A great combination of genres that manages to really tax your brain, be great fun and work as a competitive and addictive multiplayer game. Not so great for solo players, though. [Issue#83, p.104]

Blood Money manages to strike a perfect balance between compelling and complex. While not the 'next-gen' experience we expected, it certainly delivers in terms of pure enjoyment. [Issue 7, p.84]

Pure takes racing all the way back to basics and emphasizes fun over complexity yet still incorporates enough depth to have some serious longevity. Excellent stuff. [Issue#37, p.86]

A slow start soon gives way to some exciting action. [Issue#5, p.90]

A fine blaster. [Issue#23, p.97]

There's so much going for Darksiders that it deserves to be played by many. [Issue#55, p.90]

Flawed in single-player but exceptional fun with three friends. [Issue#59, p.88]

The single-player mode is fantastic and more fun than licking honey off Scrubs' Sarah Chalke. [Issue 18, p.116]

It would still be worth it even if it was just Metal Gear Solid on its own. [Issue #81, p.86]

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

You wouldn't know that this used to be a 3DS game. [Issue#99, p.73]

Technically the best game in the series so far, but not as refreshing as Saints Row 2 due to a slight shortage of new ideas. Remains a fun alternative to GTA, though. [Issue#78, p.67]

A dedicated homage to one of the greatest games ever. [Issue#79, p.72]

A fabulous surprise. [Issue#40, p.103]

An excellent playset, alongside a comprehensive and easy to use Toy Box makes this an essential purchase and proof that Disney really wants to beat the competition.

Call Of Duty: Ghosts is a familiar experience, but it’s been fine tuned to almost perfection. The multiplayer is the best it’s been in a long time.

Laugh-out-loud stuff. [Issue#52, p.104]

As fun as ever. [Issue#79, p.77]

A refreshing take on the genre. [Issue #81, p.102]

A slightly dodgy and questionably balanced new gameplay mechanic aside, this is reliably entertaining fare. [Issue#52, p.89]

Compelling. [Issue#62,p.103]

An even better version of an already great game. [Issue#123, p.81]

Typically impenetrable for novices, but it’s a stunning piece of work and with some time spent learning the mechanics makes for an epic sporting experience.

Plenty of strategic meat on its 3D bone. [Issue#5, p.120]

Nail-biting brinkmanship fought with stones, its counterattacking system is pure, liquid genius. [Issue 26, p.116]

Gripes about PES prove a modern-day "Princess and the Pea" story. The general excellence of the game's simulation serves to unduly highlight one measly kilobite of pure devil's armpit. [Issue 13, p.96]

A lot of thought as well as another E has gone into Q Entertainment's latest release. [Issue 27, p.117]

A clear improvement over last year's effort. [Issue#24, p.83]

The game employs some brilliant animaitons for dying enemy units. [Issue#33, p.116]

It's fun, free and a great way to make it through the summer drought. [Issue#127, p.76]

A humorless and business-like simulation that nevertheless manages to thrill on its own terms. There hasn't been a game like this on a console for a long time. Confidently recommended. [Issue#125, p.78]

Learn the nuances then revel in the gorgeous results. [Issue#103, p.80]

With some really innovative gameplay, exciting missions, fantastic set pieces, and the overall lack of competition, H.A.W.X. is probably the best game in its genre. [MC Issue#43, p.88]

SteamWorld Dig's ramshackle caverns are a threat to traverse, and while Rusty's underground excursion is over a little too quickly, there are plenty of distractions to be found on the way. [Issue#127, p.84]

Big improvement over previous games and the new features add masses of depth. This offers basketball fans the best way of following and playing the game. [Issue#37, p.85]

We're already crying for the many people that just aren't goign to get this brilliant blaster. [Issue#30, p.119]

Overlord is charming, satisfying and pure evil all at the same time. In a good way, of course. [July 2007, p.87]

A classic formula tweaked for greater tactical variety. By and large successful, besides a needed AI tweak or two. [Issue#72, p.86]

Switch off your brain and bask in the silliness. [Issue#88, p.80]

Word. [Issue#25, p.118]

The dialogue's nicely quaint. [Issue#54, p.104]

A perfect fit for XBLA. [Issue#58, p.105]

An intense racing atmosphere hides behind controls that demand your full attention and patience. Once mastered though, fantastic track design tips the scales from "good" to "great." [Issue 8, p.90]

With further add-ons and weapons to play around with, such as hover guns, tractor beams and point-to-point gravity pull, there's a lot of fun to be had. [Issue # 16, p.114]

As a high-octane action game this is among the best in recent memory. Everything it does falls just the right side of ludicrously fun, so that it's hard to really criticize anything too harshly...Only the tiniest of niggles drag what is an excellent game back to earth. [Issue#56, p.77]

If only all 400-point games had this much attention to detail. [Issue #22, p.115]

It’s a tenner cheaper than C&C 3 (good on yer EA) on account of the fact that it didn’t cost as much to make, being an extension of the first game. If you liked C&C 3, Kane’s Wrath comes highly recommended.

The 'big' new mode is pointless and instantly forgettable, but the rest of the game is as solid and cocksure as ever. [Issue#70, p.84]

Perhaps we’re a little biased (we bloody love Jurassic Park), but we had great fun with the latest LEGO title. Only a few minor issues keep it from the top of the food chain.

Master it, and you won't be disappointed. [Issue#51, p.91]

The dialogue's nicely quaint. [Issue#54, p.104]

Fully fledged and extensive, this is a great tennis simulator that becomes much more enjoyable once you get past the initial frustrations. [Issue#70, p.86]

It's just a shame you'll lose all interest in friends or sleep when in Peggle's inescapable grasp. [Issue#45, p.101]

Glorious rendition of the gentleman's game that features more options than you can shake a nin iron at. [Issue 14, p.88]

A very pleasant surprise. Accomplished way beyond our expectations and some of the best fun we’ve had inside a videogame this year, Saints Row 2 says nay to the naysayers.

An arcade classic. [Issue#23, p.96]

As a JRPG, The Last Remnant is about as accessible as they come. An amazing battle system is wonderfully combined with an interesting group of characters, an epic storyline and huge amounts of gameplay.

The archetypal videogame worth more than the sum of its parts. A much simplified and similar experience to the original game, but it remains one entirely worth sampling. [Issue#61, p.88]

Free poker game with gambling cat picture! Bargain. Poker is free after all. [Issue # 11, p.104]

Simple on the surface, yet with almost endless replay value, and most definitely worthy of the great name it has inherited. [Issue#25, p.80]

The dialogue's nicely quaint. [Issue#54, p.104]

A chilling and well-realised experience, Outlast accomplishes almost everything it sets out to do. A strong start for the team and a strong entry in this resurgent genre.

Categorically unsure of its place in the world, Alan Wake is absorbing for its duration. Depending on your tastes, this may confuse, but Remedy has created a genuinely intriguing experience. [Issue#59, p.92]

Fallout 4 is a genuine achievement, an awesome wasteland survival simulator that suffers from familiar Bethesda problems. Clear your schedule, Fallout 4 will demand all of your spare time.

It's hard to deny the sheer amount of fun that Kinect Party offers. [Issue#94, p.83]

It's essentially "Golden Axe" for the 'more pixels, more joy' age. [Issue#38, p.115]

Surprisingly deep. [Issue#97, p.64]

This game is so rammed full of air-punching testosterone and screen-shaking explosions we're surprised it wasn't developed by Sylvester Stallone. [Issue#34, p.117]

Trying disgracefully to squeeze every last penny out of 360 gamers, but nonetheless close to the most fun you can have by playing a videogame. [Issue 18, p.90]

A delight to play, despite the fact that it openly revels in your failure. [Issue#97, p.70]

Incredible atmosphere. [Issue #22, p.84]

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is not without its problems, but it turns out that putting two excellent protagonists in a brilliantly recreated city is all it takes to make us excited about the Assassin’s Creed series again.

Harcore sums Moto GP 07 up in a nutshell. We imagine fans clearing all, if any, of their other 360 games out of the way to make space for this one, making their 360 a dedicated Moto GP console. [Issue #22, p.74]

A distant yet thoroughly tangible sense of being "the man." [Issue#61, p.105]

Truly a cult classic. [Issue#38, p.115]

The Evil Within is less genre-defining and is instead more of a spiritual successor - one that relives past glories rather than seeks out new ones. [Issue#118, p.73]

The traditional approach will put off as many as it pleases, but Lost Odyssey is a cracking RPG which looks great, plays better, and is genuinely affecting. [Apr 2008, p.80]

If you're looking for something a little bit different from Live Arcade, 3 on 3 NHL Arcade is an addictive and seriously fun title that definitely deserves some attention. [Issue#44, p.98]

We haven't had so much fun with a new Splinter Cell game since 2005's phenomenal Chaos Theory. [Issue#58, p.82]

It may not be quite the epic finale everyone hoped for, but Arkham Knight is still an excellent action game that retains many of the elements that make the series great.

There’s a lot of learning involved to make the most of Smite – and not enough done to introduce the more complicated elements – but as a competitive multiplayer game this is a game you really ought to try.

This is platform bliss, pure and simple. [Issue#24, p.100]

A hugely accessible and addictive game for anyone. [Issue#67, p.89]

Utterly beautiful and reasonably creative. [Issue#73, p.82]

A more than worthy update to last year's blip. No b-ball fan will be disappointed with this. [Issue#25, p.100]

It offers a new angle on the genre and one that will excite fans. [Issue#73, p.84]

The perfect example for developers looking to resurrect old series. [Issue#60, p.107]

As a piece of South Park merchandise, this is absolutely perfect at what it does. [Issue#53, p.105]

What really makes this game stand out is its b-boy stylings. [Issue#36, p.115]

A marked improvement on the original, and though it does make a few new mistakes, there's a lot here that story-loving FPS fans will appreciate. [Issue#98, p.65]

Don’t let the retro influences fool you – far from being stuck in the past, Super Time Force is a stylish, innovative game which deserves a place amongst your future purchases.

A worthy update that could have done with another year or so in production, to ensure that the flawless handling and lush visuals could be matched in the longevity department. [Issue#51, p84]

One of the better Lego games in the series. Beyond Gotham matches the series’ usual compulsive gameplay with a tighter story and more imaginative setting.

It's easy to forget the most important aspect of any game should be thta it's entertaining, and Medal of Honor is. Sit back, warm up your trigger-finger and enjoy - that is the point after all. [Issue#24, p.70]

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

An invigorating blast of pure gameplay and an impressive addition to Bizarre Creation's track record. Definitely a fun way to pass the time. [Issue#29, p.80]

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

COD: World At War is a battered warrior that more than earns its stripes. Leading the charge with a meatier and lengthier single-player campaign, Treyarch has won the battle in producing a true standout in the series.