A revolution. The controls alone render the competition obsolete. [Aug 2008, p.82]

It's smoke and mirrors and a host of cheap tricks...but it's wonderful. [Jan 2008, p.56]

A leap up from PGR3 in all departments, this is the racer fans deserved. [Dec 2007, p.78]

This is hardcore fighting perfection, given a light polish. One for Fighter fans bored of SFIV. [Issue#98, p.88]

An unmissable, unbeatable offering. [Dec 2011, p.95]

A so-so campaign isn't the send-off that Halo deserved. Incredible online options are. [Dec 2010, p.71]

Still the best football game in the world, bar none. [Dec 2010, p.84]

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

An astonishingly ambitious adventure that's, largely, beautifully executed. [Jan 2008, p.72]

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.

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

Essential for nubies - not for historical purposes, but because it's still an exemplary shooter, even now. [Christmas 2011, p.109]

A rollicking good adventure. [Christmas 2008, p.56]

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

Endwar is a lesson to all, then. You can make a strategy game work on a console; you just have to speed it up, dumb it down, and somehow keep it smart.

The best Need for Speed in many years, and the best Burnout ever/never made. [Jan 2011, p.74]

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

A brilliantly atmospheric shooter with forgivably imperfect gunplay. Stick with it.

A bold experiment in storytelling that shines all the brighter for its many imperfections. [Jan 2011, p.93]

Ballsier, brassier and better than anyone could have expected - including Obsidian. [Issue#98, p.82]

Packs a fancy new jet that can take off vertically. [Feb 2012, p.112]

HG's victory is an academic one. [Jan 2009, p.81]

The best Fallout DLC to date. [Nov 2011, p.112]

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

It's dumb enough for anyone to play, smart enough for anyone to master, and broken enough to keep the frame-counting Virtua nerds out - which is pretty much the whole package, really.

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

Tighter, playable and surprisingly deep, only the stilted visuals and ability to explain its intricacies prevent it from becoming the XBW favorite again. [Dec 2011, p.106]

A better game than Assassin's Creed II, albeit one with extra niggles to contend with. [Jan 2011, p.]