The worst RPG on 360 by a wide margin. [Christmas 2009, p.99]

A sublime pack for Resi veterans with great replay value. Essential. [May 2010, p.120]

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

Everything it does ha been done better many times before - and not least by its own decade-old predecessor. [May 2010, p.94]

A challenging city builder. Shame it doesn't like you ruling with an iron fist. [Jan 2010, p.87]

As painfully endless and mind-numbing as ever, but it does at least try to add something new. [Apr 2010, p.96]

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

A solid romp, but Dante's Inferno fails to live up to its promise as EA's Next Big Thing. [Apr 2010, p.87]

The best new puzzle game since 2005's Lumines and one of the best puzzle 'toys' on Xbox 360. [Apr 2010, p.121]

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.

Workman-like, forgettable shooter with a poor story and no multiplayer.

A collection of utterly shoddy Winter Olympics themed mini-games. Avoid. [Apr 2010, p.97]

Grab a shovel. [Feb 2010, p.91]

A game done better many times before with gags so weak even unfunny art man Strike would scowl. [Apr 2010, p.121]

The first hack-'n'-slash game which genuinely belongs to this gen, Bayonetta also sets a new standard. [Jan 2010, p.94]

Jamie's not the only one who's crying. [Apr 2010, p.100]

A decent idea that falls short for a variety of eminently fixable reasons. [Feb 2010, p.80]

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

Cheap and nasty. [Feb 2010, p.84]

Weak action, poorly executed characters, and an odd plot. [Feb 2010, p.92]

A terrific off-road experience in some areas. Shame it feels weak in others. [Apr 2010, p.101]

A sandbox with unparalleled scale, this comes close to even topping GTA IV. [Jan 2010, p.80]

A big mistake made all the more unbearable for its few glimpses of promise. [Feb 2010, p.88]

A masterpiece of co-op gaming that's endlessly replayable and genuinely scary. [Jan 2010, p.76]

More of the same, but with far less reason to exist. A bit like the last movie, really.

Doesn't change the record but pumps up the volume. The last essential FPS of the decade. [Jan 2010, p.64]

Alienates gamers to appease the fans and ends up impressing neither party. [Jan 2010, p.75]

A truly fantastic surprise. [Feb 2010, p.86]