It's still fun to play though, despite the difficulty being too high. [Feb 2012, p.97]

Paying up improves it tenfold. [Feb 2012, p.97]

More content than the other versions, but at the hefty price of polish and reliability. [Feb 2012, p.97]

Delightfully cheesy and not afraid to try new things. It's short but fun while it lasts. [Feb 2012, p.96]

A seed of a good idea prematurely chocked by numerous technical and design shortcomings. [Feb 2012, p.96]

Watching creations take their first wobbly steps is a great laugh - lucky, as there's not much else to do. [Feb 2012, p.95]

It's a budget outing for sure - the art is pretty lifeless - but it's jolly enough fun for 500 points. [Feb 2012, p.95]

One of the worst WiiWares of all time. [Feb 2012, p.95]

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

A big game made small, until the things that made it great became too small to see. [Feb 2012, p.95]

It feels lightweight and the price is high but this provides gleefully brainless entertainment. [Feb 2012, p.94]

Sweet! [Feb 2012, p.93]

It's both easy to dip into and thorough enough to take over your life. [Feb 2012, p.93]

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

A neat concept spoiled by a sluggish response, an imperfect UI and a pen too chunky for detail. [Feb 2012, p.92]

It should have been uDraw's killer app, but Pictionary is just too obtuse to work effectively. [Feb 2012, p.92]

There's also a sizeable RPG's-worth of game here, with an epic storyline and side-missions aplenty. [Feb 2012, p.91]

A fairly bland game. [Feb 2012, p.91]

Gun turrets and more can be deployed tactically, though relatively ineffectually - unless you play cooperatively with up to four players. [Feb 2012, p.91]

Not the killer uDraw app it could have been, but a competent control scheme. [Feb 2012, p.91]

Three games, one box and a hundred incredible game moments for 40 quid. Great value. [Feb 2012, p.88]

For now it's all craft and no mine. [Feb 2012, p.87]

Great fun at first but gets repetitive. Can you stay interested for long enough to catch 'em all? [Feb 2012, p.87]

Dazzlingly beautiful quest, with visuals matched by an impressive mix of puzzles. [Feb 2012, p.86]

A missed opportunity. Our advice is simple: stand very still and let this one pass. [Feb 2012, p.86]

A cheery combo of pet care, role-playing, stylus-led interaction and puzzles. [Feb 2012, p.85]

Two over-exposed series taking a creaky final ride together. [Feb 2012, p.85]

Not without issues, but as The Lord of the Rings games go this is much better than most. [Feb 2012, p.84]

Infinitely awesome and just short of genius - download it for your mobile now. [Feb 2012, p.82]

Big, beautiful, and without limits, Minecraft is the box of blocks you never have to tidy up. [Feb 2012, p.79]

It packs a considerable amount of content into that tiny cartridge. [Jan 2012, p.98]

Interested in getting into the genre? Try the softer Ikaruga or Radiant Silvergun. [Jan 2012, p.98]

Plays a slightly better match than FIFA Wii. [Jan 2012, p.98]

Only hardcore Tekken fans should consider adding this to their collection. [Jan 2012, p.98]

We'd rather play something with a bit more honour. [Jan 2012, p.97]

Just misses the conversion to make it a champion, but still a great rugby game. [Jan 2012, p.96]

Modern Warfare 2 would be a lot to ask for on a mobile device, but the similarly titled Modern Warfare Combat gets as close as any game has yet. [Jan 2012, p.95]

Contract killer has plentiful missions, most of which involve rescuing hapless survivors, and fighting for upgrades. [Jan 2012, p.94]

Pass the handset multiplayer is especially fun. [Jan 2012, p.94]

Old school JRPG with a few unique twists, strictly for genre fans. [Jan 2012, p.94]

It's rough in places, but the pay-off's well worth it. [Jan 2012, p.94]

A solid, retro core game which probably doesn't justify its price tag. [Jan 2012, p.94]

Depth-based design is perfect for 3D, with many solutions only making sense when you see how different layers relate to one another. [Jan 2012, p.93]

About as fun as mustard gas. [Jan 2012, p.93]

Run-of-the-mill. [Jan 2012, p.93]

All 3D does is push heinous graphics closer to our eyes. You'd be safer rubbing dog poo into them. [Jan 2012, p.93]

A feeble impersonation of the main event, let down by ageing hardware. [Jan 2012, p.93]

A serviceable platformer, but this feels like a step back from Epic Yarn. [Jan 2012, p.92]

Fast, furious and smothered in old-school cool. [Jan 2012, p.91]

Cheap and cheerful, with nice graphics and fun gameplay. [Jan 2012, p.91]

Combine powers for a vamp-squishing blast of energy. [Jan 2012, p.91]

It works pretty well. [Jan 2012, p.91]

Its unique brand of gibbering heroism can be tedious work. [Jan 2012, p.90]

Got a move? We recommend trying this out. [Jan 2012, p.90]

It's a huge selection of sideshow attractions that makes good use of the Move controller's amaze-o-tech. [Jan 2012, p.90]

The smashing combat is enormous fun, but the lack of direction will lose you. [Jan 2012, p.90]

Features a hilariously bad English accent. [Jan 2012, p.89]

It has its moments, but ultimately it's just not much fun. [Jan 2012, p.89]

Basic. But it's a lot of fun. [Jan 2012, p.89]

Still works for us! [Jan 2012, p.89]

A lack of realistic fighting dynamics stops the game living up to its visual spectacle. [Jan 2012, p.89]

A sparkling collection, but its successes come from repackaging old content. [Jan 2012, p.88]

Soils classic design with modern bombast leaving us more shaken than stirred. [Jan 2012, p.88]

Wildly inventive and utterly captivating. [Jan 2012, p.87]

A simply excellent title that will draw you into its alluring world and keep you there. [Jan 2012, p.86]

Not bad, just pointless. [Jan 2012, p.86]

Gorgeously animated tactical RPG that'll charm and challenge in equal measure. [Jan 2012, p.85]

Accessible fighting and an ebullient sense of fun make for a very likeable package. [Jan 2012, p.85]

Won't convert the Anti-Mini-gamers, but for the busier household it's highly recommended. [Jan 2012, p.84]

For the lone bounder, however, it doesn't get much better than this. [Jan 2012, p.82]

The greatest parts of the previous Mario Karts, crushed into a cartridge the size of DK's brain. [Jan 2012, p.78]

Don't expect too much from the 3D, but otherwise a great handheld Sonic game. [Jan 2012, p.76]

The same blistering combat spectacle as before, but even bigger, better and madder. [Jan 2012, p.76]

It's lost some of its sheen over the years, but Halo is still a monolithic classic worth replaying. [Jan 2012, p.74]

One of the scariest games ever committed to handheld, and a spectacular return to form. [Jan 2012, p.68]

Enjoyably playable but willfully stupid alternative to GTA. [Jan 2012, p.66]

What should be an epic race with huge scale and freedom is short-lived, disjointed and linear. [Jan 2012, p.64]

Another breathtaking AC, with bloated extras balanced out by the best story missions yet. [Jan 2012, p.62]

Staggering detail collides with unprecedented scale. The game doesn't stop giving. Essential. [Jan 2012, p.57]

Love's been poured into this, but the many frustrations will yank kids out of the fantasy.

Beyond unlocking the suits and leveling up your fighter to unlock "power ups" there's very little depth beyond its primary use as a brief distraction for the kids. [Christmas 2011, p.94]

Loads of solid mini-games. [Christmas 2011, p.94]

The combat can be entertaining but the occasional nice idea falls flat through some poor presentation and execution. [Christmas 2011, p.94]

EA has really upped its game with this edition. [Christmas 2011, p.93]

It's what you'd expect from The Sims and not too much more. [Christmas 2011, p.93]

Stupidly addictive. [Christmas 2011, p.93]

Gears of War-style third-person action is an ambitious thing to pull off on an iPhone. But Shadowgun does it by compromising on complex controls rather than lovely visuals. [Christmas 2011, p.93]

A substantial extension that deepens the game's conspiracies. Recommended. [Christmas 2011, p.93]

Dated visuals and an awkward interface don't help a rather boring PC RTS. [Christmas 2011, p.92]

It's aged very well and is a great addition to console. Shame about multiplayer, though. [Christmas 2011, p.92]

More silly minigames, some of which are quite good and all of which are quite funny. [Christmas 2011, p.90]

Essential. [Christmas 2011, p.89]

Simply awful. [Christmas 2011, p.89]

A hit on iOS, Chillingo's puzzler arrives on DSi with uglier looks, less content and a wheezing frame rate. [Christmas 2011, p.89]

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

Animals add that extra layer of depth to your virtual life. [Christmas 2011, p.89]

Falls victim to problems not of its own making, but it's still a charming, kids game. [Christmas 2011, p.88]

Sluggish port of an excellent fighter. [Christmas 2011, p.88]