young for blood and guts. Fun, but flawed. [Christmas 2006, p.96]

Entertaining enough to capture your king for a bit. [July 2008, p.78]

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

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

A rare duff year for EA's series. Grab "Midnight Club: LA" instead. [Christmas 2008, p.76]

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

Faintly competent. [Sept 2011, p.105]

There's no excuse for the clumsy control system that saps the joy from the experience. [Jan 2008, p.79]

Golf games need soul to appeal - and ProStroke really hasn't got any. [Oct 2006, p.87]

None of it's quite enough to stop the repetition getting you in the end. [Feb 2011, p.100]

Just make sure the folk you get to play this with you are both young and undemanding. [Jan 2008, p.78]

Will only captivate the very young. [Jan 2010, p.94]

Ignore the gore and this is an average shooter. [Feb 2008, p.78]

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

It's better than Tony Hawk: RIDE, which isn't really saying much. [Christmas 2010, p.90]

Boss battles and ring collecting competitions are used to pad out the action, both of which are frustrating rather than fun and seem out of place with the rest of the game. [Jan 2008, p.80]

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

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

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

Shame the fighting's bum - collision detection is terrible, there's no sense of impact and shooting feels weedy. But we love the setting and the environments look lovely, with some nice lighting effects. [Oct 2007, p.84]

"Quotation Forthcoming"

A so-so mix of tactics and chaotic combat. [Dec 2007, p.82]

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

EA's more excessible and exciting Live is the team that makes the playoffs this year. [Feb 2008, p.78]

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

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

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

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

The lack of finesse in the handling remains a deal breaker. [Aug 2008, p.80]

Stripped of the mass destruction, Split/Second: Velocity is just a mediocre arcade racer. [Feb 2011, p.100]

Should be reasonably engaging for very young children. [Christmas 2006, p.95]

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]

Voice acting keeps the story interesting, but you can skip it all in Arcade mode. [Aug 2007, p.78]

It's slick and it's fast, and when the fighting flows you can almost forget about the flaws. But really, it's just another game where you run from one area to another, clearing room after room of enemies and, graphics apart, it never truly surprises or impresses. [Jan 2007, p.78]

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

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]

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

If you're interested in SNK history, give it a punt - it'll prove a bit too archaic for everyone else. [Issue#174, p.82]

"Quotation Forthcoming"

It's all a bit too monotonous. [Feb 2007, p.66]

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]

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]

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

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

They have trophy support though, which is nice. [Apr 2009, p.78]

Does its best to please Sony lovers, but falls down as a brawler. Makes you want to dust off your old games, not play this. [Jan 2013, p.105]

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]

You'll get a kick from smashing the bones of your ragdoll men. [Christmas 2007, p.82]

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

Only Hawk nuts are likely to appreciate this one. [Sept 2007, p.81]

Sonic fans can justify it for the sprints. Everywhere else? Beware. [Issue#174, p.78]

Has all the right influences, but uses them in all the wrong ways. [Jan 2011, p.92]

Untamed is resting on its laurels and it shows. [Apr 2008, p.82]

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

Even at their hardest, however, they're as easy as wetting yourself. [Christmas 2006, p.95]

It's a solid test of skill, bursting with rainbow-coloured worlds, a quirky sense of humour and...lacy panties. Yike. [Mar 2011, p.96]

Shallow. [Dec 2008, p.87]

The mechanics of the combat system are fine, but it doesn't have the scale of "Disgaea" and you'll long for more depth with every click. [Nov 2007, p.83]

Ideal for younger players. It's not really for us or you, however. [Jan 2007, p.81]

A decent PS3 debut quest, but this by-the-book RPG is nowhere near what we expect from Sony's new machine. [Mar 2007, p.76]

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

It would have benefited from a better structure and more unlockables. [Mar 2008, p.81]

This is just another mundane Star Wars game to throw on the pile. [Nov 2008, p.74]

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

It's never very exciting thanks to limp weapons, largely generic baddies (giant space-wasps excluded), and boring bosses. Great name, though. [Mar 2009, p.75]

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

Dodgy controls and poor AI ruin what should have been a belter. [Feb 2007, p.74]

The unresponsive controls mean you'll spend too much time eating asphalt. [Aug 2007, p.78]

We'd still recommend getting a cheap copy of one of the various "Conflict" games instead. [Feb 2007, p.78]

Uninspiring. [Mar 2010, p.88]

There’s nothing ground-breaking going on here, but the mix of combat - shooting and hand-to-hand - and simple obstacles - jump over, slide under - is diverting enough. Of course it’s nowhere near enough to stop Ghost Rider from being another totally forgettable licensed-game experience.

The action isn't the fast-paced blasting you usually find in space games. [Feb 2007, p.79]

A great idea poorly delivered. [Apr 2008, p.70]

Get the decent PS2 version instead and save your money for a real next-gen racer. [Jan 2007, p.76]

Odd. [Christmas 2009, p.95]

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

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

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

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

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]