This weak effort 'peys' the price for its dazzling dullness. [May 2007, p.85]

Like Rey Mysterio taking on Khali, this one's brave but ultimately doomed. [Dec 2007, p.46]

McIlroy's future is as promising on the virtual greens as on the real ones. [Sept 2015, p.74]

As a short-lived break from MW2 it works, but long-term exposure will highlight flaws. [Oct 2010, p.85]

Perversely appealing. [July 2007, p.70]

The game is a little clunky in places, with glitches and a shaky lobby, but that barely detracts from the fun of a perfectly recreated, playable slasher flick. The only drawback is that you NEED seven friends to enjoy this. It works with randoms, but the real joy is playing with people you know: all those howling recriminations, the taunts, cheering the kills. [Aug 2017, p.80]

Wet think it feels like Final Fantasy Tactics meets Madden. [Nov 2009, p.87]

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

Half epic, half irritating slash-'em-up that's as grand as it is sloppy. [July 2006, p.69]

Those looking for a fresh coat of paint over an old neighborhood will be satisfied. For the rest of us, this justice might be a bit too laboured to be worth the trouble. [July 2018, p.83]

It's very one-note stuff. [May 2011, p.91]

A novelty, but if you're after a sim buy Skate; if you want stunts, find Tony Hawk. [Issue#232, p.91]

Occasionally misguided, but not without some major wow moments and epic ideas. [August 2012, p.73]

A fun experience only let down by its repetitiveness. [Aug 2006, p.61]

It's decent enough, but it's sloppy and a general lack of excitement hurt it. [Jan 2007, p.76]

Softies: avoid. [Apr 2012, p.89]

A rare triumph for movie tie-ins, full of fast-paced fun and some sweet ninja action. [June 2007, p.84]

Zesty and packs a punch, but becomes over-familiar very quickly. [June 2010, p.74]

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]

Addictive and fast-paced. [June 2013, p.77]

The world is wonderful but the activities layered on top of it are awful. Wasted potential. [Feb 2015, p.74]

Heavy on text, low on game, which makes it less fun than "Trauma Center." [Christmas 2007, p.84]

If it worked perfectly this would still be a pretty limited game, but with no way of fixing input lag, it's a huge disappointment. PaRappa deserves better. [June 2017, p.83]

A little short, but reasonably replayable, this is worth a look. [Nov 2011, p.95]

This would be great if it were a free update to the game, but as a paid expansion it's severely lacking. [Feb 2018, p.72]

Endless possibilities but the creation isn't as much of a hook as it could have been. [Jan 2011, p.87]

Even leaving aside comparisons with the original this isn't what it could have been. [Apr 2009, p.72]

The narrative fails to hit the first's heights. [Jan 2011, p.78]