Without the fitting visuals, this would be unbearable. [May 2008, p.84]

Fans will get a kick out of it, but anyone else would be advised to try the glorious cartoon instead. [Jan 2014, p.83]

There's farming, but little of the promised "simulation". [Dec 2013, p.73]

No more darts. Please. [Aug 2010, p.103]

Rough textures don't help. [Oct 2013, p.71]

The real killer, though, is the amount of time wasted watching loading screens. [Jan 2011]

Thought the movie sucked? Play the game. [June 2011, p.81]

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

It's all a bit pedestrian and not uninvolving... Tracks are short, weapons unimpressive and races dull. [Oct 2006, p.84]

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

Fun for young gamers but no real substance as a "real" racing game. [Aug 2008, p.83]

Grab the sick bags for this one. [Jan 2013, p.86]

In short: would not recommend. [Christmas 2014, p.78]

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

Throwaway shocks. [Dec 2009, p.86]

Every bit as dull as it sounds, and with sloppy controls to boot. [Issue#231, p.95]

A repetitive load of rot. [Apr 2009, p.80]

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

A disgrace. When double jumps aren't the worst part, something's gone terribly wrong. [Dec 2015, p.78]

Good god, this is bad. [Issue#232, p.89]

We accept there's a place for this sort of thing, but it fails on the standard of its minigames. [June 2010, p.78]

Will probably create a future generation of keyhole surgeons. [July 2007, p.84]

A muddled shooter where a lack of braaains and finesse derail any brief undead thrills. [Sept 2016, p.73]

Awkward design and stiff controls make Dark a royal pain in the... [Sept 2013, p.70]

Proof that the best idea ever on paper translates into B-grade mush. A stinker. [Sept 2007, p.73]

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

The shame here isn't that this is a a bad beat-'em-up. It's that it's a good one saddled with so much nonsense and tedium that you're unlikely to care. [Aug 2014, p.78]

At some point, From Software must have been aware that their game was literally unplayable, but by then it was too late and they had to grit their teeth and carry it through to its infuriating, fumbling conclusion. [Sept 2012, p.100]

Shallow scraps and a painful pace suck the fun out of what should have been a grand monster mash. [Sept 2015, p.69]

A magical menagerie of neat ideas, ruined by horrid execution. [Feb 2011, p.81]

The graphics would shame a third-party N64 game - theyr'e that bad. [Mar 2007, p.74]

Frustrating stealth sections, uninspired puzzling, and dull action make Agony gaming hell. [Aug 2018, p.73]

Passes the time of day in multi-player but single player is slow and dull. [Christmas 2006, p.101]

A joyless mess that would have looked dated five years ago. In 2007 there's no excuse. [Sept 2007, p.82]

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

Needs a control pad option or a gameplay rethink. At the moment it just doesn't work. [May 2009, p.74]

A terrible "Mario Party" clone that offers nothing for gamers over five. [Nov 2007, p.85]

Okay, so the AI is dumb and the gameplay largely repetitive, but to quibble on these points would be to miss the point of this simple, fun arcade fighter. [Oct 2011, p.85]

Get past the obtuse mechanics and there's a unique retro charm here. [Feb 2012, p.97]

Atrocious. [Jan 2013, p.83]

Not quite so bad it's good but not so bad it's awful either. It's worth a rent, but just for laughs. [Aug 2009, p.82]

Tedious in a way we can barely describe, and almost broken in places. Don't buy this. [Sept 2006, p.76]

A game so crap you're intrigued to see what happens next. [June 2012, p.88]

A dull story. [Jan 2011, p.89]

A point-'n'-click with minimal pointing and telegraphed clicking. NCIS fan? Still avoid this. [Feb 2012, p.98]

Rancid. [June 2011, p.85]

Frustrating and joyless. [Apr 2009, p.74]

This is not "funny bad," it's just plain abysmal. [May 2014, p.79]

It's just more of the same, but worse. [Mar 2009, p.76]

Could do with a few more options, but otherwise quite good. [Nov 2006, p.84]

Sadly, the gameplay is drab and badly paced, with lots of fetch quests and a few uninspiring puzzles. [May 2012, p.89]

A poor game with next to no modes, excitement or stuff to recommend it. [July 2006, p.84]

Gorgeous to look at and cracking to play, but criminally short - especially with that price tag. [Jan 2013, p.62]

Essentially, you're paying 20 quid for something far inferior to "Wii Sports." [June 2008, p.80]

Just forget this ever existed. It's honestly that bad, folks. [Apr 2007, p.61]

Give this one a miss. [Oct 2011, p.95]

Possibly the worst blotch on Sonic's record. [Feb 2015, p.73]

Archaic design spoils good ideas in this shoddy squandering of one of the hottest licenses going. [June 2013, p.74]

A first stepping stone to RPGs but this will be too basic for most. [Oct 2007, p.85]

Its difficulty curve is all over the place. [June 2009, p.81]

A miserable, awkward and unsatisfying excuse for a pool game. [Oct 2008, p.85]

Like England's current squad this is woeful, broken, and actually depressing. [Sept 2016, p.85]

Let it hide. Do not seek. [Mar 2011, p.91]

Fun for a bit (with unlockable vehicles), but poor graphics and vehicle handling make this way too pricey for what it is. [June 2012, p.81]

Insanely long loading times. [Feb 2013, p.76]

Incompetent. [Jan 2011]

More an advert for the cartoon than a game. [July 2007, p.84]

A bland and uninteresting cash-in that's being peddled at a downright scary price point. [Sept 2016, p.70]

These minigames are too clunky and slight. [Aug 2010, p.103]

Our critical mistake: buying this. [June 2011, p.83]

At least you can wince through it in just 20 minutes. [Jan 2013, p.83]

This is just awful. [June 2009, p.80]

Everything good about Amy is undone by laborious puzzles and miserable controls. [March 2012, p.95]

Here it is in black and white: this sucks. [Nov 2011, p.95]

An unfunny, unplayable mishmash of fart jokes, stereotypes and wanton violence. [March 2012, p.101]

A game so poor one of its biggest challenges involved navigating the menus. Atrocious. [Feb 2014, p.74]

Some games are so bad they're good (for a laugh, at least). FlatOut 3 is just plain bad. [March 2012, p.102]

This is Simon Says meets Simon Creepily Rubs a Lady's Back. [Feb 2011, p.95]

Forget Dante's Inferno, this is digital purgatory. [Aug 2010, p.103]

This is just awful. [June 2009, p.80]

For anyone with egg-chasing enthusiasm this - the sport's first outing on current gen, no less - is painful like a second row standing on your delicates. [Apr 2015, p.79]

The camera, controls, graphics, voice acting and combat aren't just broken - they're hilariously broken. [Oct 2013, p.77]

Wow. When WiiWare stinks, it stinks. Do not waste money on this. [Nov 2008, p.85]

You really have to see it to believe it. That said: don't see it. [Oct 2008, p.84]

One pig ugly game, both visually and spiritually. [Feb 2011, p.95]

The fighting system is more broken than Back Mountain. Avoid. [July 2013, p.75]

This is just awful. [June 2009, p.80]

Simply awful. [Christmas 2011, p.89]

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]

Not a nightmare, but you'll be wistfully wishing for more excitement. [Sept 2008, p.84]

It technically functions as a shooter. But it needed to be a lot better to fits its gimmick. [Apr 2008, p.75]

In a crowded genre filled with great titles, this is so far off road that it's in a ditch. [Feb 2009, p.78]

A compilation of winter sports events that feels too thrown together together, too difficult to control and too random in the difficulty level stakes. [May 2009, p.84]

It's basic stuff, sure, but where else will you get the chance to kick the face off a ladybird. [Issue#231, p.93]

Flimsy stuff for a steep 800pts. [Jan 2011, p.92]

Neither trick nor treat. Just fine. [Mar 2011, p.91]

Pacifist AI? That's a first. And hopefully last. [Mar 2011, p.93]

Close to essential if you're hooked on the game's two-wheeled fun. [Mar 2011, p.94]