Appealing presentation masks a litany of awkward microgames you'll never play again. [Apr 2017, p.64]

A flawed but fun twist on the Overlord formula that will please puzzle obsessed evil doers. [Aug 2009, p.75]

Not a disaster but fails to deliver the same action and satisfaction as earlier Rockys. [Mar 2007, p.79]

Harmless button-mashing fun with a fair amount of content. [Sept 2007, p.85]

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

Not really a game as such, but a capable if uninspired introduction to the wonders of Wii. [Christmas 2006, p.85]

Second rate Smash Bros. with a first-rate cast. Fun for a bit, but quickly gets tired. [June 2012, p.83]

More silly minigames, some of which are quite good and all of which are quite funny. [Christmas 2011, p.90]

After a cracking 2013, the 3DS starts the new year hungover and partied out. [Feb 2014, p.75]

Really, it's hard to recommend this game, period. To see two rich, generous Kirby offerings on 3DS followed by something so stingy and lacking in imagination is depressing. [Christmas 2017, p.81]

Neat arty ideas but terrible controls and a lazy narrative undermine the gameplay. [Aug 2012, p.79]

A great idea that's thoroughly undone by leaden platforming and cut-and-paste puzzles. [Jan 2016, p.76]

An uninspiring action game that manages to tell a cracking story. [Christmas 2006, p.98]

Sonic Forces is messy, frustrating, and surprisingly basic, but there is fun to be had in perfecting a level. [Christmas 2017, p.74]

Nasty motion blur and a dismal career mode. It offers little to NFS fans. [May 2008, p.82]

A feeble impersonation of the main event, let down by ageing hardware. [Jan 2012, p.93]

You will be bored of doing the constant fetch and carry missions so that's why it's best played in small doses. [July 2007, p.68]

We find the randomness of the block fall - the low spirit count, in particular - can, and often does, leave the game unwinnable. [Mar 2011, p.93]

Flimsy. [June 2011, p.83]

A meagre, mostly unjustifiable package whose ambitions plough the soils. [June 2006, p.70]

A tough shooter to recommend for the price. [May 2013, p.77]

Simple, soothing. [Sept 2008, p.84]

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

Too much talk and truly rotten combat. Seriously Liquid, are you taking the myth? [Mar 2009, p.80]

Handsome and harmless, but a lack of depth means these dinos will never rule the earth. [Aug 2015, p.73]

Stick with the Wii, PSMove or Kinect versions. [May 2012, p.101]

Decent use of the controller and some nice platforming and puzzles make this OK. [Jan 2007, p.78]

The game comes first, not the business model. [March 2014, p.85]