Needed to feel more brutal, but still a very accessible fighter made by fans of the sport. [Issue#98, p.86]

Shaun White's foray into defrosted gameplay is silly, lacking depth, but frequently fun. [Issue#98, p.69]

Switch off your critical faculties and there's a decent enough weekend rental here. [Issue#98, p.104]

It's a stonking sports game, but even the commentary repeats lines from old version. [Issue#98, p.90]

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

A confident and oddly fresh-feeling adventure, packed with oodles of unusual charm.

Everything you ever wanted from a music title, and so much more besides. It doesn't matter how you want to play Rock Band 3, just know that you really do need to play it.

Decent but hackneyed hack-and-slashery, and still a way off feeling comfortable on Xbox.

The same great Dead Rising, issues included, with some teeny-tiny nips and tucks.

Don't expect it to last longer than a good book. [Nov 2010, p.121]

Black Bean has secured the licence for three years and we're sure they'll make the most of it eventually. This is just a foundation from which they can build. Little more.

Enslaved is a rare game: a title with shades of Beyond Good & Evil great-ness set in a decimated world that's genuinely striking to explore. You'll have played better adventures before, but you'll be hard pressed to name a more captivating one.

A mildly entertaining fantasy yarn tragically coded by a team without any 360 experience. [May 2010, p.102]

A more arcade-like play and much better than last year. Still a distant second to FIFA, though. [Dec 2010, p.85]

Water Castlevania's roots and a rollicking adventure sprouts forth. Brilliant, bloody fun.

Incredi-potential half realised and half squandered. The makings of a future Must Have are there.

The gamiest music game to date by some distance, it'll probably put the 'casuals' off.

It doesn't take a quantum theorist to see this is rotten.

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

A super-comprehensive racer...Impressive. [Dec 2010, p.90]

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

A smart (occasionally too smart) new take on strategy, teeming with ideas and features.

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

As fan service this is top notch. It's only as a game that it leaves something to be desired.

A ridiculously generous standalone game, bursting with unique content. [Nov 2010, p.116]

It's honest fun for a while. [Nov 2010, p.121]

Linearity and middling mechanics let the side down, but this is still a cracking sequel. [Nov 2010, p.83]

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