True, it can be exasperating and tedious, but it can also be touching and insightful and supremely gratifying. [March 2013, p.78]

Thematically, the end of Mass Effect 3 and the conclusion of Shepard's story is pitch-perfect. But upon closer inspection after the fact, the manner in which you arrive at your fate - through bare number crunching and a tenuous causal link between war assets - fails to convince. [May 2012, p.55]

Certainly the best kind of F2P game. [Jan 2013, p.31]

There's something intoxicating about playing a game as upbeat as this one is. [May 2012, p.29]

Clever, emotive, and easily the best downloadable game so far this year. [June 2012, p.58]

A few hours of solid entertainment. [Nov 2012, p.29]

Worth it for the first few hours of hopeless addiction, the satisfaction of encountering new creatures, and the enticing allure of testing out all the new equipment. [June 2013, p.84]

It's a wonderful, essential party game. [May 2013, p.82]

Crazy value for money and impossible to put down. Kiss the rest of your life goodbye. [June 2012, p.55]

An expertly-crafted love letter to stealth gaming, and so far one of the year's best titles. [Nov 2012, p.73]

Subscription MMOs are dead. Guild Wars 2's size is incredible and its strong focus on exploration and community creates a bubbling liveliness. However, if you're looking for true innovation you will be left wanting. [Nov 2012, p.70]

The fluidity and speed of FIFA makes it pure joy to play, an area where it reigns supreme over its rival Pro Evo.

A test of your moral fortitude in a world that's gone to the dogs. [March 2013, p.76]

It's the most thought-provoking and fascinating game I've played all year. [July 2012, p.66]

Builds on the foundations of the first game to produce an experience that is both hugely enjoyable and technically impressive. [Nov 2012, p.59]

Fun stuff. [Sept 2012, p.31]

Amazing tactical complexity, satisfying strategic depth; slightly dodgy ending, but your own stories are more important anyway. A modern classic.

Precise and elegant systemic design engenders an absurd degree of player agency, but is marred somewhat by a sloppy, unconvincing narrative and soulless characters. [Dec 2012]

Tighter and more accessible than Far Cry 2, the third outing is a master class in open world shooting. [Feb 2013, p.59]

Torchlight 2 is a distilled Diablo, a pure addictive flow of loot, gibs and skill trees. All for a third of the price. [Dec 2012]

What impresses most is the subtle way in which each additional part has been woven into the original game. [June 2012, p.64]

It's a little fiddly, but Jungle Run is a beautiful way to while away a few hours. [Dec 2012, p.29]

For all the game's missteps, though, you certainly can't accuse Blizzard of phoning it in - if anything, the game suffers from the tendency to try a little to hard at times to evolve the design. [Aug 2012, p.61]

Short, but exceptionally sweet. [Jan 2013, p.31]

There's no need for another basketball game series if the NBA 2K franchise keeps releasing games like this. [Jan 2013, p.74]

Halo 4 eschews esoteric delivery for a sledgehammer story with a blockbuster aesthetic. Epic, engaging and sensorially awesome. [Jan 2013, p.60]

Pretty damn creepy. [May 2013, p.82]

Despite occasional dissonance between narrative and game mechanics, Tomb Raider is a highly polished, highly accomplished reboot. Kudos, Crystal Dynamics. [Issue#235]