2nd July Overlord: Raising Hell
In short Overlord is a fun title that treads carefully on that fine line between suitable for both children and adults alike.
Genre: RPG | Our score: 7.5
24th June Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Burst Limit is its own worst enemy: there are load of good ideas in there but it suffers due to the fact these aren't really explored fully.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.3
19th June The Incredible Hulk
Sadly, those who purchase The Incredible Hulk will be faced with a short, easy, frustratingly messy game that hardly justifies its retail price.
Genre: Adventure | Our score: 6.2
18th June Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
They say that if you’re going to go, you’ve got to go out with a bang; Metal Gear Solid 4 is more like a nuclear explosion.
Genre: Adventure | Our score: 9.8
16th June Novastrike
Novastrike manages to be the most boring, slow paced shooter released in recent years.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 3.0
12th June Race Driver Grid
It’s a well-presented and entirely solid racer that provides the player with a number of different driving styles to switch between.
Genre: Driving | Our score: 8.0
7th May UEFA Euro 2008
UEFA Euro 2008 is another step in the right direction for the EA brand of football. If you didn’t grab FIFA 08, or are heavily invested into this year’s tournament, then the game is well worth a shot.
Genre: Sport | Our score: 8.2
7th May Grand Theft Auto IV
Ultimately, there is just too much to tell about GTA IV; it’s a game that should be experienced firsthand, rather than explained.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 9.3
3rd April Burnout Paradise
Criterion said that they wanted to craft a stunning, truly next-gen game for their next-gen debut, and they have done: there's almost nothing wrong with Burnout Paradise.
Genre: Driving | Our score: 9.7
18th March Dynasty Warriors 6
Never has a game split an audience as much as the Dynasty Warriors series.
Genre: Strategy | Our score: 6.3
12th March Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Lost Planet is still a very good game...a very enjoyable experience.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.7
11th March Army of Two
On the whole, Army of Two is really a stand-out title when it comes to stressing the importance of teamwork.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 8.0
10th March Unreal Tournament III
Unreal Tournament 3 will not be for everyone. It is still not as good as the PC version but it is probably the closest a console port has ever come to being so.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.3
6th March FIFA Street 3
Fifa Street 3 attempts to capture the adrenaline-infused magic of showboating skill and frenetic attacking play...
Genre: Sport | Our score: 4.7
18th February Turok
The Turok series has been taken over by a new publisher, Touchstone Studios. Has the new crew added some substance to the series, or is it the same old game?
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 5.2
14th February NFL Tour
NFL Tour is the attempt to bring the American Football version into the new generation, but has this new evolution been for the better, or for worse?
Genre: Sport | Our score: 3.8
6th February The Club
In order to make The Club, you need to take one part Gears of War, add in a dash of Street Fighter, blend with a good dose of Geometry Wars, and sprinkle liberally with PGR.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 7.8
8th January The Orange Box
From what started as the game of the year with a short and sweet sequel, the Half-Life franchise is now well known for being the best of the best.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 8.0
11th December 2007 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008
The major new feature in Smackdown! vs. Raw 2008 is the new superstar fighting style system. There are eight different styles available and each wrestler has two styles assigned.
Genre: Sport | Our score: 5.7
6th December 2007 Need for Speed: ProStreet
The most worrying aspect is the fact that this new cleaner, leaner version of the game seems to have lost some of its attractive quirky representation of the shady street racing scene.
Genre: Driving | Our score: 6.7
4th December 2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is exactly what the Call of Duty franchise needed. An exquisite title with an awe-inducing single player campaign, fast paced and exciting multiplayer.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 9.5
27th November 2007 FIFA 08
The improvements to FIFA 08 are phenomenal and have really made a huge impact on the game.
Genre: Sport | Our score: 7.8
1st November 2007 Conan
Conan PS3 is the most blatant example of laziness in this regard that I've come across in a while.
Genre: RPG | Our score: 6.3
17th October 2007 LocoRoco Cocoreccho!
Every now and then a very special game comes along that you'd be mad to miss. LocoRoco Cocoreccho! is one of those games.
Genre: Strategy | Our score: 9.2
10th October 2007 Skate
Skate may be the new big franchise in the skateboarding universe dominated by Tony Hawk's series of games.
Genre: Sport | Our score: 8.7
4th October 2007 NHL 08
NHL '08 is the best game in the series by far.
Genre: Sport | Our score: 8.2
1st October 2007 NASCAR 08
You begin life as an unknown driver and your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to complete 10 tasks set by manufacturers in order to win contracts.
Genre: Driving | Our score: 6.5
26th September 2007 Heavenly Sword
All in all Heavenly Sword is a truly class A game and one that should sit proud in any collect.
Genre: Adventure | Our score: 8.5
13th September 2007 Lair
The story revolves around two cultures, the Asylian and the Mokai, who once were one people, The Ancients.
Genre: RPG | Our score: 7.0
17th August 2007 Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Itagaki's classic can still make a firm case for one of the best action games of all time.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 8.7
20th July 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
And that really sums up Pirates of the Caribbean as a videogame; Short, shallow and repetitive, with not a whole lot to tie you in to the experience.
Genre: Adventure | Our score: 4.8
21st May 2007 Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
The Untold Legends series has a fairly middling reputation on the PSP, and that mediocrity is translated directly to this release.
Genre: RPG | Our score: 6.0
16th May 2007 NHL 2K7
NHL 2K7 is a decent addition to the 2K sports range, and a title with core gameplay so pure that it easily overcomes any hint of a problem.
Genre: Sport | Our score: 7.8
15th May 2007 NBA 2k7
NBA 2K7 is the latest in the long-running franchise from American sports masters Visual Concepts.
Genre: Sport | Our score: 8.3
26th April 2007 F.E.A.R.
If you've never had the pleasure of becoming one of the 'F.E.A.R.' squad members before, the game essentially plays out as a horror-shooter in a series of fairly bland office.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 6.5
3rd April 2007 Def Jam: Icon
With a design methodology that's all style and no substance, Icon unfortunately takes a few too many risks with the basic formula for fighting game success.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 6.5
29th March 2007 Virtua Fighter 5
Missing out on VF5 on whichever console you tie your allegiance to would be to deny yourself one of the finest titles of this generation so far.
Genre: Sport | Our score: 9.2
27th March 2007 World Championship Snooker 2007
As you would expect, this latest incarnation of the fully licensed cue sports collection comes with all the bells and whistles of previous titles along with some tweaked play mechanics.
Genre: Sport | Our score: 6.7
26th March 2007 Virtua Tennis 3
For many sports game fans, Sega's Virtua Tennis series has always marked the apex of quality and accessibility that so many lesser titles strive to achieve yet rarely manage to imitate.
Genre: Sport | Our score: 8.5
26th March 2007 Mobile Suit Gundam: Target In Sight
Lets get right to the point here, Gundam is a PS2-level game at the best of times, given a new lick of paint to appease fans and pull people in with box art and still screenshots.
Genre: Shooter | Our score: 2.7
