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]

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]

Unique and even more compelling with Move, this is a joyous excuse to lose yourself in a true PlayStation classic. [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]

Skilled, stylish, well-balanced kart racing. [Jan 2013, p.101]

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]

Deep, hilarious, and simply brilliant fun. [Jan 2013, p.98]

Worth checking out for online and the sci-fi novelty value alone. [Jan 2013, p.95]

Get through visual hitches and a strained finale to find a spirited open-world gem packed with extreme pursuits, stunning scenery and hoards of savage beasts. [Jan 2013, p.91]

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]

Unlike anything else out there: beautiful and inventive. [Christmas 2012, p.100]

Rough edges aside, it's a genuine portable blockbuster. [Christmas 2012, p.98]

Prince Ash's underworld is a sadistic delight. [Christmas 2012, p.97]

Easily one of the worst games we've played on current consoles. You'll be hard-pressed to find anything funny about this tired joke. [Christmas 2012, p.97]

Firing an Uzi is like squeezing off a spongy Nerf gun round. [Christmas 2012, p.96]

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

Crucially, it's great fun, and you'll want to play Absolution through more than once. [Christmas 2012, p.90]

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

Imitates better fantasy RPGs poorly. It's interesting concept is buried under poor story-telling, a lifeless world, and dull combat. [Christmas 2012, p.89]

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

A decent game stymied by the setting. [Christmas 2012, p.86]

A gargantuan, lavish historical epic that pushes PS3 to its limits, only to be led down by linear missions and a clunky interface. [Christmas 2012, p.82]

Too much has been thrown in at once, and that grates on the overall enjoyment of the exceptional on-field action. [Dec 2012, p.104]

Think pinball FIFA and you're halfway there. A fast, frantic sports sim, with simple controls that belie hidden depths. [Dec 2012, p.104]

F1 2012 may be an evolution of the formula, but it's evolving in all the right ways. [Dec 2012, p.102]

A noticeable step-up in class from 2K12, especially on court and in the My Career mode. Only poor navigation spoils an otherwise incredible sport sim. [Dec 2012, p.100]

Smart, funny, charming and beautiful. Needs a strategic brain, and requires patience, but otherwise great. [Dec 2012, p.99]

It may not provide a quick arcade fix, but as a full on guitar tutor this is one of the most enjoyable ways to learn how to play. [Dec 2012, p.99]

XCOM has more meaningful decisions and consequences than Mass Effect and more scares than Resident Evil. Turn-based strategy games are cool again. [Dec 2012, p.98]

Resident Evil 6 is one hell of a long ride, and there are some amazing stunts along the way. Even a few original ones. But next to the shooter that it tries so assiduously to out-do, Resi 6 feels stale, and compounds things with OTT action sequences that are more B-movie than Bourne. [Dec 2012, p.94]

A world of unparalleled potential, married to an Orwellian tale of deception and redemption. Adventures this epic only come along once in a generation. [Dec 2012, p.90]

A deeply personal story created with love and imagination. [Nov 2012, p.105]

Simply, the best LBP on any format. [Nov 2012, p.104]

A beautifully detailed experience. [Nov 2012, p.105]

Tweaked in all the right places, 2013 is the finest PES of the PS3 generation, delightfully recreating the ebb and flow of the modern game. [Nov 2012, p.102]

A thoughtful shooter that works well within the limitations of the license. [Nov 2012, p.100]

Learn its language and you'll find unnerving depth. [Nov 2012, p.98]

Very few people need this product. [Nov 2012, p.98]

Best played in tag mode with mates, not solo mode in the duff story mode. [Nov 2012, p.96]

Robotic perfection is replaced by organic error. [Nov 2012, p.94]

Light on story and heavy on guns, Borderlands 2 is saved from XP strip-mining by a sharp sense of humour and a slick, destructive multiplayer. [Nov 2012, p.90]

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]

Lacking in excitement, polish, star power, and any sort of fun. Avoid this excuse for a movie tie-in. [Oct 2012, p.104]

Looks new and feels old, a game good in its own time but not in ours. Now it's starting to look as old and creaky as some of its skaters. [Oct 2012, p.102]

Delivers thick, hearty, face-pummeling hub-based action and exploration with lots to see and do. Not all of it, however, is worth seeing. [Oct 2012, p.94]

A little rough around the edges, but this is a seriously enjoyable sandbox backed up by an involving story, well-rounded characters and some brutal combat. [Oct 2012, p.98]

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

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

An intelligent, original, and charming puzzler that's held back by awkward platforming and some erratic, often utterly illogical physics. [Aug 2012, p.100]

Web Rushing makes you feel full-on super-powered. Although clumsy interior sections shatter the illusion, this is almost Spider-Man's Arkham. [Sept 2012, p.98]

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]

It's a class act, but it trades complexity for charm. [Aug 2012, p.104]

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]

Fun even if the pretensions to thinkiness flounder. [Aug 2012, p.96]

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

Do your homework and Absence of Detention rewards with unrivalled depth. Skive off, and you'll flunk the class. [July 2012, p.111]

Brutally compelling despite its limitations. [July 2012, p.110]

Not a showcase for Vita's visual powers, but hard proof it can handle full-fledged first-person shooters - another solidly rousing slice of Resistance. [July 2012, p.108]

Look past some of the randomness and you'll find hours of racing entertainment. [July 2012, p.106]

Shines as a tactical blend between third-person shooting and serious strategy - but is eclipsed by Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare. [July 2012, p.104]

Tense beyond belief, beautifully bloody and perfectly paced, A New Day is an affordable piece of interactive brilliance. [July 2012, p.103]

Captures everything about the films but their pace. Each five-hour episode, though, offers undeniable value. [July 2012, p.103]

A natural fit with the Move controller's abilities. It comes at the cost of polish though - this level of visuals and combat wouldn't stand in a regular blockbuster. [July 2012, p.102]

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]

Excellent player control and an interesting, globe-hopping story. [July 2012, p.98]

A fast-paced and violent shooter with Rockstar's trademark style and panache, marred by a lack of variety in tone and content, and an overlong story. [July 2012, p.94]

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]

Lacks a strong identity and any real thrills. [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]

Combat is still a swingfest and puzzles can be frustrating. [June 2012, p.108]

Cheap but not cheap enough, EA Sports have smartly ditched the discs - and also much of the content. To boot, the gameplay is identical to '12. [June 2012, p.106]

The free-running and combat are a joy, and you'll be running around for pure fun. But an abundance of weak missions and a daft storyline get in the way all too often.

Big, challenging and imaginative, but its hardcore nature won't appeal to everyone. If you have a lot of time, and patience, this is one of PS3's best RPGs. [June 2012, p.100]

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]

Enjoyably mental puzzles use the Vita's every input. [May 2012, p.113]

Perfectly balances free-roaming exploration, focused story missions and RPG-style leveling, with sublime handheld controls in Vita's first killer app. [May 2012, p.112]

Not much new here, and by no means consistently good, but it still remains the pinnacle of vehicular combat. [May 2012, p.111]

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]

Perfection. Tiger 13 is so good it raises the question - what can EA's PGA Tour series do next, shy of personally jetting you to Augusta to play on Amen Corner itself? [May 2012, p.108]

It's the equivalent of a shrapnel grenade rather than single, well-placed sniper bullets. Some bits will miss, others will lodge deep enough to leave a lasting impression. [May 2012, p.106]

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]

For those who master its Everest-steep learning curve, this is tense and rewarding stuff - and it's pretty beautiful looking too. [May 2012, p.103]

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]

One of the most polished fighters on PS3. [May 2012, p.100]

Best Gaiden yet, but not as accomplished as Bayonetta. It is less hardcore than previous games, making solo play enjoyable, but the online is a misstep. [May 2012, p.96]

If the controls were completely reliable rather than "reliable most of the time", Escape Plan would be a classic. [Apr 2012, p.109]