Part RPG, part RTS, it sadly fails to nail both. An entertaining if mediocre medieval adventure. [Nov 2016, p.80]

An OK strategy game, but lacks the guilty pleasure of its big brother. [Christmas 2006, p.100]

Its story lacks any sense of characters. [Dec 2013, p.76]

A great concept brimming with unexplored potential anchored by dull shooter mechanics.

It's fun for a while, but next to some of the Wii's finest mini-game compilations, it falls short. [Jan 2011, p.97]

This tip-toes around the TV series rather than turning out a quality gaming experience. [Apr 2008, p.56]

Looks ugly as sin compared to RPGs from the likes of Square Enix. [Mar 2010, p.58]

Aims to be smart and slick, but comes across as dumb and crude. [Dec 2006, p.94]

Like hedgehogs and motorways, super Sonic speed and slow sword combat don't go together. [Apr 2009, p.66]

Unfortunately, though, the game's controls turn out to be more effective at slowing you down than all of its eerie enemies and devilish puzzles. [June 2007, p.74]

There's fun to be had, but the choice and variety are as micro as the machines, limiting your enjoyment. [Sept 2017, p.74]

The puzzles are poorly thought out. [Sept 2014, p.81]

A scrappy, unfulfilling brawler that's nevertheless quite difficult to dislike despite itself. [Aug 2016, p.70]

Attacking with a remote flick is too vague - not furry, but fuzzy in fact. [Issue#231, p.95]

Almost succeeds as a Mega Man tribute, but it's let down by its looks, bugs, and often dull action. [Aug 2016, p.73]

Barely interactive, and fails to capture the suspense and nuance of superior games in the genre. [Jan 2018, p.65]

A basic hack-'n'-slasher that won't keep you entertained for long. [Mar 2011, p.97]

Hoping for a realistic combat flight sim? You'll be disappointed with this undynamic flyer. [Apr 2012, p.86]

It all works, but the majority of additions detract from the original's charm. A shame. [Nov 2013, p.73]

No plaudits for Namco Bandai here - they've put minimal effort into Budokai HD Collection. [Jan 2013, p.86]

Stunted, bitty world design and cut and paste quests drain the colour from one of gaming's most vivid worlds. [Apr 2014, p.75]

Fuse feels like a five-year-old game wrapped in a ten-year-old art style. [Aug 2013, p.68]

Neat ambient tone is shattered by design confusion and physics frustration. [May 2013, p.79]

There's a great idea in here somewhere, but it's hard to find it when it's buried under so much space dust. [Oct 2014, p.80]

There is certainly light in this tunnel, but it doesn't shine brightly enough to reach the end. [Oct 2014, p.81]

The mission itself is painfully short. [March 2013, p.85]

Mindlessly distracting. [July 2014, p.78]

A very basic, simplistic shooter with over-forgiving auto-targetting and linear levels. And the controls don't translate that well to PSP, either. [June 2006, p.79]

In a game packed with natural disasters, it's a shame the biggest disaster of them all is how Populous has turned out on DS. [May 2009, p.84]

An uninspiring and repetitive button masher. [July 2013, p.77]

A frivolous racer with a hefty price tag but brief brainless appeal. [Aug 2008, p.83]

Cool gadgets don't excuse the fact that most of this game is bland and repetitive stuff. [Sept 2006, p.68]

A genre-defying postmodern game but lacking the punch of Suda 51's more recent efforts. [Dec 2008, p.79]

Just the combat would have been dumb fun. Sadly, too much clag gets in the way. [Feb 2008, p.58]

With Jacko's tunes and moves to work with, this should have been so much better. [Feb 2011, p.96]

OK, it's a bog-standard mini-kart game, but it's good at what it does. [June 2007, p.85]

Time is a precious currency for the MMO-er. For all but the most curious, Blade & Soul won't be staking a claim on theirs. [March 2016, p.81]

There are better scrolling shooters out there. [Dec 2012, p.85]

It's a sweet game and ideal as a 'my first videogame' for kids. [Jan 2007, p.82]

Front Mission has evolved, but not into the spectacular mech shooter we wnat. [Issue#232, p.92]

We love Jack Sparrow, but we're disappointed he's not in a better game. [Sept 2006, p.69]

The series' comedy chops survive the trip to Hell, but recycled minigames and weak combat are torture. [Mar 2015, p.77]

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

Turning your vehicles relies on motion controls, which might be alright for fast-paced racers, but for the intricate business of lining up trailers under silos and such it's a massive hindrance. [Nov 2012, p.92]

Interesting battle system let down by a bland storyline, bad animations and idiotic characters. [Aug 2011, p.90]

A shadow of its former success, this is little more than a limited showcase for a peripheral. [Feb 2009, p.82]

Unspectacular add-on for the rapidly ageing action-RPG. For hardcore fans only. [Aug 2011, p.95]

Outside side of some gorgeous artwork, the rest of the game is boring and brown, the presentation is dire and it has a camera that hates your guts. [Apr 2010, p.85]

What might've been an impressive title 10-15 years ago feels creaky and dull in a modern context. [Dec 2015, p.71]

Basic, low-budget dungeon grinding with a ridiculous price tag. [May 2012, p.99]

If being a pirate was this boring, torrent sites would have shut down years ago. [Apr 2012, p.90]

Unrefined and full of flaws, but entertaining - in as may good ways as bad. [Nov 2009, p.86]

Bold and beautiful but also irritatingly broken, it's a disappointingly flawed experience. [Sept 2014, p.79]

A fine idea, but Infinite's combat isn't quite visceral enough to keep you (sky)hooked. [Nov 2013, p.69]

A compelling enough adventure spoilt by shonky controls and shonkier visuals. [Feb 2011, p.93]

A surprisingly deep battle system fails to outweigh a duff story, forgettable characters and a sterile world. [Apr 2014, p.66]

Mayhem's slick squad combat is wasted on repetitive mission design and a soulless open world. [Oct 2017, p.76]

A magical menagerie of neat ideas, totally and utterly bamboozled by horrid execution. [Dec 2011, p.92]

Fun, but when you spend more time pimping than playing you know something's amiss. [Oct 2010, p.74]

It's way behind other PS3 games of its type. [Apr 2010, p.85]

Some good ideas and lush graphics marred by bad game design. [Apr 2007, p.66]

A so-so "stab" at portable stealth. After all these years we should expect much more. [March 2012, p.75]

Even with secrets galore the worlds are as bland as a meal of Graham crackers wrapped in rice paper. [Issue#231, p.91]

Glitchy and too difficult, this makes a disappointing end to a series that never found its footing. [Apr 2016, p.75]

An awful lot of plot for not much game, a balance that favours fans only. [Dec 2007, p.82]

It's short, though, and not worth the price. [Aug 2010, p.101]

The Rabbids are engagingly repulsive as ever but the games fall flat. [Feb 2011, p.83]

Laggy, best by monster loading times and charmless. [Dec 2013, p.63]

It also has some of the dullest combat you ever did see. [Aug 2014, p.78]

There's little here to risk the paper cuts for. [Aug 2015, p.79]

Painfully marred by bugs and lacking the puzzley meatiness of its peers. [Jan 2014, p.69]

Not a total abomination, but certainly one of the weaker PS3 launch titles. Avoid. [Apr 2007, p.64]

Resi may be a compelling series but this collection is outdated and too repetitive. [Sept 2012, p.107]

An interesting attempt to appease both FPS and TBS fans which fails on both counts. [Dec 2013, p.74]

A disappointment, especially considering how daft and intoxicating "Fight for New York" was. [Apr 2007, p.72]

Middle-of-the-road DS gaming that's not offensive or horrible - just not very good. [May 2007, p.83]

Oddly more-ish. [Mar 2011, p.95]

A flabby flap-fest. [Oct 2012, p.85]

One for fans, yes, but it can't find top gear even for them. [Aug 2016, p.83]

In no way is this horrendous - it's better than the first - but it's certainly not worth your time. [Nov 2017, p.68]

It's potential is never fully realised. [Jan 2013, p.79]

It's all a bit of a compromised mess, frankly. [Feb 2007, p.84]

"SSX 3" is five years old but still more advanced. SWS is underweight and out-of-date. [Jan 2009, p.64]

An intriguing idea borked by a dodgy business model and an unwieldy interface. [Nov 2013, p.75]

There's fun to be had here, but you might not want to wait long enough to find it. [Apr 2015, p.78]

Fighting insects is an interesting if niche concept. But Deadly Creatures doesn't pull it off. [Apr 2009, p.75]

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

Cheerful stuff, with questionable challenge, and, sadly, questionable point. [Jan 2007, p.67]

You could do a lot worse, but then you could also do a lot better. Competent. [July 2010, p.96]

Diluvion has a fresh setting, but hasn't had enough thought put into its systems to maintain interest. [March 2017, p.69]

Funny but mediocre shooter that a mother (or a hardcore fan) couldn't love. [Feb 2013, p.78]

Enjoyable in short doses, but too repetitive an annoying to really succeed. [Sept 2006, p.69]

It's sensible like Mensa but lacks character in the face of ultra-stylish Eastern equivalents. [Sept 2007, p.73]

Could have been a great time-sink, but Crimson Dragon disappoints. [Jan 2014, p.63]

If this is a trial run for "Boogie 2," we just hope it works better next time. [Nov 2007, p.84]

Witty dialogue, terrific voice acting and great music. Shame about the actual game. [August 2012, p.69]

Unfortunate proof that the classics of old don't always hold up well when dropped into the modern day. [July 2016, p.78]

Nauseatingly basic and lazily produced, this should be avoided by all but fervent PS devotees. [Jan 2013, p.63]