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

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.

Lacks the epic feel and skills of "NHL 09" but does offer lots of goals. [Christmas 2008, p.62]

Staggering to think that EA bare behind this tosh; hang your heads in shame, boys. [Sept 2008, p.86]

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

As blotchy as it is, it still remains as pure an arcade sports title as you can hope to find.

It's a smarter, more tactical shooter than most, but not worthy of the Flashpoint name. [July 2011, p.94]

A totally competent golf game which ultimately does too much wrong and to little right. [Sept 2008, p.97]

The best MotoGP for years, thanks to a great Career mode. Just a pity about the handling.

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

Basically, it's just extremely generic and has that 'safe' feel about its design that suggests that its spent more time with the marketers than it has the artists - but the other side of this coin is that in a functional sense, Turok is dependable.

No matter how advanced the combo system, that constant button-pounding action begins to grate, especially since there's no co-op mode (which would have rocked). But it's testament to Conan's spark that the sheer fun of the execution moves and combos will pull you through the bad times.

Time hasn't been kind to Quake Arena. [March 2011, p.118]

It's a great addition to XBLA and one that stands out amongst the crowd thanks to a level of quality that would support a full price game in itself.

MLB-standard presentation can't cover up for junior league gameplay. [Oct 2011, p.85]

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

Decent strategy game with a peculiar theme. Cartoon insectoids? The kids don't tend to play turn-based strategy, unfortunately. [Sept 2007, p.96]

Well-made with fun co-op, but not as good as it should be. [Oct 2008, p.101]

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

Tether the choreography to controls and you'd be on to something. [Jan 2009, p.78]

Entertaining, ultra violent American sports without a great deal of depth. [Christmas 2008, p.73]

We simply can't stress this enough; if you're planning to play this game on your lonesome, STAY AWAY; if you're all about the human co-op and the multiplayer modes go ahead and jump right in. This is undoubtedly some gamers' idea of blasting heaven; it just isn't quite ours.

Play it until the scoring system clicks and it'll have you forever. At 400 points, it's a bargain. [Nov 2007, p.96]

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

A step forward for the Potter series, but still a country mile behind the next big guns. [Sept 2007, p.74]

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

The Blazing Angels' boys best game yet but IL-2 Sturmovik still has the edge. [Nov 2010, p.88]

But for all the glee of the slaughter, Viking is a game butting its head against the limits of its genre. There isn't great variety in the tasks or the bosses you face and a few more genuinely off-story quests would be nice.