Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II

Carcassonne

King of Clubs

Overlord

Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe

Tenchu Z (Canadian)

Kororinpa: Marble Mania

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Oh yes, the family will be playing a "video game" on Christmas Day!

OK, it's not really a "video game". I mean, after I've got rid of the family on Christmas evening, I'll be back in the Mojave desert in FNV, or I'll finally get around to playing Fable 3 properly, and those definitely ar...

King of Clubs

King of Clubs is a golf game like Tomb Raider is a football game. It isn't. Once you realise that, it's really good.

This is the most confusing game you'll play this year – if not this decade. It looks like a golf game, but plays nothing like any golf game. While most games try to be "cool", this tries to be cheesy. And if you look for... Read Full Review

Overlord

Everyone should play the demo. The game, on the other hand….

This game has one of the best demos ever. Seriously. It’s witty, it’s pretty and it promises so much. Play it. You’ll love it. But think very carefully before buying the game. Overlord has lots going for it. The scrip... Read Full Review

Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe

After all these years, Speedball still works. But not for long.

Fast-paced, easy to get into and immediately gratifying, Speedball still has plenty going for it when you first play it. And with the ability to upgrade players and equipment, you get the feeling that you’re making progr... Read Full Review

Tenchu Senran

It’s amazing how much fun this game is when there’s so much wrong with it.

Before I start explaining all the things that are wrong with this game, let me make one point: I have a job, mortgage, partner, and loads of other things that interfere with gaming, so while I play games every day it’s u... Read Full Review

Kororinpa

Buy it, but not full price. The game grows on you, but won’t keep you busy long enough to justify a full price purchase.

Tilt the Wii Remote to tilt the surface the ball sits on, in order to roll your cute little ball around a series of obstacles, through a few dozen levels. Simple. Fun. Cute. And that’s great… but that’s all you get! Y... Read Full Review

Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom

A fondness for the series shouldn't blind anyone. This is gibberish. Worse, it's tedious gibberish.

Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom may or may not exist in a deep or plausible fantasy world. Perhaps previous versions of the game made that clear. But this just throws some random fantasy names and vague narrative just... Read Full Review

Zombie Apocalypse

Might be worthwhile, if there weren't much better options out there.

One stick moves the character. One stick gives direction of fire. There are powerups. There's some variety in enemies. And that's your lot. And it isn't bad. Unfortunately, the gameplay's uninspiring, and there's no c... Read Full Review

Lost Cities

Maths made fun?

This is a classic "German boardgame". For those who don't know what that means – and frankly, who would? – it means this: the game has a really simple basic mechanic that allows huge amounts of thought; the rules are ver... Read Full Review

King of Clubs

Even more cerebral, and less like a golf game, than the PS2 version.

Having relegated my PS2 to the cupboard in favour of the Wii and 360, the one game I missed being able to play was King of Clubs. Lets be frank, it wasn't the prettiest or coolest game out there, but it is absolutely uni... Read Full Review

Commanders: Attack

Deeply flawed, but still good fun.

There is a lot to like in this game, especially for the first few hours. The art deco sci-fi visuals are pleasing, the effects nice enough, the characters varied, the tutorial thorough and the quantity of missions more t... Read Full Review