The simplicity of the web game is lost in this flabby, oversized spin-off. [Nov 2012, p.85]

Great potential squandered by unimaginative level design and cheap mechanical failings. [Christmas 2013, p.82]

Technically polished and full of character, but as a game it's horribly frustrating. [Christmas 2006, p.70]

As it stands, it's a beautiful but wasted opportunity. [March 2018, p.81]

Even if the Elder Scrolls cold turkey is hurting bad, buying this would still be a daft decision. [Mar 2011, p.92]

Really difficult and mean-spirited. Puff was magic; Spyro is a jerk. [Christmas 2007, p.84]

The king of Neo Geo struggles to find its footing on XBLA. [Dec 2008, p.84]

Stylish visuals can't save this from being a repetitive and uninspiring experience. [May 2013, p.81]

Not a nightmare, but you'll be wistfully wishing for more excitement. [Sept 2008, p.84]

A repetitive load of rot. [Apr 2009, p.80]

Dragon Ball Z deserves more than this. [Apr 2014, p.78]

A laudable concept let down by poor design. [Oct 2014, p.79]

Go and see the movie instead - it's cheaper, it stars Ricky Gervais and they serve popcorn. [July 2009, p.82]

It isn't even a half decent fighter! [Apr 2009, p.77]

Go and see the movie instead - it's cheaper, it stars Ricky Gervais and they serve popcorn. [July 2009, p.82]

It's not awful just basic to the point of tedium. [Aug 2012, p.84]

It's incapable of holding your attention for long enough to warrant a high review score. [Feb 2011, p.91]

Proof that the best idea ever on paper translates into B-grade mush. A stinker. [Sept 2007, p.73]

Pitch-perfect nostalgia spoiled by borderline unplayable matches. [Apr 2012, p.92]

A disappointingly basic skateboarding game with a controller that doesn't work well. [Christmas 2009, p.75]

A child safe damp squib of a game that has none of the edge of the cartoon. [Aug 2007, p.73]

A joyless mess that would have looked dated five years ago. In 2007 there's no excuse. [Sept 2007, p.82]

Unfriendly and dull. If Advance Wars had an evil twin, it would probably look like this. [May 2009, p.71]

A 14-game collection that inspires only fleeting nostalgia. [Christmas 2006, p.101]

A surprisingly empty game lacking structure or purpose. [Feb 2012, p.93]

A muddled shooter where a lack of braaains and finesse derail any brief undead thrills. [Sept 2016, p.73]

A compelling zombie concept thoroughly ruined by frighteningly horrid execution. [Sept 2016, p.74]

A lacklustre offering in a long-running series of great games. A huge shame. [Sept 2016, p.80]

A first stepping stone to RPGs but this will be too basic for most. [Oct 2007, p.85]

The potential is there in the gunplay, but it's covered with shonky visuals and lifeless, grinding action. [Nov 2014, p.73]

The only good thing here is the endless retro mode - a fleeting thrill only. [Feb 2012, p.101]

If (only) the stylus recognition worked. [Oct 2012, p.89]

An apoplexy-inducing camera, that shifts between perspectives at every turn, ensures that just getting about the place is a chore. [July 2014, p.79]

Disappointing. [July 2013, p.77]

A minigame compilation that lacks any real charm, and simply isn't enough fun. [Jan 2007, p.69]

Pretty, but oddly unsatisfying to play. [July 2011, p.87]

Passes the time of day in multi-player but single player is slow and dull. [Christmas 2006, p.101]

Uninspiring puzzles. [Aug 2010, p.104]

Legends has missed the point of the business model entirely, giving unfortunate players a choice of grinding through shallow, unfulfilling and downright ugly combat, or forking out substantial amounts of real money to bypass said mediocrity. [Sept 2013, p.71]

Fiddly controls make this apparently futuristic accelerometer abuser a complete waste of space. [Feb 2013, p.87]

The levels are colorful but dull, and after a mere five minutes a lurking sense of deja vu descends. Dead poor. [July 2008, p.82]

A visually appealing world, but TTC fails to give any meaningful reason to want to spend time there. [Nov 2016, p.79]

Dull, dumb predictable and annoying to play. Sorry, Scooby. [Christmas 2006, p.101]

Fun for young gamers but no real substance as a "real" racing game. [Aug 2008, p.83]

Everything good about Amy is undone by laborious puzzles and miserable controls. [March 2012, p.95]

A horrendous collection you'll never want to revisit. [Jan 2008, p.78]

In an attempt to be a game for all, it turned into a game for no one. [Jan 2008, p.78]

The handling is awful, with cars skidding all over the shop as it's easy to oversteer. [Feb 2007, p.84]

And levels that bit wider than the DS screen? Irritating and just plain rubbish, a bit like this game. [June 2006, p.79]

It technically functions as a shooter. But it needed to be a lot better to fits its gimmick. [Apr 2008, p.75]

What's meant to be the ultimate cruise from hell is exactly that - but for all the wrong reasons. [Summer 2015, p.76]

It's not really much of a game, unless you really like watching cut-scenes and fighting. [Jan 2007, p.65]

Ploddingly dull retro RPG. Half the 30 hours is backtracking. [June 2006, p.80]

While other sports games have slam dunked new-gen, this can't stop dribbling. [Feb 2014, p.74]

Passable as a single-player game but completely falls apart in co-op. Avoid. [Christmas 2008, p.64]

We accept there's a place for this sort of thing, but it fails on the standard of its minigames. [June 2010, p.78]

Dodgy monster beat-'em-up that doesn't get anything right. [Mar 2008, p.79]

Spirited, but deeply flawed. [Feb 2013, p.89]

Spirited, but deeply flawed. [Feb 2013, p.89]

We love original ideas, but there's no point in crazy innovation if you don't nail the basics. [Sept 2008, p.80]

Baffling. [Nov 2017, p.81]

A game full of ideas, but devoid of life. You're much better off sticking with the anime show. [Nov 2016, p.67]

Creaky. [Oct 2010, p.75]

Nothing more than Bland Bland Racing. [Sept 2012, p.101]

Less is more, even when girl-punching is involved. [Feb 2012, p.95]

It's still just a bit too steep at 4.50 quid. [Christmas 2011, p.89]

Zack and Wiki remain the only pirates worth dealing with on Wii. [Oct 2008, p.84]

Tedious in a way we can barely describe, and almost broken in places. Don't buy this. [Sept 2006, p.76]

We applaud the idea, but despair at the delivery. Not enough bump in the night, too much bump into stuff. [Aug 2017, p.81]

As far as bears go, this is Pooh. [Sept 2010, p.103]

The game suffers for a lack of intensity. [Oct 2012, p.89]

Undeniably inventive ideas are spoiled by a steep learning curve, poor signposting and duff controls. [Issue#232, p.89]

A well-presented game, but exploring shows it's more dilapidated cabin than ominous mansion. [July 2018, p.65]

The looping theme is one of the worst we've ever heard. [Jan 2013, p.83]

Strip away the license and you're left with an underwhelming shooter punctuated by endless hacking mini-games and woeful space combat. [July 2013, p.73]

Two-and-a-half hours of trundling around Damrey's bland corridors left us severely disappointed. [Aug 2013, p.71]

Yoostar doesn't so much put you in the movies as put you next to a mangled clip of the movies. [June 2011, p.89]

It's a wonderful game, but the mod-friendly PC is original is the one to plump for. [March 2013, p.87]

A one-trick pony, and that trick's been done better elsewhere. Giddy up and get outa here. [Oct 2008, p.78]

Limited promise is buried under an avalanche of technical failings in this derivative FPS. [Oct 2011, p.86]

For a game featuring a carefree monkey, this is linear and boring. [Oct 2006, p.84]

Yeah, it's bad. [Aug 2010, p.104]

Yeah, it's bad. [Aug 2010, p.104]

A charming license is stretched over a vapid RPG to ill effect. The fans, and the show, deserve better. [Issue#333, p.69]

The kind of thing you'd regret downloading to your mobile. But more expensive. [June 2008, p.71]

A tepid bundle of mini-games that fails to raise a laugh or even the pulse. [Dec 2006, p.100]

Co-op trash aimed at under-10s. Give us Mickey and Donald anyday. [June 2006, p.80]

Fans might enjoy the sing-a-long. But the game part of this is seriously lacking. [Feb 2008, p.68]

With lofty ideas way above its station, this schlocky action-RPG is a well-meaning mess. [July 2014, p.76]

An arcade racer that has driven miles away from the arcades, replacing fun with tedious management. [Feb 2017, p.77]

Like many of our in-game throwing knives, this one missed the target. [Feb 2017, p.83]

The forgotten chapter that should have stayed unwritten. [May 2012, p.84]

Appalling frame rate. [Oct 2013, p.75]

An extreme exercise in patience. [Sept 2013, p.71]

Overly cutesy. [May 2011, p.89]

Fun to look at, but the inconsistent AI and poor level design make playing it a whole other story. [Oct 2018, p.82]

Without the fitting visuals, this would be unbearable. [May 2008, p.84]

An interesting idea lacking the interaction or writing to make it anything other than a labour to get through. [Summer 2015, p.69]