Vaguely enjoyable. [Issue#86, p.101]

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

At 800 points, there are at least three or four puzzlers on Live that should definitely precede this. [Issue#30, p.120]

A great concept with potential, torn to pieces by bland shooting, horrid dialogue and frustrating design. Swordplay can be fun but there's little else to enjoy. [Issue#82, p.88]

Certainly not high art, but Saw II has its moments, and could be worth a look for someone after a couple of nights worth of fairly brainless entertainment. [Issue#65, p.89]

It's just boring. [Issue 12, p.116]

Frustrating. [Issue#89,p.82]

It might be better than Risen, but Dark Waters is constrained by its PC roots and hampered by inconsistent design and a truly awful engine. [Issue#89,p.84]

Not bad. [Issue#53, p.105]

A dull, listless experience that only offers a challenge due to artificially imposed constraints. Irritating stuff on dual fronts, then. [Issue#56, p.105]

Better than expected, but we weren't expecting much. With some tightening, Pro Evo vs. Fifa could be close next year. [Issue 13, p.91]

Frustration and grind are the most prominent attributes. [Issue#69, p.84]

The Arcania series makes its debut on consoles, and we're unimpressed to say the least - clichéd story, poor graphics and bordering on broken. [Issue#65, p.88

If you don't play Section 8 online, it's value for money is more than halved. [Issue#50, p.90]

With cliche after cliche dropped all over a poorly told story, there's not much to like if you want something new. [Issue#52, p.93]

Some entertaining new challenges and excellent use of physics, but we simply can’t recommend it at this price, nor can we find justification for it.

A short and throwaway campaign, held together with repetitive combat, Mindjack is, just another by-the-numbers shooter to add on top of the pile. [Issue#69, p.89]

Evolve delivers small doses of excellence, but the entire experience is rarely exciting. The big-boss battles are stressfully manic in the best possible way, it’s just a shame that the rest of the game is so boring.

Two quid too expensive, seven years late and lacking the 'aw' factor if its predecessor. [Issue #22, p.114]

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

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]

Sadly enough, the franchise is slipping. [Issue#122, p.73]

It's free, but you get what you pay for. [Issue 13, p.116]

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]

Platforming doesn't get more generic than this. [Issue#40, p.102]

A minuscule improvement, Potter is coasting now. [Issue#48, p.85]

A worthy idea but one that just isn’t deep enough to sustain the experience. After one playthrough you’ll feel as if you’ve seen all there is to see and you’d be right.

Hackneyed missions and claustrophobic environments are just two of Open Season's problems. Is the box recyclable? [Issue 13, p.89]