Forget the Large Hadron Collider. You want to see mind-freakingly beautiful science in action? Get yourself some Maboshi. Plus there’s zero threat of it ever turning the world inside out. ...

If we were to say “It’s apt that the back of the box depicts a pair of lumbering penguins holding a pair of Wii controllers, because that appears to have been the target audience,” the inevitable response would be “But it’s for kids!” But when did that argument ever hold water? When were the pre-pubescent ever champions of the bland and meandering? ...

It’s been well chronicled in these pages that we love Madden - and don’t particularly like when people mess with it too much. ...

We love it when a plan comes together. After years of warmed-over PS2 ports and half-baked attempts at making their hyper-complicated games more accessible, the gang at EA Sports has hit their mark. This season, Madden 10 not only nails the gaming habits of the system’s demographics – i.e families that aren’t hardcore Madden maniacs – but also uses Wii’s strengths to the max. ...

Madworld is the definition of Grindhouse gaming, inspired as much by movie directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez as games gone by. With striking monochrome visuals spattered with gobbets of gore and enough violence to keep the tabloids in column inches for the next sixth months, it’s by far the most stylish Wii game to date. But beneath the gory facade is a staggeringly simple concept. ...

Do you consider fart jokes to be the pinnacle of human humour? Do you sides split at the merest hint of a belch? If so, then prepare to scoop your intestines off the floor, because here’s the game of your dreams! Us? ...

Are marching bands the next big trend in rhythm gaming? We'd guess no, but Major Minor's Majestic March is still the real deal. It’s an entire rhythm game focused on a marching band – but instead of playing an instrument controller or tapping buttons in time with a beat, you simply wave the Wii Remote like a bandleader's baton. ...