Games Console Reviews

Nintendo Wii U

From £250 Nov 2012

4 out of 5 stars

The new future of consoles starts with Nintendo’s Wii U. Or does it? We hit up the latest gaming hardware to find out

  • Sony PlayStation 3 (2012)

    5 out of 5 stars

    £250Oct 2012

    Sony’s console slips on a new outfit for its third outing. Has it got the look or is it gaming mutton dressed as plastic lamb?

  • Nintendo 3DS XL

    4 out of 5 stars

    £180Jul 2012

  • Nintendo 3DS

    4 out of 5 stars

    £230Feb 2011

    3D gaming has gone handheld, and Nintendo hopes it'll fend off the smartphone horde

  • Nintendo DSi XL

    4 out of 5 stars

    £160Mar 2010

    A bigger, heavier and fatter Nintendo DSi for large-handed, clumsy people

  • Sony PS3 Slim

    5 out of 5 stars

    £250Sep 2009

    The Sony PS3 Slim's got more hard drive, for less money. Time to trade in your old PS3?

  • Sony PSPgo

    3 out of 5 stars

    £TBAAug 2009

    Ditching the disc slot and adopting a new slider form, the PSPgo marks a radical shift for Sony’s portable gamer. But has it slimmed down too far?

  • Nintendo DSi

    4 out of 5 stars

    £150May 2009

    Nintendo has revamped its portable gamer with a bunch of new multimedia features – but is it enough to nail the PSP?

  • Blaze Sega Megadrive

    5 out of 5 stars

    £35Apr 2009

    Can Blaze's latest take on the classic Sega console sate our appetite for retro gaming?

  • Sony PSP Slim & Lite 3000

    4 out of 5 stars

    £129Dec 2008

    Last year's PSP remake gets remade again. Only without anything we really wanted or asked for…

  • Nintendo Mario Kart Wii

    5 out of 5 stars

    £40Nov 2008

    Mario Kart gets the Wii treatment with new vehicles and classic course. Is it a crowning glory or a nostalgic disappointment?

  • Sony MotorStorm: Pacific Rift

    5 out of 5 stars

    £30Nov 2008

    The muddiest of muddy racers is back. And this time there’s monster trucks, molten lava and, well, more mud...

  • Rockstar Grand Theft Auto IV

    5 out of 5 stars

    £40Nov 2008

    Grand Theft Auto IV was easily the most popular game of 2008, but is it worthy of the hype?

  • Blaze Sega Megadrive Handheld

    3 out of 5 stars

    £30Nov 2008

    Throw out your old Megadrive in last year’s clear out? Fear not – you can relive your Altered Beast glory days with this handheld

  • GP2X F200

    3 out of 5 stars

    £120Nov 2007

    This Korean handheld ditches big-name games and goes all out for emulation in an open-source, largely-not-legal way