It's every bit as stupid, chaotic, flawed and brilliant as it sounds.

A charming game and, while not that deep, a pleasant surprise if you're just looking for engaging casual fun or are a very casual player open to some deeper gameplay. [Issue#50, p.86]

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]

Solid, and even better when enjoyed with company. [Issue#76, p.102]

The beautiful wasteland is incredible to drive around, but leave the Magnum Opus and the excitement dips. This is nearly excellent, but instead is frustrating.

There's little doubting the charm. [Issue#78, p.101]

It feels a good deal more complete than you might initially expect. [Issue 18, p.82]

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

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.

Does what it sets out to do well and is an accessible game that budding strategiests will be able to comfortably jump into with both feet. [Issue#31, p.117]

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

Standing just a little too still, which in the face of "Skate" ain't very good we're afraid. Though they cater for different markets, we know which one we'd rather be playing. [Issue 26, p.78]

It's so colorful that it's likely to lure people of all ages in and keep them hooked. [Issue#29, p.120]

Put aside your natural suspicion over a kids' game based on a Disney movie and you'll be pleasantly surprised. [Issue#75, p.81]

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]

Highly addictive. [Issue#114, p.83]

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

Mercenaries 2 doesn’t quite live up to all the good work done by the original and makes a bunch of new mistakes, but still proves entertaining enough to warrant a look.

Only the most talented see the credits first time around. [Issue#59, p.104]

Entertaining, amusing, enjoyable but ultimately shallow, MK Vs DC is brilliant in short bursts but won’t ever take up more than an hour of your time. We bet you find yourself coming back in the long run, though.

It's not among the best. [Issue#48, p.98]

An excellent and fairly innovative combat system find itself hamstrung by a frustrating cast and grinding that...well, grinds. [Issue#46, p.85]

We kid you not, ProStreet is arguably the best driving game yet...A game of extraordinary brilliance.[Issue 26, p.82]

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

PID's all-consuming repetitiveness wears thin extremely quickly. [Issue#93, p.84]

Max: Curse Of Brotherhood is challenging, fun and ultimately enjoyable as it blends precision physics-based puzzles with beautiful visuals.

Single-player is exceptional, but the lacklustre multiplayer kills the longevity. [Issue#50, p.88]

Ultimately, though, there's just not enough to do. [Issue#69, p.85]

Under that pixelated good is a deviously complex fighting engine. This means it's not for everyone, thought. [Issue#97, p.71]

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

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]

A valiant attempt at doing something different with a revered franchise, but one that doesn't fulfill all of its goals or early promise. One for FF fans only. [Issue#123, p.74]

If you have any of the recent versions, there's no reason for you to upgrade here. [Issue#71, p.86]

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

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

Buy an amp and start a garage band instead. [Issue#119, p.86]

A step back for Neversoft. [Issue#64, p.91]

An enjoyable, if unremarkable, throwback. [Issue#74, p.80]

A poor effort that simultaneously shows up EA's footballing naivety and its rampant capitalism. It will sell like the proverbial hot cake, but don't say we didn't warn you. [Issue 7, p.100]

The Second Encounter is by far the most frenetic first-person game we've played in a while. [Issue#66, p.102]

A quite marvelous piece of work. [Issue#53, p.104]

A good, if unspectacular, platform outing. [Issue#66, p.104]

Just above average at best and has nothing you won't have seen before. [Issue#79, p.85]

It's certainly not seven quid more entertaining than what came before. [Issue#25, p.119]

Better as a historical document than a contemporary first-person shooter. [Issue#55, p.104]

It has its gimmick of two people being an army but it's not a very good one and quickly becomes tiresome. [Issue#31, p.78]

The game lulls into tedium's lukewarm embrace far too often for its own good. [Issue#31, p.85]

Perfectly acceptable old-school role playing, if at the second attempt. [Issue#66, p.92]

Based on longevity, this would receive about 500/10. [Issue#52, p.105]

Far more gripping than its Xbox One counterpart. [Issue#119, p.66]

Hardline is a successful spin out from the expected Battlefield experience, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that Visceral could have done more with a better engine and the freedom of a new IP.

The best Dead Rising game do date, but its core gameplay remains much the same. [Issue#77, p.89]

At times cumbersome, Crimes & Punishments has enough tricky and well-paced crime-solving mysteries to keep you fully engaged. [Issue#117, p.86]

Not a game to be played for hours on end, Tower of Guns is still a fun and rewarding shooter, albeit one that takes a little time to really appreciate. [Issue#125, p.84]

Preaches passionately, but very narrowly, to the converted. That Sacred 2 is so bland is both its biggest strength and its biggest weakness.

The digital equivalent of a stress relief ball. [Issue#63, p.98]

Yuke's has the talent and ideas to do much more with the WWE license if it would just reset its template. [Issue#79, p.76]

Definitely one of the best Lego games yet. [Issue#54, p.88]

With its crushing difficulty, simple mechanics and fan service extras, this is a brilliant package for shmup fans. It just doesn't have much for everyone else. [Issue#92, p.89]

A mix of highs and lows that shows flashes of brilliance but needs more variety, more polish and a genuinely open game world. [Issue#76, p.82]

Couldn't feel much more dated if it tried. [Issue#76, p.102]

At least you don't use the right analogue stick to aim. [Issue#36, p.114]

Considering the beyond-favourable roster, the fact that you can import every character from SmackDown 2009, all of which come packing the new approach that Legends takes, and the back-to-basics gameplay, which is ultimately more fun, and THQ’s next step in the wrestling market is one of the finest sports entertainment experiences in years.

We'd love to see a sequel that builds on the cool mechanics that the game already boasts. [Issue#69, p.99]

A frustratingly uneven action-RPG that pilfers liberally from the Dark Souls handbook. [Issue#118, p.77]

Can only be recommended for fighting game addicts or Achievement hunters. [Issue#94, p.84]

Entertaining almost by default yet diluted like spit in the ocean, the joy of the Guitar Hero series is fast being sequeled away. We should have quality, not quantity. [Issue#48, p.82]

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

Misunderstood. [Issue#48, p.98]

For the price of one personal training session, it's pretty good value. [Issue#93, p.83]

An average overall experience. [Issue#95, p.86]

A range of free workouts, respected trainers and the instant feedback from the Kinect makes this an impressive all-round fitness programme.

Monolith has managed to introduce a relatively difficult genre to consoles, only to fall at the simplest of hurdles. [Issue#94, p.79]

Light, silly and undemanding but also surprisingly fun, Blood On The Sand will never compete with the big boys of the shooting genre but it’ll keep you amused more than you may think. It’s worth a look.

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]

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

Essentially Dynasty Warriors 7 with more stuff. [Issue#84, p.89]

Boasts a wider appeal than Band Hero but falters on the length of its challenge. [Issue#54, p.90]

A fast and entertaining take on the most exhilarating spy movies in decades. The Bourne Conspiracy eventually begins to slip into repetition, but you’ll be having far too much fun to care.

A feast for the eyes, a gauntlet for your thumbs and a satisfying puzzle for your brain to chew on, Lords Of Shadow 2 is a competent jack-of-all-trades.

An entertaining game caught in the somewhat unusual position of having no absolutely satisfactory control method. [Issue 15, p.88]

With its unique art style, eclectic characters and accessible gameplay it's an easy and fun little way to get back into beat-'em-ups. [Issue#43, p.99]

Feels far more like the world of WWE than it did in 2007, and the new animations and added pace are a blast. [Issue 26, p.84]

A beyond-solid karaoke title and one that should have some staying power thanks to the world of DLC. Near essential if you like pop music, but it does have Duffy in it.

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

It isn't quite as polished or diverse as it should be. [Issue#83, p.102]

Probably the funniest game on the 360 and one that's guaranteed to get - and keep - you in high spirits. It's just a shame it can get quite repetitive. [Issue 26, p.76]

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]

By no means a bad game, but it's lacking in anything to draw you back in or to take the game beyond what Top Spin and Virtua Tennis already do better. [Issue#82, p.90]

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]

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]

A surprisingly immersive experience. We doubt you've played anything like it. [Issue#83, p.88]

Too many customisation options. [Issue#122, p.78]

Unbounded has got something recent Ridge Racer games have lost sight of: a sense of unbridled, anarchic fun. [Issue#84, p.80]

A fun return to Gotham, even if the mechanics continue to feel weary in the hands of WB. [Issue#112, p.95]

A faithful update with an excellent swing mechanic, giant set pieces and a meaty challenge, Bionic Commando is an action game with a twist. [Issue#46, p.80]

Does nothing for the franchise whatsoever. [Issue#74, p.84]

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]