The bugs. Yes, Far Gate comes complete with a few choice ones, our favourite being the one that will, without warning or ceremony, drop you to the desktop without even an error message.

Worth a look if you're desperate for handheld Sim gaming; pass it by if not.

Handheld game or not, the depth and complexity of Advance Wars is astonishing.

Simply not sufficiently distinguishable from its clan to make it an essential purchase.

Its level of realism, convincing detail and great multiplayer make it one of the best military FPS games on the market.

The game hangs together well, and its surface simplicity belies hidden depths.

Not in our wildest dreams could we have imagined it to be so damn addictive!

If you're a hardcore space simmer, you won't find better out there - it really is as simple as that. The sheer depth of the thing combined with the freeform universe, gorgeous graphics and near-perfect physics engine means you could play this non-stop for weeks and just not get bored.

What it lacks in polish, it makes up for with that elusive "fun factor" that you can feel even when you can't always pin it down.

Polished and challenging, and the inclusion of the mission editor, new multiplayer options, and the new campaign for the British (which is quite good) make the tribulations well worth the trouble.

The visual impact of the game is fantastic in terms of the surroundings that you race through, the shape of your bike and the track design.

A less than stellar port of that stellar [Dreamcast] game.

The undead hordes are as great as they've always been to kill.

Gameplay here packs about as much depth as a thimble, with an offensive mode that rewards you for playing a limited style of game that features nothing but long passes.

An excellent expansion pack.

Unnoticeable at first, a number of subtleties emerge over extended play that should surprise and delight those bored with this dozing genre.

An absolute must for fans of the series - it's as engrossing and complex as the best of Anne McCaffrey's novels, and as a stand-alone story, it's fun and well worth it.

The chief offence is the total lack of any tutorial modes to help flesh out the numerous nuances of the game. Within your first go, the chances of you understanding anything that is happening on-screen are akin to the chances of Mike Tyson giving up boxing to become a ballerina…as disturbing a thought as that may be.

Ultimately, Divided Ground is brought down by broken campaigns, a wealth of bugs, poor play balancing, lackluster AI and lack of a decent, printed manual.

Too much micro-management to contend with and an exorbitant amount of time to...are the primary stumbling blocks.

Good fun while you're playing it, but most of the time... you aren't.

Serious simulation enthusiasts, however, are well advised to stay clear of this game, especially if, like me, you spent hundreds of hours in "EF2000" in the mid-nineties.

It actually emphasizes the "S" in RTS by de-emphasizing the ho-hum tank rush mentality and encouraging strategic and tactical thinking.

Some minor quirks and design decisions hamper the long-term enjoyment somewhat but overall, it's very good.

Lacks the sort of innovation or fine polish to make something really fresh or engaging, and it suffers some of "Myth II"'s inherent flaws.

This one gets messy, real messy.

What makes it great is the fantastic level design and AI, the solid cut-scenes and storyline, the inventive character abilities and the fact that the designers have squeezed so much into it.

Its predominant flaw is that it whets our appetite for something unimaginably amazing but only fulfills half of that unveiled promise.