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]