The villain's aim is to destroy Matt Hazzard. This game does it for him. [June 2009, p.78]

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

Adds very little to the already flawed and tepid Exit. If you didn't buy that, you won't want this. [May 2009, p.105]

Brainless, brash and brave: a decent shooter, that can't quite sustain the thrills. [May 2009, p.68]

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

"World at War's" zombie-flavoured extra is more accomplished than this tosh. [May 2009, p.76]

Not beefy enough to warrant the fat cash. [June 2009, p.96]

At 800 points this would be essential - but the extra three quid is a no-no. [May 2009, p.105]

A drab but accomplished simulator, and one that will be relished online.

For scrubs, for masters, for everyone: SFIV is the best beat-'em-up you'll play. [Apr 2009, p.72]

The best value DLC your MS points can buy an a new benchmark for additional content. Own it. [May 2009, p.98]

Decent, but no especially visually appealing [May 2009, p.105]

A worthless exercise in over-designed pap, based on a game you already own. [Apr 2009, p.104]

An impressive FPS from the masters of scares. A great start to 2009. [Mar 2009, p.70]

There are too many classics here to pass up. [May 2009, p.78]

A juvenile wishlist of swords, guns, girls and gore - really not much cop a game. [May 2009, p.42]

Frustrating and clumsy, with one of the least appealing female characters ever. [May 2009, p.83]

THE side-scrolling shooter, now possible to complete. [Apr 2009, p.103]

It's sort of like reinventing the wheel, only to realise you were making a boat. [May 2009, p.65]

Swag aside, there's nothing in this reductionist hotchpotch for fans of what Fallout 3 does so well. [Apr 2009, p.103]

Not quite the perfect sequel we envisioned, but still pretty close to it. [Mar 2009, p.76]

Your grin will be as wide as the maw's. Get it. [Apr 2009, p.104]

Everything about LOTR: Conquest is bad. [Mar 2009, p.80]

Buy this to waste money! [Apr 2009, p.104]

A brave attempt at something which shouldn't have been attempted in the first place. [Apr 2009, p.104]

A wretched game that totally fails to compete with other hack-'n'-slashers on 360.

A great bit of old-fashioned block busting fun marred slightly by the sluggish controls. [Mar 2009, p.94]

Occasionally innovative, but not nearly hard or fast enough for the game's dedicated fanbase. [Mar 2009, p.95]