Blood Stone shows promise that is never really capitalised on. [Issue#66, p.85]

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

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]

There are much better alternatives. [Issue#53, p.95]

The game’s fun for a while, but quickly loses any sense of direction. As such, it provides little more than a cursory distraction for all but the most obsessive high-score chasers.

The flaws are just too much to look past. [Issue#80, p.82]

It doesn't work nearly as well on the 360 as it has in the past. Shame. [Issue 8, p.94]

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]

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

About as fun as chiseling "HATE" into your eyes with a scalpel. [Issue 10, p.106]

While it doesn't do anything wrong, it's impossible to take the plot seriously. [Issue#66, p.89]

There's no denying the rodent's getting a little arthritic in his old age. [Issue#86, p.103]

This shooter is out of date.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

Mind-numbingly boring. [Issue#23, p.97]

Perfectly technically sound. [Issue#61, p.104]

It's pretty much everything you'd expect. [Issue#52, p.105]

The experience is rather decent, even if its unforgiving nature can grate on occasion. [Issue#74, p.101]

With its core gameplay kept from the original, this sequel makes no attempt to reinvent any wheels. Enjoyable, yet unfulfilling. [Issue#66, p.82]

Dull and frustrating. [Issue#49, p.88]

Broken, overly repetitive and frustrating to play. [Issue#78, p.89]

A fun little brawler with an addictive and fast-flowing feel. [Issue#51, p.104]

Without the Ferrari license, Test Drive's latest does the bare minimum that a racing game should do, but it still gives you access to some stunning cars and fun races. [Issue#88, p.79]

It has a number of undemanding, unwieldy and confusing design choices that make the experience incredibly forgettable. Fun for an hour. [Issue#54, p.82]

There's actually quite a lot to admire here. [Issue#61, p.104]

Plodding. [Issue#123, p.78]

This would bridge any boredom gap for gamers not obsessed with shooting things. [Issue#60, p.107]

You can ignore the smoke and mirrors for a while, but there's just no substance. [Issue#91, p.64]

Insanely hard. [Issue#24, p.101]

Painfully dull gameplay. [Issue#75, p.82]

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

The tech largely works and the games range from great to average. It's certainly not amazing and lacks longevity, but it's still a good indication of the Kinect goodness to come.

It'll never hit a home run, but it does an all right job of passing the time between better games. [Issue#74, p.85]

It might be better than Risen, but Dark Waters is constrained by its PC roots and hampered by inconsistent design and a truly awful engine. [Issue#89,p.84]

A half-finished game. [Issue#128, p.80]

Platforming doesn't get more generic than this. [Issue#40, p.102]

Should have concentrated on being a master of one trade, and not a jack of all. What’s there is accessible and fun, but largely between friends. The inevitable sequel should be better.

The inherent ropey nature of this tie-in can't be ignored. [Issue#75, p.85]

Warning: highly addictive. [Issue#98, p.70]

It’d be unfair to criticise Ryse too much since, at least Crytek is trying something new. The combat could be better, but the Roman setting does feel fresh.

It's just dull and not really what your console was created for. [Issue#34, p.117]

Terrible stuff, and what’s more quite predictably so. The problem’s made worse by how much better things would be if its fat was simply trimmed. Oh Sonic, where art thou?

Best enjoyed in short bursts - and only then if you can find someone willing to play it with you. [Issue#82, p.103]

The problem is, once you’ve played each event a few times they become drained of any further interest. It’s great for a quick laugh, but there’s a serious lack of charm that fails to motivate in coming back for more.

Rather charming. [Issue#78, p.103]

An educational mind-bender that is well worth experiencing. [Issue#54, p.105]

It's fun while it lasts, but you'll complete it quickly. [Issue 21, p.90]

Warface is exactly like every other war-based shooter you can think of. [Issue#112, p.80]

It isn't impressive in any sense. [Issue 26, p.95]

The experience is so short-lived and lacking in replayability that it's a hard sell. [Nov 2009, p.104]

Gone are the days when it was acceptable to include hour-long levels and no checkpoints. [Issue#31, p.92]

Offers little more than the free trial vision can provide. [Issue#93, p.88]

We guarantee that you'll be bored with what this has to offer after a couple of hours. [Issue#70, p.101]

The underlying game has aged brilliantly. [Issue#67, p.103]

A few years ago How To Survive may have been enough to make the grade, but in a world overrun by superior zombie titles it barely makes the cut.

An exemplary piece of game design that makes narrative ignorance all the easier. [Issue#55, p.86]

The trouble is, said hints can appear superimposed over the play area, reducing play to a highly distracting farce. [Issue#57, p.107]

Easily the best take on Worms in 3D yet. [Issue#79, p.103]

A unique experience that manages to offset its problems with great ideas and a superbly implemented core mechanic. [Issue#65, p.102]

If you must play one, go back a few games. [Issue#48, p.87]

The game appreciates boredom in a way that we never could. [Issue#32, p.89]

It's just not very good at all, even for "fans of the series," as people tend to say. [Issue#56, p.90]

If you need a version of Tetris on your Xbox One, this game provides for most of your needs, albeit with little finesse. [Issue#121, p.86]

Hackneyed missions and claustrophobic environments are just two of Open Season's problems. Is the box recyclable? [Issue 13, p.89]

God of War minus the imagination, plus inordinate amounts of the colour green. [Issue#74, p.89]

Basically, Bionicle Heroes completely fails to engage us on any level. [Issue 14, p.84]

Moment-to-moment gameplay is great, making it such a shame that the elements connecting matches is so underwhelming. [Issue#117, p.82]

Poor controls. [Issue#92, p.88]

A classic waste of time, in more than one sense. [Issue#23, p.96]

Disappointing isn't the word. What is the word...Lazy? Rubbish? It's probably a word we can't print. [Issue 13, p.90]

Here's a list of things that this is less interesting than: rubber gloves, garden peas, Spam and watching paint dry (of course). [Issue 26, p.117]

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

As anticipation goes, it certainly delivers and keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what's going to happen next or whether there is another surprise yet to be revealed. [Issue#29, p.120]

Simply too boring to even consider a rental. [Issue#75, p.84]

Despite delivering the one improvement many have clamoured for, Magic 2015 falls short of its predecessors in almost every other regard. [Issue#116, p.84]

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

There are tons of guns, lots of explosions and decent visuals. [Issue#66, p.90]

An annoying platform/adventure hybrid that fails to utilise its fictional universe effectively. [Issue#67, p.84]

Simply doesn't have what it takes to survive in today's cut-and-thrust market. [Issue #22, p.115]

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

Sadly enough, the franchise is slipping. [Issue#122, p.73]

Steer clear. [Issue#64, p.103]

It simply isn't polished enough to wow casual fans. [Issue#83, p.78]

We so wanted to like this game but it kept slapping us in the face with bad controls, repetitive puzzles and the annoying inventory. [Issue#34]

Won't win the series any new fans but should restore some faith in existing ones alarmed by the regrettable, to say the least, direction it went in the last time out. [Issue#71, p.83]

Simply put, this is cynical, poorly playtested nonsense that's seriously due an MOT. Geddit? [Issue 27, p.96]

With some engaging platforming and strong gameplay, TMNT could have been Surprise Of The Year had it been...oh, quadruple the length or so. [Issue 19, p.88]

Content volume is light, though, meaning long-term appeal is limited to multiplayer. [Issue#119, p.74]

Although it's undeniably fun, the gameplay hasn't aged that well and after 30 minutes or so your eyelids will start to get heavy and fatigue sets in. [Issue#40, p.114]

The levels that you fly through have all been seen a hundred times before. [Issue 28, p.118]

Things couldn't get more generic unless there was somehow stealth, crates and a space marine superhero involved. [Issue#32, p.117]

Our advice is to simply move onto the next review before the retro buffs come back with their pixelated pitchforks and limp fist-waving to show their anger, the crazy bastards. [Issue 15, p.116]

A solid enough conversion. [Issue#46, p.101]

Not something you're likely to get your money's worth from. [Issue#79, p.89]

A soothing distraction. [Issue#34, p.116]

Offers a smaller and less entertaining variety of workout than its fellow Kinect fitness titles. [Issue#66, p.93]

Feels rewarding. [Issue#69, p.87]

You're far better off simply waiting a short while for Puzzle Quest 2. [Issue#59, p.105]

There are much better games out there for the same audience. [Issue#44, p.84]