The moose and the squirrel join a handful of friends to push buttons in the right order. [Issue#33, p.117]

Will struggle to hold the attention of anyone that didn't hammer these games back in the day. [May 2013, p.88]

You'll wonder why you didn't just stick with multiplayer greats like Bomberman. [May 2013, p.89]

Absolutely savaged by constant loading screens, it’s hard to appreciate the seven or so gems in Namco Museum.

Warriors Orochi is exactly what its mentally ill fans anticipated – more of the same. This is appropriate fare for them, but technically incompetent and repetitive for everyone else.

Just don't play that bloody enhanced version, you'll never forgive yourself. [Issue#29, p.118]

Entertaining enough, but not the best Sega arcade title on XBLA. [Issue#48, p.99]

As an old-school shooter, Earth Defense Force has much more fun to offer. [Issue#84, p.84]

FaceBreaker is one of those typical EA test games which will no doubt be improved upon next time around but for now needs major improvements. It would help if it was like boxing, for a start.

None of it feels much like Resident Evil. [Issue#84, p.85]

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

It just isn't particularly good. [Issue#84, p.86]

Supreme Commander could have been great, but the wait for the console translation leaves an overriding sense of disappointment. Plus the technical flaws leave it almost unplayable.

It's a novel concept but lack of control variation, plus the obvious graphical deficiencies, make it a dulled thrill. [Issue#36, p.114]

Within its own limited scope, a multiplayer giggle. [Issue#40]

A dreadful port. [Issue#54, p.92]

We're so incensed with yet another Xbox Live Arcade game using "Robotron"-style controls. [Issue 17, p.116]

A title revered for its looks in the years gone by both ages badly and succumbs to design logic issues... [Issue#65, p.105]

Too few varieties of enemy are included, sporting little variance of attack approach, to entertain anything other than your base reflexes. [Issue#71, p.102]

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 shooter that's about as "meh" as you can get. [Issue#86, p.87]

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

Lacking the intensity and lavish budget of a "Need for Speed." [Issue#25, p.101]

Much slower and less action-packed than we'd hoped - plus, it doesn't even look that much like a next-gen game. The online mode needs to be awesome if there's any hope for this one. [Issue 9, p.80]

Feels like an uphill climb against the odds. [Issue#6, p.120]

No game, regardless of what it may be, can try and get away with developing one level and then replicating it over the course of 12 hours. A massive shame, because there are some truly breathtaking elements. [Issue 27, p.82]

Undeniably a good concept spoiled. [Issue#53, p.95]

The best elements of Heroes Over Europe can only ever be described as 'meh', while the worst will make you want to rip out your own hair. [Issue#51, p.92]

It's repetitive. [Issue#5, p.120]

While it can be commended for a bold mix of strategy and action, Midway doesn't really pull of either with much conviction, leaving a somewhat unsatisfying experienice. [Issue 17, p.90]

Vaguely enjoyable. [Issue#86, p.101]

You'd have to be really fanboyish to get some enjoyment out of this. [Issue#31, p.88]

At 800 points, there are at least three or four puzzlers on Live that should definitely precede this. [Issue#30, p.120]

A great concept with potential, torn to pieces by bland shooting, horrid dialogue and frustrating design. Swordplay can be fun but there's little else to enjoy. [Issue#82, p.88]

Certainly not high art, but Saw II has its moments, and could be worth a look for someone after a couple of nights worth of fairly brainless entertainment. [Issue#65, p.89]

It's just boring. [Issue 12, p.116]

Frustrating. [Issue#89,p.82]

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]

Not bad. [Issue#53, p.105]

A dull, listless experience that only offers a challenge due to artificially imposed constraints. Irritating stuff on dual fronts, then. [Issue#56, p.105]

Better than expected, but we weren't expecting much. With some tightening, Pro Evo vs. Fifa could be close next year. [Issue 13, p.91]

Frustration and grind are the most prominent attributes. [Issue#69, p.84]

The Arcania series makes its debut on consoles, and we're unimpressed to say the least - clichéd story, poor graphics and bordering on broken. [Issue#65, p.88

If you don't play Section 8 online, it's value for money is more than halved. [Issue#50, p.90]

With cliche after cliche dropped all over a poorly told story, there's not much to like if you want something new. [Issue#52, p.93]

Some entertaining new challenges and excellent use of physics, but we simply can’t recommend it at this price, nor can we find justification for it.

A short and throwaway campaign, held together with repetitive combat, Mindjack is, just another by-the-numbers shooter to add on top of the pile. [Issue#69, p.89]

Evolve delivers small doses of excellence, but the entire experience is rarely exciting. The big-boss battles are stressfully manic in the best possible way, it’s just a shame that the rest of the game is so boring.

Two quid too expensive, seven years late and lacking the 'aw' factor if its predecessor. [Issue #22, p.114]

While it attempts to provide an accessible strategic space challenge, Planets Under Attack is sucked into a black hole instead. [Issue#93, p.86]

Matters are soured by fundamental errors, this time fairways harder than concrete and green speeds that are punishing to say the least. [Issue#41, p.112]

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

It's free, but you get what you pay for. [Issue 13, p.116]

Anyway, if you're into videogames that could lull a person into semi-consciousness after just a few minutes' play, this is certainly the way to go. [Issue#65, p.105]

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

A minuscule improvement, Potter is coasting now. [Issue#48, p.85]

A worthy idea but one that just isn’t deep enough to sustain the experience. After one playthrough you’ll feel as if you’ve seen all there is to see and you’d be right.

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

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.

Okay in short bursts, but there's no reason to play single-player. A huge missed opportunity on EA's part and another year it won't be taking COD's crown. [Issue#92, p.78]

Ultimately fairly soulless. [Issue#68, p.101]

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

Has far too many rough edges and faults to come close to Firaxis' brilliance. [Issue#95, p.82]

It's all just very basic and uninspiring. [Issue#75, p.78]

You like boring, generic, sub par shooters? No? Well don't buy BlackSite. [Issue 27, p.84]

Voice acting's okay. [Issue#91, p.79]

It may draw in a few non-RPG fans, but for the most part this is for those who can put up with mash, bash, mash, and the, err, bash! Disappointing would be a good word to sum it up. [Issue#29, p.92]

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]

Resoundingly okay. [Issue#23, p.97]

This isn't a good game, but it's one that will grow on you after a few hours. [Issue#91, p.89]

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

As a handheld game, Fruit Ninja worked fine, but as a 360 title it's a briefly fun but very shallow affair that will leave most hungry for something more. [Issue#76, p.103]

Stay well away from this if you can't play in co-op. Even then, the best you'll find here is a game that is painfully average. [Issue#120, p.69]

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

A game this short and shallow should really be ignored. There is nothing original, compelling or even that new and it will join the ever-growing pile of rubbish movie tie-ins.

What's good is lifted, what's new is paper-thin. [Issue#32, p.118]

There's a brave idea here in mixing two different mediums together, but the execution is lacking, particularly with the questionable Kinect controls. [Issue#120, p.86]

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

The fighting and climbing become exercises in frustration, and there isn't enough depth here. [Issue#83, p.100]

Suffers from a variety of problems that will mean even racing fanatics and aficionados of the depicted sport itself will struggle to enjoy it. [Issue#57, p.97]

Controls that are either to broken or too difficult to use. [Issue#54, p.84]

Very few redeeming features can pull SA back from the brink of feeling more like a half finished game with unforgiving controls. It will leave you with blisters, but not the good kind.

We've seen all of Sniper: Ghost Warrior's tricks before, and in far superior games. [Issue#62,p.88]

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

Rich in ideas yet terrible at executing them, Yaiba picks up all the things people hated about recent Ninja Gaiden games and just runs with them.

Plodding. [Issue#123, p.78]

He's rubbish at flying and all his weapons are completely unbalanced. [Issue#33, p.92]

A choppy, piecemeal shooter. [Issue#123, p.82]

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

Menus, options and over-designed mechanics prevent you from ever getting into it. [Issue#123, p.83]

It's fun for a couple of hours, but the novelty wears off. [Issue#123, p.84]

At a whopping price, this is one game worth missing out on. [Issue#54, p.105]

Sadly, War World holds your attention about as long as a paperclip and a Post-It note. [Issue#39]

Small kids might like it, but will need supervision to solve some of hte later puzzles. Adults beware. [Issue#36, p.96]

If you hadn't seen the price tag, you'd wonder what all the internet furore had been about. [Issue#45, p.100]

Despite some good ideas, cheery visuals and easy-to-understand mechanics, Happy Wars disappoints. [Issue#125, p.85]

A perfectly functional motorbike game that might appeal to cast-iron fans, Ride is otherwise a dull, dry, missed opportunity, which totally fails to capture the joy of two wheels. [Issue#125, p.86]

Unresponsive and inaccurate. [Issue#72, p.101]