Lacks the fine-tuning of the "Advance Wars" series, but at 800 points it's a passable clone. [May 2008, p.98]

An essential for any 2D fighting fan, even with the fairly bare-boned Neo Geo port. [Dec 2008, p.103]

It's unbelievably refreshing, liberating even, to jump into a world free from the laws of gravity after being tied down by Skate's restrictive utopia.

Top game. [Mar 2008, p.94]

The best Cars game yet, but it fails to dazzle on the tarmac. [Oct 2011, p.88]

Shabby around the edges - but that only adds to the charm of this daft playground. [Dec 2008, p.86]

Popcorn arcade action that's far more exciting to watch than it is to play. [July 2010, p.120]

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

Marginally superior to the original but too many rough edges remain. [Nov 2007, p.85]

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

The bold change of direction is to be applauded, but everything feels too bitty. [Jan 2008, p.70]

Too much Ball Z and not enough brawl. If you know what we're Saiyan. [Aug 2008, p.85]

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.

Better by degrees. Tiny, incremental degrees, barely worth noting. Give it a wide berth. [May 2011, p.99]

With no improvements since MotoGP 09/10, GP 10/11's flaws show themselves even more. [May 2011, p.98]

Has little reason to exist beyond nostalgia. [July 2010, p.121]

The gamiest music game to date by some distance, it'll probably put the 'casuals' off.

Not big, but reasonably clever, and like so much else in life, best enjoyed with friends. [Sept 2011, p.94]

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

Bond's Ops are crude, overlong slogs - padding, pure and simple. [Feb 2012, p.104]

Hexic 2 isn't quite as good as the original, but if you missed out on the first game, you can't go wrong with the sequel. [Nov 2007, p.96]

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

Flawed in places, abysmal in others - but it's hard to hate it as much as you should. [May 2008, p.74]

Lacks the punch or variety to be a serious contender in the crowded shooter genre. [May 2008, p.86]

Should have been this good the first time out. [Feb 2011, p.104]

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

It's fundamentally the same game, fourth time round at least, but it has enough new content to warrant a return to Fortune City. The best of Dead Rising.

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