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]