A solid back-to-basics return to the glory days of the Hawk, hampered only by the missing online features and the occasional rough edge. Long may he reign. [Jan 2007, p.62]

Overall A puzzler that's more demanding than Lumines, but is engaging and satisfying if you can hack the pace.

A brilliantly balanced score-attack game. It looks lovely too. [May 2007, p.77]

Often good fun, but the fudged Rivals idea kicks the purity of standard Sonic quare in the onions. [Christmas 2006, p.91]

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

Excellent in terms of quality and quantity. [Christmas 2006, p.90]

LGEC works, just, but there's really 'neigh' ponit in playing it. [Sept 2007, p.80]

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

Great looks gel with genius game design. [Christmas 2006, p.20]

Too hard at times, but this beautiful vision of an alien-infested Britain makes for a great shooter. [Jan 2007, p.52]

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]

Basically this is a hugely simplified, pointless and weird version of "Power Stone." So get that instead. [Feb 2007, p.78]

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

Challenging, weird and wonderful, Gitaroo Man is unlike anything else on the PSP. Finally, a worthwhile PS2 port. [Sept 2006, p.78]

The new controls merely paper over the same old flaws - but, ultimately, it's still compulsive fun. [Christmas 2006, p.84]

Finally. Instead of piling on the modes and features, we get a visibly superior Tiger. Great work. [Jan 2007, p.64]

Once you're over the cosmetic gloss, you might wander back to Madden for your gridiron fix, especially if you own one of the older "NFL Streets." Worth a look, however. [Mar 2007, p.77]

14 lightweight games. [Christmas 2006, p.99]

There's nothing particularly special or exciting in this game. [Jan 2007, p.81]

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

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

Trimmed down, but still excellent - the gameplay experience is intact, even if the character roster isn't. [Jan 2007, p.80]

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]

It's the ultimate Ridge - glowing with PS3 power and delivering exactly what you want. If you want it. [Jan 2007, p.72]

It's a solid enough game, then, but again not truly worthy of that 'next-gen' tag. [June 2007, p.83]

Stick to playing NBA Street Homecourt instead. [June 2007, p.83]

We've not played anything this shoddy in ages. A disgrace on pretty much every level. [Feb 2007, p.76]

Every Extend Extra takes the best parts of many classic gaes, but loses a lot of their magic along the way. We like it, yes, but we like "Lumines" more... Very good, but not quite essential. [Dec 2006, p.78]