Take the thing online (that is the name of the game after all...) and the results are truly beyond atrocious. [Issue#33, p.116]

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

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

Discs of Tron does hold quite a bit of enjoyment, especially of the latter stages. [Issue#31, p.117]

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.

It is at least mercifully short. [Issue#114, p.82]

A veritable mess. [Issue#116, p.78]

Headache of a game. [Issue#39]

A piece of crap. [Issue 26, p.118]

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

It’s no surprise that a movie-licensed game has turned out rubbish, again. There is no excuse for gameplay this dated. Avoid, unless you’re feeling very nostalgic.

Not terrible, but so dry it’s pointless. If videogame paintball appeals you may be entertained, but boredom will set in.

Pointless, rubbish. [Issue 28, p.118]

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.

It’s an awkward mix of Diablo and Soul Reaver that nobody asked for. Something to play if you’ve got a few hours and an itch to bump up your Gamerscore.

Monotonous. [Issue#23, p.97]

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

Try to forget that it ever happened. [Issue#52, p.93]

Do you love wrestling with duff, clunky controls and replaying the same four levels over and over and over again? [Issue#30, p.119]

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

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

Mercifully short. [Issue#62,p.91]

An exasperating experience. [Issue#106, p.85]

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]

It's simply lacking in every single respect. Not good. [Issue#67, p.86]

It’s double-hard to make such harsh criticisms of a game into which such a tremendous amount of care has been poured – obvious by its looks, and obvious by that token that a great many of those who worked on it cared.

Has no redeemable features, is almost devoid of quality and should be avoided at all costs. [Issue#50, p.95]

A good-looking but boring button masher that should be avoided. [Issue#86, p.100]

The fact that the game attempts to surpass the standard tie-in speaks volumes. [Issue#60, p.96]

Turning Point falls so short of its potential it makes us shed a tear. [Issue#32, p.82]

One day someone will nail this series and make a game that does its mystery characteristics justice, but we're stuck waiting until then. [Issue#66, p.91]

The frankly rubbish Summer Athletics by another name, and therefore still utterly depressing. Don’t even think about wasting your money on this.

A typical videogame tie-in that will last no longer in the public's memory than the film. Play it if you must, but don't say we didn't tell you so. [Issue#60, p.99]

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

A real mess of ideas that tries hard but just doesn't have what it takes. [Issue 26, p.118]

A confusing tie-in that delights in the incompetence of its young audience, The Golden Compass makes absolutely no sense. Still, at least we got to throw projectiles at a monkey. [Issue 28, p.96]

Though you might think Kinect would be the perfect fit for its staccato gameplay, it ultimately makes things even more frustrating. [Issue#87, p.87]

This isn't exactly an experience to savour. [Issue#62,p.103]

With the focus on four-player action, it's more frenetic and atmospheric than its peers. [Issue#55, p.105]

Really boring bits. [Issue#63, p.91]

Utter toss. [Issue#29, p.117]

A little bit ropey. [Issue#52, p.104]

Although the game's stealth and combat elements are initially playable, they soon become dull and repetitive due to the uninspiring missions and tedious plot. [Issue#58, p.95]

There isn't a single mini-game here that won't seem anachronistic three months from now. [Issue#67, p.90]

A videogame that thrills almost not at all that also happens to represent atrocious value. [Issue#71, p.102]

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

Appalling levels, terrible writing, repetitive gags and weak shooting mechanics make for one of the least enjoyable experiences of 2012. Be smart and avoid at all costs. [Issue#93, p.82]

As strange as they come, with the shallow twist of centering on a group of women who bare all. You already know if this is for you or not.

Despite some noble efforts to take Tony Hawk's back to its roots, Pro Skater 5 is ruined by glitches, sluggish movement and dull, lifeless levels. What might have been a glorious return ends up an unfortunate swan song. [Issue#130, p.78]

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

Not the worst game on 360 but it's not far off. Tedious, short and not much fun, if you want to pimp rides, we reckon you're better off sticking with "Need for Speed." [Issue # 16, p.94]

Virtually nothing works as it should, and what does owes an enormous debt to a few evergreen classics. Disappointing. [Issue 23, p.79]

This just isn't worth bothering with. [Issue#73, p.89]

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

Blimey, it's been a while since we've played something so awful. It really makes you wonder how this got past quality control. [Issue 27, p.98]

Cheap, bland, and pretty much tasteless, like that value-brand white block that claims its chicken. [Issue#43, p.94]

Never before has a game's potential been squandered so much just because the hardware was unable to keep up with the vision. [Issue#87, p.80]

Not an entirely awful virtual re-creation of the beautiful game. [Issue#61, p.95]

There's so much wrong with this game that we don't have space to list it all. [Issue#66, p.86]

A truly rubbish shooter that lies deep in Gears' shadow, pillaging it for set pieces, designs and mechanics with zero subtlety. [Issue#64, p.89]

Hilariously bad. [Issue #22, p.82]

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]

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

This is about as fun as chiselling 'hate' into your other eye, and completing a set. [Issue#36, p.114]

Generally speaking, Lucha Fury is a complete waste of time and Microsoft Points. [Issue#75, p.101]

Disappointing on almost every level, EA needs to seriously rethink NBA Live if it ever wants to compete with the NBA 2K series.

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

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

Some promising ideas, but little to no delivery on any of them. [Issue#49, p.90]

Poorly designed, monotonous and, aside from the hilariously bad voice acting, utterly, utterly bland. [Issue#84, p.89]

A partner title without a fraction of the main series' spark. [Issue#66, p.103]

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]

We can think of no reason for anyone to buy this. [Issue#74, p.101]

For those who can look past the game’s flaws there are a few hours of mindless destruction and anal-probing to be had here, but only if you’ve exhausted every other game out there.

We're hoping the online component's as good as we think it'll be, because between the ugly new look and the lack of any offline multiplayer, there's nothing here for offline gamers. [Issue 12, p.96]

A poor entry into a solid series that doesn't try to improve the experience or come up with any new ideas. Stick with the past and wait for the future. [Issue#119, p.85]

Basically, it's broken. [Issue#97, p.73]

Playing The Expendables 2 is like playing a port of Cannon Fodder coded by a dog while the entire population of America shouts at you. It's horrible. [Issue#90, p.87]

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.

The core fighting system is designed well enough, but the Kinect control is lazily implemented and there's absolutely no variety to the fights. [Issue#66, p.93]

Shellshock 2 is one of the most poorly designed and unplayable games this generation. Not even its admittedly interesting premise can keep it from feeling unfinished and completely unnecessary.

Just another bemani game with horrible music that you're supposed to play with seven big buttons but instead you play it with wee buttons on the pad. [Issue#35]

It sucks! [Issue#37, p.116]

A criminal waste of development time. [Issue#55, p.93]

Terrible controls. [Issue#46, p.87]

TMNT is sloppy, unresponsive and it looks shocking. [Issue#106, p.86]

Intense, riveting, terrifying and masterful are just a few of the words we wouldn't use to describe Amy. One of the worst games on Xbox Live Arcade. [Issue#82, p.102]

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

Boring when it works, frustrating when it doesn't, Fighter Within is one of the worst games you could ever have the displeasure of playing. [Issue#107, p.]

A festering turd. [Issue#29, p.118]

It manages to capture that game show sheen remarkably accurately for a small game. [Issue#42, p.113]

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]

Just lets itself down by not pursuing the artistic angle enough. [Issue#80, p.87]

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

Even Superman struggles to save this action RPG, which is dragged down by technical issues, uninspiring levels and graphics straight out of 2007. [Issue#109, p.78]

Combat stages expose some limitations, but the platforming action in DustForce is rock solid and will appeal to lovers of difficult games. [Issue#112, p.86]

It's not perfect, but PES 2015 is bloody good fun. [Issue#118, p.62]

An egregious rip off of a classic game, and one that manages to capture none of its class or drama. Even fans of the show will be disappointed. [Issue#118, p.87]