Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar Games) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

You still can't beat a dose of GTA, even though this is a strange backward step on PS2.

Formula One 2006 (Sony) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

Likeable licensed racer that boasts excellent presentation, a wealth of options, and an idiot-simple (yet well designed) set of controls.

Sensible Soccer 2006 (Codemasters) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

A needless, exploitative 'update' of a fondly remembered classic. Compared to PES or even FIFA Street, this is an embarrassment.

Jaws Unleashed (Majesco Entertainment) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

Jaws is genuinely witty, outrageously violent and top fun but - wait for it - slightly lacking in depth.

Soccer Life 2 (505 Game Street) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

A unique football game with some innovative stuff contained within - but one that has its priorities all wrong.

Shinobido: Way Of The Ninja (Sony) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

Archaic, leaden stealth that mixes bland, unchallenging environments and clunky controls to plumb new gaming lows.

The Ultimate World Cup Quiz (Liquid Games) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

Get on Google and make up your own football quiz parlour game with paper and pens. Easier, cheaper, and more fun.

Super Dragon Ball Z (Bandai Namco) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

Its colourful looks may appeal to younger gamers, but Super Dragon Ball Z is too limited in every department to attract interest from anyone else.

AND1 Streetball (Ubisoft) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

AND1 borrows from the best hoop sims the PS2 has to offer, and the result is a playable, yet unexceptional, sports title.

10,000 Bullets (Taito) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

Dull action-adventure which combines sub-standard bullet-time combat, badly synched cut-scenes, and a waif-like plot. Not even hardcore masochists should touch it.

WWII Tank Battles (Midas) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

You could offer us fifteen quid to play this again and we'd still flatly refuse, but it does score an extra point for being so unintentionally hilarious.

Leaderboard Golf (Midas) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

Shouting 'world's most lavish golfing challenge' on the box might dupe granny when she's rummaging through the Tesco bargain bin, but not us.

Armored Core: Nexus (Indie Games Productions) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

An Armored Core nut's wet dream, if such a deranged breed exists. Otherwise a dull mech-'em-up that lacks thrills and originality.

Over The Hedge (Activision) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

Repetitive platform action. It's playable, just, but staggeringly uninventive, uninspiring and instantly forgettable.

Daemon Summoner (Midas) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

Sometimes you fire at enemies from point-blank range and do no damage at all. That's how much this horror sucks.

Stock Car Crash (Midas) (PlayStation 2 (EU Version))

Uninspired tracks and clunky physics make this one to avoid

Astonishia Story (Ubisoft) (PlayStation Portable)

A basic RPG with no redeeming qualities, this is a relic from the past that's inexplicably managed to find its way onto PSP.

Tenchu: Time Of The Assassins (Sega) (PlayStation Portable)

As a bloody beat-'em-up this is fine, but as the stealth-driven outing it wants to be, it's a long way off top form.

Miami Vice (Sierra) (PlayStation Portable)

One of the best PSP shooters out there. Although what could have been a great game is hurt by a lack of depth and variety.

Field Commander (Ubisoft) (PlayStation Portable)

Field Commander taxes the brain more than the trigger finger, so it's ideal for anyone hankering after a tactical time waster.

World Tour Soccer 2 (London Studio) (PlayStation Portable)

A likeable addition to the PSP's footy ranks that successfully offers something very different to the latest FIFA and PES.

Micro Machines V4 (Codemasters) (PlayStation Portable)

Hollow in comparison to the mighty, beautifully designed Mashed and the superior PS2 version of this game. An opportunity badly missed.

Def Jam: The Takeover (Electronic Arts) (PlayStation Portable)

A versatile and immersive fighter with individual characters, top tunes, and bone-breaking aplenty.

Super Monkey Ball Adventure (Sega) (PlayStation Portable)

Like the PS2 version, this is a needlessly complex and frustrating barrel of monkey malarkey. Only the mini-games rescue it.

Spongebob Squarepants: The Yellow Avenger (THQ) (PlayStation Portable)

You can't condense cartoon genius like the 'Pants into a 2.5D platformer - especially if you don't even bother with voice acting. Pretty, but dull.

Infected (Majesco Entertainment) (PlayStation Portable)

An uninspired but likeable-in-places arcade shooter whose few good ideas are hamstrung by shoddy design and weak AI.