The worst RPG on 360 by a wide margin. [Christmas 2009, p.99]

A sublime pack for Resi veterans with great replay value. Essential. [May 2010, p.120]

Brilliant bloodbath or bizarro bollocks? Both, actually. Terrible, superb and weird. [Nov 2010, p.90]

Everything it does ha been done better many times before - and not least by its own decade-old predecessor. [May 2010, p.94]

A challenging city builder. Shame it doesn't like you ruling with an iron fist. [Jan 2010, p.87]

As painfully endless and mind-numbing as ever, but it does at least try to add something new. [Apr 2010, p.96]

An intuitive port of two excellent games. Without doubt, one of the best things you'll find on XBLA.

A solid romp, but Dante's Inferno fails to live up to its promise as EA's Next Big Thing. [Apr 2010, p.87]

The best new puzzle game since 2005's Lumines and one of the best puzzle 'toys' on Xbox 360. [Apr 2010, p.121]

Mass Effect 2 may not have quite the depth and consequences of Dragon Age - although it's impossible to tell, as both games contain so many variables - but it's the more polished and confident of the two. It is arguably the best RPG of recent years, and as a standalone game, a sequel, and a lead-in to the final part of the trilogy, it's an unqualified success.

Workman-like, forgettable shooter with a poor story and no multiplayer.

A collection of utterly shoddy Winter Olympics themed mini-games. Avoid. [Apr 2010, p.97]

Grab a shovel. [Feb 2010, p.91]

A game done better many times before with gags so weak even unfunny art man Strike would scowl. [Apr 2010, p.121]

The first hack-'n'-slash game which genuinely belongs to this gen, Bayonetta also sets a new standard. [Jan 2010, p.94]

Jamie's not the only one who's crying. [Apr 2010, p.100]

A decent idea that falls short for a variety of eminently fixable reasons. [Feb 2010, p.80]

Brilliant in 2003, Call of Duty is an old man in a young man's world. [Christmas 2009, p.118]

Cheap and nasty. [Feb 2010, p.84]

Weak action, poorly executed characters, and an odd plot. [Feb 2010, p.92]

A terrific off-road experience in some areas. Shame it feels weak in others. [Apr 2010, p.101]

A sandbox with unparalleled scale, this comes close to even topping GTA IV. [Jan 2010, p.80]

A big mistake made all the more unbearable for its few glimpses of promise. [Feb 2010, p.88]

A masterpiece of co-op gaming that's endlessly replayable and genuinely scary. [Jan 2010, p.76]

More of the same, but with far less reason to exist. A bit like the last movie, really.

Doesn't change the record but pumps up the volume. The last essential FPS of the decade. [Jan 2010, p.64]

Alienates gamers to appease the fans and ends up impressing neither party. [Jan 2010, p.75]

A truly fantastic surprise. [Feb 2010, p.86]

One step forward, two steps back. Konami have shot for realism, but sacrificed the fun.

Eventually great and undeniably epic, but it looks terrible and takes too long to begin. [Jan 2010, p.88]

Good skins, though. [Feb 2010, p.87]

It's GTA IV - only perfected. [Christmas 2009, p.116]

The garish look is off-putting, but this sure plays a mean 8-ball. [Oct 2009, p.103]

Not the best Tekken, but the biggest. Still daft, still fun, still second rate.

A stunning music game. [Jan 2010, p.72]

Not just for car nerds now, it's a huge game where every element works. [Christmas 2009, p.68]

Technically woeful by-the-numbers tot with a few perversely enjoyable bits. [Jan 2010, p.79]

Just behind the beautiful swan's plumage hides the monotony of an ugly duckling. [Christmas 2009, p.84]

Tepid platforming action. [June 2010, p.88]

Soulless, derivative guff. [Jan 2010, p.91]

High calibre fun. [Christmas 2009, p.74]

A so-so game on an engine so old it's literally powered by steam. [Christmas 2009, p.92]

The definitive football game, packed with so much content it'll last all year.

Basic game mechanics, but a wealth of content to uncover. Definitely an acquired taste. [May 2010, p.81]

A splendid slice of silliness. [Jan 2010, p.121]

Not quite the number of the beast - but from Schafer it's a minor disappointment. [Christmas 2009, p.94]

A by-the-numbers JRPG punching above its weight thanks to decent borrowed ideas. [Christmas 2009, p.85]

Painfully familiar in a Dynasty Warriors style. [Jan 2010, p.86]

Tedious, restrictive puzzler which happens to be beautiful and made by Darth Vader's dad. [Christmas 2009, p.120]

A step-forward for the series. [Christmas 2009, p.78]

Should be put out of its misery. [Christmas 2009, p.98]

Could have done just as well on the original Xbox. [Jan 2010, p.93]

Good stuff, but you may well prefer the 2K alternative just across the page. [Christmas 2009, p.91]

Manages the double whammy of being easier to play and deeper than Live.

Still feels totally fresh and original even after fifteen years, and even in this basic form. [Christmas 2009, p.119]

Tornadoes suck, blow, annoy and upset. Tornado Outbreak nails all of that. [Jan 2010, p.74]

Disappointing only because of how high it sets the bar in its early stages. [Dec 2009, p.74]

It loves the sport, but this is a cheap racing game, besieged by big, game-ruining problems. [May 2010, p.80]

Balls indeed. [Christmas 2009, p.89]

There's too many options and too much going on for a console controller to handle. [Christmas 2009, p.119]

In February Wet would be a rock-solid rental, in May it's a pre-owned bargain, but one week before ODST and one month after Batman, it's another Wanted-style cheeseburger in a world of filet mignon.

Not the best on 360, but certainly not the worst. [Dec 2009, p.80]

An only slightly disappointing update of a superb title. [Dec 2009, p.92]

Not outrageous enough to mark itself out as a must-have arcade WWII flight game. [Dec 2009, p.82]

Solid and very playable hockey game that's a clear number two in its field.

A slow burner which eventually grows into entertaining smaxploitation. [Christmas 2009, p.88]

A must-have for any Fabs fan. [Dec 2009, p.86]

Bland, convoluted and plagued with counter-productive level design. [Dec 2009, p.105]

A beautiful little game; just a shame that everything is so overly familiar.

Does for Spitfires what Forza does for Ferraris. The best combat flight sim ever made.

The latest installment provides rallying that's almost as thrilling as the real thing. Special stuff. [Nov 2009, p.82]

The best tower game ever. [Dec 2009, p.104]

Looks hyper-generic. Isn't. [Dec 2009, p.105]

Still, this is a definite step forward for a genre in which the idea pool must be running dry. The Beatles: Rock Band has the style and the songs, but GH5 boasts the greatest features for get-togethers.

Episode one was weak; episode two clearly didn't notice. Who botches the Watchmen? [Nov 2009, p.105]

A massively impressive licensed game. Without a license holding it all together Arkham Asylum would have been a stunning game with striking features. That it's all wrapped up in Batman's world makes the experience so much more appealing, and it works both as an extension of lore for Batman enthusiasts and an entry point for those less familiar with the DC universe. [Oct 2009, p.84]

Exactly what you'd want from a modern Metroid - pretty, well-paced, and as grey as a squirrel. [Nov 2009, p.104]

It's not terrible by any stretch but it is utterly forgettable and, even though its belated release comes at a time when most shooters have packed their bags and headed for the safety of 2010, simply doesn't pack near enough pizzazz to stand out from the throng. Fans of BJs everywhere wail as one as another once-proud franchise bites the dust.

Not the madden of old but a sober replicant. [Dec 2009, p.89]

Good stuff, but far below the quality of Guerrilla's campaign. Too limited and too staid. [Nov 2009, p.105]

Trials feels so good when you nail it, you forgive teh 300 attempts it took to get there. [Oct 2009, p.104]

It's rubbish. Of course it's rubbish - it's a game where you bang one button, forever. [Oct 2009, p.103]

A perfectly charming guest that turns up to the party five years too late. [Christmas 2009, p.97]

Fleetingly daft fun but this is too expansive, too charmless and too hard. [Nov 2009, p.91]

A huge game for a tidy price. [Oct 2009, p.104]

Get Street Fighter IV first. If you love that but want a change, get this. Cheap. [Oct 2009, p.91]

A surprisingly solid platformer that soon becomes repetitive. 3D's fun, though. [Nov 2009, p.92]

Guybrush and gang get the gaming equivalent of a knighthood, a Ferrari and a bonk with Megan Fox. [Oct 2009, p.102]

Even with the barest bones of a Battlefield game it's utterly complete. [Sept 2009, p.102]

Effects-laden baseball that's a bit of a solo slog but a big hit with two players. [Oct 2009, p.93]

The best Worms ever. [Sept 2009, p.103]

Certainly faithful to the fiction but inferior to the last game in almost every single way.

Not totally slick but crammed full of ideas, and the best Western we've played. [Sept 2009, p.82]

Rigorously mediocre. [Oct 2009, p.95]

A truly great fighter that's hurt by being so inaccessible for all but the most dedicated. [Apr 2010, p.94]

Hell's vengeance is indefensible scrot that has no place in this console generation. [Nov 2009, p.90]

The fight of your life. This latest Round lives up to the hype - and then some. [Sept 2009, p.78]

When you make Michael "Bayhem" look smart, something's gone very wrong. [Oct 2009, p.94]