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

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

Wonky motion controls, repetitive gameplay, poor visuals and misguided humour combine in Blue Estate for a short, sour dose of shooter action. [Issue#122, p.83]

The violence and humour grate after a while, but this is still diverting enough stuff. [Issue#52, p.88]

A bit of a disappointment, then, and for easily avoidable reasons. [Issue#55, p.105]

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]

Rubbish. [Issue#24, p.101]

It’s certainly rough around the edges but Murdered’s quirky charm and engaging story will have you playing till its too-quick conclusion.

The bugs overshadow what is a generally poor update of a classic game. [Issue#103, p.86]

You're left roaming the virtual landscape, hoping opposition might come your way. [Issue#33, p.117]

X-Blades fails to excite on any level and falls flat in everything it attempts. Probably best to ignore this and pretend it doesn’t exist.

This is Xbox Live Arcade at its very worst. [Issue#25, p.118]

Rich in ideas yet terrible at executing them, Yaiba picks up all the things people hated about recent Ninja Gaiden games and just runs with them.

It’s a very kid-friendly game, but to the point where there’s very little actual game to enjoy, and what there is is incredibly ugly. Simple, really easy and one that even five-year-olds will get bored of.

Tiresome gameplay, Unusuable maps, Broken combat. [Issue#24, p.78]

A great concept with plenty of content that will have you and your friends in stitches while it lasts, but the technology is a bit ropey and the initial charm wears off pretty quickly. [Issue#71, p.82]

Small kids might like it, but will need supervision to solve some of hte later puzzles. Adults beware. [Issue#36, p.96]

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

A contender for one of the dirtiest games of the year, Payback is two parts uninspired garbage and three parts loading screen. [Issue 28, p.98]

If you're an oldie who remembers Voltron, do yourself a favor and don't soil those memories with this. [Issue #81, p.103]

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

A game that can't decide what it is and should never really have been released; something that Ubisoft clearly realises given the amount of effort that hasn't gone into promoting it. [Issue 10, p.86]

The control system completely alters the game. This might disappoint fans, but we prefer it. [Issue#92, p.86]

A choppy, piecemeal shooter. [Issue#123, p.82]

Aficionados will want to stay well clear. [Issue#78, p.86]

Not even worth it for fans of either series. [Issue#44, p.85]

Korra isn't broken by any means, it's just mediocre in almost every area. This is for diehard Avatar fans only. [Issue#118, p.80]

Boring offence, terrible defence and a poor substitute for a series that could've taken a huge step forward on the 360. [Issue#30, p.93]