One of the prettiest games on Live Arcade and one of the most fun multiplayer games on 360. [Sept 2009, p.103]

A fan-pleasing extension of canon, but not the game it should have been. [Sept 2009, p.90]

Like this month's "Red Faction," it is an experience proud of its inherently silly gamey-ness; doing for human limbs what Guerrilla does for architecture. Short on frustration, big on satisfaction.

It still definitely has its charms, but - on court - it's feeling older than Ilie Nastase. [Aug 2009, p.84]

Outdated and barely altered since 2007, this is still a brilliant spot of golf. [Aug 2009, p.93]

As a prototype of all that's come since, Wolfenstein is interesting - but not every antique is valuable. [Aug 2009, p.102]

More than just a gimmick, this may be the best open-world action game on 360. [Aug 2009, p.86]

A waste of a wonderful idea. It's vast - but inferior to most other racers. [Aug 2009, p.78]

A thoroughly tedious adventure with weak jokes and puzzles made hard through length not smarts. [July 2009, p.103]

One of the worst shooters of this generation. The clue really is in the name.

A deluxe compendium of cliche, worth a tenner to be fans of the film. [Jan 2010, p.90]

The best new fighting engine around, with a very sparse game wrapped round it.

A shooter with all the usual pieces but none of the smarts needed to entertain.

There's fun (in parts) but this is technically iffy and delivers a limited world.

A license squandered on a game which would have been no different with the Trek taken out. [Aug 2009, p.103]

The sheer number and variety of scenarios will keep you busy and engrossed for plenty of hours, and the numerous multiplayer options will, hopefully, make for a near-lifetime on the ocean waves.

A solid attempt to do Diablo without Too Human's annoying consolifications.

One for shoot-'em-up experts. [Dec 2010, p.98]

A firm five on the Keanu Reeves Extreme-O-Meter, but on the Xbox World scale, it's a [4-star]. [Apr 2009, p.105]

Laughably outdated and, worse, overpriced. [Aug 2009, p.103]

Short and forgettable. [Aug 2009, p.82]

Forget the censored movies, this is the real Wolverine: gore, guts, blood and huge great sideburns.

Despite our reservations about the plot, we had an entertaining time with Velvet Assassin. It never hits the highs of the average Hitman mission, but the game's palpable atmosphere, and solid sneaking mechanics, should satisfy anyone suffering from stealth-deprivation - and help keep your mind off the agonising wait until Agent 47, Sam Fisher and Garrett finally emerge from the gloom.

A morbidly obese platformer from a developer which just didn't know when to stop. [July 2009, p.104]

A short, hard, occasionally clumsy niche game. [Aug 2009, p.104]

Ancient and antiquated - not worth playing in spite of the admirable update. [June 2009, p.95]

Shallow and incredibly dull, another year, another rank DW title. [June 2009, p.82]

A great game - obviously - but it's lacking in features already in the original Xbox port. [May 2009, p.104]

As big and as deep as any RPG you'd want to dive into. The price is fully justified. [June 2009, p.96]

Good humour, good looks and great audio, wrapped around an average game. [June 2009, p.95]

Despite the name on the box, AODA's latter half makes it a supporting act to Butcher's Bay's main attraction. It doesn't matter how many triple twists and double somersaults a gymnast pulls if he smashes his face on the landing, and AODA crash lands pretty bloody hard. Fortunately, it's a broken nose limited to a small part of a packed box. [Apr 2009, p.82]

A very welcome strategic slant to the genre. [June 2009, p.70]

We originally had this down as "Ninja Gaiden Lite". We were wrong. Tedious. [May 2009, p.81]

A 2D fighter with a 3D combo system; The Dishwasher is a huge chunk of game for a small price. [Apr 2009, p.102]

It's poorly designed and poorly made, and has the air of a game even the devs didn't care about. [July 2009, p.82]

As good a band-based music game as we're likely to get. Until The Beatles arrive. [July 2009, p.83]

Contains a few neat innovations, but it's too clumsy to let you really enjoy them. [June 2009, p.76]

Not what you expect from the makers of Total War: a flawed real time strategy, with zero thrills. [June 2009, p.74]

A good concept ruined by clunky mechanics and a poor progression system. On a par with Midway's "TNA Impact." [June 2009, p.80]

A good, but flawed game. [June 2009, p.84]

Okay, so it's a kid's game, but some element of challenge would have been nice. [July 2009, p.89]

Co-op? Great. Single-player? Not so much. Not nearly as good as we hoped - but you'll still love it with two. [Apr 2009, p.62]

Peggle is a drug. But a good one. And with no special "after effects." [June 2009, p.94]

A good game in its original form, but a port so shoddy can't be encouraged. [June 2009, p.95]

A cerebral classic with the cerebral removed. A truly trivial pursuit - buy the real game. [June 2009, p.77]

Not beefy enough to warrant the fat cash. [June 2009, p.96]

Features superior platforming, but we don't appreciate having to pay to see the game's "true" finish. [June 2009, p.95]

A strong license attached to an abysmal game, like a Ferrari attached to a boat anchor. [June 2009, p.95]

Promises much but proves to be a limited, lacklustre take on the RTS. [Apr 2009, p.77]

A gimmicky Ace Combat homage made by people who think you might be stupid. [May 2009, p.72]

The villain's aim is to destroy Matt Hazzard. This game does it for him. [June 2009, p.78]

Tries to be the snowboarding version of Skate, but forgets to make it fun. Oops. [Nov 2009, p.93]

Adds very little to the already flawed and tepid Exit. If you didn't buy that, you won't want this. [May 2009, p.105]

Brainless, brash and brave: a decent shooter, that can't quite sustain the thrills. [May 2009, p.68]

Like a reversed Lost Odyssey: loads of ideas, totally dump story. A chore. [July 2009, p.84]

"World at War's" zombie-flavoured extra is more accomplished than this tosh. [May 2009, p.76]

Not beefy enough to warrant the fat cash. [June 2009, p.96]

At 800 points this would be essential - but the extra three quid is a no-no. [May 2009, p.105]

A drab but accomplished simulator, and one that will be relished online.

For scrubs, for masters, for everyone: SFIV is the best beat-'em-up you'll play. [Apr 2009, p.72]

The best value DLC your MS points can buy an a new benchmark for additional content. Own it. [May 2009, p.98]

Decent, but no especially visually appealing [May 2009, p.105]

A worthless exercise in over-designed pap, based on a game you already own. [Apr 2009, p.104]

An impressive FPS from the masters of scares. A great start to 2009. [Mar 2009, p.70]

There are too many classics here to pass up. [May 2009, p.78]

A juvenile wishlist of swords, guns, girls and gore - really not much cop a game. [May 2009, p.42]

Frustrating and clumsy, with one of the least appealing female characters ever. [May 2009, p.83]

THE side-scrolling shooter, now possible to complete. [Apr 2009, p.103]

It's sort of like reinventing the wheel, only to realise you were making a boat. [May 2009, p.65]

Swag aside, there's nothing in this reductionist hotchpotch for fans of what Fallout 3 does so well. [Apr 2009, p.103]

Not quite the perfect sequel we envisioned, but still pretty close to it. [Mar 2009, p.76]

Your grin will be as wide as the maw's. Get it. [Apr 2009, p.104]

Everything about LOTR: Conquest is bad. [Mar 2009, p.80]

Buy this to waste money! [Apr 2009, p.104]

A brave attempt at something which shouldn't have been attempted in the first place. [Apr 2009, p.104]

A wretched game that totally fails to compete with other hack-'n'-slashers on 360.

A great bit of old-fashioned block busting fun marred slightly by the sluggish controls. [Mar 2009, p.94]

Occasionally innovative, but not nearly hard or fast enough for the game's dedicated fanbase. [Mar 2009, p.95]

The closest to Mario we'll ever get, and instantly the best classic platform game on the Xbox 360. [Feb 2009, p.103]

Newcomers are likely to get more out of this new trilogy's opening than veterans, who know much better. [Feb 2009, p.74]

Time to dig up those copies of "ET"; there's a new extraterrestrial king of the landfill. Absolutely horrible.

One of the best fighting games ever, but it's a series that's been even better since. [Feb 2009, p.102]

Massively unimpressive. [June 2009, p.87]

A massive RPG, which could break the will of all but the most dedicated of fans.

A slightly smaller game would have been preferable to one padded out with Werehog.

Its lethargic pace could put many off, but the mix of strategy and resource management is hard to fault. [Feb 2009, p.104]

A stunning adventure for gaming's first lady...which is still far more flawed than it should be. [Jan 2009, p.60]

Any redeeming features are soon bludgeoned into oblivion by the relentless tedium of Bolt's combat. [Apr 2009, p.88]

A stab at a cold Summer Athletics anchored down by too many weak events. [Apr 2009, p.89]

Looks like a straight run and gun horror shooter, but it's filled with ideas which will be copied for years. [Feb 2009, p.68]

Black Box have taken little in the way of risks but it's not faultless - the streets can feel quite empty (depending on race type) and the framerate can get a bit juddery. But you can't say that EA hasn't given us what we asked for.

Enjoyable and silly, but if you want a fighter to go the distance, wait for SFIV. [Jan 2009, p.86]

Best wait for "Stoked" instead. [Jan 2009, p.79]

A prototype for others to follow, but the concept doesn't support an entire game. [Jan 2009, p.72]

Gleefully naff fun, bristling with good ideas, but it never feels like a 360 game. [Jan 2009, p.71]

[Jan 2009, p.69]

It's still great, though it could (and should) have been so much better. [Christmas 2008, p.60]

A great WWII shooter. [Jan 2009, p.51]