Ikaruga isn't tough our unfair, and is always kind enough to encourage perfect play without ever demanding it. [June 2008, p.94]

They've surpassed themselves - intense, exhilarating, hugely accomplished racing. [Aug 2011, p.94]

Riotously good value for the money. [Jan 2011, p.112]

A short campaign which is never spectacular and never very clever, but always solid enough. [Feb 2011, p.99]

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

2D platforming is back. [Feb 2012, p.98]

A bit pricey for a game so close to "Bejeweled," but the RPG element genuinely adds to the package. [Christmas 2007, p.98]

Like its predecessors, GRID is a bewitchingly addictive racer, astounding in how much content it has to offer.

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

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

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

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

The best shooter ever...simply isn't. But it's still bloody brilliant fun, even if it's beyond the skills of most gamers. [Christmas 2011, p.111]

Unremarkable, but it's puerile charm makes it more than the sum of its (body) parts. [July 2011, p.87]

Still good, still unbalanced like a fat bloke on a see-saw, and Remy is still a crap Guile replacement. [Dec 2011, p.111]

Gorgeous on the surface but less stellar on the inside, Bastion's appeal hinges largely on its dreamy visuals and those dulcet Nattator's tones. [Nov 2011, p.108]

No one does war like Clancy does, and this could be his finest hour yet... if it wasn't just a little bit too short.

Very much its own game, Skate is a great start to what should be a stellar series. [Dec 2007, p.62]

Matches now have a more combative feel. [Dec 2011, p.102]

Very solid, if slightly unspectacular. [Jan 2011, p.81]

Fast, brutal action that shines in single-player and co-op. A terrific series reboot. [June 2010, p.81]

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

NHL is easily the best ice hockey game available - a must for fans. [Dec 2007, p.85]

Our wireless guitar kept losing connection with the 360 when the neck wobbled, and it happened an awful lot. [Jan 2008, p.76]

Liberal sprinklings of stardust outside the ring complement solid improvements within. [May 2011, p.92]

Not what you wanted but better than you'd hoped. [Nov 2010, p.118]

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

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