A great premise poorly executed. We'd hoped for better, and this fails to deliver. [May 2008, p.68]

Soloists may well find this a little shallow to stick with. [May 2011, p.89]

Origins' biggest issue is it's anything but original. [Jan 2017, p.81]

Not technically brilliant, but fun kids' game packed with a quirky variety of mini challenges. [Feb 2009, p.84]

Decent depth. [Dec 2009, p.87]

Classic dungeon crawling with great characters and humour. [Oct 2008, p.85]

A brill battle system vs a load of boring convos. It's only a slim victory for the former. [Dec 2013, p.69]

A brill battle system vs a load of boring convos. It's only a slim victory for the former. [Dec 2013, p.69]

Not the best party game on Wii U, but perhaps worth it for the remote. [Christmas 2013, p.77]

It wins with the track editor but loses in other areas. Hit and miss basically. [Nov 2007, p.69]

Basic gameplay spliced with some extensive creation mechanics that'll appeal to Lego fans. [May 2017, p.76]

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

It's disappointing to know Telltale's capable of distinctly better. [Oct 2015, p.80]

Delightfully demented but lacking knockout power. For good and bad, a sidescrolling, sin-stuffed brawler. [Nov 2016, p.75]

Decidedly 'meh.' [Jan 2013, p.64]

Not dreadful but not great: another shotgun marriage between Sonic and the Wii. [Mar 2008, p.72]

A mixed collection that doesn't always work nearly as well as it should. [Christmas 2011, p.82]

A decent TCG but there are better out there. Eye was a failed attempt best left in the past. [May 2010, p.69]

From the makers of the brilliant "Eledees" this is a confused let-down. Worth a rent at best. [Dec 2007, p.75]

One of Mario's better parties; shame it's that same old irritating game underneath. [Jan 2007, p.60]

What isn't so brilliant is the simplistic gameplay, gunplay and puzzle solving - it definitely won't pose much of a challenge for veterans of the series. [Christmas 2011, p.87]

A combat-heavy RPG with interesting fighters, curtailed by clunky visuals and repetitive leveling. [May 2015, p.72]

An old-fashioned game that will entertain for a few hours. [Apr 2007, p.66]

A soulless entry that's packed with fan service but lacks appeal for newcomers. [Dec 2009, p.63]

We've played far worse movie adaptations, but why play with a copy-rat game? [Dec 2007, p.65]

Not radically different to the original: if anything the dumber parther AI spoils things. [June 2007, p.73]

A journey that's littered with pits and troughs that's rewarding if you persevere. [June 2008, p.83]

Wonky controls. [Apr 2013, p.83]

Not quit the splendid bundle of excitement it aims to be, but nevertheless, laid-back fun. [Jan 2007, p.76]

Poor translation abounds. [Nov 2014, p.79]

A fairly average beat-'em-up redeemed by its clever twist. [June 2007, p.85]

An enjoyable enough light gun shooter but nothing that could be considered 'next gen'. [Issue#232, p.73]

There's a quality game of tennis here - it's a shame there aren't enough game modes to support it. [Christmas 2015, p.68]

Just enough sheen to make it a must-play for very small Pixar-heads; pity about the rest of us. [June 2012, p.78]

Switch's hardware makes it the most social Bomberman ever, but it's stubbornly old-school. [Apr 2017, p.65]

It's not Rocket's-manners bad, not mixtape great, just kind of stuck in the middle with you. [Jan 2018, p.74]

The story and world on offer here is beautiful, but control hiccups ruin some imaginative puzzling. [June 2015, p.65]

Hayabusa needs some time to sharpen his blade before he returns. [May 2013, p.84]

Decent ideas in need of a more coherent direction. And please, for your own sanity, play with a pad. [July 2018, p.66]

Plenty of content and modes but not as consistently innovative as we hoped. [Issue#231, p.96]

It's a fresh idea that eventually grows stale, because you must start anew every mission, without levels or items carried over. [Sept 2015, p.81]

Vampyr's social web is intriguing, but bland combat and a conflicting premise hold it back. [Aug 2018, p.70]

A fun yet flawed racer that runs out of steam prior to the conclusion of its uninspired narrative. [Christmas 2017, p.75]

A baffling barrier to entry. [May 2013, p.79]

The DS is starved of RTS action, but Lego Battles never ramps up enough to inspire. [Oct 2009, p.74]

Not an A-grade bundle, but fairly sturdy stuff for fans of the period. [Mar 2007, p.82]

You'll need to cycle through a fair few jobs to progress rather than being free to stick to just your favourite. [Dec 2014, p.81]

Very similar to previous titles and still suffers from the same issues we had with the fret-button peripherals. [Oct 2009, p.80]

Some genuinely disconcerting moments, but not half as scary as you might imagine. [Jan 2007, p.74]

Pays lip service to the subject material admirably - but prioritises caution over innovation. [March 2016, p.68]

A sporty hatchback rather than an exotic supercar but worth taking for a spin. [Jan 2009, p.85]

Lacks the variety and choice of the other formats but it's a competent sneak-'em-up. [Christmas 2009, p.68]

Sadly, the thrills and spills are only fun in its, so Crashday is unlikely to overtake your social life. [May 2006, p.78]

Decent and entertaining, but you've seen it all before. [Oct 2006, p.84]

A solid sim, but there are better racers out there. [Aug 2012, p.84]

It's complex and challenging in some really novel ways. [Christmas 2014, p.78]

A lesser JRPG revival for Sega, though hardcore players will find depths worth exploring here. [Issue#333, p.75]

Not as clean as "Football Manager," and by no means more accessible. [Jan 2009, p.77]

A faithful board game adaptation that lacks the depth to grab you in its power fist and not let go. [Issue#336, p.83]

Simple and effective hack-and-slasher that will entertain rather than amaze. [June 2007, p.84]

Hotline Miami meets Gunpoint, gets lost in its own jokes, and ends up with middling approval ratings. [Aug 2015, p.69]

Enjoyable, if lightweight, tower defense at a decent price. [Feb 2013, p.87]

The core gameplay is a little dull and repetitive. [Aug 2010, p.100]

The addition of remixed versions of old classics makes this a worthy alternative to traditional tabletop games. [Christmas 2009, p.80]

A likeable, if slight, slice of gory Brothers Grimm gaming. [Winter 2009, p.86]

Simple and briefly amusing Orc butchery but this doesn't work as well as "SW: Battlefront." [Mar 2009, p.72]

Good for anyone who'd rather be doing algebra than playing "GTA," but it's not as good as "Brain Training." [Jan 2007, p.82]

Irritating level layouts will leave some gamers stumped. [Nov 2012, p.90]

Not every game on this disc is a classic. [May 2007, p.85]

A likeable, if slight, slice of gory Brothers Grimm gaming. [Winter 2009, p.86]

A great Disney fan service that appeals to a larger audience than you might think. [Christmas 2011, p.85]

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

While enjoyable enough on its own terms, Game of Thrones is starting to feel uncomfortably like a Telltale B-side. [Summer 2015, p.81]

Like its protagonist, you're left feeling Get Even needed a little more love and attention to make its many ideas come together. [July 2017, p.83]

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

Initially dazzling, Escape Plan runs out of juice long, long before it's over. [May 2012, p.98]

Isn't anything more than a tech demo. [July 2012, p.86]

Whether you see the drawing as innovative or gimmicky will determine if you'll like this. [Nov 2007, p.72]

An ill-conceived expansion of an idea, as wafer-thin as the DVD it's pressed onto. [Nov 2008, p.81]

A mixed bag of brilliant deduction and tedious puzzling. A disappointing misstep for the series. [Aug 2016, p.77]

Has all the ingredients to be good, they're just used in incorrect amounts. Shame. [Dec 2007, p.78]

A fussy game on console, fussier on handheld but otherwise impressively shrunken. [June 2011, p.72]

Fascinating but alienating. [July 2018, p.83]

Great idea, lame execution. Even Marvel fans will find it dull. [Apr 2007, p.61]

A competent yet flawed RPG-brawler that still justifies its existence with satisfying co-op play. [Oct 2014, p.68]

Not the most thrilling experience because going gung-ho means failing. [Dec 2007, p.84]

Definitely funny, just not quite for long enough to sustain you, and the surrounding game is uneven. [July 2014, p.65]

Although stylishly presented and with a fiendish sense of humour, it's frustratingly reliant on the touchscreen and initially fun action quickly becomes a level grind. [Aug 2013, p.69]

A number of the scenes lack any real zest. [May 2014, p.78]

Lara fans and platforming nuts will no doubt be sated, but memorable Tomb Raiding this ain't. [May 2009, p.75]

Interesting in its way, but too unsophisticated and irritating in places to easily recommend. [Apr 2010, p.71]

It's bogged down by aspirations to be like Origins. [Jan 2014, p.80]

The 'humour' occasionally feels flat. [Christmas 2014, p.78]

It's a bold and brash arcadey football game that's elevated from being completely forgettable by the quality full-licensed finish. [June 2007, p.85]

Old-school, awkward and ramshackle - yet still compelling in a weird way. [July 2010, p.92]

Blasting away pulsing nasties is fun and becomes enjoyably challenging in later stages, but the high price and the lack of Cross-Buy are symptoms we'd rather have avoided. [June 2013, p.77]

It wasn't as good as the original when we got it on Xbox; on PC it's just too little, too late. [Aug 2007, p.81]

Neither the best mini-game collection nor the best Bomberman game. [Mar 2007, p.81]