This is simply the best superhero game out there and a real treat that shouldn't be missed. [Issue#24, p.45]

The best fighting game on PC. [Issue#23, p.55]

Vast, visceral and every inch of it is worthy of the highest acclaim. Pure genius. [Issue#14, p.48]

Another classic in the making and a bloody beautiful smear on the BioWare name. [Issue #27, p.50]

It's cheap, 62MB to download. DRM-free and highly addictive. [Issue#14, p.54]

360 gamers were frothing at the mouth for good reason: it’s an instant indie classic.

There hasn't been a better game this year. [Issue#15, p.55]

The greatest strategy game of all time.

Its bravery and stunning execution deserve plaudits while its addictive nature deserves a health warning. [Issue#15, p.58]

New modes and special infected have transformed the original into an especially gratifying experience. [Issue#28, p.48]

An outstanding achievement in non-sim driving. [Issue #27, p.46]

Stunning and emotionally engaging with a sadistic tactical combat system. As much fun as the original. [Issue#30, p.45]

Plants Vs Zombies is a simple but clever tower defence game, which uses its considerable charm to keep you coming back for more. It might not take you very long to see most of what it has to offer, but you're sure to have a laugh while you're at it.

Still the king of sheepskin coat and monogrammed training kit. [Issue #27, p.52]

It's bigger and better than the original - a no-brainer on the score. [Issue#13, p.59]

Tense, scary and fun. [Issue#25, p.53]

A stunning life simulator with a few gaping omissions. It will likely reach boiling point over the next year or so.

An impressive shooter with a high degree of polish, but as a PC game it has taken a step back. [Issue#28, p.45]

A beloved classic freshly imagined, leaving you the choice of the original to play. [Issue#24, p.57]

EA Mythic has hit on the perfect formula for a classy fantasy MMO. It's verything you'd expect, and maybe more. [Issue#11, p.80]

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A prime example of the genre that is even better on PC and well worth waiting for. [Issue#31, p.48]

A shining example of a solid, fun RTS that goes beyond its genre boundaries and boasts excellent multiplayer. [Issue#17, p.49]

Imaginative and memorable. It really blew us away! [Issue #27, p.56]

If you plot a graph of genius times faltering game design, Far Cry 2 sits firmly in the top right. [Issue#13, p.50]

The best expansion we've played in ages. [Issue#31, p.36]

One of the first big games leading into Christmas, and we've already forgotten the rest. Completely enthralling. [Issue#12, p.62]

Let us remind you of the prince of this gem: 2.99 quid. Buy it, you tight wad. [Issue#25, p.57]

Niggling issues have been addressed. Warhead is a beautiful shooter that's finally available to the masses. [Issue#12, p.51]

Three points for Sports Interactive, with its rivals still nowhere in sight. [Issue#15, p.66]

Shocking, chaotic and uberviolent. For those who can take it, there's a fine game lurking despite the flaws. [Issue#14, p.45]

We hope you've saved the mighnight oil, you won't be getting much sleep after this. [Issue#28, p.9]

Our American cousins will really enjoy this and, begrudgingly, so will we. [Issue#12, p.60]

Saved from relative mediocrity and propelled into the limelight by incredibly realised physics. [Issue#24, p.52]

Charming, gorgeous and fun - though too stale for strategy hardcores. [Issue#23, p.59]

Impressive in size, but the lack of multiplayer might turn some strategists off. [Issue#14, p.60]

Accessible and addictive mass management entertainment, if a little ugly and ungainly.

Nothing revolutionary, but Red Alert 3 is a colourful, stylish and unabashedly old-school RTS nevertheless. [Issue#13, p.47]

An excellent flight combat sim, with a lack of polish in key areas.

A gorgeous, if uneventful platform game to some - Sands of Time with its brains kicked out to others. [Issue#15, p.60]

A game that expertly treads the thin line between frustration and satisfaction. [Issue#31, p.52]

The series hinges on a great ending, and Chapter 5 delivers. [Issue#30, p.52]

Moody, deep and gripping Metro is flawed, but what made it lack[ing] in consistency is made up for in atmosphere. [Issue#31, p.31]

An excellent FPS/MMO hybrid with great combat and the most multiplayer fun we've had in ages. [Issue#26, p.40]

A fun-filled if not quite essential addition to the Total War series. [Issue#31, p.44]

A cortisol-inducing, insane trip into almost certain death. You'll love it. [Issue#26, p.57]

A brave but ultimately flawed game that only delivers on all that was promised in very short bursts. [Issue#16, p.58]

Moving water across a semi-permeable membrane wasn't this fun in biology. [Issue#26, p.56]

Not in any way groundbreaking, but two games in one and hugely entertaining nonetheless. [Issue#18, p.52]

Entertaining in short doses, but severely lacking in variation. [Issue#14, p.56]

A return to form with epic set-pieces. However, there are a few frustrating puzzles and camera issues. [Issue#14, p.58]

A charming and excellently executed platform game. [Issue#22, p.57]

Tactical and highly entertaining but seriously lacking polish.

80 percent of it you've seen before, but Lego Batman is still as fun as you'd hope. [Issue#13, p.62]

Tough but satisfying, and made all the more enjoyable by the cute presentation. [Issue#31, p.53]

Improves on GSC's winning formula, ensuring STALKER is still the de facto hardcore FPS RPG. [Issue#30, p.50]

Hell's Highway is held back by tunnel-vision solo play, but that shouldn't put you off. [Issue#12, p.55]

Not a mandatory purchase for EU Rome fans, but a reasonably priced expansion. [Issue#16, p.64]

Good for your Friday night pizza and beer social or as a budget-buy afterthought. [Issue#14, p.62]

It's manifestly amusing and downright fun, and that's its real strength. [Issue#26, p.46]

A promising start and an engaging, enjoyable adventure in its own right. [Issue#23, p.58]

Fun, forgettable and well worth the impulse buy. [Issue#14, p.62]

A solid shooter, with firm old-school roots. [Issue#10, p.64]

Tighter translation and a map editor is needed, but it's still a great TBS. [Issue#15, p.64]

A fun sandbox game in small doses, but it's ultimately far too limited to keep you hooked long term. [Issue#22, p.54]

One of the few console ports we'd recommend this summer, especially to original Overlord fans. [Issue#22, p.52]

Although predictable and clichéd, action and horror have seldom been blended together so sublimely.

It’s no World Of Goo, but it’s original, modifiable and incredibly addictive.

Improvements and flourishes make Zuma's Revenge a lot of fun. [Issue#25, p.50]

In a nutshell, we've been pleasantly surprised by Lego Indy. Most moviegoers and gamers will enjoy it. [Issue#9, p.50]

Does little wrong, but efforts made to broaden its appeal may prove largely fruitless. [Issue#28, p.52]

The game plays brilliantly. [Issue#10, p.52]

Hardcore fans may find it lacking but Wings of Prey is solid fighter fun. [Issue#30, p.8]

Improvements are there, but lean toward the superficial side of this prolific franchise. [Issue#26, p.53]

An excellent FPS and is easily the best cowboy game on the range. [Issue#22, p.50]

At around £6 it’s an invigorating addition for Fallout 3 fans.

Further patching could make it one of the most immersive shooters of the last decade…but not as is. [Issue#22, p.47]

A rare and gripping indy experience that pulls no punches.

A good performance from EA, with FIFA playing a fine game of footy. [Issue#13, p.58]

A comfortable and engaging follow-up to the first episode in a series well worth joining. [Issue#25, p.53]

A deep, detailed strategy title occasionally mired in its own complexities. [Issue#24, p.56]

A great accompaniment to the Penny Arcade canon, but ultimately feels a little thin on its own in the RPG field. [Issue#9, p.54]

A tough be very enjoyable hallucinogenic shooter that's well worth the money. [Issue#15, p.68]

Close to a new Elder Scrolls, but nowhere near as realised. [Issue#25, p.51]

Dragon Rising offers compelling real-world combat with few disappointing omissions. [Issue#26, p.50]

Great for getting a quick RTS-style fix, it's unadulterated fun, if slightly on the light side. [Issue#13, p.56]

A good game with some pretty outstanding aesthetic design. [Issue#29, p.52]

Telltale has created a decent adventure full of slapstick and melodrama.

Fast-paced and handsomely presented with no two online sessions alike. The only hurdle is getting there. [Issue#20, p.50]

This is a real PC game, for real PC gamers. We haven't enjoyed a FPS RPG this much since "Deus Ex." [Issue#12, p.54]

Short and simple, but Muzzled is ever so sweet while it lasts. [Issue#23, p.58]

A seamlessly realised and original hybrid that breathes life into the RTS genre. [Issue#18, p.48]

Die-hard RPG fans will appreciate the backstory, but no-one else will pay attention.

Many hands make fun work: shallow single-player is compensated for by some great multiplayer content.

Like Mona's fangs, it's sharp, pretty and it doesn't suck. [Issue#15, p.65]

A competent, entertaining single-player experience true to the franchise but marred by the shoddy port to PC. [Issue#26, p.48]

It's not by any means an awful first-person shooter, just a Wolfenstein on the series' reputation. [Issue#25, p.43]

Hardened racing fans need Race On, though there's little to tempt part-timers. [Issue #27, p.57]