A laggy mess online. [Issue#23, p.96]

Everything's just so interminably dull. [Issue#60, p.106]

The idea of an FPS in the spirit of Counter-Strike is sound enough, but Rekoil needs to do a lot more than emulate this Valve classic to pull it off.

Epic seizure-inducing madness that is the graphics. [Issue#37, p.117]

Relatively amusing. [Issue#42, p.112]

It's just about throwing people at stuff. And it's dull. [Issue 18, p.78]

Flawed, dull and not much to look at, Bullet Witch is an exercise in tedium that own't enrich your life at all. [Issue 18, p.96]

There's something very addictive about taking a mech and doing the Dynasty Warriors thing. [Issue 26, p.98]

Brings nothing new to an utterly bloated genre. [Issue#62,p.102]

There's a crude leveling system. [Issue #81, p.103]

If you're under ten, go ahead and buy this. You'll probably only feel slightly disappointed at worst. [Issue#79, p.82]

Predictably devoid of ambition. [Issue#50, p.95]

The game's combos are limited, but they occasionally look great. [Nov 2009, p.104]

It never raises its excitement levels above 'pleasant' or 'slightly dull," but Where The Wild Things Are remains a solid enough movie game. [Issue#55, p.93]

It's average. [Issue 21, p.91]

Boring and repetitive. [Issue#79, p.86]

Spectra's a fine little racer that'll help kill time while you wait for a download. If just a couple of niggles had been ironed out and changed however, this could have been much better. [Issue#127, p.82]

Borderline broken as a fighter, but, taken on its own meagre merits, a giggle to mess around with. Still, though, it falls a long way short of what could have been. [Issue#72, p.80]

Represents its sport well, but it's just too mundane to ever be something of note. One for the fans and very few others. [Issue#127, p.83]

We sincerely hope that real-life military operations aren't as embarrassingly shambolic as this. [Issue#72, p.82]

Spark Unlimited had the ambition to revive the Lost Planet franchise, but the execution is sorely lacking in multiple areas. [Issue#103, p.82]

There are far better ways to spend 800 Points. [Issue#20, p.116]

The bugs overshadow what is a generally poor update of a classic game. [Issue#103, p.86]

Blackwater is a better use of Kinect controls than most, but ultimately there are too many rough edges, and not enough of a game here. [Issue#79, p.88]

A far from fitting tribute to one of the most talented entertainers ever to walk the earth, or indeed the moon. But you won't get these awesome tunes anywhere else. [Issue#72, p.87]

Very obviously inferior to the competition in every way. [Issue#72, p.88]

Gets very repetitive. [Issue#88, p.83]

Its use will result in two separate emotions - boredom and a desire to play something else. [Issue#25, p.118]

A tired city crime epic that might have looked good five years ago, but even that would have been a bit of a stretch. Now it’s barely passable and a bit of a shame in pretty much every respect.

Oh, our eyes! [Issue#61, p.105]

The main problem is the fact that there's just not much to it. A complete lack of depth means after just an hour or two of play, you'll be done with it. [Issue#72, p.101]

Shooting things is far too difficult. [Issue#47, p.101]

You'll find more action at a sports day for coma patients. Still, it has a bizarre appeal, just don't blame us for feeling guilty afterwards. [Issue 15, p.93]

Too easy, too short and too luck-based. [Issue#88, p.87]

You can almost hear gamers exhale as they play. [Issue#42, p.112]

Forced and unnecessary. [Issue#53, p.92]

Trouble is, it all controls a little too crisply for our liking. [Issue#37, p.117]

It’s not that Burst Limit is a bad game, it’s just painfully average. [Issue#34, p.96]

Trust us - you'll know when you've been Rango'd. [Issue#70, p.91]

At the current price, this is a horrendous deal. [Issue#70, p.92]

The boredom of playing as this droid isn't helped by the drab nature of the game's design. [Issue#70, p.100]

Some genre indecisiveness and more general poor direction combine to make Damnation far worse than it looks.

This is exactly the same as last year's version. Ignore the Rivalry and Cinemotion fluff and you'll be hard pushed to spot genuine advances. At least EA pretends to try. [Issue 12, p.99]

An undercooked mess of different genres that doesn't satisfy. [Issue#5, p.98]

Rarely accelerates past apathy. [Issue#50, p.93]

If you need an excuse to return to Dead Rising 3 then this first DLC pack might just be it, don't expect to be blown away though. [Issue#108, p.94]

It's mildly entertaining in the short term, though expect to see pretty much everything it has to offer in the first 15 minutes. [Issue#74, p.102]

The second-best ice hockey game on the 360. You know what the best one is, so go buy it. [Issue 26, p.99]

Only worth it for a nostalgia trip and for the flawless netcode. [Issue#94, p.85]

There are good ideas here, but too much bogging them down. [Issue#97, p.66]

It’s not all bad. Through the slow-boil of falling standards, sometimes we found ourselves not hating it as much we probably should have and, occasionally, there were glimpses of what Aliens: Colonial Marines could have been, should have been. It’s best at being an intense shooter, but sadly that intensity is all too rare.

This year's effort comprises a lot of recycled, poorly implemented and buggy content, some of which is locked behind a pay-to-bypass grind wall. You can't charge 50 quid for that. [Issue#97, p.68]

Moments of fun punctuate an otherwise dull, generic blast. [Apr 2008, p.84]

Offers little practical benefit beyond learning how to better perform within its own four virtual walls. [Issue#94, p.87]

Project Spark's good intentions are undermined by mechanical and economic shortcomings. [Issue#118, p.68]

Another solid entry for Skylanders, but the upfront price is only a fraction of what you'll need to play to see all it has to offer. [Issue#118, p.70]

Looks stunning, handles well – but the level design and combat will leave you wanting more.

It's basically four buttons, used in the same way each time. Fun. [Issue#36, p.115]

An uneven mix of satisfying fan service and borderline broken gameplay. [Issue#67, p.88]

Appalling AI. [Issue #22, p.86]

A bland adventure game in which a nameless hero asks a dumb ancient creature to do his bidding. [Issue#66, p.88]

It delivers your exact RDA of dancing neon lights and evasive excitement. [Issue#41, p.112]

This shooter is out of date. [Issue#59, p.97]

Rather dull and lifeless. [Issue#67, p.101]

Sooner or later you're going to be angered by options you can see but can't actually play. [Issue#23, p.97]

With so many better RTSs to play there’s no need to even look at Stormrise.

It's actually quite enjoyable at points. It just feels short and, ultimately, a bit pointless. [Issue#67, p.105]

You always feel at odds with the control system on offer. [Issue#45, p.101]

Smut aside, Rumble Roses XX is a lacklustre wrestling game that loses its appeal after just a few hours. Having said that, teenage boys are sure to love it. [Issue 7, p.98]

One for the patient and curious. [Issue#73, p.100]

Horrible tutorials. [Issue#55, p.92]

Competent, if a little aged, but also an excellent sedative. [Issue#87, p.85]

A disappointing shooter that has a few good ideas but can't implement them well enough to make it stand out from a very large crowd. [Issue#114, p.79]

It's still got a long way to go, but Shred is a step in the right direction. [Issue#66, p.91]

Techland has overlooked the fundamentals. A shoddy, albeit lightning-fast, racer. [Issue#87, p.88]

A cynical package that doesn't do the Star Wars franchise any justice whatsoever. [Issue#85, p.92]

Put simply, it works exactly how you'd expect a tech demo for touch screen to work when the touch screen's taken away. [Issue#39]

Not taking full advantage of Kinect is unforgivable. [Issue#118, p.81]

A depressingly mundane FPS, never once striving for greatness and seemingly happy to settle for faceless mediocrity. Another letdown when we hoped for so much more. [Apr 2008, p.86]

Paris shows some promise, but it's hard to enjoy a game when it's so nauseating, even if it does suggest a return to the series' best ideas. Maybe next year. [Issue#119, p.65]

You'd have to love F.E.A.R. in a way that blinds you to the cynical but no doubt cost-effective repetition on offer here. Not worthy of a full release. [Issue 27, p.94]

You're better off looking elsewhere. [Issue#53, p.105]

As kids’ games go this is a step in the right direction but too many of the old problems raise their ugly head, not that the kids will notice mind you.

Somehow better with a second overpowered character by your side. [Issue#63, p.88]

Definitely greater than the some of its parts, which is annoying as it’s technically so flawed and without effort. You’ve still got to be a fan, though.

A decent distraction for a short time, Costume Quest 2 unfortunately soon becomes a chore. Fortunately, it doesn't outstay its welcome by too much. [Issue#119, p.82]

This is clearly for fans of the television creation. [Issue#77, p.103]

The vertical scrolling and relentless shooting become tired and boring very quickly. [Issue#35, p.114]

The insane difficulty feels like a horrible joke. [Issue#63, p.102]

Pretty dull. [Issue#60, p.107]

Fantastic production values and a great concept let down by a lack of checkpoints, dull art direction and horribly repetitive, shallow gameplay. What a shamefully wasted opportunity. [Issue # 11, p.88]

Well-designed maps, and new weapons down in a sea of technical problems, for which there seems to be no solution. [Issue#112, p.95]

It's not disastrous, but it is bland. [Issue#121, p.87]

It's very much let down by repetitive play. [Issue#78, p.85]

Just about adequate, but RACE Pro feels about five years old in places. It will certainly get buried beneath the existing pile of cracking 360 racing titles of all stripes and colours, and deservedly so.

Aficionados will want to stay well clear. [Issue#78, p.86]

It's just a shame that the left analogue stick is no substitution for the original arcade trackball. [Issue#24, p.101]

The tracks are fantastic, but the bare bones package is upsetting. If this had been DLC we’d be all over it, but as it stands, it falls quite short of expectations.