If you're mad for the online modes, this might be worth a look, just to add some variation. [Feb 2012, p.112]

Far from a must-have. [Feb 2012, p.112]

Packs a fancy new jet that can take off vertically. [Feb 2012, p.112]

There was no need to reheat this, and no need for you to suffer it. [Feb 2012, p.111]

A slick port of still-great gameplay and distinctive visuals. [Feb 2012, p.111]

An RPG backbone adds a meaty sense of progression. [Feb 2012, p.110]

It's a sprinkling of glitter rather than an overhaul. [Feb 2012, p.109]

We often found shooting to be off-target. [Feb 2012, p.109]

Richer than most kiddie Kinect options. [Feb 2012, p.107]

An energetic brawler with deceptive depth. [Feb 2012, p.107]

Hogwarts is the most alive environment TT ever created. [Feb 2012, p.106]

Bond's Ops are crude, overlong slogs - padding, pure and simple. [Feb 2012, p.104]

Some amazing moments, some truly abysmal. Saints Row is wildly imaginative but the lack of technical polish and the weak combat mar the creativity. [Feb 2012, p.100]

2D platforming is back. [Feb 2012, p.98]

Lack of imagination and repetitive combat send this hurtling into Mount Doom. [Feb 2012, p.96]

The driving in this driving game is fast, sexy and frequently exciting. [Feb 2012, p.94]

As a remake it holds up better than any other shooter from the same era. [Feb 2012, p.90]

There's no denying the quality of these maps. The Firefight level is superb and the multiplayer levels are design classics. The only downside is the cost, which is as much as some full games.

I never expected Modern Warfare 3 to go toe-to-toe with EA's juggernaut this year, but it came out of the gates with a tour de force campaign and co-op mode. It loses points with a perhaps too-familiar multiplayer that caters to the juvenile on Xbox Live; though don't be mistaken, Modern Warfare 3 is one hell of a shooter and a highlight for a series that just won't die – no matter how much we wish it bloody would, at times.

A waste of time, of money and of Marketplace space, it's packs like these that give DLC a rotten name. [Dec 2011, p.112]

It would score higher if it was a quid. [Dec 2011, p.112]

The brainy who apply will find a lot to like in the conundrums. [Dec 2011, p.112]

If anything, the fighting is more frustrating than ever. [Dec 2011, p.111]

Still good, still unbalanced like a fat bloke on a see-saw, and Remy is still a crap Guile replacement. [Dec 2011, p.111]

It's an arse-ugly game to watch, but not without charm. [Dec 2011, p.]

Tighter, playable and surprisingly deep, only the stilted visuals and ability to explain its intricacies prevent it from becoming the XBW favorite again. [Dec 2011, p.106]

This year's game plays ultra-slick. [Dec 2011, p.104]

It's a game of two halves, but the good half carries the bad. [Dec 2011, p.103]