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

A competent throwback to the golden age of platforming, but not a giant leap forward. [Jan 2014, p.68]

A reasonably entertaining athletics title that wins by being the only one of its type for PSP. [Oct 2008, p.73]

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

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

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

A flawed horror game with few scares but plenty of B-movie appeal, it'll scratch an adventuring itch. [Jan 2018, p.79]

It's all quite charming, but not enough to elevate it to an above-average adventure. [June 2010, p.85]

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

The rotting corpse floating in this flight sim's pool is its free-to-play mechanic. [Sept 2014, p.80]

A better-than-expected scrapper with some ingenious, if potentially short-lived, innovations. [March 2012, p.71]

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

It's tedious stuff. [Christmas 2012, p.91]

Gamers have outgrown games so utterly basic and brainless. [May 2009, p.80]

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

Really rough. [Jan 2009, p.70]

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

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

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

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

Kill, level up, customize. It's hardly Brain Training, but this is explosive and fun. [June 2013, p.76]

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

A lovely chunky art style may lend a certain jolliness, but ultimately, it's a bit too lightweight and rather too tight-fisted to really satisfy in the long run. [Feb 2016, p.87]

A cool gothic look and soundtrack help this stand out from all the other bear-tossing puzzlers. [Oct 2010, p.87]

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

A real disappointment. [Jan 2015, p.78]

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

Even without the Monkey Island penis envy factored in, this is a shipwreck of a game. [Apr 2012, p.86]

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

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

A blend of XCOM and Tropico that boils down to shallow strategy in a Goodfellas skin. [Apr 2013, p.78]

A real surprise - undeniably entertaining in short bursts, but repetitive in the long term. [Mar 2007, p.70]

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

Could have been properly ace if it has used Kinect and a controller in tandem. [Dec 2011, p.95]

It's horribly flawed in many places and unintentionally funny, but we'd much rather play this than something like "X-Men 3," a movie-licensed game that only tasks the brain without locating the punch button on the joypad. [Aug 2006, p.60]

Even the combat is ancient and frustrating. [Aug 2015, p.78]

Excellent production values but lacking the depth of our favourite beat-'em-ups. [Oct 2008, p.81]

Mid-level brain-benders merely slow otherwise ultra-responsive and tight platforming to rival Super Meat Boy. [Apr 2013, p.86]

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

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

A poor homage to a poor series. Avoid like Rasputin's loincloth. [Christmas 2008, p.84]

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

An average sword and sorcery flight sim, let down by the dodgy camera and controls. [Nov 2007, p.82]

Little more than a glorified countdown to "Fable 2." [Nov 2008, p.84]

Derivative of "Spider-Man 2" and with double the problems. [July 2007, p.74]

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

A comfortably nostalgic experience. [Oct 2010, p.84]

It's hackneyed and aged, but GTA-style games are a rarity on Wii, so you could do worse. [Apr 2008, p.77]

There are better and more rewarding brain trainers out there. [May 2008, p.82]

If this is your only Dreamcast experience, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about. [May 2011, p.93]

You end up waiting an age for some action. [July 2012, p.90]

Everything has been done better elsewhere, but some set pieces are genuinely impressive. [August 2012, p.71]

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

If this was a fiver we might - might - consider it worthwhile. Until then, avoid. [July 2007, p.71]

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

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

It should come packaged with "Diamond/Pearl" for an extra 5 quid. It doesn't. Avoid. [Jan 2007, p.70]

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

BL's ace style is weighed down by unwieldy gameplay. [Jan 2013, p.88]

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

A big improvement over the first effort but still miles from Skate's quality.

It has aged terribly. [Oct 2014, p.80]

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

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

Admittedly superior to the dire "Battle Nexus." Only one percent superior, mind. Poor-poise. [May 2006, p.58]

Fun at first but there's not much to it once you've mastered swinging. [Feb 2008, p.82]

One case best left unsolved. [Feb 2010, p.82]

It manages to capture the spirit of the B-movie surprisingly well. [Jan 2014, p.85]

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

If we were five-or-under, we'd want to play Mario on the Virtual Console instead. [Jan 2011, p.92]

A boldly simple shooter with great innovations and colourful visuals, let down by a lack of story. [Nov 2011, p.92]

Unsatisfying pad aiming. [March 2014, p.85]

The only thing that lets B-Boy down is that it feels a little bit...sloppy. [Oct 2006, p.80]

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

Repetitive, tedious, and full of annoyances - a rushed game if ever we saw one. [Sept 2007, p.72]

The racing is twee and unsatisfying. [Jan 2011]

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

Four players can cooperate in this Castlevania-like platformer. [July 2012, p.83]

It's a testament to the imagination of the developers that they keep coming up with variations on the central theme of "eat everyone." [Sept 2006, p.79]

In typical "Getaway" style, this swings from virtually unplayable to crime-filled fun. [Oct 2006, p.62]

A pyrotechnic, psychedelic treat. [Feb 2011, p.93]

Nearly half-decent, this is let down by messy visuals and a lack of polish. [June 2012, p.78]

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

Even the simplest of hops becomes a pad-hurling failure marathon. [Issue#232, p.87]

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

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

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

A huge-sized actioner best enjoyed in co-op for double the carnage. [May 2008, p.77]

A fun premise for a game spoilt by clumsly controls and gameplay. [Sept 2006, p.82]

Predictable action game that fails to excite or exploit the great characters at its disposal. [July 2006, p.74]

Attempts some RTS elements but misses the mark. [June 2012, p.79]

Impressive content but fiddly as a result. [June 2011, p.87]

Not a must for fans of the source material, but equally not a 'must avoid'. [Aug 2012, p.80]

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

And so another dull children's cartoon becomes another dull children's cartoon spin-off game. [Mar 2011, p.93]

Short-lived fun that will only appeal to the most devout enthusiasts. [May 2008, p.84]

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

A dull, horribly limited game that tries to rely on the Rabbids' likeability and fails miserably. [March 2013, p.86]