Bearing in mind that this isn't a game as we know them, EA Sports Active is surprisingly good fun. [Issue#67, p.89]

In many ways Irrational has combined the best elements of original BioShock and Infinite and returned us to a world we’ve been sorely missing.

Fable Anniversary has been given a great HD-coat of paint, but many of the mechanics feel too outdated by today’s standards to be satisfying.

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.

Trust us - you'll know when you've been Rango'd. [Issue#70, p.91]

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

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.

Captures some of the brilliance of its setting, but fails to take advantage of it with gameplay, which is a real shame. [Issue#88, p.84]

It's not ready yet. [Issue#102, p.78]

In short bursts it's about as fun as games can possibly get. [Issue#74, p.88]

Feels haphazardly designed and inferior to Hot Pursuit in every way. [Issue#79, p.80]

Reasonably deep and enjoyable for fans, but it’s no looker. Not as accomplished as Lost Odyssey. Or Eternal Sonata. But fun... if you like that sort of thing.

The best motocross game in years. [Issue#110, p.76]

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

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

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]

A little too simplistic. [Issue#46, p.100]

Distinctly average, and aside from a few interesting online elements there's little to keep you coming back for more after your first few hours of gameplay. [Issue#104, p.84]

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]

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

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

At 400 points, we'd call it a steal, and online co-op is a very nice bonus. At 800, though, we're just not that fussed. [Issue#83, p.105]

These robots could sure use a little extra life injected into them. [Issue#84, p.104]

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

One for the patient and curious. [Issue#73, p.100]

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

Pretty dull. [Issue#60, p.107]

Nier is ambitious and delightfully crass but hits too many lows and dull points to climb higher than it has. Definitely worth a look if the more original side of gaming is your thing. [Issue#60, p.99]

Kinect actually works. [Issue#89,p.88]

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]

Eight games in as many years, and Ubisoft has finally perfected the art of making a highly skilled and super badass assassin feel totally, entirely boring.

With competent gameplay and a great concept, if it had had more investment behind it and a bit of a polish, this game could have been excellent. [Issue#111, p.84]

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

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

Let down by a minimal budget and lack of innovation. [Issue#75, p.102]

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

Ultimately, to get the most out of Konami's latest, you're going to need to team up with friends. [Issue#63, p.103]

RE6 has something for pretty much everyone. [Issue#90, p.66]

It all boils down to how fussy you are about technical shortcomings, really. [Issue#68, p.84]

Tired, completely lacking in variety and without any substatial replay value to speak of, Rayman Raving Rabbid breaks all three golden rules of the successful party game. [Issue#20, p.88]

Terrifically boring. [Issue#92, p.84]

The gameplay is the only part it gets right. [Issue#122, p.77]

Galaga has varied enemies, a cute double ship trick, as well as tough bonus stages that are nearly impossible to get perfect for (Hello Achievements!). [Issue 9, p.106]

Not anywhere near as good as Streets of Rage 2, which came out 20 years ago. That said, it's fun, and more importantly knows that it's outdated. [Issue#91, p.87]

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

There's no sitting on the fence with Final Fantasy XI. It's a game you'll love or hate. Got infinite time? Got infinite patience? Then go for it. Otherwise? Steer clear. [Issue 7, p.94]

A valiant effort, but one that is ultimately let down by a series of technical glitches and a depressingly mute community. It is free to play, though. [Issue#124, p.83]

You'd have to love F.E.A.R. in a way that blinds you to the cynical but no doubt cost-effective repetition on offer here. Not worthy of a full release. [Issue 27, p.94]

The racing itself is decent, if not quite as exciting as you'd hope, and while it ticks all the boxes, the overall production still feels a little threadbare. [Issue#65, p.91]

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.

Feels like more of the same. [Issue#79, p.89]

Very obviously inferior to the competition in every way. [Issue#72, p.88]

There are some inventive puzzles, but don't expect anything revolutionary. [Issue#122, p.84]

Mechanically and stylistically it's bloody marvellous, but serious technical issues and overzealous handholding stunt its path to greatness. [Issue#32, p.87]

Fuel scores marks for its awesome, appropriately used open world but loses them for the lamely executed driving mechanics and offensively common load screens.

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]

Wolfenstein is very deserving of its special place in the history of videogames, but that doesn't mean playing it again today isn't any fun. [Issue#48, p.99]

Ahh, good times. [Issue#39]

The vertical scrolling and relentless shooting become tired and boring very quickly. [Issue#35, p.114]

Put simply, there are deeper tactical outings, more sociable games of skill, and many Live Arcade titles more enjoyable than this. Go and buy one of htose instead. [Issue#34, p.116]

Just a competent exploratory shooter spoiled by interaction with the pad. [Issue#38, p.115]

A beautiful game that's let down by its clunky mechanics and frustrating AI quirks. [Issue#119, p.76]

If you're under ten, go ahead and buy this. You'll probably only feel slightly disappointed at worst. [Issue#79, p.82]

Just make sure you turn the bloody sound off. [Issue#20, p.116]

This kind of purity is exactly what's been missing from the series for years. [Issue#89,p.77]

One to heartily recommend. [Issue#54, p.104]

A laggy mess online. [Issue#23, p.96]

A strange one, this. Fun to play with friends for a while, but the questions range from interesting to just plain stupid, and this really should be DLC. That’s what DLC is for!

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

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

Those looking to play solo should probably look elsewhere. [Issue#67, p.87]

The same retro person, crying in the corner, wishing it was more popular and that more people would talk to it. [Issue#5, p.120]

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.

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.

It's just grand. [Issue#52, p.105]

Better suited to nostalgic gamers than newcomers. [Issue#115, p.84]

The weak pseudo-jazz music would embarrass a grot movie director, but apart from that, this is good stuff. [Issue#5, p.120]

A rare breed of game that anyone can pick up and play. [Issue#6, p.120]

A game that sucked in 1982 and amazingly, sucks even more in 2006. [Issue 14, p.116]

Good enough to recommend to fans of gore, swords, hip-hop, anime, martial arts and, of course, Afro Samurai, but too lightweight and insubstantial to recommend to everyone. [Issue#44, p.76]

We’ve seen it all before; the bones of the typical Saints Row’s design are creaking under the desire for new experiences.

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

Button mashing is boring. [Issue#20, p.93]

Unline its predecessor Ms. Pac-Man presents a decent challenge, everything plays at a far nippier pace. [Issue 17, p.116]

A decent collection with a few standout games. [Issue#85, p.93]

This is an unexpected game. Everything points to the fact that by all accounts it should be awful. Licenses like this hardly ever work, but amazingly it comes off feeling like a fun, throwaway shooter with a workable shooting mechanic and some quite enjoyable moments that, while strictly not very Bond in nature, make the game well worth a look if you’re either a Bond fan or even just enjoy a good shooter.

Has so many excellent little twists on poker that it adds a whole new level of fun on top of the tactics the game already employs. [Issue#47, p.101]

It's a sad indictment of the brand that the most important point to be made here is that Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 isn't a sloppy shambles, but there you go. [Issue#75, p.79]

Extremely boring. [Issue#101, p.80]

A tired city crime epic that might have looked good five years ago, but even that would have been a bit of a stretch. Now it’s barely passable and a bit of a shame in pretty much every respect.

The novelty wears thin. [Issue#122, p.82]

MotoGP 2015 has evolved, but it isn't the step up in class we were hoping for. [Issue#127, p.85]

While not doing anything completely wrong, Baja fails to inspire and races tend to descend into lonely, boring slogs to the finish line. Realism doesn’t always make exciting gameplay.

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]

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]

The customisation is dense, providing a far greater subjective feel and hte action and simulation comes thick and fast. [Issue 21, p.88]

We were pleasantly surprised by Crash. The ability to take over creatures lifts the standard linear platforming from banality. [Issue 26, p.97]

Gets very repetitive. [Issue#88, p.83]