Quite short. [Issue#74, p.89]

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

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

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

Still the same accessible knockabout it always was, but growing a little too familiar.

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

Without that imaginative hook, this is just a game about men in silly hats jumping around. [Issue#60, p.106]

It's not a complete car crash by any means but Black Knight Sword's refreshing setting can't conceal the loose combat, disjointed difficulty and overall lack of ambition. [Issue#94, p.86]

There's much to enjoy and Ubisoft does incorporate one or two nifty ideas. Sadly, though, we've seen it all before. [Issue 27, p.97]

It conveys the atmosphere and mystery of the show and gives you plenty to think about. [Issue#31, p.91]

Unlike other coin-op conversions on Live, the online experience is virtually flawless and lag-free. [Issue 21, p.116]

There's online co-op available too, but, unlike Sonic's outing, we feel it would be hard pushed to attract many beyond-nostalgia hunters. [Issue#24, p.100]

Even with its low-gravity exploits, it's leagues behind the other loot shooter out this year. [Issue#118, p.67]

The options and tracks are too few and shallow to compete. [Issue#48, p.84]

An initially tidy-looking little puzzler spoilt by the very nature of what it actually depicts. [Issue 27, p.116]

Yes it's a typical movie license, but that's not to say that Eragon won't appeal to gamers that like simple gameplay. [Issue 15, p.91]

As far as strategy goes, it's pretty simplistic stuff. [Issue#23, p.98]

At points beautiful, depressing, enthralling and utterly dull. [Issue#73, p.78]

It's arcadey enough to be fun but engine issues and a confusing UI and missions bring it down. [Issue#50, p.91]

While Blazing Angels certainly looks the part, the rest of the game doesn't really follow suit. The aircraft are great to control but the game just doesn't feel as epic as it should. [Issue#5, p.100]

Ninja Blade is fun, but it’s fun that wears thin very quickly and when it’s gone you’re left with a game that’s shallow, repetitive, and can quickly become annoying and frustrating.

As good as some of the games in this package are, these golden memories come with a price tag to match.

Struggles to implement its idea with any real purpose and falls completely flat towards the end. There's definitely fun to be had, but don't really expect too much. [Issue 27, p.88]

A pleasantly relaxing evening's worth of entertainment. [Issue#67, p.102]

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

Something about playing Yie Ar Kung Fu makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. [Issue#24, p.101]

Those hoping for improvements will be left disappointed. [Issue#98, p.76]

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.

While 08 offers greater accessibility to novices, we can’t help but feel it’s had a troubled development and ends up making little improvement.

Of interest to retro enthusiasts only. [Issue#55, p.104]

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]

A masterclass in how to make the absolute least of your own unique selling point. [Issue#87, p.82]

If you live for the glory of the kill, Sniper Elite III is the game for you, just don't expect it to be routinely enjoyable. It can get a bit heavy. [Issue#114, p.72]

Has plenty of good ideas: it just fails to make any of them work properly. [Issue#85, p.86]

343 Industries is clearly passionate, but it’s shown a criminal misunderstanding of what makes the franchise work. Halo 5: Guardians has moments of greatness, but it’s a shadow of its former self.

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

It's not quite as good as we thought. [Issue#87, p.87]

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

The AI is horrible enough to make the stealth segments infuriating and the action areas unfair. [Issue#85, p.90]

An oddity, but not one that will be to everyone's tastes. [Issue#73, p.103]

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

A lack of new features means there's little intrigue here. [Issue#118, p.78]

Carving a path through the madness is far harder than it needs to be. [Issue#73, p.103]

As playable as ever but too similar to the original even at a lower price tag. [Issue 18, p.94]

A short-lived blast that doesn't quite get to grips with Microsoft's Kinect sensor. [Issue#87, p.89]

It's a slick, mechanically sound, and lavishly produced shooter that uses beauty to try and mask the potentially great but uninspired gameplay inside. [Issue#117, p.62]

The simple act of controlling your player is fraught with issues. [Issue#77, p.85]

Surprisingly charming overall, if a bit bland. [Issue#85, p.93]

Caught somewhere between being a score attack shooter and one that tries to tell a story, Bodycount is left wandering the middle ground aimlessly. [Issue#77, p.88]

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

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

Hard is cool these days, but Volgarr simply isn't all that much fun. [Issue#119, p.73]

At two hours, it's pretty short. [Issue#85, p.104]

The total of three available tables is just a shade below acceptable. [Issue #22, p.114]

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

A frustrating affair. [Issue#77, p.91]

We're still looking for a true story mode. [Issue#117, p.85]

Tricky and addictive. [Issue#54, p.105]

Plagued with animation issues and horribly out of date, but plays the best game of 'pro wrestling' anything has in some time. [Issue#119, p.80]

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]

It's just so uninspired in so many ways. [Issue#77, p.101]

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

The complexity of it all stinks up the mix. [Issue#23, p.98]

"Marble Madness" with cannons. [Issue 28, p.118]

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.

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

Its gameplay just isn't tight enough for the acrobatic combat to consistently deliver the thrills it otherwise could. [Issue#51, p.86]

Hack, slash, hit and miss. [Issue#112, p.82]

A steep learning curve and a complex play style stop it from succeeding. [Issue#53, p.90]

Too little's been spent on making Katamari feel at home on 360, and that makes us sad. [Issue#30, p.90]

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]

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]

Don't expect the same longevity from Monday Night Combat as you would a game in a similar vein from Valve or Epic. [Issue#63, p.103]

A fun novelty. [Issue#78, p.86]

Clearly an inferior product to Kinectimals. [Issue#78, p.88]

The vehicle sections really drag this latest Skylanders down. It's a disappointing addition to the series. [Issue#130, p.77]

Falls short of grand slam quality. [Issue#35, p.94]

It lacks the tight, focused gameplay of something like "Geometry Wars," but it's entertaining enough. [Issue#42, p.112]

Lacks the replayability of its predecessor. [Issue 28, p.118]

Although fun at first, SBK holds longer lasting appeal for Superbike fans that want to customise, tweak and ride their way to winning the World Championship. [Issue#35, p.95]

Prototype is a dumb, irritating but gratuitous toy. It appeals to the 14-year-old within all of us, but we really deserve something more mature to play at this point.

Too Human is by no means a bad videogame, it’s just very repetitive and highly disappointing. With ten years development time, you’d think it would be a bit more impressive than this.

If you're patient and able to get your head around a challenging set of rules, there's fun to be had with Blood Bowl 2. Otherwise, it's one that's only going to appeal when you're in the right mood. [Issue#130, p.84]

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

The story is as epic as it ever was, but the gameplay is uninspired. [May 2013, p.86]

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

It's horribly dated. [Issue#78, p.98]

Gimmicks aside, it's a very short and linear adventure that you'll probably only play through once unless you're an Achievements whore. But then...we had such fun playing it. [Issue 9, p.74]

Download it, but keep your expectations somewhat calm. [Issue#78, p.100]

The steep ramping of difficulty makes for a game that never feels as effortlessly addictive as titles like Angry Birds. [Issue#78, p.101]

Playing it singularly, the computer AI works well in controlling the other ship, but this is best played with two easily amused people. [Issue#34, p.117]

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

A smart, stylish attempt at bringing platform puzzling back to the fore, regrettably let down by a physics engine that doesn’t want to co-operate.

A truly baffling headline gimmick causes obvious problems for the game, but even if you can get your head around that, notably odd physics routines are the true enemy here. [Issue#71, p.74]

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

ID@XBOX has brought us the classic Worms experience, with an irritating single-player campaign and disappointing design bolted on.

EA Tiburon may collect a handful of inexperienced fans with this release, but it'll lose a whole lot more from the other end of the scale. [Issue#71, p.78]

A worthy rental if you're in the Olympic mood but there's simply not enough here to warrant a full-price purchase. [Issue#56, p.91]