While the limited amount of control can be frustrating, this mystery still manages to enthrall. [Oct 2018, p.77]

The usually reliable series runs aground in a Wii game that's equally diverting and dull. [June 2008, p.70]

The game succeeds perhaps a little too well in pulling you back to a time when you couldn't really see what was happening on screen, and blinking quickly becomes a thing of the past. [Mar 2015, p.79]

Not the most accessible sports title, but could pick up some medals with committed gamers. [Oct 2008, p.73]

Fans of the series add 10%; newcomers to the genre should start elsewhere. [June 2008, p.67]

In short bursts, it plays well but the stellar source material begs for a better tie-in, and the game's finale provides all the exctiement of a soggy firework. [Jan 2007, p.72]

Our main gripe is the price. [Nov 2012, p.83]

Entertaining but slight. [Feb 2018, p.80]

A visually dazzling adventure in which navigating space feels almost as difficult as it would be in real life. [July 2017, p.72]

Fairly atmospheric, but not the religious experience we hoped for. [July 2006, p.83]

It's hard to get attached to your creations when they're represented by numbers alone. [Dec 2013, p.73]

Although peppered with flaws, this is an interesting experiment that rises far above tech demo. [March 2018, p.69]

It's a little self-defeating. [Oct 2013, p.79]

The combat's great, but the world around it has flaws that you just can't ignore. [Nov 2015, p.78]

A stunning-looking 3DS game but one that gets boring after countless similar missions. [Christmas 2011, p.80]

Moderately fun. [Christmas 2011, p.85]

A beautifully recreated love letter to the early days of first-person shooters, it's fun but limited. [July 2017, p.81]

A beautiful trip down memory lane, but only if you missed the other remakes. [Mar 2008, p.74]

Some nice ideas but the combat isn't solid enough and the game world's too restrictive. [Mar 2011, p.93]

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

Takes on too much water to cruise comfortably, but it's bailed out by a few brilliant moments. [Sept 2016, p.81]

One for Balance Board owners only, because if you're going to be using the Wii remote, Kororinpa is the better game. [May 2009, p.84]

An overly restrictive and often embarrassing career mode undermines the excellent gameplay. [Dec 2015, p.72]

A few nice ideas, but dig away at the gloss and you're left with a pit of old bones. [Mar 2008, p.70]

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

A neat touch is that you can make vehicles from junk. [July 2012, p.85]

Its turnaround of ideas eventually won us round. [Apr 2013, p.83]

Charming, and with more to it than most Warriors, but not the Quest in show. [Dec 2015, p.80]

Mega Man's back, and inconsistencies aside, fans will lap up the new content. [Apr 2013, p.85]

Stick with the Wii, PSMove or Kinect versions. [May 2012, p.101]

The DS touch screen and wireless play means these four are winners. [Sept 2006, p.82]

Poor aiming and dodgy weapon accuracy ruins what is otherwise a spectacular story. [Christmas 2007, p.54]

A compelling, sometimes rewarding, but ultimately frustrating adventure. [Feb 2008, p.64]

An adequate FPS but there's not enough originality here for us to recommend it. [Oct 2007, p.68]

Turn-based strategy played safe. It won't offend but won't astonish. [Jan 2008, p.76]

A small game in a big universe. Tolva is a slow burner more about exploration than combat. [June 2017, p.70]

A charming but ultimately underwhelming experience. [Sept 2017, p.80]

A unique and endearing game idea that isn't quite matched by the structure of its challenges or worlds. [June 2017, p.76]

A grander production, but the gorgeous open world does Catalyst's freerunning no favours. [Aug 2016, p.66]

Light-hearted and fast shooting fun but your precious gold is better spent elsewhere. [July 2010, p.98]

It's short and simple. [June 2016, p.83]

Rich in visual atmosphere but sabotaged by dry writing and yawn-stifling fetch quests. [Apr 2012, p.83]

For all its strengths, in the campaign mode it's hardly making history. [Aug 2006, p.75]

By no means perfect, but it's certainly the best game off the back of hte movie. [Oct 2007, p.72]

The essence of the console version, but it doesn't carry over the explosive enjoyment.

A charming attempt to capture Pixar magic, but it won't appeal to all ages. [Sept 2008, p.78]

There's genuine long-term fun to be had in multiplayer modes, but it's not consistent. [June 2015, p.66]

A flawed but fun twist on the Overlord formula that will please puzzle obsessed evil doers. [Aug 2009, p.75]

The storyline takes a back seat to the action - shame the action is so generic. [Christmas 2009, p.66]

A disappointing sequel - the new emphasis on repetition simply leads to frustration. [July 2018, p.68]

Strong on the track but lacking off it, F1 2015 isn't the series overhaul it needed to be. [Sept 2015, p.72]

A fun and addictive snowboarding game let down by its simplicity. [Aug 2006, p.82]

Plenty of neat individual ideas, but they fail to combine into a properly engaging adventure. [Feb 2011, p.92]

A charmer that's far too short and packed with pace-ruining touchscreen moments. [Jan 2013, p.83]

The occasional imperfect jump mechanic lets things down. [Nov 2013, p.71]

By no means perfect, but it's certainly the best game off the back of hte movie. [Oct 2007, p.72]

Short-lived settlement building with soothing gameplay and music. [Nov 2008, p.84]

You will be bored of doing the constant fetch and carry missions so that's why it's best played in small doses. [July 2007, p.68]

Hardcore Yu-Gi-Oh! players won't be left wanting. [Aug 2007, p.80]

No doubt destined for cult status, but it's too annoying too often to reach true greatness. [Oct 2008, p.68]

Casual puzzle solving that will test your eyesight more than your gaming skills. [Nov 2009, p.87]

Navigating the environment is both refreshingly unguided and frustratingly obtuse. [June 2014, p.79]

Somehow, the package works. [Nov 2013, p.75]

Reasonably befuddling stuff. [June 2011, p.83]

It's ultimately let down by a wheezing framerate and the inability to play within 20 metres of a fellow human being. [Apr 2014, p.78]

Maximum action, minimum story makes it a game you'll only dip in to. [Jan 2008, p.78]

The whole package is tied together with some fang-tastic social features, including the ability to recruit your own pals into a three-strong hunter team. [Nov 2013, p.81]

Disappointing stuff. The tennis action just isn't as joyous as its presentation. [Apr 2008, p.55]

Gorgeous and with some great ideas, but lacking the genre's defining depth. [March 2014, p.80]

A great idea in theory but far too fiddly and unapproachable to be truly satisfying. [March 2012, p.97]

By no means awful, but completely outclassed by the superior Super Smash Bros. Brawl. [Dec 2009, p.70]

It's really rather good. [June 2011, p.89]

Like homemade fertiliser, it does the job, but not like the proper stuff. Also, it whiffs a bit. [May 2014, p.67]

Sluggish but sweet. The perfect choice for some parent/child split screen bonding. [Oct 2011, p.85]

Ambitious, but weak writing, repetitive combat and difficulty spikes hold it back. [July 2013, p.81]

There's a developer's mucky pride shining through Wet, but thanks to its hamfisted execution, it just seems like arrogance. [Nov 2009, p.79]

This is a good-looking, fast racer but it's a little limp in the action stakes. [Oct 2007, p.77]

Needs to be seen to be believed. If only it needed to be played to be believed, too. [May 2012, p.77]

An admirable attempt, but it's much too short and lacks balance. Entertaining, though. [Nov 2006, p.76]

Solid launch title that gives a workout to Vita's hardware but doesn't do much else. [March 2012, p.71]

For mindless shooting with a splattering of comedy, Infected does the job. [Aug 2006, p.81]

A disappointingly ordinary action adventure from an otherwise superb series. [Feb 2008, p.60]

Keeps the spirit of its predecessor, but misses the chance to live up to its title. [Oct 2013, p.75]

Family fun for quiz nuts but it isn't the madness we hoped for. [Feb 2008, p.82]

The battles are fun, but sitting through cutscenes quickly becomes tiresome. [June 2013, p.72]

Souffle-light strategy and near-peerless star gazing means this is solid fan service, but it could be much more. [Apr 2016, p.79]

A neat "brain pathways" interface helps you piece your findings together. [Christmas 2014, p.78]

A good technical effort and a decent game but it's not as entertaining as its Wii U predecessor. [June 2013, p.73]

A masterclass in videogame storytelling, but there's little left for the player to do. [Nov 2008, p.81]

Massive missions with too few checkpoints make it difficult to love. For stealth nuts only. [July 2009, p.81]

The story has some fun characters. [Aug 2012, p.86]

Super-responsive controls make your ship tricky to fly and the game, though a tad pricey, isn't short of nice visual ideas. [Nov 2011, p.91]

An intriguing but seriously flawed strategy board game for only the most patient of Poke-fans. [March 2017, p.80]

A finely honed beat-'em-up. Not much new but still does the job. [Sept 2007, p.85]

Multiple genres reduced to their most basic forms, but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. [Aug 2015, p.68]

Does one trick well, but lacks the comprehensiveness of competitors. [Christmas 2012, p.94]

Not particularly exciting, but a compulsive score-attack timewaster. [Oct 2008, p.84]

A technically tight simulator, but lacks the spark needed to offer broad appeal. [June 2007, p.83]