A mess of a shooter-cum-driver. We can smell what the Rock is cooking, and, frankly, it stinks. [Dec 2006, p.90]

A listless, pointless misfire of a game. [Nov 2011, p.106]

Looks fantastic, sounds fantastic and plays...well, not quite so fantastically, but it's still fun. [Nov 2006, p.70]

A potentially interesting idea with inherent problems, which NeverDead completely fails to identify or acknowledge, let alone solve. [March 2012, p.112]

The gaming equivalent of rocking in a corner sucking your thumb - comforting at first, but repetitive and the behaviour of those who are soft in the head. [June 2008, p.85]

Merely a disappointing and lightweight FPS. [Christmas 2008, p.86]

You could suffer in the hope of a smirk or you could just buy the DVDs. Giggity-goo! Etc. [Christmas 2006, p.80]

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

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

SWAT is criminally start/stop. [Dec 2007, p.85]

Technically competent, but a woeful simulation of a sport consistently ignored by gaming. This won't help... [Nov 2011, p.107]

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

It's racing for small children, imcompetents, or owners of 2004-era Nokias. Everyone else should ignore it. [Apr 2012, p.109]

The duck-related puns ("Quacked it" and "Billiant", anyone?) soon start to lose their appeal, much like the rest of the game. [May 2007, p.76]

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

Unusually, the PSP version of Ghost Rider actually has a little more to it than its PS2 counterpart. [Mar 2007, p.60]

Frustrating camera. [Jan 2008, p.76]

Predictable, weary, soulless, money-for-old-rope fodder. [Sept 2006, p.85]

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

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]

A dull, uninspired car crash of a game. A complete waste of PlayStation 3's power. [Aug 2007, p.74]

Tired, inconsistent and just plain ugly. [Sept 2008, p.78]

This lacks imagination, with infernally basic playability. Avoid. [Oct 2008, p.76]

The concept is imaginative, and not many RPGs are set in Venice, but the ideas are nearly always let down by the execution. [Feb 2011, p.100]

BB Evolution requires a lot of legwork for very little reward and it won't keep you entertained for long. [Nov 2006, p.86]

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]

Everything about Supremacy MMA feels rushed. [Dec 2011, p.107]

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