Mario Kart 7

"Beautiful graphics, nice little details such as cherry blossoms blowing in the wind, brilliant lighting effects, and clever track design."

Super Mario 3D Land

"Its a brilliant admission of Luigi's invisible presence at the franchise's beginnings; Nintendo just made a gameplay element out of it twenty-six years later."

Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7

"That it has enough content to keep most busy into the new year just makes it even more enticing as a potential Christmas gift."

Rayman Origins

"Ubisoft have returned to the core experience - taken what's entertaining and stuck with it rather than adding unnecessary stuff on top."

Sonic Generations

"The end result is a somewhat half-hearted celebration of Sonic's career. And perhaps that's just the kind of celebration he deserves."

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure

"It may not be the rebirth of Spyro old timers were hoping for, but it's a brave new direction that actually works."

FIFA 12

"FIFA 12 feels more heavy-handed than its predecessor, but remains very capable of portraying the beautiful game."

F1 2011

"It's a game that captures the racing spirit, and gives the right amount of feedback. Rarely has it felt so rewarding to master a corner or pull off an overtake."

Star Fox 64 3D

"It's an oddity in Nintendo's catalogue, riffing as it does on popular culture - Star Wars, Top Gun - while applying a large side order of Score Attack mechanics."

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

"The Duo games are also a lot easier as the difficulty doesn't change. If you know what you are doing you are going to run out of enemies before you run out of time."