Gripping and gritty, but will leave you wanting more.

Controls work beautifully and patience and timing are crucial.

Controls work beautifully and patience and timing are crucial.

Unfortunately, because there are fewer resources than in previous versions, this becomes repetitive all too quickly.

Battles are marvellously theatrical, with punches, kicks and throws so powerful the ground ruptures when pugilists fall.

A very deep and realistic space simulation, but one that is too slow for most gamers to appreciate.

Its biggest strength is the realistic handling. You feel every nuance of the car's movements, weight shifts and suspension, particularly with a Driving Force Pro steering wheel. This is a peerless driving simulation that will test even professional drivers.

Tight controls, inventive action scenes and solid artificial intelligence all combine to make the single-player mode an excellent experience.

Major change comes on the battlefield. With the introduction of game mechanics from Dynasty Warriors, players can now directly control troop manoeuvres.

Tight controls, inventive action scenes and solid artificial intelligence all combine to make the single-player mode an excellent experience.

Fans will enjoy creeping around and using the wonderful grappling hook, but in a post Splinter Cell-era it is disappointing that light and darkness still have little bearing on the ninja's visibility to foes.

A mix of detailed cut scenes and graphically pleasing levels helps move the adventure along, but cannot cover up what is essentially a derivative and straightforward action game hanging its hopes on a movie licence.

For a system that prides itself on interactivity, WarioWare: Touched! is a notable complement. It's a shallow, inconsistent experience, though, and one I suspect will wear on you after a while.

A mix of detailed cut scenes and graphically pleasing levels helps move the adventure along, but cannot cover up what is essentially a derivative and straightforward action game hanging its hopes on a movie licence.

Controls are sloppy, environments are bland and blasting alien bugs becomes dull. Even a futuristic tank cannot enliven the ground-based missions, particularly as the vehicle is clumsy to manoeuvre.

There are a large range of weapons and opponents are smart. Unfortunately, the lengthy espionage sorties are often not as gripping and the change of pace is jarring.

Nina's solo outing fails to rise to the calibre of the Tekken series, though her fans will have fun.

More new elements would have been welcome, but The Sith Lords is another epic and fascinating Star Wars adventure.

But where this latest instalment excels is in enhanced options and customisation for serious fans, while still offering pick-up-and-play access for those after a quick sporting fix.

But where this latest instalment excels is in enhanced options and customisation for serious fans, while still offering pick-up-and-play access for those after a quick sporting fix.

But where this latest instalment excels is in enhanced options and customisation for serious fans, while still offering pick-up-and-play access for those after a quick sporting fix.

Furnishing the mansion with tacky knick-knacks while schmoozing potential bunnies gets dull.

A frisky concept with limited thrills and not enough depth to challenge gamers.

Few games are this fresh or entertaining.

A frisky concept with limited thrills and not enough depth to challenge gamers.

Dark, violent and derivative, but nowhere near as flawed as the movie.

The touch-screen controls are perfect and two-player action wonderful fun. But often chain reactions come from luck rather than skill and there is a lack of variety in the different play modes.

Dark, violent and derivative, but nowhere near as flawed as the movie.